Biden Administration, to Highlight Successful Efforts, to Boost Trucking Industry.br NBC reports that President Joe Biden is expected br to highlight his administration's progress br in strengthening the United States' supply chains. .br NBC reports that President Joe Biden is expected br to highlight his administration's progress br in strengthening the United States' supply chains. .br Trucking moves 72 percent of goodsbr in America and is a lynchpin in br our goods movement supply chain, White House, Progress Report Preview, via NBC.br In December, the administration br unveiled a new plan to br bolster trucking employment.br In December, the administration br unveiled a new plan to br bolster trucking employment.br That plan resulted in three months br of the best hiring numbers for br trucking since the mid 90s. .br According to NBC, Biden will discuss efforts to br expedite the process by which commercial driver's br licenses needed to operate trucks are issued. .br According to NBC, Biden will discuss efforts to br expedite the process by which commercial driver's br licenses needed to operate trucks are issued. .br The White House said that br over 876,000 commercial licenses br have been issued since January of 2021. .br Trucking employment now reportedly br exceeds pre-pandemic levels br by approximately 35,000 jobs. .br Trucking costs grew more than 20 br last year as a surge in demand for goods br caused by the pandemic confronted br a decline in trucking employment br that preceded the pandemic, White House, Progress Report Preview, via NBC.br According to NBC, the plan is one part of br a joint effort by the Department of Labor br and the Department of Transportation.br The joint effort emerged following br infrastructure legislation passed by Congress br and signed into law by Biden last year.