Employment

Truck drivers held about 1.7 million jobs nationally in 2012.Many truck drivers are employed in general freight trucking. Approximately 34 percent worked at general fright trucking firms, and about 13 percent worked for specialized freight trucking firms.

Source:

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2014-2015 edition, Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.