The American Trucking Associations Workforce Heroes program concluded a week-long tour of high schools in Northwest Iowa, teaching safe driving skills and raising awareness about job opportunities available in the trucking industry.
With an ongoing shortage of professional truck drivers and qualified diesel technicians across the country, the Workforce Heroes program educated students from seven different area high schools about the variety of career paths that can be found in trucking. Students took home a copy of our Workforce Heroes pamphlet to learn more about a day in the life of a professional truck driver, starting salary, CDL requirements and more.
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Independent Riders for Children and Charities give $2,800 in donations to local organizations
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The money was collected earlier in the year from their annual Toy Run.
Le Mars Head Start, Le Mars Shop with a Cop Program, Josh s Ride, and the Le Mars Backpack program each received a donation from the Riders.
Leaders with the organization say they re thankful for everyone who made the day possible. This means a lot to us. This is our 29th year of doing this. We all love kids and this is things that we can give back to the community. For the children of our community, said Randall Luschen, president of Independent Riders.