Transport Topics (April 5, 2022)
Standing alongside three Class 8 trucks parked outside the White House, President Joe Biden yesterday described a federal apprenticeship program designed to accelerate commercial driver license training as a \u201ckey ingredient\u201d to boosting recruitment efforts in trucking. During an April 4 address that marked the culmination of a workforce recruitment challenge to trucking, Biden touted programs that \u201callow aspiring drivers to earn while they learn, while making this essential job more attractive to potential drivers regardless of age, background and gender.\u201d\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices