Downtime: The Hidden Obstacle Facing New-Age Truckers
By Olivia Clark If your truck is sidelined because of someone else’s negligence, you need to know your rights and how to protect your income. In many states, the law
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Replicating the Mission
As we prepare for the upcoming Next Generation in Trucking Train the Trainer event in June I can’t help to feel a sense of gratitude. When we started the PHS
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🎉 NGT Student of the Month – May 2025: Amelia Morgan Connell High School | Connell, WA
Meet Amelia Morgan, a standout student from Connell High School whose passion for trucking is driven by her love of the open road and her future in agriculture. 🚛 What
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Celebrating the Companies Shaping Trucking’s Future
I’m so excited to share that we’ve launched our very first Career Catalyst Awards — and this year, we’re celebrating 16 incredible fleets that are helping build the future of
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16 Trucking Fleets Honored for Paving Career Paths for the Next Generation
Next Generation in Trucking Association Announces 2025 Career Catalyst Award Winners In a powerful move toward building a sustainable and younger trucking workforce, the Next Generation in Trucking Association has
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Nominations Now Open for the 2025 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award
Do you know a veteran who has successfully transitioned into a trucking career? Nominations are now open through June 24, 2025 at transitiontrucking.org. Honoring Our Heroes Behind the Wheel: The
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Next Gen Trucking Brings the Next Generation to MATS
The Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS) was more than a trade show—it was a launching pad for future careers. This year, nearly 600 Career and Technical Education (CTE) students attended MATS
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Train the Trainer – Preparing the Next Generation of Instructors and Drivers
Next Generation in Trucking (NGT is proud to host our upcoming Train the Trainer event on June 2–3 at Patterson High School in Patterson, California, led by nationally recognized educator
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CTE Continues to Gain Traction
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
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Investing in the Future: The ROI of Early Talent Development
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
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Organization forms to recruit next generation to trucking
A new organization has one goal in mind: convince young people to join the trucking industry. The Next Generation in Trucking Association, recently announced new school partnerships to provide CDL driver
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Next Generation in Trucking Association partners with schools to train diesel techs, truck drivers
July 14, 2021 – A recently launched non-profit, The Next Generation in Trucking Association, announced new school partnerships to provide CDL driver and diesel technician programs for young adults in
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DRIVE-Safe Act proponents call for greater trust in trained younger drivers
June 3, 2021 – Talks of labor shortages and truck driver safety are common themes at industry conferences, in newsletters, editorials and even watercooler conversations — with good reason. But
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Trucking association launches CDL training programs
CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly – Nonprofit group partners with high schools and community colleges to train the next generation of truck drivers and technicians.
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