Truck Driving

Fox Valley Technical College is taking hands-on learning to the road. The new Mobile Truck Driving Lab, also known as the Simulator Trailer, is bringing high-quality training directly to communities across our region. “Having the mobile lab helps us with being able to deliver great training experiences all around our region, matching the quality of

Fox Valley Technical College is excited to offer a unique opportunity for prospective truck drivers. Thanks to a $28,000 grant from the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD), FVTC can now offer financial assistance to 12 participants interested in pursuing Commercial Driver License (CDL) Class A training. This grant will slash tuition costs by 50%

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

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

College is training bus drivers as school year approaches The calendar says summer but all eyes are shifting to the start of the school year. Local school districts are preparing for students’ return and that includes a transportation plan to get students to the classroom. As with other industries, there is a need for licensed

The FVTC Truck Driving program was highlighted recently in an article featuring Sargento Foods employee Amanda Lytle, the first female truck driving apprentice in Wisconsin. A longtime employee at Sargento, Amanda was interested in transitioning to a truck driving career so she decided to take advantage of a new training opportunity offered by her employer. It’s a

Tom Frieders’ efforts are behind a Coats for Kids donation More than four hundred local children and adults will be bundled up just a bit more this winter thanks to the efforts of Tom Frieders. “This started out about as grassroots as you can get.” Tom, a driver trainer in the FVTC Truck Driving program,

Director of FVTC’s Truck Driving program has an answer With the American Trucking Association reporting more than 80,000 driver vacancies nationwide, a spotlight is on the trucking industry like never before. In addition to the pandemic taking its toll on the industry, other reasons behind the shortage include a stressed supply chain system, older truck

Due to the ongoing shortage of drivers in the trucking industry, the federal government is starting an apprenticeship program that would allow drivers as young as 18 to drive semi-trucks across state lines. FVTC’s Director of Truck Driving program, Rob Behnke, was recently asked by FOX11 to weigh in on the pilot program which, among other