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our graduates take the CDL certification test,” Strange said.
And hopefully starting with the Summer 2020 cohort, STC will build on that long track record of success and begin offering a training program specific to log truck drivers. Targeting those who already have their CDL but are interested in becoming log truck drivers, the 80-hour program will train
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students on the unique skills and chal- lenges involved in driving a log truck. The program will also give companies that hire graduates an insurance break if their insurance providers recognize the program — and most of the local provid- ers have already promised to do so.
“All of us here at Southeastern Tech are excited about this new program and helping to fill the demand for qualified
log truck drivers in our state,” Strange said.
BRADY HUMMEL IS A COMMUNICATIONS PROFESSIONAL FOCUSED ON TELLING IMPORTANT AND COMPELLING STORIES AND HELPING CHANGEMAKERS MAXIMIZE THEIR IMPACT IN THEIR COMMUNITIES.
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about Southeastern Technical College’s Commercial Truck Driving program, visit www.southeasterntech.edu/ academics/program.php?id=995.
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