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Solving the Truck Driver Shortage for Construction Materials
Taking the driver into consideration when purchasing a truck helps ensure buyers can attract and retain quality drivers that are essential to their business success.
By Eric Schwartz
August 31, 2021
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by Eric Schwartz
Eric Schwartz is the president of Autocar Industries, having joined the company in 2003 after working for various automotive and truck suppliers and with multiple vehicle OEMs. Schwartz now leads the company’s terminal tractor and specialty vehicle vocational businesses and is responsible for the Hagerstown, Ind., operation. Autocar, LLC, the only American-owned and operated original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of vocational trucks, proudly carries the brand of North America’s first specialized, severe-duty vocational truck.
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