Trump administration fast-tracks CDL path for veterans
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Fast-tracking CDLs for recently discharged veterans via the Freedom Haulers initiative is a policy lever to ease driver shortages without changing freight economics. Logistics operators should watch how this affects regional capacity and wages over the next 12–24 months—especially before betting heavily on autonomy timelines.
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