Bill Bowering, a New York native and professional truck driver for H.O. Wolding of Amherst, Wis., was named a Truckload Carriers Association Highway Angel for his bravery and compassion in the face of a deadly rollover car accident....

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The following employees are acknowledged by NTTS Officials for their loyalty, commitment and dedication of service.  The employees acknowledged are listed below with anniversary dates in the third quarter of 2010:

Janice Anderson - 5 years                    James Fairbank - 14 years                                       
Kenneth Ingoldby - 4 years                 James Martin - 4 years
Kristy Newton - 4 years                        Della Bonacci - 1 year
Ronald Paerrino - 1 year                      Laurie Russo - 1 year
Kate Frash - 5 years
* break in service

 

Congratulations to our Chief Mechanic, Ken Ingoldby, for winning FIRST PLACE in the New York State Motor Truck Association's annual competition.  Ken placed first in the engine portion of the competition.  Way to go Ken!

 

Liverpool (WSYR-TV) - Economists and industry analysts say that the increase in trucks on the road hauling freight is a sign the economy is starting to pick up. With more products to pull, companies, including ones in Central New York, are looking for more drivers to fill the need.
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WANTED: 400,000 TRUCK DRIVERS

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Can't find a job? Maybe it's time to take your search on the road.

The U.S. trucking industry will need to hire about 200,000 drivers by the end of this year, and will need to add another 200,000 by the end of 2011, according to the state of logistics report from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
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National Tractor Trailer School (NTTS)of Liverpool and Buffalo, New York is pleased to announce their approved participation in the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program.  This approval enables spouses of Active Duty members of the Department of Defense and spouses of Activated members of the National Guard and Reserve Components to now receive up to $6000.00 to attend NTTS.

 

The period of eligibility for spouses of Guard and Reserve members is from the date of the Alert or Warning Order for Military Recall or Mobilization, through activation and deployment until 180 days following De-Mobilization.  Spouses of the severely injured, ill, wounded, killed in action (KIA), prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA) are also eligible.

Information on campus tours, courses, schedules and financial aid may be obtained by contacting Kimberly Sather,  

Going to college is hardly a panacea for young people

By Bill Coplin
Syracuse University

As the Say Yes to Education program gains traction in Syracuse, supporters and the Say Yes leadership should confront the reality that today's high school graduates need the skills and perspectives to pursue a viable career path after high school.  (Click here to read more)

 

The meeting was held at PTDI's corporate headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.  The board members consisted of professionals from the transportation, training, insurance industries, among others.  Elections were held, topics discussed including, but not limited to, financial, funding, legal, PTDI Standards, and policies.  Legislative and product updates.  For more information, visit www.ptdi.org.
 

Liverpool (WSYR-TV) - If you're hitting the roads in search of a new job, you may not be too far from finding what you're looking for.

Dozens of folks are getting the behind wheel at a local truck-driving school, hoping to find a renewed sense of job-security in the driver's seat.

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News10Now
By: Brad Vivacqua

Harry Kowalchyk is the president of the National Tractor Trailer School locally in Liverpool. He says the number of job applicants at the tractor trailer school are up by about 20 percent locally.

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WSTM NBC Channel 3 News Story
by Brandon Roth

Click below to watch the story aired Monday, March 2nd:

http://www.cnycentral.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=267646

 

People seeking recession-proof turn to CNY schools for trucking, hairdressing, nursing

 

Driver believes a safe trucker has a recession-proof job
It takes all kinds to make up the pool of drivers needed for the trucking industry, those who are highly educated and those who aren’t. Marcia Underhill tips the scale on the side for the highly educated.

Underhill, who lives in Jonesboro, Ga., has a master’s degree in public health and used to work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She graduated... (for more on the story, click here)

By BARB KAMPBELL
The Trucker Staff 

TRUCKING INDUSTRY ATTRACTS DRIVERS IN TROUBLED ECONOMY
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from NBC News Dallas Fort Worth