America’s truck drivers are essential to keeping the goods we all rely on—and our economy—Woman Driving a Truck. moving. Unfortunately, the industry continues to face long-standing recruitment and retention challenges as the demand for drivers has grown during the pandemic.
That’s why the Biden-Harris Administration took action and created the Trucking Action Plan to Strengthen America’s Trucking Workforce to support drivers and create pathways for good trucking jobs. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service is proud to have joined this effort by working closely with the White House and other federal agencies to create a list of federal resources for transitioning service members interested in entering the trucking industry.