truck driver apprenticeships

Buttigieg defends administration efforts to ease inflation

Pete Buttigieg testifying in the Senate.

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg on Tuesday deflected attempts to blame the Biden administration for soaring inflation while acknowledging that supply chain turmoil and high gas prices are major factors contributing to the problem.

Testifying at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing to defend the Department of Transportation’s $142 billion 2023 budget — a 60% increase over the Trump administration’s last DOT budget request — Buttigieg said his department is taking responsibility for “doing...

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Trucking company explains why it started a driver apprenticeship program after Biden’s challenge

A red cab white trailer Karl's Transport truck.

In December, the Biden administration challenged trucking companies to step up their driver training efforts and create a registered apprenticeship program with the U.S. Department of Labor, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The administration considered its 90-Day Trucking Apprenticeship Challenge,  which was aimed at recruiting and retaining more drivers, a success. It resulted in 102 new apprenticeship programs, beating the administration’s goal of 90 programs in 90...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wisconsin-trucking-company-using-apprenticeships-to-boost-driver-safety