I have a nephew with some years of past experience, as an employee, in long and short haul trucking. If his experience is common, I’d say it is a lousy industry run by a lot of lousy bosses. He could work in it today if he wanted. He won’t do it.
Next time you see your nephew, mention that you heard wages and benefits are up in the industry...good truckers are hard to find.
I drove a box truck a few times for a poorly ran Midwestern based electronics recycling and resale crowd.
Those people should be on the street or jail.