While training new drivers can be time consuming, having a pool of fully qualified drivers is crucial to helping solve the issue Learning to drive a truck can be fraught with challenges. Alongside the pressure of busy roads is the precision and skill it takes to maneuver a large and heavy vehicle – often in […]
Partnership will provide truck drivers across the country access to personalized workouts and nutritional recommendations via app Transfix Inc. digital freight platform, announced a new partnership with The Trucking Fitness Company (TFC) to encourage the best possible health and livelihood for drivers across the country. Truck drivers live a unique lifestyle, filled with a significant number […]
Bills Would Eliminate Duplicative Background Checks, Ease Burdens on CDL Seekers Without Impacting Safety The American Trucking Associations hailed the introduction of a pair of bills that will streamline the credentialing process for millions of professional truck drivers, easing a number of onerous and unnecessary burdens. “With a shortage of roughly 80,000 drivers, we should […]
The global NGO surveyed more than 500 professional drivers to find the benefits, concerns and necessary leadership for in-cab safety technology adoption Together for Safer Roads (TSR), a global NGO working to prevent road fatalities, released a new study “Driver Attitudes Towards Vehicle Safety Technology.” The research digs into what makes drivers reluctant to adopt […]
Program Centers will help Tribal nations build capacity within their organizations, deliver important training resources, and help Tribal communities plan, construct and maintain their transportation networks The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcing the availability of up to $17.8 million over five years to re-establish […]
NVI Blairsville, the newest and largest dedicated diesel and auto technician training campus in the nation PGT Trucking Inc., and New Village Institute Blairsville have partnered to help students launch rewarding careers as diesel technicians. NVI Blairsville, the newest and largest dedicated diesel and auto technician training campus in the nation, launched innovative six-month technician […]
