Biden Administration, to Highlight Successful Efforts, to Boost Trucking Industry.<br />NBC reports that President Joe Biden is expected <br />to highlight his administration's progress <br />in strengthening the United States' supply chains. .<br />NBC reports that President Joe Biden is expected <br />to highlight his administration's progress <br />in strengthening the United States' supply chains. .<br />Trucking moves 72 percent of goods<br />in America and is a lynchpin in <br />our goods movement supply chain, White House, Progress Report Preview, via NBC.<br />In December, the administration <br />unveiled a new plan to <br />bolster trucking employment.<br />In December, the administration <br />unveiled a new plan to <br />bolster trucking employment.<br />That plan resulted in three months <br />of the best hiring numbers for <br />trucking since the mid 90s. .<br />According to NBC, Biden will discuss efforts to <br />expedite the process by which commercial driver's <br />licenses needed to operate trucks are issued. .<br />According to NBC, Biden will discuss efforts to <br />expedite the process by which commercial driver's <br />licenses needed to operate trucks are issued. .<br />The White House said that <br />over 876,000 commercial licenses <br />have been issued since January of 2021. .<br />Trucking employment now reportedly <br />exceeds pre-pandemic levels <br />by approximately 35,000 jobs. .<br />Trucking costs grew more than 20% <br />last year as a surge in demand for goods <br />caused by the pandemic confronted <br />a decline in trucking employment <br />that preceded the pandemic, White House, Progress Report Preview, via NBC.<br />According to NBC, the plan is one part of <br />a joint effort by the Department of Labor <br />and the Department of Transportation.<br />The joint effort emerged following <br />infrastructure legislation passed by Congress <br />and signed into law by Biden last year.<br />The joint effort emerged following <br />infrastructure legislation passed by Congress <br />and signed into law by Biden last year
