If you know any rookie drivers who also happen to be veterans, there’s no better time to tell them about a special contest than now.

That’s because to curb the driver shortage and create jobs for military veterans, three entities are banding together to award a fully loaded Kenworth T680 truck to one worthy veteran who is new to the trucking industry. Fleet Owner Magazine recently wrote about the giveaway.

The search for America’s top military rookie driver is designed to educate veterans about the job done by the nation’s 3.5 million professional truck drivers—and provide a head start to one deserving veteran’s entrepreneurial career, program officials explained at the Mid-America Trucking Show.

“Try to find another industry that’s giving away a golden ticket for that young veteran and family,” said Eric Eversole, president of the U.S Chamber of Commerce Foundation’s Hiring Our Heroes Program.  “I come from a long line of truckers, and we’ve worked very hard to sell the great story of economic opportunity of this industry. We’re changing the away that Americans, service members and their families look at trucking.”

The Hiring Our Heroes Program came together with Kenworth and FASTPORT to award the new truck to a deserving veteran.

Nominations will be accepted from May 2 through June 30. Finalists will be recognized at the Great American Trucking Show (GATS) in August.

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