Biden Administration, to Highlight Successful Efforts, to Boost Trucking Industry.
NBC reports that President Joe Biden is expected to highlight his administration's progress in strengthening the United States' supply chains.
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NBC reports that President Joe Biden is expected to highlight his administration's progress in strengthening the United States' supply chains.
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Trucking moves 72 percent of goods in America and is a lynchpin in our goods movement supply chain, White House, Progress Report Preview, via NBC.
In December, the administration unveiled a new plan to bolster trucking employment.
In December, the administration unveiled a new plan to bolster trucking employment.
That plan resulted in three months of the best hiring numbers for trucking since the mid 90s.
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According to NBC, Biden will discuss efforts to expedite the process by which commercial driver's licenses needed to operate trucks are issued.
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According to NBC, Biden will discuss efforts to expedite the process by which commercial driver's licenses needed to operate trucks are issued.
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The White House said that over 876,000 commercial licenses have been issued since January of 2021.
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Trucking employment now reportedly exceeds pre-pandemic levels by approximately 35,000 jobs.
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Trucking costs grew more than 20% last year as a surge in demand for goods caused by the pandemic confronted a decline in trucking employment that preceded the pandemic, White House, Progress Report Preview, via NBC.
According to NBC, the plan is one part of a joint effort by the Department of Labor and the Department of Transportation.
The joint effort emerged following infrastructure legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by Biden last year.
The joint effort emerged following infrastructure legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by Biden last year
