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An Analysis Of Changing The Federal Age Requirement For A Commercial Driver’S License, Matthew L. Mangen
An Analysis Of Changing The Federal Age Requirement For A Commercial Driver’S License, Matthew L. Mangen
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The United States trucking industry has been struggling with a driver shortage for decades (Mittal et al., 2018).Trucks are one of the most important modes of transportation in getting domestic freight from one point to another. The current shortage is expected to continue to grow at an alarming rate if nothing is done to change it (American Trucking Associations, 2017). Having a shortage of drivers will increase transportation costs and lead to delayed shipments. There has been a push to change the public policy to lower the age requirement for a Commercial Driver’s License to 18. This research explores how …