Trucking education

Wisdom doesn’t come from experience but from willingness to learn

No two days are the same for a truck driver. And so there’s always something new to learn.

Think of the highway challenges you encounter every day, the maintenance issues that pop up from time to time, not to mention the ever-changing regulatory environment.

Robert Kaferle, Reliance Partners’ vice president of safety, explains that from an educational standpoint, many wrongfully think that earning a CDL is the last bit of learning you will need to enter the transportation industry.

“But it’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/wisdom-doesnt-come-from-experience-but-from-willingness-to-learn

SMC³ online education paves way to brighter LTL future

Navigating the intricate world of less-than-truckload freight transportation can be daunting. With its numerous movements and classifications, LTL requires a great deal of training and experience. Seasoned professionals and industry newcomers alike have discovered that no matter how much time they spend in the LTL freight industry, there’s always more to learn.

Those who want to expand their career opportunities and refine their knowledge — regardless of their career stage — are turning to...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/smc³-online-education-paves-way-to-brighter-ltl-future

Growing numbers of teens see trucking as attractive career

Trucking’s age-old problem has been just that — the age of its drivers. 

The median age of a truck driver is 46, which is five years older than the national average for all workers. As more and more drivers — especially those in their 60s and 70s, of whom there are many on the road today — decide to retire from commercial trucking, America’s highways are in danger of becoming a lot quieter.

This may sound good to commuters, until they realize that almost everything in their lives is shipped via...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/growing-numbers-of-teens-see-trucking-as-attractive-career