160 Driving Academy Blog: Truck Driving School

Preparation helps keep you safe while driving. There are so many things that can go wrong with your car or other drivers. Safe driving is key, but it is also good to be prepared especially if you are going on long trips. As semi-truck drivers, long trips mean that your cab is your home. The truck dr...

Do you love the feeling of being behind the wheel? Are you currently working as a bus or taxi driver? Or maybe you’re on a truck crew? These careers could be prepping you for an even better one…truck driving. Your background as a driver has already prepared you for the job.  Instea...

While you probably hear a great deal about unemployment in the media, one group of unemployed people barely receives any recognition – unemployed veterans. Though veterans gain skills in the military that are useful in civilian jobs, many of our former service members struggle to find work when they...

With the current nationwide shortage of truck drivers, now’s the time to enter the field. According to the American Trucking Associations: 500,000,000,000: You read that right…the trucking industry brought in $500 billion in gross freight revenues, representing 81.9% of our nation's f...

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