Transportation

Richard Flirt, a retired Navy veteran, has been recognized as one of the top 10 finalists in the 2024 Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence Award. This prestigious award celebrates the significant contributions that veterans are making in the transportation industry, highlighting their dedication, skill and the positive influence they bring to the field.  After serving in

The FVTC Diesel Equipment Technology program recently received a generous donation from Kenworth Trucks of a brand-new PACCAR MX13 engine, along with the necessary tools for working on it.  This donation –valued at nearly $73,000– will greatly enhance the program’s educational resources, offering students invaluable hands-on training that aligns with the latest industry standards.  “Students will have

100 participants now in the workforce Career EXCELerate, a partnership between Fox Valley Technical College, Goodwill North Central Wisconsin and Rawhide Youth Services, is celebrating a major milestone with 100 individuals now in the local workforce after completing the job training program. Even more impressive, from the time participants enrolled in Career EXCELerate to when

GM donates rare Cadillac sedan to GM ASEP program Talk about a fancy set of wheels. Automotive Technology GM ASEP students recently welcomed a 2020 Cadillac CT6 V Blackwing to campus, a generous donation from General Motors. What’s so special about this Caddy? Let us list the ways: the four-door sedan is one of only 600

Diesel Equipment Technology program prepares Kyle Kollmann to assume the family business Kyle Kollmann knows diesel equipment.   With parents who own and operate a trucking company—Oakfield-based Kollmann Trucking—and uncles who own a farm, he grew up surrounded by large equipment. “I suppose one could say diesel runs in my blood,” says Kyle.   So when it

Instructors encourage more women to pursue careers in Welding and Truck Driving Jessie Lloyd (left) and Julie Matulle On any given morning at the Fox Valley Technical College Wautoma Regional Center, you’ll find Jessie Lloyd in the welding lab teaching high school students how to run a bead or perfect their welds.  You may also see

Event provides a glimpse of future careers for middle and high school students Around 200 middle and high school students from across Wisconsin visited the Appleton campus on Friday, Feb. 16 to compete in a variety of events related to career and technical skills. It was part of the annual SkillsUSA Regional Competition, which allows

Long-time community partner donates protective gear A generous donation from a local employer and long-standing community partner is a welcome layer of protection for students, faculty and staff at Fox Valley Technical College. As students in agriculture, construction and transportation-related programs return to class this fall, they will benefit from a hefty supply of new

Nationally, demand for diesel technicians in the workforce will continue to grow over the next few years. Locally, Fox Valley Technical College is responding to the workforce gap by adding a new Diesel Equipment Technician with CDL. Here are five frequently asked questions about the technical diploma program. Joe Berhausen, department chair of Diesel Technology