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TRUCKERS' SHORTAGE * USA: The youngest truck driver
* Illinois - Moweaqua native is ADM Trucking's youngest-ever driver
DECATUR -The Herald & Review, by RACHEL RODGERS -November 25, 2014: -- Nathan Hardeman, 20, drives through the Archer Daniels Midland Trucking yard in Decatur. Hardeman, hired when he was 19, is ADM Trucking's youngest driver... He doesn't quite remember what sparked his desire for a career behind the wheel, whether it was playing with toy trucks as a child or absorbing his family's passion for all things automotive, but he is sure of one thing... The Moweaqua native was hired at Archer Daniels Midland Co. Trucking last November at age 19, making company history as its youngest driver... At the time, an individual would have to meet the minimum age requirement of 23 before being considered to join the fleet of drivers, which has about 100 local-area and 50 city-bound, said Debbie Sarko, ADM Trucking terminal manager... Hiring candidates age 23 or older was preferable because an individual must be 21 to haul products across state lines or to transport hazardous materials, and applicants needed at least two years' prior experience, she said... However, because of the growing demand for truck drivers nationwide, Sarko said they can now evaluate younger applicants on a case-by-case basis and provide them with additional training...
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