Senate Bill Would Put Teen Drivers in Big Rigs

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By Kea WilsonJul 8, 2021, 1:02 pm256 pts
The latest Senate transportation bill would make it legal for freight companies to hire teenagers to drive big rigs, among other dangerous new policies that advocates say have no place in federal law. In an open letter delivered to senior officials on the Senate Commerce Committee today, nonprofit Advocates for…

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