
The Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program is a big step in the right direction for growing trucking’s ranks by opening them to qualified drivers in their late teen years, says Washington Watch columnist David Cullen.
The Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program is a big step in the right direction for growing trucking’s ranks by opening them to qualified drivers in their late teen years, says Washington Watch columnist David Cullen.
The three-year program will help trucking companies hire and train new drivers through an apprenticeship pilot.
As an official registered apprenticeship sponsor, ATA can now provide its member-companies the ability to offer apprenticeships to job applicants.
The Biden administration is trying to fast-track a new pilot program to bring younger drivers into the trucking industry through an apprenticeship program.
The Biden administration announced a series of short- and long-term initiatives to address the truck driver shortage, including launching a pilot program for younger drivers and making it easier for trucking companies to use the Registered Apprenticeship program.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hosted a roundtable discussion on the challenges and opportunities facing the trucking workforce and federal policymakers.
President Biden has reversed a Trump administration move that expanded apprenticeship programs in an “industry-led” model, instead announcing plans to expand the registered apprenticeship programs favored by organized labor.
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