America is currently facing a severe shortage of truck drivers. The American Trucking Associations estimates that in 2021, the U.S. needed about 80,000 more truck drivers to meet demand, a record high ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as of July 26 is accepting applications from motor carriers interested in participating in the agency’s Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program for 18- ...

The average driver waits four and a half hours for their truck to be loaded and unloaded during an 11-hour shift — 40% of their day. And often, they don’t get paid for that wait time,” said President ...

A highway overpass junction with traffic. A young driver apprenticeship program ended in early November, but it's not completely finished. This story was originally published on Trucking Dive. To ...

COLUMBIA − The Columbia Job Center is partnering with Emery Sapp and Sons to provide paid training and job placement for those wanting to become truck drivers. The two organizations held an ...

Officially launched in late July 2022 as part of an effort to address the truck driver shortage, Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program (SDAP) would allow truck drivers under the age of 21 to drive ...

The trucking industry is split in its opinions of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s 18-20-year-old Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program, based on feedback the agency received during a ...

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, in a Federal Register notice published Jan. 14, officially announced the establishment of its Safe Driver Apprenticeship Pilot Program that will allow ...

If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? In our industry, we wonder: If a driver is under 21, is there enough data to determine if they are safe enough to ...

Correction: This story has been updated from an earlier version to reflect the Sargento truck driver apprentice's correct ordinal place as a woman in the state apprenticeship program. PLYMOUTH - ...