Walmart is trying to expand the pipeline of truck drivers amid a national shortage.
Highlights
- Walmart says truck drivers will now make between $95,000 and $110,000 in their first year with Walmart.
- The retailer is ramping up recruiting efforts for truck drivers amid a tight market for trucking labor.
- The shortage of truck drivers in the U.S.
- hit an all-time high of more than 80,000 workers last year, trade group says.
- Walmart hopes to train between 400 and 800 new drivers this year, spokeswoman Anne Hatfield says.
- The company has about 12,000 truck drivers and plans to hire 4,500 in 2021, a spokeswoman says.