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The barrier to entry for driving a truck is greater than just the time it takes to do the training.

To pass the training you need to be a competent driver. It isn't as easy as you make it out to be and the pool of people who can become truck drivers is smaller than you think it is.

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Having a driver's license is basically table stakes for having a job in the United States. There are exceptions if you live in dense areas with good public transit, or you can work from home.

CDL != regular driver's license. Does an average driver know how to operate air brakes or prevent jack-knifing or what to do with a runaway engine? Trucking is a highly specialized job and requires more aptitude than ordinary driving.

Loads of people with driver's licenses can barely operate a sedan. Passing a CDL exam and not constantly getting into accidents driving a massive truck is a completely different thing.

Loads of drivers fret parallel parking. Imagine the difficulty of moving a 54' trailer perfectly straight into a bay at the bottom of a narrow ramp and not crushing anything in comparison to regular parallel parking.

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