National Truck Drivers School

National Truck Drivers School National Truck Drivers School has trained over 32,000 students at their nationally accredited career school in Florida. Since 1978, National Truck Drivers School's unique courses and programs have been teaching qualified applicants to drive the "Big Rigs". In just a matter of weeks, students can be ready to pass their CDL test and get their Commercial Driver's License, thus becoming safe, well paid drivers of semi tractor trailers.

National Truck Drivers School is Nationally Accredited by the Accrediting Commission of the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC), Washington, D.C. National Training Inc. is fully licensed by the State of Florida, Commission for Independent Education, and is also licensed by the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. This school offers programs that are VA & DANTES Approved, training eligible applicants under the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). NTI is also authorized to train eligible Vocational Rehabilitation Participants.

National Truck Drivers School offers a straight forward program that is current and tuition competitive. That mixed with high quality education makes this opportunity valuable to the student and highly recognized by your future employers.

RESIDENT TRAINING EQUIPMENT

National Training, Inc. provides and maintains a quality fleet of tractor-trailers that are provided to their students during their training experience. National Truck Drivers School features the top manufacturers of truck tractors such as Freightfiner, Peterbilt, Kenworth and White-GMC. The road fleet is comprised of late model tractors which are comparable to the exact road tractors that are currently on our nation's highways. The School pays particular attention to equipment variety, not only to the name brands, but also in the power trains utilized in our training fleet. They feature engines from 300 HP to 450HP. National's fleet is represented by all of the major component manufacturers such as Caterpillar, Cummins and Detroit Diesel Series 11. Truck transmissions range from 9 speed, 10 speed and super 10 speed. The trailer fleet is represented by a large section of manufacturers. The School currently utilizes 45 and 48 foot van trailers, some of which have sliding tandem axles.

RESIDENT TRAINING COMPLEX - GREEN COVE SPRING& FLORIDA

Students taking the TRUCK DRIVER TRAINING PROGRAMS train on various parts of the 350 acre, multi-million dollar, modem training facilities. The school believes the training complex is one of the largest and best equipped in the United States, utilizing 7,000 square feet of classroom space and several other ancillary buildings for maintenance of equipment and storage.

The Future of the Trucking Industry

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics; truck drivers will see a 19% increase in jobs from 2002 to 2012. This represents 337,000 additional trucking jobs. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that that truck drivers rank in the top 20 occupations covered in the 2004-05 Occupational Outlook Handbook with the largest job growth. The bureau does not address the existing trucking positions that remain unfilled today. New technologies are changing the way truck drivers work, especially long-distance truck drivers. Satellites and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) link many trucks with company headquarters. Troubleshooting information, directions, weather reports, and other important communications can be delivered to the truck, anywhere, within seconds. Drivers can easily communicate with the dispatcher to discuss delivery schedules and courses of action in the event of mechanical problems. Truck driving has become less physically demanding because most trucks now have more comfortable seats, better ventilation, and improved, ergonomically-designed cabs. Design improvements in newer trucks reduce stress and increase the efficiency of long-distance drivers. Many of the newer trucks are virtual mini-apartments on wheels, equipped with refrigerators, televisions, and bunks. Most trucking companies realize the value of well trained, safe drivers. They make the pay and benefits packages very desirable in an effort to keep their drivers driving for them. Interstate drivers can easily log over 80,000 miles per year. The typical truck driver earned an average of $40,883 in salary in 2000. That's up more than $5,400, or 15.3 percent, from 1997. According to a study released by American Trucking Associations, in addition to salary, the typical driver was also eligible for three bonuses and a menu of fringe benefits.

The American Trucking Association's 2000 Driver Compensation Study shows how 316 of the nation's trucking companies paid their drivers and owner-operators, but yet still struggled to keep their tractors seated and rolling. This is further evidence of the tremendous opportunity that exists in the motor carrier industry. Based on information from the W-2 forms reported by the companies to the Internal Revenue Service, the median salary for a driver was $39,648 (2000 statistics). The top 25 percent of drivers made $47,000 a year or more; and at the low end of the scale, the least well-paid quarter of drivers made $35,000 a year or less. These results applied to company drivers among all carriers surveyed.

There is a growing NATIONAL TRUCK DRIVER SHORTAGE plaguing the industry. Almost every index, every analysis, and every study points to a critical need for truck drivers in the trucking industry. Trucking is the second largest service industry in the United States. The opportunity for promotion in this field is great for properly trained and ambitious people. References: Bureau of Labor Statistics Start your career as a Commercial Truck Driver today!