Congress eyes teenagers driving tractor-trailers to solve supply chain backups

Published October 21, 2021 11:00am ET



Congress is eyeing 18-year-old tractor-trailer drivers as a response to the supply chain problems afflicting the country.

The bipartisan infrastructure package that passed the Senate would create a pilot program to allow drivers as young as 18 to obtain commercial driver’s licenses and move goods across state lines. Current law doesn’t allow commercial truck drivers under the age of 21 to cross state lines. The pilot program would involve up to 3,000 participants at a time and would be evaluated after three years.

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