Each year the Indiana Motor Truck Association (IMTA) hosts the Indiana Truck Driving Championships & Technicians Competition. The event highlights the skills and abilities of our state’s top drivers and technicians who work for companies who are members of the IMTA. The top scorers will be sent to the National Truck Driving Championships, which will be held in Minneapolis, MN in August.
This year’s event will be held on Saturday, June 23, at Lincoln Tech in Indianapolis. Each year, the event is widely successful because of the help of 90-100 volunteers who serve as course judges, pre-trip judges, and hostlers.
Driving Ambition has been a large sponsor and supporter of this annual event for many years, and provides dozens of volunteers. But more volunteers are still needed!
If you are interested in being a volunteer, and showing your support for the men and women who safely deliver the goods each and every day, please complete this simple volunteer form. It doesn’t matter if you don’t have any experience, or if you’re not even in the trucking industry – we’ll teach you what you need to know!
Each volunteer will receive an official 2012 Indiana Truck Driving Championship t-shirt to wear the day of the event, and will be provided a free ticket to attend the Banquet of Champions Dinner on Saturday night.
Please note: All volunteers will need to attend a brief Volunteer’s Meeting on Friday, June 22, from 6pm-7pm at the Indianapolis Marriott North (Keystone at the Crossing). The brief meeting will highlight all of the various responsibilities for each assignment.
For more information about the IMTA, visit http://www.imtaonline.net
We hope to see you at the 2012 Indiana Truck Driving Championships & Technicians Competition!!
For the second consecutive year, the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) is seeking carrier input on CSA, and its impact on their operations.
The brief, confidential online survey asks carriers for information on how their perceptions of CSA have changed or been affected as CSA continues its second full year of measuring motor carrier and CDL driver safety performance. The survey also seeks to capture attitudes toward the program and general understanding of its key components.
Results of the survey - which will be available later this year - will be compared and contrasted with last year’s results, and will be accompanied by findings from ATRI’s surveys of other stakeholder groups impacted by CSA, including CDL drivers, shippers, and the enforcement community.
ATRI is the trucking industry’s 501(c)(3) not-for-profit research organization. It is engaged in critical research relating to freight transportation’s essential role in maintaining a safe, secure and efficient transportation system.
Driving Ambition is a premier CDL truck driver staffing company serving Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Since 2001, we have specialized in matching safe, experienced CDL drivers for our customers and great job opportunities for our professional truck drivers.
Our commitment to safety and building solid working relationships with both customers and CDL drivers has allowed us to earn an unparalleled reputation with our Proven Drivers and Exceptional Service.
May is National Military Appreciation Month, but every day is a day to good day to hire our nation's heroes.
As hundreds of thousands of young men and women, America’s sons and daughters, are returning home after fighting valiantly in Iraq and Afghanistan, they are facing a significant barrier: A weak economy with unemployment over 8%. Sadly, the jobless rate for veterans is even higher – over 13% for veterans who have served in the military since 9/11.
As most business owners know, hiring veterans and transitioning military service members makes good business sense. Veterans often make outstanding candidates in all occupational areas thanks to their professional discipline and work ethic.
If that wasn’t enough, hiring veterans might allow employers to be eligible for tax credits of $2,400 to $9,600 per employee thanks to the VOW to Hire Heroes Act that was signed into law last November. VOW stands for Veterans Opportunity to Work.
For more information about VOW to Hire Heroes Act, and resources to find veterans looking for employment opportunities, click here.
To learn more about National Military Appreciation Month and how your company can help celebrate, visit nmam.org.
Driving Ambition is a premier CDL truck driver staffing company serving Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Since 2001, we have specialized in matching safe, experienced CDL drivers for our customers and great job opportunities for our professional truck drivers.
Our commitment to safety and building solid working relationships with both customers and CDL drivers has allowed us to earn an unparalleled reputation with our Proven Drivers and Exceptional Service.