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Community Colleges in Four States Enhance CDL Training

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Efforts to get more truck drivers on the road are taking place in several states with new community commercial driver license training ...
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Programs offering free CDL training, high school students outreach to tackle truck driver shortage

A lack of qualified commercial truck drivers and an aging driver population remains pressing concerns within the trucking sector. In Oregon, more than 325 new truck drivers received free CDL training ...
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TPS introduces new CDL training program for high school seniors

TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG) - Toledo Public Schools has announced it is starting a new Commercial Driver’s License training program. The program will provide qualified high school seniors with the skills ...

FedEx Freight donation revives UA Northark CDL training program

FedEx Freight donates tractors and trailers to UA Northark to restart its CDL program this fall after an 18-month pause. The ...
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SOWELA Spotlight: Free CDL training course

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - UPDATE: SOWELA says their April CDL class is full. But for those who are interested, SOWELA will be offering another class this summer. The trucking industry is experiencing ...
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FMCSA awards grants for increasing, improving CDL training

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Sept. 14 announced it will award approximately $48 million in grant funding to increase commercial driver’s license driver training opportunities and ...
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SOWELA’s CDL Program class starting soon

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - With so many commercial truck drivers retiring, truck drivers are in high demand. SOWELA Technical Community College is trying to fill that void. We spoke with Byron Knox ...
Fleet Owner

More ways mixed fleets are turning challenges into solutions

For carriers across North America, successfully meeting different driver training needs begins with the essentials. Common topics include regulatory requirements, distracted driving, trip planning, ...
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Two community colleges expand CDL training to address driver shortage

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A nationwide shortage of truck drivers is creating ripple effects across supply chains, including in Southwest Virginia. Now, two community colleges are working together to help ...
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Wisconsin Awards $468,255 in CDL Grants to Train 260 Drivers

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development has awarded $468,255 in grants for commercial driver license training to get 260 ...
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Sysco Celebrates the Launch of its 10th CDL Driver Training Facility, Completing the National Roll Out of the Industry-Leading Training Program

HOUSTON, Dec. 07, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) today announced the recent launch of its 10th professional truck driver training facility since March 2022. The leading global ...
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Goodwill offers Allegheny County youth free CDL courses to combat bus driver shortage

Allegheny County residents can now earn a Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) for free through the Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania’s latest YouthWorks program. YouthWorks, launched in 1994, aims ...