programs. retirements have hit the trucking industry hard, by the way, leaving it short nearly 80,000 drivers. the supply chain crisis has shown us that truckers, including women drivers, help form the backbone of our economy. let s bring in ellen voya, president and ceo of the trucking women association. ellen, mice to have you back. give us an update, how is trucking recruitment getting better? more women are coming into the industry, but we were thrilled that in the president s bipartisan infrastructure bill that there were actually two diversity initiatives included. and as the press secretary mentioned, one is called the women in the work force act, and that s to create a women in trucking advisory committee. this was introduced by senator moran in kansas, and so i asked my start, tammy baldwin, to