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DRIVE-Safe Act proponents call for greater trust in trained younger drivers

CCJ Daily Report – Legislation proposes two-step apprenticeship and hundreds of hours of training on trucks equipped with latest safety technology.

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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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The newly formed Next Generation in Trucking Association establishes high school programs to meet this huge need.

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