- The Trump administration launched a campaign to recruit veterans into trucking, letting soldiers who drove large military vehicles skip the CDL skills test and promoting CDL training during their final six months of service.
- The GI Bill can now cover 100% of commercial driver's license training — and in some cases a housing stipend — making trucking an affordable postservice career.
- A recent federal crackdown removed tens of thousands of immigrant commercial drivers for English or licensing issues, tightening the market and helping push average trucker pay to about $70,000 a year.
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