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Senate hearing presses implementation fixes for 18–20 driver apprenticeship pilot
Summary
Senators and industry witnesses debated how to implement the 18–20 apprenticeship pilot in the upcoming surface transportation bill, highlighting training standards, geographic limits and prior administration rules that reduced participation.
Chairman Todd Young and witnesses at a Senate subcommittee hearing pressed for clearer implementation of the 18–20 commercial driver pilot established by Congress, saying the program must include strong training and realistic operational limits to recruit and keep younger drivers in the industry.
The pilot — authorized in the recent legislation and described repeatedly at the hearing as a national pilot to train 18, 19 and 20 year olds for interstate commercial driving — includes 400 hours of required training, a supervising experienced driver in the cab and 14 performance metrics, witnesses said. Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations,…
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