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Patterson High School Takes on Truck Driver Shortage

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Superintendent Dr. Philip Alfano saw an opportunity and created a Supply Chain and Logistics Management Program at the high school that trains students for entry-level positions at these facilities. Although Mr. Dein has been an elementary school teacher for 17 years, he is definitely not new to trucking.

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What Does No-Contact Delivery Mean?

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And you should train employees to check for customers’ preferences before they deliver the order. million users by 2026. But younger generations and population segments are definitely embracing delivery. They can select no contact delivery within an app or web browser during the ordering process.

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When it comes to the truck driver shortage, ‘the struggle is (still) real’

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Yes, carriers are aggressively, and smartly, raising driver sign-on bonuses, and providing financial aid options for potential drivers to attend driver training schools to get them their CDL licenses, among other things. For certain, carriers are definitely loving those apples. Not so much.