Federal Government to Grant Funds to Increase Safety Education for Semi Truck Drivers
In order to improve the safety level of drivers of semi trucks and reduce the number of serious injury accidents involving big trucks on the roads, the U.S. government has approved a grant of $1 million to various technical and community colleges around the country to improve the education provided to students enrolled in programs to teach them to be commercial motor vehicle drivers. The goal is to improve safety training for people seeking jobs as professional truck drivers. Everyone who drives a semi truck, tractor trailer or 18 wheeler, as they are often called, must pass a test to obtain a commercial driver's license (CDL). However, the initial and ongoing training for semi truck drivers is often lacking and inadequate.
The funds to be applied for increased safety training for commercial truck drivers will be given to nine institutions in nine different states, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. No Florida school will receive any of the money at this point.
