Transport Topics

States Boost CDL Training to Tackle Local Driver Shortages

A handful of states are taking varied approaches to bolster the ranks of commercial truck drivers in the nation. U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) announced recently that four community colleges in ...
Transport Topics

Community Colleges in Four States Enhance CDL Training

[Stay on top of transportation news: Get TTNews in your inbox.] Efforts to get more truck drivers on the road are taking place in several states with new community commercial driver license training ...
CCJ

Programs offering free CDL training, high school students outreach to tackle truck driver shortage

A lack of qualified commercial truck drivers and an aging driver population remains pressing concerns within the trucking sector. In Oregon, more than 325 new truck drivers received free CDL training ...
Overdrive

FMCSA really cracking the whip on 'bad actor' CDL schools?

After two trade groups representing CDL trainers in April called out the DOT and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration for not policing the "threat" posed by "unscrupulous training entities" on ...
WKBW

First Student offers competitive wages and free CDL training to address critical driver shortage

First Student is offering up to $31 per hour plus sign-on bonuses at locations from Niagara Falls to Fredonia as they work to ensure students arrive at school on time Hello! I'm the Chief Investigator ...