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Taking The Hire RoadHow autonomous vehicles can impact the truck driver workforceJeremy Reymer, CEO & Founder of DriverReach, chats with Don Lefeve, Head of Corporate Affairs at Robotic Research, LLC. Remember you can submit any questions or comments, including those which may appear on upcoming Deeper Dive segments - at podcast@driverreach.com. And don’t forget to rate and review Taking the Hire Road on whatever platform you listen!Follow Taking The Hire Road on Apple PodcastsFollow Taking The Hire Road on SpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts
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2021-11-1823 min
RoadSigns A Transport Topics PodcastWD2: What is the Process of Training a Commercial Driver?Since drivers are the heart and soul of any trucking and logistics operation, it’s vital to have sufficient, proper training to better prepare them for the workforce. So, we ask, what does it take to be a commercial driver? And, what are schools doing to train these drivers? Host Mike Freeze speaks with Chris Thropp, CEO/President of SAGE Truck Driving School and Don Lefeve, CEO of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association. Tune in and find out what internal and external, underlying factors are involved in driver training and demand.
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2020-09-1733 min
FreightWaves LIVE: An Events PodcastThe future of CDL training: Fireside Chat - Carrier SummitWith Brad Ball, Roadmaster Drivers School and Don Lefeve, Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA)FreightWaves virtual eventsApple PodcastsSpotifyMore FreightWaves Podcasts
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2020-08-2112 min
The Bus StopCommercial Vehicle Training Association | Don Lefeve, President & CEOThis week's edition of NSTA: The Bus Stop features Curt Macysyn, NSTA Executive Director, and Commercial Vehicle Training Association President and CEO, Don Lefeve. Curt and Don discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on the commercial vehicle industry, highlighting closures of State Driver's License Agencies. Learn more about a recent effort that NSTA has signed onto,that provides flexibility in the training and licensing of commercial drivers. Support the show
2020-05-0514 min
HDT Talks TruckingWhat Does the Delay of the Entry-Level Driver Training Rule Mean for Trucking?The entry-level driver training requirements were a long time coming – and now they’re going to be even longer, as the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a two-year delay just days before the new regulation was to go into effect Feb. 7. On this episode of HDT Talks Trucking, we have three people with a stake in the ELDT program, and they aren't happy that it's been pushed back. Some say the delay will allow CDL mills more time to crank out under-qualified drivers. Our guests are:
Don Lefeve, president and CEO of the Commercial Vehicle Training Asso...
2020-02-1930 min
Recruit & Retain: Trucking EditionThe Entry Level Driver Training (ELDT) Rule and What It Means for You, with Don LefeveDon Lefeve is the President and CEO of the Commercial Vehicle Training Association, the largest association of commercial truck driving schools in the United States. CVTA has approximately two hundred members located in 43 states, and each year those members graduate an impressive 50,000 truck drivers. In this episode of Recruit and Retain: Trucking Edition, Don talks with host Chad Hendricks about the Entry Level Driver Training rule and the broad-reaching nationwide impact it will have on recruiting, training schools, carriers and new drivers. "We ended up coming to consensus on a rule, it served as the basis. On December 8, 2016...
2018-09-2631 minRecruit & Retain: Trucking EditionR&R Conference Series Part 2: Government PoliciesThis episode is the second in a series of episodes recorded at the Recruit and Retain Conference in Nashville earlier this year. Some of you may know it as the R&R conference. This episode contains a compilation of multiple interviews who we spoke with at the conference. In this week's episode, you'll hear from Don Lefeve, President & CEO at the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA); and Chris Spear, President & CEO at ATA. Listen in to learn how to boost your recruitment rates without pouring even more time and resources into the recruitment process. "...
2018-08-0827 min