Program would allow certain teens to become truck drivers amid supply chain crisis
Most states allow individuals to obtain a commercial driver's license at age 18, but they still can't move goods from state to state until they are 21.
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Most states allow individuals to obtain a commercial driver's license at age 18, but they still can't move goods from state to state until they are 21.
Most states allow individuals to obtain a commercial driver's license at age 18, but they still can't move goods from state to state until they are 21.
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