Truck Driver News

In more than half of states during 2014, truck driving jobs were the most common source of employment. Those states are colored light blue in this map, part of a recent National Public Radio Planet Money report. The jobs picture has changed profoundly since the 1970s. Truck driving jobs dominate the map for a few […]

Recently, Schneider National brought one of their vehicles for a recruiting visit to Truck Driver Institute just in time for us to share this short video clip for Veteran's Day. The Ride of Pride program originated in 2001 when a shift manager and U.S. veteran working at Freightliner proposed the project as a way to [...]

The for-hire trucking industry added 700 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis in the month of August, according to the Department of Labor’s (DOL) monthly employment report, released Sept. 4. This is the fifth consecutive month that for-hire trucking employment has added jobs, and the seventh time (out of eight months) in 2015, continuing a [...]

  A new report released by American Trucking Associations projects freight volumes will increase by nearly 29% over the next 11 years. “The outlook for all modes of freight transportation remains bright,” said ATA Chief Economist Bob Costello in releasing U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2026. “Continued population growth, expansion of the energy sector and […]

Did you know 50% of the U.S. population lives within 600 miles of this area? ... and that 24 states are located within that 600-mile radius? ... or that Tennessee shares a common border with eight of those states? Murfreesboro Tennessee is located right in the heart of America's trucking country. Interstate 40 runs 2,559 [...]

You don’t have to be a veteran to be a good truck driver, but returning service men and women might want to consider choosing the Truck Driver Institute’s CDL training program, like Derek Paul did after he left the U.S. Army. Our  students are given real world experience behind the wheel of a truck and assisted […]