Congress to Biden — Fix Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (SDAP) for New Truckers
Last week, 33 members of Congress urged the Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) to ramp up work on the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (SDAP), a TGA-supported pilot to train 18-20 year-olds to drive trucks. The program is intended to address the systemic trucker shortage that has plagued the U.S. for years. Currently, a driver must be 21 to drive trucks across state lines.