Wallace State Community College in Hanceville, Alabama, offers a Commercial Driver’s License program and those who are in wheelchairs are not being left out. Two men in wheelchairs were determined to become truck drivers and this college found a way to help them. The instructor at Wallace State Community College…
Virginia Highlands Community College out of Abingdon, Virginia, has received a donated truck to be used for students learning diesel mechanics. Food City has graciously donated one of their retired trucks giving these students a great opportunity to get a hands-on technical education. Click the link below to learn more…
DuPlooy Trucking, out of Wichita Falls, Texas, is expanding by offering its own CDL classes. They are currently taking applications for their first set of classes that will be going through Vernon College. By the end of the four-week program, new drivers will have earned a Class A Commercial Driver’s…
760 teams made up of almost 3,500 students will be working to figure out a math problem involving the amount of electric trucks out on the roads in the near future. The MathWorks Math Modeling (M3) Challenge is a program put out by the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics…
Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine and Work Truck Online are hosting a free webinar on Thursday, March 19th at 11:00 AM PT. The topic will involve creating a safety culture for your entire fleet. Click the link below to find out more about this free webinar and where you can sign…
There is a program out there where truck drivers get to interact with classrooms full of kids. This program is called Trucker Buddy and is a fairly simple thing for truckers to keep up with. Just recently, a trucker named Android Pfloyd stopped by Palm Bay Magnet School in Melbourne,…
There is a demand for truck drivers out there and Marion Technical College out of Marion County, Florida is doing its part to fill the need. Students are learning the skills needed to become professional truck drivers. A simulator is used to teach students the hazards that can occur out…
The John Wood Community College out of Quincy, Illinois, is holding an informational meeting tonight at their Workforce Development Center at 6:30 p.m. People from the truck driving program will give a presentation about what is required from those taking the program, how to register, and what kind of opportunities…
For 30 years, Shipper’s Choice in Virginia has been training new truckers for their CDL. The four-week 160-hour course teaches the pre-trip inspection, backing the vehicle, and driving it on the road. Yet, there have been some concerns from students who have stated that they don’t feel like they are…
The Surry Community College in Dobson, North Carolina, has had its largest graduating class of truckers. Last December, 20 new truckers graduated and joined the trucking industry. The Truck Driver Training Program offered at SCC teaches new drivers the ins and outs of being a successful and safe truck driver….