More students are getting behind the wheel of trucks as dozens of high schools across the U.S. offer classes to help them obtain their CDLs.
The driving force behind the trucking classes is the desire to expand career opportunities for high schoolers and bolster the professional driving field, teachers told FreightWaves. The American Trucking Associations reports that the industry will need to recruit 1.2 million drivers over the next decade to meet demand, though some in the industry dispute whether there is a truck driver shortage.
