1. “I Like Big Trucks And I Cannot Lie”

Price: $17.99

Sizes: S-2XL

For the drivers who know what they like – big trucks!

“Very soft and great quality! Came quickly and had great customer service,” one Etsy reviewer said.

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2. “Truck Driver, Social Distancing Since 1997”

Price: $24.99 – $29.99

Sizes: S – 3XLT

For the drivers whose workspace didn’t change during the pandemic.

“This shirt met all expectations. Great quality. The picture was perfect,” one Etsy reviewer said.

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3. “My Teacher Was Wrong, I Do Get Paid To Stare Out The Window All Day”

Price: $13.99 – $25.99

Sizes: XS – 4X

For the drivers who weren’t on honor roll.

“My brother in law is a career long hauler and he could not agree more. This will be a great Christmas present. Sure got to its destination fast,” one Etsy reviewer said.

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4. “I’m Not Saying I’m Santa, I’m Just Saying I Deliver More Stuff Than He Does”

Price: $19.11

Sizes: S – XXL

For the drivers that know who actually makes Christmas possible.

“Look exactly like the picture and fit perfectly! My dad was really happy about it,” one Etsy reviewer said.

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5. “You Call It A Truck, I Call It A Corner Office With A View”

Price: $22.50 – $25.19

Sizes: S – 5XL

For the drivers who prefer their desk to be a steering wheel and a dashboard.

“I was over the moon, this shirt came on his birthday, loved it! Also super impressed on how fast it did come,” one Etsy Reviewer said.

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While it would deepen the pool of CDL-A drivers available for hire, some say the program fails to address the reasons drivers are leaving.

“If you’ve got holes in the bucket, no matter how much water you put in the top of the bucket, if it’s running out as fast at the bottom as it is at the top, you haven’t really resolved that issue,” Todd Spencer, president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, told WSJ.

Currently, most states allow those under 21 to get a CDL-A, but federal law forbids them from driving across state lines. Those who support lowering the federal age limit for interstate say young drivers in states like Texas and California are already driving long distances. And, the program requires 400 hours of training – making it even safer. The American Trucking Associations said it hopes the program will demonstrate that young people can safely drive interstate.

But highway-safety advocates say teenagers are more likely to get into crashes and the supervision on OTR routes is often more lax.

“They call it a pilot program, but it’s basically a foot in the door to change the rules for their imaginary driver shortage,” Russ Swift, a board member of the Truck Safety Coalition advocacy group, told WSJ.

Derek Leathers, a chief executive at a large carrier in Nebraska, told reporters that the hardest jobs to fill are for long-haul truck drivers. His carrier, like almost all others, is offering higher pay to attract more drivers. But he said regular home time is a big incentive and some drivers say it’s about more than pay and home time – life on the road is tough.

One seasoned truck driver told reporters that bringing in younger drivers won’t make the long hours and the days away loved ones any easier; “What 17-year-old is going to look at the trucking industry and say, ‘I want to do that when I’m 18’?”

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