military veterans

Congress approves CDL training boost for veterans

WASHINGTON — Congress has passed legislation to expand CDL training for military veterans.

The Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023, which the Senate approved last year, passed in the House by voice vote on Wednesday. It heads to the White House, where the president is expected to sign it.

“Our veterans deserve every opportunity to participate in the American dream they’ve fought to protect,” said Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., who introduced the bill. “But when their service is...

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Senate approves bill to help vets get CDLs

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Senate has approved legislation aimed at making it easier for military veterans to obtain a commercial driver’s license.

The Veteran Improvement Commercial Driver License Act of 2023 was discharged from the Committee on Veterans Affairs and considered and passed by the full Senate by unanimous consent on Thursday.

The legislation, backed by the American Trucking Associations and the Commercial Vehicle Training Association, removes a two-year waiting period currently required...

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OOIDA launches 14th annual Truckers for Troops event Nov. 9

OOIDA raises money for Truckers for Troops

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) will kick off its annual Truckers for Troops campaign on Nov. 9. It will run until Nov. 16.

OOIDA, a trucking trade group headquartered in Grain Valley, Missouri, launched the first Truckers for Troops fundraising effort in 2007 during Operation Iraqi Freedom to raise money to send care packages to U.S. troops serving in combat zones.  

Since its inception 13 years ago, the annual campaign has raised nearly $670,000. Its donations also...

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New Trump order eases transition from military to maritime jobs

A Navy officer supervises as a 60-ton M1 Abrams tank is lowered during a delivery at Aquaba, Jordan, in 2014. Marine Corps photo/MSgt. Will Price.

The U.S. Maritime Administration’s Military to Mariner program got a boost from the White House in March when President Trump signed an executive order to help sea-going military veterans transition to life and work in the civilian merchant marine.

Signed March 4, the order would waive government-issued licensing fees and allow military sea experience to count toward merchant mariner credentialing, reforms sought by the maritime industry and veteran’s groups.

Trump said the order achieves two...

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