(Bloomberg) -- Texas is expanding truck-driver license testing to six days a week in response a nationwide shortage that has contributed to supply-chain snarls across the economy.
Individuals seeking to obtain or renew commercial driver licenses can take the test on the next three Saturdays at a limited number of state offices, the Department of Public Safety said in a statement on Thursday. Normally, the tests are only available Monday through Friday.
“We've all seen reports, or personally felt the impact, of the severe strain our supply chain is currently facing,” Steven McCraw, director of the department, said in the release. “By adding CDL services at select offices, we can get more qualified commercial drivers out on the roads to move more goods to Texans across the state and help meet the demand.”
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