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
April 21, 2023 – Plenty of people love and are enthralled by trucks at an early age. Think of the excitement of a child running to the window in the morning to watch the garbage truck come by, or the joy on a child’s face when they do an arm pump in the air and
April 18, 2023 – With the great resignation and the majority of the truck driver population aging toward retirement, attracting young drivers needs to be one of a carrier’s top priorities. CCJ
March 23, 2023 – The Next Generation in Trucking Association is using a recently awarded grant to expand a driver training program for high schoolers beyond its California roots. Co-founder and President Lindsey Trent said Next Generation in Trucking earlier this month was awarded a $127,000 grant from Knorr-Bremse Global Care North America. The foundation
March 23, 2024 – Parked on the Port of Stockton grounds Thursday were two black and white Nikola zero emission semi-trucks that were being shown to truck driver fleets. Nikola Motor is a truck original equipment manufacturer and energy company that focuses on making one hundred percent zero emission semi-trucks while also making hydrogen energy,
The U.S. is battling its biggest worker shortage in 80 years. In the first quarter of 2022, analysts at financial services company Goldman Sachs said there were 4.6 million more jobs than there were potential workers. Worker shortages, exacerbated by fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, have renewed interest on career choice. Instead of “join my company,” more employers are
March 12, 2023 – With the new need to attract new employees to careers in trucking, leets can use an array of technologies to bolster recuiting and retain more of their existing workforce. Fleet Owner
March 7, 2023 – An organization introducing truck driving as a career option to high school students recently received a grant from the philanthropic arm of a major air brake manufacturer. Truckers News Staff
March 2023 – One of our goals at the Next Generation in Trucking Association is to make it as easy as possible to promote trucking careers to students. In 2022 we created a taskforce to create a “careers in trucking” presentation. McLeod Magazine – pages 36 – 37
October 28, 2022 – On the grounds of Williamsport High School in western Maryland, three 17-year-olds pile into the cab of a white Volvo truck, pens and pads in hand. They record the odometer, check for warning lights, honk the horn and test the brakes. It’s all part of what’s called a pre-trip inspection. NPR
October 25, 2022 – The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announced today four finalists for the 2022 Influential Woman in Trucking award, sponsored by Daimler Truck North America. This is the 12th year for the award which was developed in 2010 to recognize female leaders and to attract and advance women in the trucking industry.
September 20, 2022 – More high schools are exploring truck driving programs as the industry looks to recruit and train the next generation of drivers. Patterson High School in Patterson, California, is one of the first non-vocational high schools to offer a truck driving program. The course, an elective for seniors, is offered in partnership with
September 16, 2022 – From labor shortages to higher fuel costs to supply chain issues, truck drivers have been in the thick of it. It’s a job that impacts nearly all of us. Some of the country’s most experienced truckers were in Tampa on Friday to be honored among the best and safest on the road. It
September 12, 2022 – At Melton Truck Lines (CCJ Top 250, No. 84) drivers can take their home time anywhere in the country. That was a big selling point for Zeno B., a Gen Z driver from Texas that joined Melton at 21 years old in May 2021. CCJ
October 28, 2021 – Patterson High School in California introduced a supply chain and logistics program to senior students, offering truck driving certification upon graduation as well as other trade skills training. FoxBusiness
19 Oct, 2021 – A guest on “Morning in America” proposes a youth solution to the supply chain bottleneck… News Nation
October 16, 2021 – When thinking about the trucking industry, the first thing that comes to mind about its drivers is that they tend to be older — industry experts say the average trucker is 54 years old. But given the nationwide truck driver shortage, that’s now changing. NPR
October 13, 2021 – Patterson High School in California is introducing students to the possibility of a career in truck driving, an industry facing worker shortages impacting the nation’s supply chain. David Dein, a CDL instructor at the high school, warned the driver shortage will continue to be a problem. Foxnews
13 Oct, 2021 – Patterson High School in California is introducing students to the possibility of a career in truck driving, an industry facing worker shortages impacting the nation’s Fox News
Hiring teenagers might help with the nationwide truck driver shortage, but you still don’t generally see them behind the wheel of a big rig. Now that’s changing. Inside Edition spoke to a California 17-year-old, named Isabella, as she trained behind the wheel. Inside Edition
September 29, 2021 – Javier Diaz went down the wrong path early in life. He used drugs, was involved in gang activity and got into trouble at school — he fit all the cliches that could be used to describe a textbook “bad boy.” The Trucker
August 20, 2021 – Trucking’s age-old problem has been just that — the age of its drivers. The median age of a truck driver is 46, which is five years older than the national average for all workers. As more and more drivers — especially those in their 60s and 70s, of whom there are many on
Patterson High School teach Dave Dein discisses his efforts to raise money for his students by trucking for summer amid driver shortage. Foxnews
July 14, 2021 – The Next Generation in Trucking Association (NGT) is partnering with high schools and community colleges across the country to launch truck driver and technician training programs, in response to a growing need for trucking professionals nationwide. Supply Chain Xchange
July 20, 2021 – The driver and technician shortage has been at the forefront of trucking discourse for years, ranking as the top industry concern since 2017. Though quick, immediate fixes have been difficult to come by, Trent said, The Next Generation in Trucking Association is focused on a long-term solution. Waste Dive
July 14, 2021 – A recently launched non-profit, the Next Generation in Trucking Association, has partnered with schools in Kentucky, Wisconsin and California, to provide commercial driver’s license and diesel technician training programs. Heavy Duty 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 and diesel technician programs for young adults in Kentucky, Wisconsin, and California. The group was started by leaders in the trucking industry to engage the
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 Kentucky, Wisconsin and California. The group was started by members of the trucking industry to engage the next generation of trucking industry professionals by partnering
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 it’s almost as if labor and driver safety were inversely related: On one hand, relaxing regulations to make trucking easier to enter is decried as
CSCMP’s Supply Chain Quarterly – Nonprofit group partners with high schools and community colleges to train the next generation of truck drivers and technicians.
Only six high schools in the U.S. offer CDL driver programs. One of those can be found at Patterson High School in Patterson, California. The program, which was created in 2016 by teacher and former truck driver Dave Dein, has grown steadily over the last four years. Dein helped create Next Gen Trucking, which provides turn-key