"The American Trucking Associations, an industry group, has said the sector is some 80,000 drivers short of the labor force needed to keep goods moving freely this year. The driver population is aging, and women account for about 8% of all truck drivers, the group said.
The infrastructure bill included a provision to set up a pilot program allowing some 18- to 20-year-olds to drive big rigs across state lines, a job now limited to drivers 21 and older. Highway-safety advocates say that could make roads more dangerous."
That was an excerpt from a recent newspaper Wall Street Journal article.
If we have a bunch of 18, 19, and 20 year olds driving the interstates isn't that going to cause even more problems and make it harder for experienced drivers to make a living?
And then how much are they going to be paying these 18 yr olds just out of high school? They have limited experience driving a car much less a rig.
Am I the only one that sees a problem here?
18-20 year olds possibly driving
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by teams567, Jan 12, 2022.
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