CVTA Chairman Jeff Burkhardt appeared on Newsmax’s First Edition to represent the association in a discussion on English-language proficiency, CDL qualifications, and consistent enforcement across the commercial driver system. Burkhardt emphasized that English-language standards have been in place for decades and that roadway safety depends on every part of the system, including training providers, licensing agencies, examiners, motor carriers, and enforcement officials, upho

Talk with CDL School leadership from around the nation at the 2026 CVTA Fall Conference: 2026 Fall Conference CVTA is proud to recognize member school Elite Truck School on the opening of its new campus in Creswell, Oregon. The expansion brings the school’s commercial driver training programs to Lane County and the greater Eugene area. Located at 430 S. Mill St. Creswell, Oregon, the new campus will provide Class A CDL training for local residents interested in entering the t

Continue the conversation on autonomous vehicle policy, driver requirements, and the future of CDL training at the: 2026Fall Conference On June 26, NHTSA proposed deleting the brake pedal requirement for vehicles built to drive themselves. FMVSS 135, the brake standard passenger cars and light trucks have lived under since 1995, would no longer require a hand or foot brake control in a vehicle designed to operate without a human driver. The stopping distance requirements stay

Join us at the CVTA Fall Conference to hear Robert Ragan share timely insight on the challenges and opportunities shaping transportation, workforce development, and commercial driver training: 2026 Fall Conference CVTA is excited to announce that Robert Ragan, President of Melton Truck Lines, will serve as a featured speaker at the 2026 CVTA Fall Conference. Successful trucking companies are built on more than strong freight markets. They require sound leadership, disciplined

Learn more about FMCSA audits, compliance expectations, and what they mean for CDL training providers at the: 2026 Fall Conference Earlier this week, FMCSA briefed CVTA on Operation Driver Training II, a nationwide oversight initiative that will take place July 2–30, 2026. Due to its importance to members, we are releasing this information. Unlike Operation Driver Training I, which primarily consisted of questionnaires and limited compliance reviews, this initiative will invo

Register for the CVTA Fall Conference and hear Dean Croke’s economic forecast live in Dallas: 2026 Fall Conference CVTA is thrilled to announce that Dean Croke from DAT Freight and Analytics will be joining the 2026 Fall Conference to offer an economic update! Every hiring decision, enrollment forecast, and business investment begins with one question: Where is the freight market headed? Dean Croke will provide an in-depth look at the economic forces shaping trucking, includi

CVTA Vice-Chair, Samantha Greenberg, on left, welcomes federal officials from FMCSA's Office of Safety Programs in Washington and the USDOT Volpe Center for a tour of the new NETTTS campus. CVTA member New England Tractor Trailer Training School recently welcomed the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the USDOT Volpe team for a firsthand look at one of the nation’s long-standing leaders in commercial driver training. The visit gave FMCSA officials an opportunity

On Thursday, June 4th, CVTA member school NETTTS celebrated the grand opening of its new campus, a significant investment in career-focused education and the future of workforce training. “Our new campus was designed to reflect where workforce training is headed: modern classrooms, hands-on learning environments, advanced training technology, and a student experience built around real career outcomes,” said Samantha Greenberg, Owner of NETTTS and CVTA Vice Chair. At a time w

Earlier this week, the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Surface Transportation, Freight, Pipelines, and Safety held a hearing titled "The Need for Speed: How Technological Advances Are Driving Transportation Innovation." For CVTA member schools, the discussion that followed was directly relevant. As the freight industry enters an early adoption phase of autonomous and connected vehicle technology, the professional driver and the training pipeline that produces them sits at t