Just a girl in live whith a truck driver Shirt
HomePrograms and CoursesTransportation Systems TechnologiesTruck Driver Training SchoolHistory of Truck Driver Training SchoolHistory of Truck Driver Training SchoolThe seeds for the school were first sown in 1939 when the Safety Supervisors Council of the NC Motor Carriers Association (NCMCA) went to NC State College over concerns for the growing need for qualified new drivers.WWII interrupted planning, but it resumed in 1947 when NC State College Extension Division Director, Edward W. Ruggles, got together with trucking leaders, Claude Schlagenhauf (Akers Motor Lines), Theo Gowens (Cherry Grove NC), Carlton Alexander (McLean Trucking), Johnny Bowden (Transport Indemnity), Tom Moore (Carolina Freight Carriers), Russ Haynie (soon to be Director of the School), and J.T.”Tom” Outlaw (NCMCA executive vice-president). Through their efforts, the N C Truck Driver Training School was launched with 25 students in August of 1949. Equipment valued in excess of $50,000 was provided by the council and carriers. A complete course of study was formulated (syllabus) by Carlton Alexander. The course was the first college-conducted school in the nation for training professional truck drivers. Mr. Harry Fletcher served as Director of the first school.
Just a girl in live whith a truck driver Shirt
During the 1950’s, diesel fuel was a whopping 14.9 cents a gallon! Quite a difference from the fuel costs of today. Trucks with refrigerated trailers ran them on propane which made it necessary to fill up on propane as well as diesel fuel in order to keep frozen items on ice. During the years of World War I, many trucking companies began manufacturing trucks for the war effort. In total, 227,000 new trucks were produced, giving rise to many trucking companies of today including Michigan Motor Freight, Yellow Freight, and Interstate Motor Freight, just to name a few. It’s hard to imagine how our society would be able to function without the aid of the army of truck drivers that transport goods and materials back and forth across this country. With any luck, we won’t have to imagine such a world.
