Task force aims to create ‘bridge between veterans and the trucking industry’

The push to add veterans to the trucking industry has been apparent over the past year. That push continued with the announcement of a new task force. Task Force Movement: Life-Cycle Pathways for Veterans and Military into Trucking is the latest effort to transition veterans into a career in trucking. Its mission, according to the […]

Veterans Can Build the Next Generation of the Trucking Workforce

Trucking Workforce

America’s truck drivers are essential to keeping the goods we all rely on—and our economy—Woman Driving a Truck. moving. Unfortunately, the industry continues to face long-standing recruitment and retention challenges as the demand for drivers has grown during the pandemic. That’s why the Administration took action and created the Trucking Action Plan to Strengthen America’s […]

White House offers major update on Trucking Action Plan, industry reacts

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“A lack of truck parking across the country is about more than just inconvenience, it impacts safety and retention as exhausted drivers have nowhere to rest.” — The White House WASHINGTON — From acknowledging the lack of safe 18-wheeler parking to ensuring female truck drivers are safe from sexual predators, The administration addressed multiple key […]

Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Information Session (July 25, 2022)

Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Information Session

The “Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Information Session” YouTube video discusses the Safe Driver Apprenticeship Program, which is a collaboration between the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Department of Labor, and Commercial Drivers License division. The program, established under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021, aims to enroll 1000 carriers and focuses on safety, […]

New Laws Provide More Opportunities and Streamline Processes for Critical Commercial Drivers

Critical Commercial Drivers

Testing program expanded; reexamination wait time and fee removed; extended test result validity As a result of the 2022 General Assembly session, three new laws make the licensing process smoother through the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and its partners by expanding commercial driver’s license (CDL) testing providers, removing the wait time and fee […]

Welcome to class. Here’s the keys to a big rig. BCCC launches first of its kind trucker education

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The massive truck parked at Bucks County Community College’s campus in Bristol Township wasn’t there for a delivery. This big rig is part of the curriculum — a supersized classroom on wheels for some special students. Bucks County Community College is using the tractor trailer for education and economic opportunity for new arrivals to the […]