In our push to do all things digital, to send all kids to college, apparently we forgot that we need people to do PRODUCTIVE work too.
We have shortages in virtually all skilled trades, plumbers, electricians, welders, machinists, etc. We also have shortages in other, critical but often overlooked, job categories like TRUCK DRIVERS.
The driver shortage is so critical that now a national association is seeking a 5 year waiver of part of the Commercial Drivers License requirement to help ease the transition so people can begin to fill many of these needed jobs. No trucks = no food or goods deliveries.
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We have shortages in virtually all skilled trades, plumbers, electricians, welders, machinists, etc. We also have shortages in other, critical but often overlooked, job categories like TRUCK DRIVERS.
The driver shortage is so critical that now a national association is seeking a 5 year waiver of part of the Commercial Drivers License requirement to help ease the transition so people can begin to fill many of these needed jobs. No trucks = no food or goods deliveries.
Professional group seeks five-year waiver for CDL drivers
Waiver would exempt drivers from a testing requirement.
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Professional group seeks five-year waiver for CDL drivers
Waiver would exempt drivers from a testing requirement.
American Public Transportation Association has requested a five-year exemption from the Under-the-Hood Testing Requirement to allow states to waive the specific requirement for CDL applicants seeking to operate public transportation vehicles, including those involved in interstate transportation.
The request to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would exempt from the commercial driver's license a testing requirement for operators in public transportation and allow states nationwide to waive the specific requirements for CDL applicants.
APTA, a nonprofit international association with 1,600 public and private organizations, is a $79 billion industry that employs 430,000 people.
The request comes after APTA revealed in new research documents that 85% of public transit agencies are suffering from worker shortages in bus operator positions and are facing challenges in trying to fill them.
"This exemption is crucial for addressing the severe workforce challenges facing our industry while maintaining our unwavering commitment to safety," said APTA President and CEO Paul P. Skoutelas in a release. "The current CDL 'under-the-hood' testing requirement has become a significant barrier to recruiting qualified transit operators, at a time when our industry desperately needs them." . . .
