13 of the top executives in the trucking industry have been chosen to make up the LEAD ATA leadership training program. Sponsored by Trimble Transportation, this group of men and women will receive exclusive educational opportunities, encounter real-world problem solving and have access to advanced industry knowledge. This year-long program…
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles and Attorney General Ashely Moody have teamed up to create the Highway Heroes campaign. Together, they will be asking half a million truck drivers to join the fight against human trafficking. They will be mailing out materials to Florida’s CDL holders…
St. Cloud Technical and Community College in St. Cloud, Minnesota was given a truck to use in its programs. The truck was donated by Jason Michaels of Long Haul Trucking out of Otsego, Minnesota. Since the trucking industry has been good to them lately, they wanted to give back to…
The American Trucking Associations has reported a driver shortage in our country and there is a college in Iowa that is doing its part to get drivers out there on the road. Eastern Iowa Community College in Davenport has received $100,000 from the Future Iowa’s Coronavirus Relief Employer Innovation Fund…
The trucking industry is looking for drivers, and the Arbuckle Truck Driving School in Tulsa, Oklahoma is doing their part to fix this problem. Recently, they’ve had quite a few people wanting to become commercial drivers and now there is a three-month waiting list to get in. There have been…
The American Transportation Research Institute is once again asking those in the trucking industry to help out with a survey. The 2020 Top Industry Issues Survey is asking trucking industry stakeholders to rank their top concerns for the industry and to give some insights on how to fix them. The…
A new grant given to the Lincoln Land Community College in Springfield, Illinois, will allow 20 veterans, active service members, and/or spouses free training to get their commercial truck driving licenses. The six-week program normally costs around five thousand dollars. The trucking industry is currently lacking in drivers and this…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has awarded almost $80 million in grants for states and schools to help enhance commercial motor vehicle safety. $45 million are high priority grants and are going towards enhancing states CMV safety and to advance their technologies. $32.7 million will…
The South Georgia Technical College in Americus, Georgia is doing its part to make sure truck drivers who drive logging trucks know how to do so safely. Drivers who already have a CDL can sign up for the Log Truck Driving Training program or those who are earning their CDL…
Auburn University is planning a new facility for the researchers in the GPS and Vehicle Dynamics Laboratory. This facility will be directed toward autonomous vehicles research and be located at Auburn’s National Center of Asphalt Technology test track. A multi-bay garage will be part of the new facility along with…