House Passes Bill to Ease Veterans’ Path to Trucking Jobs
The bill would ease veterans’ ability to use GI Bill benefits to pursue commercial driving careers.
Driving Simulators Help Trucking Companies Recruit New Talent
For CDL trainers and some fleets, truck driving simulators are among the most innovative and realistic ways to teach new drivers.
FMCSA Grants $3.5 Million for CDL Training at 27 Schools
Texas, Iowa, Maryland, Oregon and Pennsylvania are the biggest beneficiaries from the Commercial Motor Vehicle Operator Safety Training grant program funding.
States Boost CDL Training to Tackle Local Driver Shortages
A handful of states are taking varied approaches to bolster the ranks of commercial truck drivers in the nation.
Illinois Offering Written CDL Tests in Spanish
Illinois is the latest state to offer commercial driver license applicants a written test in Spanish to get more drivers on the road.
Minnesota Lawmakers Take Steps to Expand CDL Testing
New and current Minnesota truck drivers will have an easier time obtaining and renewing CDLs now that a state law that constrained third-party CDL testing opportunities has been eliminated.
Idaho Offers Alerts to Carriers of Driver Record Changes
The Idaho Transportation Department is offering motor carriers an online service that issues alerts about driving license changes, such as expiration dates for CDLs.
Kentucky College Offering Evening CDL Classes to Meet Demand
Kentucky’s Gateway Community & Technical College is offering its first commercial driver license evening classes to help meet demand for new truck drivers in the state.
Correctional Program in Nebraska Celebrates First CDL Grads
Holding new CDLs, five men incarcerated in a work-release corrections center are the first such aspiring truck drivers in a program focused on their re-entry into society.
Arizona to Train CDL Students With Help From Scholarships
Starting this summer, future truck drivers seeking CDL training at nine Arizona community colleges will get financial help thanks to a $4.5 million workforce scholarship program.