Biden rolls out plan to address trucking workforce challenges – By Yacob Reyes (Axios) / December 16, 2021
The Biden administration will announce an action plan Thursday to address enduring “workforce challenges” in the truck driving industry.
Why it matters: The pandemic worsened existing issues within the trucking industry, most notably in recruiting and retaining drivers. The action plan aims to double down on existing programs and “lay the foundation for a next generation trucking workforce.”
- The administration will invest over $30 million in funding to assist states in expediting commercial driver’s licenses and increasing communication to reduce delays.
- A 90-day challenge will also be launched in a “national effort” to create and expand apprenticeship programs to ramp up recruitment efforts in the transportation sector.
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