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Jun7 |
![]() Industry stakeholders work to attract new truck drivers before they enter the workforceJun 7, 2022 - High schools across the U.S. have over 1,200 career technical programs for woodworking, over 1,400 for automotive and over 3,000... Jun 7th, 2022 |
May25 |
![]() Solera Joins the Next Generation in Trucking Association as an Allied Member to Combat Driver ShortagesMay 25, 2022 - Solera Holdings, LLC ("Solera"), the global leader in vehicle lifecycle management, has joined the Next Generation in Trucking Association... May 25th, 2022 |
Apr19 |
![]() How a high school is attracting people to trucking industryApr. 19, 2022 - America is facing a major shortage of truck drivers. There are 80,000 such drivers needed right now, and that number is expected to grow to 130,000 by 2030, according to the American Trucking Association April 20th, 2022 |
Mar30 |
![]() Next Gen Helps Industry Keep on Truckin'Mar 30, 2022 - With 10 years of driver staffing and sales experience in the trucking industry, Lindsey Trent was proud to be part of such an important link in the U.S. supply chain. She found herself troubled and frustrated ... March 30th, 2022 |
Jan20 |
![]() Government-backed program allows teens to drive big rigs to help ease supply backlogsJan. 20, 2022 - Apprentice program seeks motivated 18-20-year-olds looking for a pathway into the trucking industry. April 19th, 2022 |
Jan10 |
![]() Fleets Find That Raising Pay Doesn’t Solve Driver ShortageJan. 10, 2022 - The flurry of fleets that raised pay early in 2021 to recruit and retain truck drivers amid labor shortages snowballed into a widespread industry trend. January 10th, 2022 |
Jan6 |
![]() Effort to Recruit New Truck Drivers Moves Into High SchoolsJan. 6, 2022 - An all-volunteer effort is working with educators to help raise awareness of truck driving careers among students. January 6th, 2022 |
Nov23 |
![]() Secundaria capacita a sus alumnos para que conduzcan los autobuses escolares en CaliforniaVideo oficial de Al Rojo Vivo. Ante la escasez de conductores de autobuses escolares, una secundaria... November 23rd, 2021 |
Nov23 |
![]() Teaching teens to drive 18-wheelers, high schools creating new pipeline of young talentPATTERSON, Calif. — Inside a classroom in the agricultural city of Patterson, California, high schoolers want to help rebrand the trucking industry. They're using TikTok... November 23rd, 2021 |
Nov7 |
![]() Supply chain stalled by 72,000 truckers who failed strict drug testsA dire truck driver shortage that’s wreaking havoc on the US economy is getting worse — and it’s being fueled partly by tough federal drug-testing restrictions that were imposed nationwide last year, industry officials told The Post. November 7th, 2021 |
Oct30 |
![]() PHS Logistics Fox NewsOctober 30th, 2021 |
Oct28 |
![]() California high school truck driver program addresses shortage annihilating supply chainPatterson High School in California introduced a supply chain and logistics program to senior students, offering truck driving certification upon graduation as well as other... October 28th, 2021 |
Oct28 |
![]() Truck driver shortage hits record high, threatening to hurt holiday shoppingAs the truck driver shortage continues to grow, coupled with the delay at U.S. ports, products could take longer to make it onto shelves ahead of the holidays... October 28th, 2021 |
Oct28 |
![]() Truck driver shortage continues to grow amid the pandemicWith less than two months until Christmas, people are ramping up their shopping, but the truck driver shortage could be a Grinch this season... October 28th, 2021 |
Oct20 |
![]() The Average Truck Driver Is 54. Enter the TeensPatterson High School is one of the first schools in the country offering a truck-driving program for senior students... October 20th, 2021 |
Oct19 |
![]() Teen truckers proposed to solve driver shortageA guest on "Morning in America" proposes a youth solution to the supply chain bottleneck... October 19th, 2021 |
Oct13 |
![]() California high school program aims to help nation's growing truck driver shortagePatterson High School in California is introducing students to the possibility of a career in truck driving, an industry facing worker shortages impacting the nation's... October 13th, 2021 |
Oct3 |
![]() Teens Are Being Trained to Drive 18-Wheelers Amid Truck Driver ShortageInside Edition visited student participants of Patterson High School who are participating in one of the first truck-driving programs... October 3rd, 2021 |
Sep30 |
![]() Inside Edition visits PHS Logistics and Transportation DepartmentAmerican news broadcasting program, Inside Edition, which operates from studios in Los Angeles and New York City, had a production crew ... September 30th, 2021 |
Sep29 |
![]() High school teacher works to prepare the next generation of truck driversPATTERSON, Calif. — Javier Diaz went down the wrong path early in life. He used drugs, was involved in gang activity and got into trouble at school — he fit all the cliches that could... September 29th, 2021 |
Aug25 |
![]() New Effort to Fill Truck Driver ShortageINDIANAPOLIS - Two trucking associations, including an Indiana based group, have forged an alliance to help solve a workforce shortage in the trucking industry... August 25th, 2021 |
Aug20 |
![]() High schoolers are training to drive 18-wheelers amid a shortage of truck driversWhen thinking about the trucking industry, the first thing that comes to mind about its drivers is that they tend to be older... August 20th, 2021 |
Aug20 |
![]() Growing numbers of teens see trucking as attractive careerOne school has put into practice Next Gen’s mission, creating one of the nation’s first high school truck driving programs... August 20th, 2021 |
Aug1 |
![]() CA high school teacher becomes trucker for summer to raise money for studentsPatterson High School teacher Dave Dein discusses his efforts to raise money for his students by trucking for the summer amid driver shortage... August 1st, 2021 |
Jul20 |
![]() New association aims to build pipeline of truck drivers, techniciansThe trucking industry has a new association. The Next Generation in Trucking Association officially launched Tuesday, with partnerships with schools in... July 20th, 2021 |
Jul20 |
![]() Organization forms to recruit next generation to trucking“Programs like this one are critical game-changers for not only developing a skilled workforce but also creating pathways for that skilled workforce... July 20th, 2021 |
Jul14 |
![]() Trucking association launches CDL training programsNonprofit group partners with high schools and community colleges to train the next generation of truck drivers and technicians... July 14th, 2021 |
Jul14 |
![]() Next Generation in Trucking Association partners with schools to train diesel techs, truck driversA recently launched non-profit, The Next Generation in Trucking Association, announced new school partnerships to provide CDL driver... July 14th, 2021 |
Jul14 |
![]() Non-Profit Aims to Train Next-Gen Truck Drivers, TechsA recently launched non-profit, the Next Generation in Trucking Association, has partnered with schools in Kentucky, Wisconsin... July 14th, 2021 |
Jun3 |
![]() DRIVE-Safe Act proponents call for greater trust in trained younger driversLegislation proposes two-step apprenticeship and hundreds of hours of training on trucks equipped with latest safety technology... June 3rd, 2021 |
Mar10 |
![]() No experience, no problem: PTI doubles down on student driversDuring the past six months, the driver shortage has gone from an afterthought to a major constraint on capacity. Competition for experienced drivers is intense... March 10th, 2021 |
Jan13 |
![]() Driving the next generation in truckingThe United States is facing a crisis in its supply chain. At a time when Americans are relying on quick and efficient delivery more than ever, our nation’s already struggling transportation system experiences... January 13th, 2021 |
Apr22 |
![]() The California High School Training the Next Generation of Truck DriversAs more and more Americans rely on online shopping and speedy delivery to acquire food, prescriptions, household goods and other necessities, the United States supply chain is under strain. According to ATA... January 22th, 2021 |