Though a new apprenticeship program required by Congress might help 18-20 year old drivers finally be able to drive outside their home states, the new teenage truck drivers might not be enough to assuage the supply chain backlogs nationwide. With the U.S. having a historic 800,000 truck driver shortage in 2021, it’s unclear if this new initiative will be enough, not to mention the time it will take to train these younger drivers to safely drive the roads — a hard task in itself. Read more…