Community Colleges to Train Truck Drivers through DOT Grants
As part of a continuing grant initiative, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is collaborating with community colleges to train truck drivers across the nation.
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This latest round of DOT grants is specifically aimed at training veterans and their spouses for careers in the trucking sector. The U.S. has increasingly faced a shortage of truck drivers in recent years.
To address this shortage, the DOT is allocating millions of dollars to educational institutions to equip veterans with skills for the trucking profession. This initiative aims to increase the number of commercial driver’s license (CDL) holders by providing advanced operator safety training and expanding employment opportunities for veterans, their spouses, and individuals from underrepresented communities.
U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg emphasized the importance of this program, stating, “Veterans know how to get things where they need to go safely. At a time when our supply chain depends on having more qualified truck drivers, this program will give those who have served in uniform a new and important way to contribute, and benefit, by launching a new career in this vital industry.”
List of Recipients for DOT Grants
The following community colleges and training programs have been awarded grants this year:
- Advanced Technology Institute – $175,000
- Central Georgia Technical College – $150,900
- Collin Community College – $191,000
- Commercial Driver Services Inc – $200,000
- Community College of Baltimore County – $197,410
- Des Moines Area Community College – $112,500
- Global Trucking Academy LLC – $196,100
- Hawkeye Community College – $132,359
- Johnson County Community College – $75,000
- Klamath Community College – $194,106
- Lehigh Carbon Community College – $193,677
- Lone Star College System District – $60,600
- Nordic Enterprises – $198,429
- Northwest Florida State College – $186,480
- Tidewater Community College – $102,769
- Truck Driver Institute of FL, Inc. – $195,860
- Truck Driver Institute, Inc. – $195,860
- Wor Wic Community College – $147,550
- York County School of Technology – $194,400
The announcement of these DOT grants coincides with increased investment by state and federal governments in workforce and infrastructure training programs at community colleges.
