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Truck driving jobs for high school graduates can accelerate your career and life goals. Getting a solid job as a high school graduate can be difficult, and college isn’t everybody’s preferred route. If you’re looking to learn a profitable trade in one of the most rapidly growing industries in the country, then truck driving may […]

Studies show that we’re living longer than we ever have before. In fact, the global average lifespan increased by 5.5 years between 2000 and 2016, which is the biggest uptick since the 1960s. People say that 65 is the new 45, and with the way things are going, they might actually be right. In light […]

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor reported that the veteran unemployment rate was down to 3.3%, the lowest it’s been since the year 2000. That rate is also lower than the non-veteran unemployment rate, which stands at 3.4. Although statistics like this are uplifting, there are still stories of veterans who are refused […]

Lots of new truck drivers ask, “How many hours can a truck driver drive?” According to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, a truck driver can drive a maximum of 11 hours in a day. Many truck drivers are excited by the idea of pulling long hours on the open road. Not only do they […]

The Christmas season is a time of joy, surprises, and gifts. On December 14, 2012, Steve Williams received the gift of a lifetime from the Homes for Heroes program.   Steve did two tours of duty in Iraq engulfed by desert sands and blistering heat while proudly serving his country in the US Army. One fateful […]

Johnny Meads, the TDI recruiter at the Milton FL campus, is well known for his NFL career as a linebacker for the Houston Oilers from 1984 – 1992 and the Washington Redskins in 1993.  After his football career he became a traveling scout for the Green Bay Packers and later for the Tennessee Titans.  What […]