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The Department of Transportation and FMCSA will continue to engage regularly with key stakeholders to address driver retention and other issues in trucking. This is a 88% increase from the same time period in 2020 and a 60% increase from the same time period in 2019. Further, FMCSA granted operating authority to more than 92,000 motor carriers - businessesВ that dispatch large trucks for the transport of goods.

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In 2021, an average of 50,000 Commercial Drivers Licenses have been issued each month, which is 14% higher than the 2019 monthly average and 60% higher than the 2020 monthly average.

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FMCSA is supporting state DMVs as they return to-or even exceed-pre-pandemic commercial drivers license issuance rates, which is helping address the truck driver shortage. In addition to todayвЂ™s meeting, the FMCSA is working to address other challenges in trucking. FMCSA will facilitate connections between stakeholders and DOL apprenticeship resources and help support the implementation of best practices and administrative actions to improve long-haul truck driver retention. Apprenticeships can allow drivers to enter the industry without the burden of debt from training, help drivers prepare for the challenges of the job, and receive training on innovative technologies. Secretary Walsh provided an overview of the Department of LaborвЂ™s (DOL) registered apprenticeship programs and how they can be a tool in driver retention. Secretary Buttigieg moderated a conversation with stakeholders to surface best practices to improve driver retention and limit turnover. TodayвЂ™s roundtable is part of that effort. Last month, the President announced the Supply Chain Disruptions Task Force вЂ“ to bring a whole-of-government approach to addressing near-term supply/demand mismatches. The Biden-Harris Administration is addressing these transitory supply chain challenges using all the tools at its disposal. вЂњI look forward to working with Secretary Buttigieg and industry leaders to expand Registered Apprenticeship in order to improve access and retention in the trucking industry.вЂќ вЂњRegistered Apprenticeship вЂ“ which offers workers quality, on-the-job training along with wage progression, and has been shown to improve job retention вЂ“ can help build a more stable and resilient workforce,вЂќ said Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh.

вЂњWe are bringing government, industry, and key stakeholders together to help support truck drivers and all the consumers and businesses who rely on them.вЂќ вЂњOur economy is getting back on its feet, but the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated longstanding challenges in our supply chain вЂ“ including truck driver retention.вЂќ said Secretary Pete Buttigieg. This turnover, coupled with effects from the pandemic, has helped lead to supply chain disruptions for essential goods and transporting freight in and out of ports. The lag time that results in training and onboarding new drivers can result in driver shortages. Turnover rates are over 90 percentВ for large long haul carriers and over 72 percentВ for small carriers - meaning that drivers are regularly leaving companies or leaving the industry altogether. Turnover rates are overВ 90 percentВ for large long haul carriers and overВ 72 percentВ for small carriersДЄs part of the AdministrationвЂ™s ongoing work addressing supply chain disruption, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, and Deputy Administrator Meera Joshi of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) hosted a roundtable to discuss truck driver recruitment and retention.

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