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Kate Gallego: “We have had a pretty chronic shortage of drivers, so we've…”

Featuring: Kate Gallego, Democrat | Mayor of Phoenix | Arizona

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Why? And how's it going? So that is an issue that has even divided my own household. My dad is not a fan of Waymo for us. We have had a pretty chronic shortage of drivers, so we've had a hard time getting long haul truckers in this market. We had a hard time getting solid waste equipment operators to pick up the trash. Like there was a real workforce need in this area. (29:03–29:12)

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Asserts that there is a chronic shortage of drivers, including long haul truckers, in the Phoenix market.

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