SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The trucking industry has been feeling the impact of the nationwide worker shortage for some time. Now, new federal regulations may make it even more difficult to find drivers.
K & J Trucking Inc. President Shelley Koch has been part of her family’s trucking business since she was a little girl. And, for years, K & J Trucking has been able to train some of its own drivers.
Beginning in February, this will no longer be allowed.
“A lot of these folks still come from small communities, where they’ve been exposed to, maybe, driving on a farm or some kind of agriculture commodity, and those folks can no longer come into a smaller truck line, which is what we primarily have in the state of South Dakota, and just come to work for us,” Koch said.
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K & J Trucking Inc. President Shelley Koch has been part of her family’s trucking business since she was a little girl. And, for years, K & J Trucking has been able to train some of its own drivers.
Beginning in February, this will no longer be allowed.
“A lot of these folks still come from small communities, where they’ve been exposed to, maybe, driving on a farm or some kind of agriculture commodity, and those folks can no longer come into a smaller truck line, which is what we primarily have in the state of South Dakota, and just come to work for us,” Koch said.
Trucking industry concerned over new federal CDL regulations
The trucking industry has been feeling the impact of the nationwide worker shortage for some time. Now, new federal regulations may make it even more difficult to find drivers.
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