Table II.
Characteristics of White Men in the Trucking Industry by Job Categories
| Job Categories | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longhaul Driver | Pick-Up and Delivery Driver | Dock Worker | Pick-Up and Delivery Driver, and Dock Worker | Hostler | Mechanic | Clerk | |
| N | 1130 | 362 | 570 | 940 | 137 | 91 | 132 |
| Age (years) | |||||||
| Mean [Standard Deviation] | 56.3 [8.5] | 53.0 [9.0] | 49.4 [10.1] | 53.0 [8.5] | 51.4 [9.1] | 53.1 [9.5] | 56.1 [9.1] |
| Education | |||||||
| Less than High School | 99 (9%) | 25 (7%) | 37 (6%) | 66 (7%) | 7 (5%) | 8 (9%) | 1 (1%) |
| High School or more, or Trade School | 827 (73%) | 277 (77%) | 424 (74%) | 713 (76%) | 101 (74%) | 67 (74%) | 104 (79%) |
| Missing | 204 (18%) | 60 (17%) | 109 (19%) | 161 (17%) | 29 (21%) | 16 (18%) | 27 (20%) |
| Region | |||||||
| Midwest | 466 (41%) | 112 (31%) | 195 (34%) | 300 (32%) | 50 (37%) | 32 (35%) | 58 (44%) |
| Northeast | 138 (12%) | 80 (22%) | 151 (26%) | 210 (22%) | 29 (21%) | 16 (18%) | 12 (9%) |
| South | 391 (35%) | 93 (26%) | 147 (26%) | 291 (31%) | 39 (28%) | 33 (36%) | 50 (38%) |
| West | 135 (12%) | 77 (21%) | 77 (14%) | 139 (15%) | 19 (14%) | 10 (11%) | 12 (9%) |
| Terminal Size | |||||||
| <500 | 399 (35%) | 258 (71%) | 261 (46%) | 904 (96%) | 52 (38%) | 53 (58%) | 87 (66%) |
| ≥500 | 731 (65%) | 104 (29%) | 309 (54%) | 36 (4%) | 85 (62%) | 38 (42%) | 45 (34%) |
| Location‡ | |||||||
| Rural | 403 (36%) | 81 (22%) | 199 (35%) | 351 (37%) | 38 (28%) | 23 (25%) | 46 (35%) |
| Urban | 727 (64%) | 281 (78%) | 371 (65%) | 589 (63%) | 99 (72%) | 68 (75%) | 86 (65%) |
‡
as defined by the United States Census