Sam is our newest and youngest instructor. He brings the spark of a millennial and is really good at helping students on the simulators and with their backing skills. We have students from a wide range of ages and Sam complements our staff with his sharp eye and enthusiasm.
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Terry took our 160 Hour Professional Refresher Program. This training will qualify him for a position with the major trucking companies that hire our students. The Program can be completed in as little as three weeks. Couse work can be done remotely online as Terry did. A valid Class A CDL license is required to enroll in this program. Stay safe and keep in touch.
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Here are some comments from an article WBTV.COM:
We’ve got news for you: Some industries, you may have never considered before are “HIRING,” and you’re exactly what they’re looking for. There’s even new recruiting campaigns to attract women to apply.
There may be no such thing as a “man’s world” for long! There is a huge shortage of drivers right now.
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Timothy did a great job while taking his training. All of the instructors that worked with him commented on how well he progressed through the program.
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There is a really good article by STEVEN SEIDENBERG in the ABA Journal about autonomous vehicles. The liability issue is going to have a very strong influence on how practical it is to have large trucks driven autonomously. All of the hype in the media lately about driverless trucks does not factor in all of the issues at hand and also ignores the infrastructure already in place to put semi trailers on trains and move them across the country far cheaper than behind a truck with a driver.
Here is the ABA Journal article:
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Jon was very excited when he passed his first CDL Road Test. He was very nervous prior to the test but he did a good job and nailed the pre-trip inspection along with all of the driving manuevers. He is headed off to Halvor Lines.
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Armondo did a great job with his training and passed his first attempt at the CDL road test. He then did the second phase of his training with Gary Allman and progressed during every session.
A recruiter from Halvor Lines out of Superior, WI will be presenting at our South St. Paul location. Halvor Lines has hired quite a few of Interstate’s graduates and all of them that come back all have nothing put positive things to say about their experience.
Founded in 1968, Halvor Lines, Inc. found its niche by going above and beyond to help our customers meet their hauling needs, and has built on that legacy every day since. Our 900 trailers and over 360 power units have continually moved goods--and people--across the 49 states and Canada safely and on time.
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Oscar I. from Fridley completed his 160 Hour Professional Tractor Trailer Program today. Oscar did a great job on his training start to finish. He is not certain where he is going to work yet but one thing is for certain....there have never been so many opportunities for new truck drivers as there are now. Every day we turn companies away that are looking for drivers since we have so many great companies already recruiting our students. The latest industry reports indicate freight rates are continuing to climb. That means better opportunities for our graduates.
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A 5:1 load-to-truck ratio on DAT Load Boards was seen for dry van freight last week. It’s the highest load-to-truck national average since March 2014, when demand skyrocketed with polar-vortex-related severe weather and led a big rates rally on the spot market that year. “This is a great sign that June is going to be very good to carriers,” notes DAT’s Ken Harper.
