HAGERSTOWN, Md. (WDVM) — With so much uncertainty in the economy right now, the Biden administration is looking to women to fill the ranks in the trucking industry.
With the supply chain seriously broken in this pandemic economy, Washington is recruiting women to fill the many vacancies in the trucking industry. The U.S. Labor and Transportation departments are giving tuition incentives to get women behind the wheel, with $32 million in grants just to expedite CDL licensing.
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“I was in corporate America. I kind of left my job. People always told me I should drive for a living because I love to drive. So I just went out on faith, and here I am,” said trucker Gloria Simpson from Atlanta, Georgia.
Simpson made a fueling stop in Maryland as the week drew to a close. So is she an example of the hope Washington has for women in…
