HDT Talks Trucking

Why Add Truck Driver Training to High Schools?


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Learn what the Next Generation in Trucking Association is doing to bring more drivers and technicians into trucking as a first career choice.

 

One of the biggest challenges trucking fleets face is finding good drivers and diesel technicians. For various reasons, from regulations to insurance to a lack of awareness of trucking-related careers, it’s often a second career choice rather than one young people might pursue right out of high school.


On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, HDT’s Deborah Lockridge talks to Lindsey Trent, president and co-founder of the Next Generation in Trucking Association, about how her group is working to change that.


Learn More About Bringing Younger People Into Trucking 

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  • 3 Things That Attract Younger Truck Drivers to a Fleet
  • 6 Practices to Recruit Younger Truck Drivers
  • High School Teacher Honored for Truck-Driving Curriculum
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