Source: Matt Talhelm, WRAL, 6/3/21


The demand for truck drivers is soaring as North Carolina rebounds from the pandemic. The industry is short 60,000 drivers nationwide. The North Carolina Truck Driver Training School at Johnston Community College (JCC) is the oldest truck driver school in the country. The school is working to put a dent in the driver shortage. Right now, 22 students are going through an 8 week program with classroom and on-the-road training to become professional truck drivers.

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