Would allow 18 - 20 years old to drive a big rig across state lines a plan that many hope will ease the current supply chain crunch. austin westfall has that story. in many states people 18 years and older can already drive trucks within state lines but they want to drive trucks over state lines they need to be 21 years old. a new program is aiming to change that. 6000 trucks or 3500 trucks in a day. those who run the 300-acre terminal and south carolina loading and unloading. a lot of ports have been affected including guards is different ports at different times. the ceo of carolina ports says the valley is only possible when the terminal is flowing well. it s tough during a trucker shortage. she works with the local trucker school. the program is not only
Hour. as we all feel the strain on supply chain, trucker schools here in the u.s. are preparing the next generation of drivers. according to the american truckers association, there are approximately 3.6 million professional truck drivers across the u.s. but as of last year, the u.s. faced a shortage of 100,000 drivers. a figure that s expected to grow even more. joining me now from savannah, georgia, sinklay. you visited a trucker training school. what did you find? reporter: thank you so much for having me. we visited a trucker school in savannah, georgia, and struck by the diversity of the students and the excitement of the students. i spoke with one father who is 40 years old, a father of nine, and most excited about the earnings potential. and the diversity of the group was evident, both in age, but also in gender and ethnicity.