By Dave Dein – January 12, 2026 FacebookTwitterEmailShare If you are involved in the training of CDL drivers it is pretty safe to say that you do what you do
Mediaplanet NEW YORK, Dec. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Truck drivers are the engine behind the American economy — delivering food, medicine, essential goods, and nearly every product that keeps daily life functioning. Yet
By Larry Adams November 5, 2025 CHICAGO — The NAFCD + NBMDA kicked off its 2025 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention and again this year brought together leading distributors and
By Cliff Abbott – October 30, 2025 The three-year Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot (SDAP) program, designed to pave the way for allowing 18- to 20-year-old CDL holders to operate in interstate commerce, is set
Logisticize is proud to announce that Caleb Varner, a highly skilled and dedicated diesel mechanic, has been awarded the Next Top Talent Award from NextGEN trucking, recognizing his outstanding contributions
NEWS PROVIDED BY Women In Trucking Association, Inc. Oct 15, 2025, 05:15 ET – PR Newswire ARLINGTON, Va., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announced today four finalists for
Leah Shaver – Oct. 14, 2025 Declining interest in college highlights opportunities for fleets to engage the younger generation seeking lucrative, rewarding, and meaningful careers. I dove into the results
October 9, 2025 – Timothy Benefield, Sr. Dave Dein is the CDL Coordinator and Instructor for the acclaimed Patterson High School Trucking Program. His father, Philip Dein, served four and
By Sarah Mervosh NYTimes News Service | Monday, September 29, 2025, 12:05 a.m. The U.S. military is seeing lower scores on its Armed Forces Qualification Test. At Texas State Technical
By Dana Guthrie – September 18, 2025 FacebookTwitterEmailShare LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Next Generation in Trucking Association (NGTA) is announcing the winners and finalists of the inaugural 2025 NEXT Top Talent Award. “I
Sept. 18, 2025 – Kevin Jones Discover how Descartes and NextGen Trucking partner to build the future transportation industry talent pipeline and inspire the next generation of logistics leaders. Key
Why young professionals are swapping white collars for blue Sept 7, 2025 – By Natalia Galicza Ricardo Jimenez didn’t really know what he wanted to be. At one point, he
By Denise Williams | Channel Connection This stretch of September from the 14th through the 21st is sure to be filled with barbecues, giveaways, and additional fun activities as fleet owners, distributors, nonprofits,
By Dana Guthrie – September 12, 2025 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — C.H. Robinson is set to celebrate the truck drivers and carriers who keep our supply chains moving with activities from coast
Sept 2, 2025 – Not only are logistics professionals struggling with the ongoing driver shortage, but they are also dealing with an ageing workforce, as recent Tech.co data reveals. The industry could
August 15, 2025 – Chicago—NAFCD + NBMDA will continue their tradition of giving back to the industries they serve through their Give-Back Programs at the 2025 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual
August 14, 2025 – In June, a panel of trucking experts came together to discuss where the industry will find its next crop of truck drivers. OOIDA Executive Vice President
July 24, 2025 – Do you know an exceptional young truck driver or technician? The Next Generation in Trucking Association wants to hear about them! The NEXT Top Talent Award celebrates exceptional drivers and
July 8, 2025 – When you look at the demographics of the trucking industry, Gen Z is underrepresented in many roles, including drivers. Key takeaways: Labor challenges are nothing new
June 26, 2025 — Trucking educators from nine U.S. states and one Canadian province gathered at Patterson High School (PHS) June 2-3 for the Train the Trainer event, presented by
June 19, 20205 – If trucking wants to fix its driver retention problem, then the industry needs to take a long look in the mirror. That was OOIDA Executive Vice
May 29, 2025 – The trucking workforce won’t survive without a steady talent pipeline. We talk to the founder of NextGen Trucking about strategies to make your open roles appeal to
May 14, 2025 – Christenson Transportation is proud to announce that it has been recognized as one of the recipients of the Next Generation in Trucking Association’s 2025 Career Catalyst
May 9, 2025 – On Episode 836 of WHAT THE TRUCK?!?, Dooner is talking to Next Generation in Trucking’s Lindsey Trent about the company’s Career Catalyst award, which honors the
May 6, 2025 – It’s no secret that the trucking industry faces labor challenges, though there’s debate over what exactly the problem is: high driver turnover or a true driver
May 9, 2025 – Averitt has been selected as a recipient of the 2025 Career Catalyst Award, presented by the Next Generation in Trucking Association and sponsored by the National
May 9, 2025 – The Next Generation in Trucking Association (NGT) is recognizing 16 fleets for their efforts to attract Gen Z and Millennials to the trucking industry.
May 7, 2025 – The Next Generation in Trucking Association’s first-year recognition program celebrates fleets who are striving to reach younger drivers and technicians.
May 12, 2025 – The Next Generation in Trucking Association, a non-profit dedicated to engaging high school and community college students to promote interest in trucking careers, has recognized 16
May 9, 2025 – The Next Generation in Trucking Association has recognized 16 trucking fleets as recipients of the 2025 Career Catalyst Award. The award program, new in 2025, honors
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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
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
July 19, 2024 – Learn what the Next Generation in Trucking Association is doing to bring more drivers and technicians into trucking as a first career choice. Heavy Duty Trucking
May 23, 2024 – The meandering path to licensing drivers 18-21 years old to operate commercial vehicles across state lines received a bit of reprieve as Congress looks to revise
May 14, 2024 – Trucking companies can start reaching younger audiences by making their presence known at high school and technical college career fairs, implementing training programs that target younger
May 6, 2024 – TMSA’s Purpose Award honors the top five companies within the transportation and logistics industry that demonstrate a commitment to corporate social responsibility, community engagement and sustainability.
May 2, 2024 – California’s Patterson High School is the home base of Dave Dein and his well-known, in some ways pioneering, CDL truck driving instruction program for high school
May 1, 2024 – California’s Patterson High School is the home base of Dave Dein and his well-known, in some ways pioneering, CDL truck driving instruction program for high school
April 30, 2024 – A lack of qualified commercial truck drivers and an aging driver population remains pressing concerns within the trucking sector. CCJ
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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,
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.
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