Category: Training

Ryder Expands Training Programs for Diesel Maintenance Technicians to Accelerate Recruitment and Training

Ryder Expands Training Programs for Diesel Maintenance Technicians to Accelerate Recruitment and Training

| July 19, 2023

Learning initiatives aim to provide student trainees, early career professionals, and military veterans with best-in-class diesel maintenance technician training, course curriculum, and mentorship Ryder System, Inc. expands its best-in-class diesel maintenance technician training programs to further enhance the recruitment and training of professional technicians. Ryder’s various learning initiatives aim to provide student trainees, early career professionals, […]

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National Truck Driver Appreciation Sweepstakes Begins

National Truck Driver Appreciation Sweepstakes Begins

| July 18, 2023

Recognition and support for U.S. truck drivers expands to include four weekly drawings and a Grand Prize drawing Trucker Path announced the second annual National Truck Driver Appreciation (NTDA) Sweepstakes. The NTDA Sweepstakes will hold weekly drawings for four weeks, revealing the Grand Prize winner on September 13, 2023 during National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. […]

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Truckstop is diving into the 4 main types of fraud that specifically target freight carriers and independent owner-operators

Truckstop is diving into the 4 main types of fraud that specifically target freight carriers and independent owner-operators

| July 14, 2023

Truckstop Fraud Prevention Friday: Protect Yourself Against Fraud Transportation industry insiders are seeing historic levels of fraud in the freight market, where an increasing number of scammers falsely identify themselves with the intent to steal either cargo or pay. Not only are digital scams pervasive in the freight industry, but hijacking of entire trucks while on […]

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TEAMSTERS APPLAUD CALIFORNIA SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL AB 316

TEAMSTERS APPLAUD CALIFORNIA SENATE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE FOR PASSING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BILL AB 316

| July 13, 2023

Teamster-supported bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles (AVs) weighing over 10,000 pounds  California Assembly Bill 316 (AB 316), a Teamster-supported bill that would require a trained human operator in autonomous vehicles (AVs) weighing over 10,000 pounds, unanimously passed the Senate Transportation Committee today with bipartisan support. The bill, which will keep […]

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Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Unveils Exciting New Look for ProDriver Challenge Interactive eLearning

Operation Lifesaver, Inc. Unveils Exciting New Look for ProDriver Challenge Interactive eLearning

| July 11, 2023

“In the simulated driving environment of the ProDriver Challenge, drivers are exposed to several driving scenarios that demand quick thinking and critical decision-making,” Startling statistics from the Federal Railroad Administration reveal that approximately one in four railroad crossing collisions in the U.S. involve tractor-trailer trucks and other vehicles requiring a Commercial Driver License (CDL). To […]

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Ryder Honors Top Professional Truck Drivers

Ryder Honors Top Professional Truck Drivers

| July 11, 2023

A Combined 96 Years of Experience and 9.6 Million Safe Miles Lands Three Professional Truck Drivers in the ‘Ryder Driver Hall of Fame’ Ryder System, Inc. announces the winners of its “Driver of the Year” awards, which honor the top professional truck driver in each of its three business units. With more than 96 years of […]

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