(The Center Square) – The Trump administration has unveiled “Freedom Haulers,” a new hiring campaign meant to accelerate the process for U.S. veterans seeking employment in the trucking industry.
The Freedom Haulers initiative expands the Military Skills Test Waiver Program, allowing U.S. veterans with at least two years of experience driving heavy military vehicles to skip the Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) road test – provided their experience falls within the past two years and they have a clean driving record.
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