About Us
DRIVING THE NEXT GENERATION OF TRUCKING INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS – HELP US CREATE A SKILLED, DIVERSE AND EQUITABLE TRUCKING WORKFORCE
Founded in 2021, the Next Generation in Trucking Association is a non-profit trade association with the mission to promote trucking as
a positive career field; to create and partner with career technical education (CTE) programs at secondary and postsecondary institutions;
and encourage the training of young people in the trucking industry by connecting them to training and employment opportunities.
The organization’s volunteer leadership consists of industry professionals who are passionate about trucking, career technical education,
and providing our emerging workforce with a pathway to well-paying and rewarding careers. Membership consists of industry stakeholders who
share our mission: students, teachers, schools, truck drivers, diesel technicians, business professionals, partners, and sponsors.
WHAT WE DO
The Next Generation in Trucking Association Provides Value to Our Members and Key Stakeholders Through Many Ways:
- Create CDL driver, diesel tech, and supply chain logistics programs throughout North America
- Promote trucking as a career technical education choice
- Focus on diversity, equity and inclusion
- Educate high school administration, teachers and counselors, students and parents on the benefits and opportunities in the trucking industry
- Provide fresh, up-to-date curriculum to create a new wave of CDL drivers, technicians, and supply chain professionals who are trained to the highest standard
- Connect North American public high schools and the trucking industry
- Serve as a liaison between young people and trucking partners to provide a pipeline of talented, trained drivers, technicians, and supply chain logistics professionals
- Foster community for young people in trucking
- Lobby for the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program and Trucking in Career Technical Education
BENEFIT TO MEMBERSHIP
Sponsors, Partners and Professionals:
- Priority in directing where we start high school programs
- Partnerships with CTE Schools
- Exposure with job board postings (coming soon)
- Pipeline of trained drivers and technicians
- Gain a better understanding of young people in the industry and in your organization
- Industry representation to skilled trades education
- Oversight of standardized curriculum and industry-recognized credentials
- Expand your professional network of peers, experts and providers
- Focus on providing the trucking industry with a diverse and equitable workforce