- Heyward Career and Technology Center in Columbia offers a commercial driver’s license (CDL) program to high school students, one of only six programs of its kind in the United States.
A growing demand for truck drivers across the country is putting focus on recruiting the next generation, and one Midlands school is working to meet that need.
At Heyward Career and Technology Center in Columbia, students are getting a head start through a commercial driver’s license (CDL) program, one of only six high school programs of its kind in the United States.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, hundreds of thousands of truck driver openings are expected each year over the next decade. Much of that demand is driven by an aging workforce and a lack of younger drivers entering the industry…