The federal government is moving forward with a plan to let teenagers drive big rigs from state to state in a test program. The pilot program detailed in a proposed regulation from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration would screen the teens, barring any with driving-while-impaired violations or traffic tickets for causing a crash. Currently, truckers who cross state lines must be at least 21 years old, but an apprenticeship program required by Congress to help ease supply chain backlogs would let 18-to-20-year-old truckers drive outside their home states.
From the Texas Trial Lawyers Association news release.
