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CVTA Members Highlight Veteran Pathways into Professional Trucking CVTA

CVTA Members Highlight Veteran Pathways into Professional Trucking

CVTA members Werner Enterprises and Troops Into Transportation recently appeared on ABC Channel 3 News to discuss how the Freedom Haulers initiative can connect more veterans with rewarding careers in trucking while maintaining the training and safety standards professional driving demands. Greg Ham

Is Truck Driving a Good Career? Driving Academy

Is Truck Driving a Good Career?

The short answer is yes.  Truck driving can be a good career if you want to start working without earning a four-year degree, enjoy working independently, and can handle the responsibilities of operating a commercial vehicle. The trucking industry remains the foundational backbone of the American ec

Only four total citations issued during this week’s Dayton, Ohio CMV enforcement CDLLife

Only four total citations issued during this week’s Dayton, Ohio CMV enforcement

Four total truck drivers were cited during a commercial vehicle enforcement effort in western Ohio this week.  The citations were issued in and around Dayton, Ohio during targeted enforcement focused on dangerous commercial vehicle violations by the Dayton Police Department’s Traffic Services Unit.

Lana Nichols of WIT to Discuss How CDL Schools Can Grow the Prospective CDL Student Pool CVTA

Lana Nichols of WIT to Discuss How CDL Schools Can Grow the Prospective CDL Student Pool

Join us at the CVTA Fall Conference to hear Lana Nichols share insights on the challenges and opportunities shaping transportation, workforce development, and commercial driver training: 2026 Fall Conference CDL schools are often one of the first entry points into the commercial transportation indus

Are Truck Drivers in Demand? Driving Academy

Are Truck Drivers in Demand?

Yes, truck drivers are still in demand. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects approximately 237,600 openings for heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers every year between 2024 and 2034. Those openings will come from a combination of industry growth, drivers retiring, workers changing careers

Workers pursuing Class Action after 100 year old trucking company shutters abruptly without distributing final paychecks or benefits CDLLife

Workers pursuing Class Action after 100 year old trucking company shutters abruptly without distributing final paychecks or benefits

Employees of an Oregon trucking company are pursuing Class Action grievances after the company shut abruptly without properly compensating them earlier this month.  TP Freight Lines based in Oregon notified employees of the closure and shut its doors on August 4th. The next day, the company failed t

English Proficiency and Safety: FMCSA Moves to Strengthen Enforcement CVTA

English Proficiency and Safety: FMCSA Moves to Strengthen Enforcement

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed a new rule that would place drivers out of service for failing to meet the English language proficiency (ELP) requirement. The proposal writes that consequence directly into the federal safety regulations, closing the gap between w

How Many Questions Is the CDL Permit Test? Driving Academy

How Many Questions Is the CDL Permit Test?

If you’re getting ready to head to the DMV for your CDL permit, one of the first things you want to know is exactly what you’re walking into. How many questions are on the test?  This guide breaks down every section of the exam, the exact number of questions per section, the passing score you […] Th

Midwest company celebrates 100 full years of trucking CDLLife

Midwest company celebrates 100 full years of trucking

American Central Transport celebrated its 100th anniversary on Thursday by expanding driver recognition programs and donating funds to a good cause.  ACT began as a small flatbed trucking company known as E. K. Motor Service in Joliet, Illinois in 1926. By 1972, the company was purchased by Tom B. K