Some steps requested include the following:

• If truck drivers diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnea cannot prove by documentation that they have been treated of such, FMCSA could deny medical certification.

• FMCSA would hand out information and guidelines to help the truck drivers, trucking companies, and their medical doctors recognize high-risk candidates.

• I was surprised at the statistics that truck drivers have a 50% statistic of sleep apnea in those who have average body mass index of 40.0 or more; 35.0 and over considered obese.

In fact, a study commissioned by the FMSCA found that 17.6 percent of truckers studied suffered from mild sleep apnea while 5.8 percent had moderate sleep apnea and 4.7 percent had severe conditions.

In reading the letter, it shows there is only one accident mentioned, due to sleep apnea.  The driver ran into a highway patrol officer, killing him instantly.  Though this is a very sad story, one must ask them self if it is enough documentation to hold back a truck driver’s medical certification because he may be at risk.

This refrigerated carrier is the biggest in the US and is over 90 years old.  Their school trains their drivers in the most updated rigs that you would be driving as an employee.  In fact, they are never older than three years.  They have three schools to choose from across the country.  One in Indiana, One in Utah, and one in Southern California.  All three schools use the same “best in the industry “ curriculum for you to use as a driver.  Since you would be driving for their company, their classroom and over the road training, guarantees that the driver is completely ready to safely drive.

For the applicants, they receive transportation and living quarters during the duration of the courses.  Students only have to pay for their meals while at the school and they have a restaurant just below the hotel.

The course is only 17 days and then you are a certified truck driver.  Then you get the on-the-road training with a top of the line trainer for 90 days, and at that point you start to get paid.  After that, you are a full CE England Driver with a career on its way.

If you are interested, call them at 1-800-421-9004 or go to http://crengland.com/truckdrivingschools/index.jsp and apply online

For starters you should make a list of questions you have before you start your search. Next see if you can make a list of truck schools that have a good reputation.  Most likely a company with a long-standing reputation will offer the best training in the field. When contacting these schools, ask the questions from your list and make sure they give you the education you need.  Take a look at the following list and add these questions to your list before you start your search.

1. What is the classroom curriculum?  Be sure that driver safety, commercial transportation rules and regulations, and the driving basics are taught.
2. How many hours driving are required in the course?  Make sure this does not include sitting in the passenger seat!  You need plenty of experience driving and handling a big rig.
3. Find out the type of equipment used at the truck school.  They should be comparable to what you will be driving in a career.  Stay clear of automatic transmissions and older models that are no longer used by companies.
4. Does the school offer job placements?  Those schools owned by truck driving companies are more likely to guarantee you a job.  If the school is privately owned, see what their percentage of job placement is before committing to the school. Ask about their relationships with other trucking companies.
5. What are the costs?  Is there a financial aid program?  How about tuition reimbursement?  A truck driving school may have a completely different fee schedule than another one. Costs can range widely from $1,500 up to $7,000.

We hope this information is helpful to you. Our truck school program is currently enrolling students. If you’re interested in getting started please visit CREngland.com.

Authored by: Dave Ferrara a.k.a. BIGrigdave

CR England Truck Driving Schools Start Here

For people that are not willing to go with the “wait and see” approach when it comes to their future,

truck driving school

can be a great answer. Truck schools can also be a great way to start a new career in an industry that has a track record of providing above average pay and job security.

Above average pay used to be an important factor when people decided to quit their 9 to 5 job and get into trucking. People still can make between $30K and $40k in their first year which is a much higher amount that flipping burgers will yield. Now, the industries job security seems to be number one on the list. It is no wonder with companies like CR England going almost 90 years and never laying off a driver. Even in this recession or the one that just ended, depending on who you ask, truck drivers have always been in high demand. People switching form a career that was spent behind a desk to the open road can find security knowing that when the economy does begin to grow again, it is going to take truck drivers to make it happen.

If you’re ready to start a new career in the trucking industry you should look into CR England’s Premier Truck Driving Schools for your training. CR England will even guarantee you a job upon completion of the training program.

Here is the article:

Published: Friday, August 28, 2009 at 8:18 a.m.

The best stimulus plan is one that gets people back to work quickly.
Money from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will allow the
Cape Fear region’s two community colleges to do precisely that.

Cape Fear Community College and Brunswick Community College got
$500,000 between them to enhance job training programs that can be
completed in six months or less. Some of those programs will train
people for entry-level jobs, but others have the potential for good
earnings or could be just the first step along the path to a
higher-paying job.

We need both types.

Although retail and
food service jobs historically pay low wages, our service-dependent
economy needs people with the skills to interact with customers
professionally. With the right training and good performance,
entry-level jobs can lead to better opportunities. Such jobs are ideal
for people who have few skills or who are new to the job market, but
the stimulus also is designed to help retrain people who have been laid
off.

The key is to train people for the jobs that are available.
Even in a recession such as this one, there are fields that are almost
always hiring.

Programs such as truck driver training, carpentry,
computer repair and even a nurses aide program can lead to
opportunities with the right combination of experience and continuing
education. Entry-level truck drivers who graduate from CFCC’s program
can make $32,000 to $34,0000; get a little experience under your belt
and it’s possible to make $50,000 or more.

The truck driver
program and others are already successful. The stimulus money is
opening them to more people. The nursing assistant program at CFCC has
a continual waiting list. That’s partly because demand is so high.
Spokesman David Hardin says the $300,000 grant the college received
will help cut down on that waiting list.

Training provided by our
colleges is important not only as a recession fighter, but to meet the
changing needs of businesses as they struggle to remain competitive in
the global economy.

It’s always difficult to know whether to take
the economists’ predictions seriously, because it seems that one week
they see recovery and the next, a slowdown. But so far there are signs
that we’re starting to climb out of the valley, even though jobs may
not recover as quickly.

Our community colleges will play a vital
role in helping workers adjust to a rapidly changing labor market.
Established as a way to train workers for the jobs that local
businesses need to fill, North Carolina’s two-year college system is
among our best hopes for keeping people employed. Over the years, they
also have stressed college transfer programs, but their most important
contribution is and always has been to put people to work.

Now that’s a stimulus program.

Here is a link to the actual article if you want o leave comments.

http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20090828/ARTICLES/908289995?Title=Stimulus-money-well-spent-at-community-colleges