Lana Nichols of WIT to Discuss How CDL Schools Can Grow the Prospective CDL Student Pool

Join us at the CVTA Fall Conference to hear Lana Nichols share insights on the challenges and opportunities shaping transportation, workforce development, and commercial driver training: 2026 Fall Conference

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CDL schools are often one of the first entry points into the commercial transportation industry. That makes training providers an important part of the conversation around workforce development, student outreach, and ensuring more individuals see trucking as an accessible and rewarding career path.

At Women In Trucking, Lana provides strategic leadership across operations, partnerships, governance, and long-term initiatives that support WIT’s mission to encourage the employment of women in trucking, promote their accomplishments, and reduce the obstacles they face. A longtime WIT leader, she has played a key role in strengthening programs, expanding partnerships, and advancing initiatives that support women across the industry.

At the 2026 CVTA Fall Conference, Nichols will bring that perspective to CDL training providers, highlighting how schools can help create stronger pathways into trucking and support a more inclusive driver workforce.

The 2026 CVTA Fall Conference brings together the commercial driver training community for three days of education, collaboration, and networking with the leaders shaping the future of transportation.

Connect with school owners, carrier executives, regulators, policymakers, and industry innovators while gaining practical strategies and fresh perspectives from nationally recognized experts.

Expand your network. Learn from industry leaders. Exchange ideas with peers. Leave better prepared to lead your organization into the future.

Register for the CVTA Fall Conference: 2026 Fall Conference