The trucking industry has long been dominated by older white men. But as those truckers steer toward retirement, who will replace them? 

On today’s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder hits the road with Bloomberg’s Jaewon Kang, who’s been exploring how one company is trying to transform its trucking workforce. And we hear from MIT’s Chris Caplice, DAT Freight and Analytics’ Dean Croke and two Walmart truckers about what’s working for the industry and the challenges it faces on the road ahead.

Read more: Walmart’s $115,000 Starting Pay and Better Rigs Draw Women to Trucking

Hosted by Sarah Holder Produced by Julia Press Reported by Jaewon Kang Edited by Tracey Samuelson Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky Engineering by Katie McMurran

Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer

The trucking industry has long been dominated by older white men. But as those truckers steer toward retirement, who will replace them?&nbsp;
On today&rsquo;s Big Take podcast, host Sarah Holder hits the road with Bloomberg&rsquo;s Jaewon Kang, who&rsquo;s been exploring how one company is trying to transform its trucking workforce. And we hear from MIT&rsquo;s Chris Caplice, DAT Freight and Analytics&rsquo; Dean Croke and two Walmart truckers about what&rsquo;s working for the industry and the challenges it faces on the road ahead.
Read more: <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2025-12-18/us-trucking-shortage-spurs-walmart-to-raise-driver-truck-pay-to-115-000?srnd=undefined">Walmart&rsquo;s $115,000 Starting Pay and Better Rigs Draw Women to Trucking</a>
Hosted by Sarah Holder Produced by Julia Press Reported by Jaewon Kang Edited by Tracey Samuelson Fact-checking by Rachael Lewis-Krisky Engineering by Katie McMurran
Senior Producer: Naomi Shavin Deputy Executive Producer: Julia Weaver Executive Producer: Nicole Beemsterboer

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Truckers Are Aging Out. Who Will Replace Them?

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