Category: Training

New DriveShield™ Learning Management System and AI Facial Recognition – Driving Fleet Operations Forward

New DriveShield™ Learning Management System and AI Facial Recognition – Driving Fleet Operations Forward

| March 9, 2022

DriveShield In-App Driver Coaching Improves Commercial Driver Safety and Mitigates risk Forward Thinking Systems introduced cutting-edge AI capability and a new learning management System (LMS) to its DriveShield application. This further expands the value and functionality of its popular suite of fleet management and telematics products. The new features will reduce the complexity of day-to-day […]

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ATA Signs Registered Apprenticeship Agreement with U.S. Department of Labor

ATA Signs Registered Apprenticeship Agreement with U.S. Department of Labor

| March 2, 2022

Long-Sought Recognition Will Provide Major Boost to Trucking’s Workforce Efforts The American Trucking Associations signed a historic agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor establishing ATA as an official registered apprenticeship sponsor. The signing ceremony took place at Department of Labor headquarters in Washington and was attended by Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Transportation Secretary Pete […]

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Rolling Strong Readies Drivers for CDL Medical Recertification Free of Charge

Rolling Strong Readies Drivers for CDL Medical Recertification Free of Charge

| March 2, 2022

Ready Re-Cert™ program educates and coaches drivers about DOT physicals Rolling Strong, the provider of health and wellness programs for transportation companies and their drivers, as well as owner-operators, today announced Ready Re-Cert™, a free program built specifically to educate and coach professional drivers about DOT physicals and what they can do to prepare for recertification […]

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Universal Technical Institute and Ford Team Up to Prepare Nation’s Future Technicians for Electric Vehicle Repair and Maintenance

Universal Technical Institute and Ford Team Up to Prepare Nation’s Future Technicians for Electric Vehicle Repair and Maintenance

| February 28, 2022

Ford FACT program enhanced with high-voltage battery, electric vehicle curriculum  Universal Technical Institute (UTI) is rolling out new curriculum in its Ford FACT (Ford Accelerated Credential Training) program to prepare its students to keep the next generation of vehicles on the road. Automotive technicians are in demand, and as the electric vehicle (EV) market continues to grow, those […]

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Epes Transport Introduces New Truck Driver Hiring Website

Epes Transport Introduces New Truck Driver Hiring Website

| February 22, 2022

Epes Transport, headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina, is one of the largest private trucking companies in North Carolina and is a business unit of Penske Logistics Epes Transport has introduced a new professional truck driver hiring website, https://driver.epestransport.jobs/. The mobile-friendly site features a new look and feel, improved functionality, and a streamlined online application process. “Professional truck drivers are the […]

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UTI Announces Purchase of Lisle, Ill Campus from Joint Venture Partner

UTI Announces Purchase of Lisle, Ill Campus from Joint Venture Partner

| February 17, 2022

The campus is a 187,000 square foot state-of-industry facility located on approximately 20 acres along the Interstate 88 research and development corporate corridor in Lisle, a suburb of Chicago  Universal Technical Institute completed a series of transactions resulting in the 100% ownership of its Lisle, Ill. campus through a wholly owned subsidiary, 2611 Corporate West Drive Ventures, LLC (2611 CWD). […]

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