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I’m sure this is a great program and even though this has nothing to do with trucking. Reading this article reminded me of the hundreds of articles about truck driving schools and the truck driver shortage. Including this comment -
Herald.com | 10/11/2004 | Minorities given new hope at flight school
…Jones said the goal is to [...]

During the last few weeks there have been several articles about the driver shortage. Even USA Today ran an article about how the driver shortage can halt or do damage to the economy.
At the same time trucking companies are posting extremely good profits because of the tight capacity.

Werner Enterprises Reports Record Operating Revenues and Earnings [...]

The Great Trucking Debate
As the November 2nd election approaches and the 2004 Presidential campaign heats up, it shouldn’t be too surprising that neither candidate says much about trucking issues directly. Historically, most candidates have not – until now.
President George Bush and Democratic nominee Senator John Kerry recently offered some valuable [...]

This is from a letters to the editor about truck only tolls on I-81 in Virginia. Surprisingly, it’s not from a trucker, but an insurance executive.

roanoke.com - Commentary Stories -Increase the gas tax to pay for Interstate 81
“Virginia’s approach to tolling I-81 may need a change because of trucks’ ability to divert to other routes.”
“We [...]

Bypassing the toll road.
Longer hours at a weigh station and additional police patrols have been implemented in what state officials say is an effort to discourage interstate truck traffic on Route 41 in Lake County.
At a news conference Friday at a truck weigh station on Route 41 north of Wadsworth Road, Illinois State Police Master [...]

FRAMINGHAM — When a tractor-trailer is involved in a highway crash, it’s more likely a life will be lost and traffic will be blocked for hours. Big-rig drivers, though, are to blame for fewer than half of those accidents.
What? Fewer than half are the truck drivers fault? There’s a study that CRASH doesn’t like that [...]