Idaho Offering Two Military Waivers to Increase CDL Holders
Idaho has a new campaign to recruit military personnel and veterans into trucking careers by offering two forms of CDL testing waivers for people with military experience driving commercial vehicles.
FMCSA Awards Educational Funds for Veterans, Others to Get CDLs
To help veterans, spouses and active duty military members gain truck driving jobs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded $3.1 million in grants to 19 community colleges and truck driving schools throughout the country.
Labor, Driver Shortages Delay Commercial, Military Moves
The moving industry is facing mammoth labor and truck driver shortages during the peak military moving season and an explosion of moving demands in the commercial market, possibly delaying unscheduled summer moves until August or September, according to American Trucking Associations' Moving and Storage Conference.
ATA Donation to Army Museum Shows Industry’s Commitment to Military, Spear Says
The trucking industry is lending its support to the new National Museum of the United States Army.
Colorado DOT Starts Work on Military Access Project
Colorado is beginning work on the Military Access, Mobility and Safety Improvement Project, which is meant to improve the infrastructure that serves the military bases in Colorado Springs.
FMCSA Proposes Expanding Specialties for Military Driver Pilot Program
FMCSA is proposing to expand the military occupational specialties associated with its pilot program that allows people between the ages of 18 and 20 who possess the U.S. military equivalent of a CDL to operate trucks in interstate commerce.
DOD Pulls Back $20 Billion Contract for Military Family Moves
Military officials have pulled back a sweeping multibillion-dollar contract intended to address military families’ long-standing problems with delays and damaged goods during their roughly 400,000 annual moves to assignments around the globe.
Joseph Campbell Wins Kenworth Truck as Part of Military Hiring Program
Military veteran Joseph Campbell, a driver for Roehl Transport, won the Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award on Dec. 6 at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
FMCSA Launches Job Listing Site for Military Driver Pilot Program
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has created a website to help people between the ages of 18 and 20 who possess the U.S. military equivalent of a commercial driver license find trucking jobs.
FMCSA Launches Interstate Pilot Program for Drivers Ages 18-20 With Military Experience
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is now accepting applications for a pilot program that would allow people between the ages of 18 and 20 who possess the U.S. military equivalent of a commercial driver license to operate trucks in interstate commerce.