Question

Why has the shortage of qualified truck drivers been a key issue in the U.S. trucking industry? How should this issue be addressed? Will the "Drive-Safe Act" end the driver shortage?

Answer 1

Another bill presented in the Senate would enable drivers somewhere in the range of 18 and 21 to drive business vehicles in interstate trade after they complete an apprenticeship program.

On the off chance that this sounds natural, that is on the grounds that it is. A comparative bill was presented in the House back in March. It wasn't passed thus the Senate try it an attempt. The Senate form even has a similar name: The DRIVE-Safe Act. And keeping in mind that the abbreviation suggests that the bill is about safety, a Senator who presented the bill concedes that the genuine objective is to bring down the driving age so as to battle the driver shortage.

"Not exclusively would the DRIVE-Safe Act make new profession open doors for youthful Kansans, however it would likewise help move the inventory network across the country in an increasingly quick way – profiting numerous divisions of the Kansas economy," said Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) as indicated by Fleetowner. "This enactment incorporates imperative arrangements that would help check the trucker shortage, train safe drivers, and convey products and supplies to the Kansans that need them."

The proposed Senate bill is to a great extent equivalent to the House bill. It expects drivers to initially get their CDL. At that point they have to log something like 400 hours of on-obligation time. Something like 240 of those hours should be spent really driving while an accomplished driver is in the taxi with them.

While preparing, the "disciples" should drive in a truck that has been furnished with safety frameworks including dynamic stopping mechanisms, camcorders, and a speed limiter set to 65mph or less.

The bill was presented on Thursday, August sixteenth, so there hasn't been much open response yet. The House adaptation accumulated acclaim from the ATA, however analysis from OOIDA and different safety gatherings.