Podcasts Technology Convoy Radio Episode 10: Developing the next generation of truck drivers

Episode 10: Developing the next generation of truck drivers

Published: July 15, 2019, 9:02 p.m.

With over 700,000 accident and ticket-free miles driven, Dave Dein is no stranger to the trucking industry. He first got his start in 1988 hauling tomatoes for Morning Star to pay his way through college.

After eight years teaching elementary school, Dein founded a non-profit truck driving school focused on training individuals recently released from prison on how to drive a truck. 

Now, he's using his experience to educate the future generation of truck drivers. In tandem with staff and industry partners, Dein established what he believes to be the first high school CDL trucking course in the country at Patterson High School in Patterson, California.

Students learn how to conduct pre-trip inspections, build trip plans, pull the fifth wheel, shift gears via the truck simulator and much more. Upon completion of the program, students are given the option to obtain free behind-the-wheel training with industry partners. In Episode 10 of Convoy Radio, listen in as hosts Jake and Michael chat with Dein on how he is developing the next wave of truck drivers.