Workforce Development and Driver Shortages in Small Urban and Rural Transit

Details

• Creators:
  Peterson, Del ; Molina, Antonio
• Corporate Creators:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute ; Small Urban and Rural Transit Center, North Dakota State University
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology ; Small Urban, Rural, and Tribal Center on Mobility (SURTCOM)
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Personnel retention
  • Employment
  • Urban transit
  • Rural transit
  • Labor force
  • Recruiting
  • Turnover
  • Transit personnel
• Publication/ Report Number:
  SURTCOM 23-16
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute
• Abstract:
  Despite the retirement of transit managers in small urban and rural communities, succession planning to prepare local transit agencies is lacking. Applied research must be developed to provide a smooth transition for the public transportation industry as it moves forward. Current specific workforce shortages need to be considered as well. For example, a lack of qualified drivers in numerous small urban and rural communities has made providing high-quality transit service difficult to nearly impossible. These workforce labor shortages must be addressed or transit service in many small urban and rural areas may cease to exist in its present form.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/67224/dot_67224_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 732.56 KB]
• Collection(s):
  University Transportation Centers
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dd105080f1f543dc55442383e03697aab578e7dc904efe6cb09bdd8ddf2c1c10