Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has written to promote "Freedom Haulers", a new interagency campaign launched with President Donald Trump to recruit military veterans into the US trucking industry. The initiative aims to fast-track veterans through the process of obtaining commercial driver's licences (CDLs), helping them move into trucking careers more quickly, and is framed as part of a broader push to prioritise American workers over illegal immigrant drivers in the sector.

Duffy notes that trucking is central to the US economy, with truckers carrying more than 71% of the nation's freight, including medicine, fresh produce, fuel and everyday goods. The article, written as an opinion piece for Fox News, also cites an Army veteran and trucking company executive who welcomed the plan, arguing it will strengthen the industry by channelling veterans into driving roles.