Driver shortage prompts action from legislators January 30, 2025 – The United States trucking industry continues to face a significant challenge: a shortage of drivers. As of late 2024, the American Trucking Association (ATA) estimated that the industry was short more than 80,000 drivers, with projections suggesting this number could
Jan 27, 2025 – An organization that introduces high school students to the trucking industry has created two new awards. truckersnews.com
Jan 13, 2025 – The Trucking Cares Foundation donated $200,000 for a wide variety of charitable causes in 2024, from supporting disaster relief and workforce development to combatting human trafficking and deadly fentanyl. trucking.org
If you spend any amount of time on popular social media sites, you no doubt have seen your stream of posts filled with ads for Black Friday sales. Black Friday — tomorrow — is traditionally seen as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, with some merchants opening at the
November 25, 2024 – Where is our next generation of truck drivers, technicians, and other trucking people going to come from? Lindsey Trent has been working to find an answer. Truckinginfo.com
Nov. 13, 2024 – Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the 97th Annual National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, where I discussed careers in transportation with the youth of America in the Next Generation in Trucking Association booth. Bulk Transporter
Having just returned from the Educating for Careers Conference in Sacramento, California it was amazing to see the momentum being carried into the CTE sector. In just a few years 86% of high schools across the US now offer CTE courses with many more gearing up to follow this trend. It is no surprise why
The trucking industry is facing a workforce crisis—Baby Boomers are retiring, birth rates are declining, and too many young people are unaware of the high-wage, high-demand careers available in trucking and logistics. Traditional workforce development isn’t enough. We must actively engage with students early to guide them toward these opportunities. Why Early Engagement Matters A
Driver shortage prompts action from legislators January 30, 2025 – The United States trucking industry continues to face a significant challenge: a shortage of drivers. As of late 2024, the American Trucking Association (ATA) estimated that the industry was short more than 80,000 drivers, with projections suggesting this number could exceed 160,000 by 2030. beverageindustry.com
Jan 27, 2025 – An organization that introduces high school students to the trucking industry has created two new awards. truckersnews.com
Jan 13, 2025 – The Trucking Cares Foundation donated $200,000 for a wide variety of charitable causes in 2024, from supporting disaster relief and workforce development to combatting human trafficking and deadly fentanyl. trucking.org
If you spend any amount of time on popular social media sites, you no doubt have seen your stream of posts filled with ads for Black Friday sales. Black Friday — tomorrow — is traditionally seen as the beginning of the Christmas shopping season, with some merchants opening at the stroke of midnight and offering
November 25, 2024 – Where is our next generation of truck drivers, technicians, and other trucking people going to come from? Lindsey Trent has been working to find an answer. Truckinginfo.com
Nov. 13, 2024 – Last month, I had the opportunity to attend the 97th Annual National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, where I discussed careers in transportation with the youth of America in the Next Generation in Trucking Association booth. Bulk Transporter
Oct. 1, 2024 – The trucking industry is supported by many organizations promoting various segments, policies, and more. Here is a look at these trade organizations and how they help shape the transportation industry. Fleetowner
September 12, 2024 – Patterson High School teacher Dave Dein was awarded the 2025 Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE) Teacher of the Year, for his outstanding work in teaching and promoting the truck driving profession to Patterson students. Patterson Irrigator
Sept 3, 2024 – The Trucking Cares Foundation recently donated $40,000 to the Next Generation in Trucking Foundation, which will use the grant money to develop a fitness course for new truck drivers called “TruckFit.” Bulktransporter
September 3, 2024 – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded nearly $3.5 million to 27 colleges and schools for commercial driver license training programs with the largest grants going to Texas, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania. Transport Topics
August 30, 2024 – The Trucking Cares Foundation recently donated $40,000 to the Next Generation in Trucking Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to training the next generation of trucking industry professionals. Fleetowner
August 28, 2024 – The Trucking Cares Foundation, the trucking industry’s charitable arm, donated $40,000 to the Next Generation in Trucking Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to engaging and training the next generation of trucking industry professionals. American Trucking Association
April 26, 2024 — Dave Dein, who has been leading an effort to get truck-driver education into high schools, recently was honored as the 2025 California Association of Career and Technical Education Teacher of the Year. Heavy Duty Trucking
April 21, 2024 – In recognition of his work to promote the trucking industry and provide training and education to a new generation, Dave Dein has been named California’s 2025 Teacher of the Year by the Association for Career and Technical Education (ACTE). TheTrucker.com
April 15, 2024 — Patterson, Calif. — More students are getting behind the wheel of trucks as dozens of high schools across the U.S. offer classes to help them obtain their CDLs. The driving force behind the trucking classes is the desire to expand career opportunities for high schoolers and bolster the professional driving field,
February 23, 2024 — Most companies attending the Recruiting & Retention Conference say they have held on to their human resource professionals as trucking industry recruiters endure the freight recession. Transport Topics
November 23, 2023 – It’s not too often you’ll hear even a novice compare a golf cart to an 18-wheeler. But for a portion of Patterson High School’s truck driving education program, students find the two interchangeable. Innovation is an important part of planning and operating one of the country’s few high school-based truck driving programs.
October 12, 2023 — The Next Generation in Trucking Foundation (NGT) is launching a first-of-its-kinds “NGT Curriculum Companion ” to support high school Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) programs nationwide. The Trucker
November 20, 2023 – Eduardo is a 4.0 GPA student getting his hands on the big rig wheel and his eyes on a high-tech career. Leilani is a diesel technician aiming to drive over the road and encourage other women to enter the industry. Javier was a struggling young man who sought to make better
October 17, 2023— This month, the Next Generation in Trucking (NGT) Foundation is launching the first-of-its-kind NGT Curriculum Companion to support high school Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) programs nationwide. Fleetowner.com
October 11, 2023 – The Next Generation in Trucking Foundation (NGT) is launching a first-of-its-kind “NGT Curriculum Companion” to support high school Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) programs nationwide. The Curriculum, free to NGT members and sponsored schools, provides five parts of online modules aligned with the standards set by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s pre-CDL Entry
October 10, 2023 — The Next Generation in Trucking (NGT) Foundation announced plans to launch a first-of-its-kind NGT Curriculum Companion to support high school commercial driver’s license (CDL) programs nationwide. Food Logistics
September 8, 2023 – They’re the backbone of the American Economy, moving freight – from food and clothes to fuel and life-saving medicines – across the country to a store near you. They work long hours in ever-changing environments and struggle with healthcare, parking, and sometimes antiquated processes along the way. Commercial Carrier Journal
July 17, 2023 – An Ann Arbor, Mich., community college says the demand for more truck drivers and the popularity of its training program are the main reasons why a course sponsored by Trainco Inc. and hosted by Washtenaw Community College is expanding. Transport Topics
JULY 3, 2023 – Recruitment and retention were the focus of conversation during the most recent meeting of the Women of Trucking Advisory Board. The group held its third meeting on June 29, with the goal of discussing ways to expand existing opportunities for women in the trucking industry. Land Line
June 23, 2023 – How Fleets Are Attracting The Next Generation of Drivers. In the years ahead, the essential task of hauling the nation’s freight and keeping the economy rolling will increasingly shift to a new generation of professional truck drivers. Transport Topics
May 24, 2023 – Love’s Travel Stops recently made a donation to the Patterson High School Truck Driving Program that enabled the California school to create a distracted/impaired driving course utilizing the program’s golf cart. Truckers News
April 24, 2023 – High school students in Parke county have been getting behind-the-wheel on the road to getting their CDL licenses. Over the past spring semester, Parke Heritage High School accepted several donations from different agencies to support its new CDL program. WTHI-TV