dave heller is our guest the. he is the vice president of the truckload carriers association here to talk about the trucking industry and vaccine mandates and what's going on with supply chain. we divide the lines by regional. we live in the eastern central part of the country, 202-748-8000. mountain pacific, 202-748-8001. truck drivers, your line is 202-748-8002. margie in pennsylvania, we will go to you next. caller: good morning. this is so interesting because just this very weekend my married granddaughter and her husband are leaving for training. we've all over investigated this whole thing so we are very impressed with all the preparation and the training and the interviews and so forth. so if there is somebody out there thinking i think i will go be a truck driver, even the preparation to get to be interviewed, don't be naive. it is not easy. i am sure all drivers on the highway appreciate that because these truckers, five weeks long, half of it at desk work and half of it out on the road. i didn't have a r

dave heller is our guest the. vice president of the truckload carriers association here to talk about the trucking industry and vaccine mandates and what's going on with supply chain. we divide the lines by regional. we live in the eastern central part of the country, 202-748-8000. mountain pacific, 202-748-8001. truck drivers, your line is 202-748-8002. margie in pennsylvania, we will go to you next. caller: good morning. this is so interesting because just this very weekend my married granddaughter and her husband are leaving for training. we've all over investigated this whole thing so we are very impressed with all the preparation and the training and the interviews and so forth. so if there is somebody out there thinking i think i will go be a truck driver, even the preparation to get to be interviewed, don't be naive. it is not easy. i am sure all drivers on the highway appreciate that because these truckers, five weeks long, half of it at desk work and half of it out on the road. i didn't have a real questi

then, trunk load carriers association's dave heller on vaccine mandates and the trucking industry. "washington journal" live at 7:00 eastern friday morning on c-span, or on c-span now, our new mobile app. join the discussion with your phone calls, facebook >> h head of centers for medicare and medicaid service will discuss childrens healthcare challenges. friday on drrch span. online at c-span.org or full coverage on c-span now our new video app. >> c-span is your unfilteredded view of government funded by these television companies and more including comcast. >> are you thinking this is a community center? no. it is way more than that. >> comcast is partnering with community centers so students from low income families can get the tools they need to be ready for anything. giving you a front row seat to democracy. >> president biden took part in veterans day ceremonies at arlington national ceremony. he first laid a writhe at the tomb to have unknown soldier followed by remarks at the amphitheater.

others like dave heller, of a group that represents 200,000 professional truckers, worry the mandate makes hiring in an already tough labor market even more challenging. >> the concern is do we lose drivers to this industry do we lose drivers who want to get out of this industry particularly at a time when the supply chain crunch is so prevalent. >> reporter: some business leaders have applauded the decision, including tim boyle of columbia sportswear. >> we're thrilled. this really needed to have happened we've been quite clear to our employees and the general public in our area that vaccines are going to be the only way we're going to get out of the pandemic. >> reporter: either way, talent solutions experts say it's important for companies to be transparent with employees and have a clear protocol. >> it's not really one reaction or another, it's just this is what we're doing either get on board or we're prepared to transition you. >> reporter: we've also heard concerns about whether small businesses now have an unfair advantage when it comes to hiring because they don't have to f

host: dave heller, thank you for talking to us this morning. guest: thank you for having me on. i really appreciate it. host: we are going to bring you to the session in washington and we will come back when they gamble out and we will continue this morning with our conversation we had earlier about your confidence level in the biden ministry agent's ability to curb inflation. we will be right back. -- the biden administration's ability to curb the inflation. we will be right back. >> the house will be in order. >> washington, d.c. november 12 2021. the honorable anthony g brown on this day. signed nancy pelosi, speaker of the house of representatives. >> the prayer will be offered. >> will you pray with me? >> hear our prayers oh lord. day and night we call out to you. even before the sun rises, we cry for your help. our evenings are overwhelmed with questions and concerns only you can answer. if we obey her word, will you hear us? if we abide by your laws will you give us an audience? god, you are a god of love. love us with the fulfillment of your promises. you are a god of j