{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DefinedTerm","name":"Driver shortage","description":"Driver shortage describes the structural gap between vacant professional driver positions and the qualified people actually available to fill them. According to the International Road Transport Union (IRU) Global Driver Shortage Report 2025, around 502,000 truck driver positions were unfilled in Europe in 2025, roughly 13 percent of the workforce; globally the gap stood at about 2.9 million positions, or eleven percent. Two-thirds of surveyed European operators turned down new contracts as a res","inDefinedTermSet":{"@type":"DefinedTermSet","name":"Glosario Logístico Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/es/glossary"},"url":"https://www.freight-academy.com/es/glossary/driver-shortage","inLanguage":"es","dateModified":"2026-09-09T17:32:10.671841","citation":"https://www.iru.org/intelligence/road-transport-intelligence/global-driver-shortage-report-2025","markdownMirror":"https://www.freight-academy.com/api/md/glossary/es/driver-shortage","provider":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Frachtportal","url":"https://www.freight-academy.com"},"quickSummary":"Driver shortage · Driver shortage describes the structural gap between vacant professional driver positions and the qualified people actually available to fill them. · Quelle: https://www.iru.org/intelligence/road-transport-intelligence/global-driver-shortage-report-2025"}