Trump promotes Freedom Haulers Initiative to fast-track military veterans into trucking jobs

President Trump's Freedom Haulers Initiative streamlines CDL licensing for military veterans while removing over 24,000 non-English-speaking commercial drivers.

President Trump on Thursday rolled out a new initiative dubbed “Freedom Haulers” aimed at replacing illegal immigrant truck drivers with U.S. military veterans. The president made the announcement alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy and Acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling.  The administration said the ini

This new federal campaign is designed to recruit former service members into trucking jobs.

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is launching a new program called “Freedom Haulers,” designed to get veterans behind the wheel by expanding driving job opportunities. “This isn’t a desk job–it requires the precision, independence, and level-headed mindset that you forged in the military. We want veterans to take th