In 2021, 63 percent of truck drivers in the United States were between 25 and 55 years old. The age group containing citizens older than 55 constituted 31 percent of truck drivers in the United States, whereas the youngest age group, beneath 25 years old, constituted only six percent.
Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent)
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International Road Transport Union. (June 16, 2022). Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. "Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent)." Chart. June 16, 2022. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. (2022). Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union. "Distribution of Truck Drivers in The United States by Age Group in 2021 (in Percent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Jun 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/
International Road Transport Union, Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/ (last visited June 02, 2024)
Distribution of truck drivers in the United States by age group in 2021 (in percent) [Graph], International Road Transport Union, June 16, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1369597/truck-drivers-united-states-distributed-by-age-group/