The following employees are acknowledged by NTTS Officials for their loyalty, commitment and dedication of service.  The employees acknowledged are listed below with anniversary dates in the first quarter of 2010:

Janice Anderson - 5 years                    James Fairbank - 14 years                                       
Kenneth Ingoldby - 4 years                 James Martin - 4 years
Kristy Newton - 4 years                        Della Bonacci - 1 year
Ronald Paerrino - 1 year                      Laurie Russo - 1 year
Kate Frash - 5 years
* break in service

 

Congratulations to our Chief Mechanic, Ken Ingoldby, for winning FIRST PLACE in the New York State Motor Truck Association's annual competition.  Ken placed first in the engine portion of the competition.  Way to go Ken!

 

Liverpool (WSYR-TV) - Economists and industry analysts say that the increase in trucks on the road hauling freight is a sign the economy is starting to pick up. With more products to pull, companies, including ones in Central New York, are looking for more drivers to fill the need.
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WANTED: 400,000 TRUCK DRIVERS

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Can't find a job? Maybe it's time to take your search on the road.

The U.S. trucking industry will need to hire about 200,000 drivers by the end of this year, and will need to add another 200,000 by the end of 2011, according to the state of logistics report from the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals.
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National Tractor Trailer School (NTTS)of Liverpool and Buffalo, New York is pleased to announce their approved participation in the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) program.  This approval enables spouses of Active Duty members of the Department of Defense and spouses of Activated members of the National Guard and Reserve Components to now receive up to $6000.00 to attend NTTS.

 

The period of eligibility for spouses of Guard and Reserve members is from the date of the Alert or Warning Order for Military Recall or Mobilization, through activation and deployment until 180 days following De-Mobilization.  Spouses of the severely injured, ill, wounded, killed in action (KIA), prisoners of war (POW) or missing in action (MIA) are also eligible.

Information on campus tours, courses, schedules and financial aid may be obtained by contacting Kimberly Sather,  

NTTS, along with the NY National Guard, announces a night with the Syracuse Crunch

Join us at the War Memorial at OnCenter in Syracuse, NY on December 5th at 7:30 p.m. to cheer on the Syracuse Crunch when they battle the Binghamton Senators.  A representative from NTTS will be on hand to answer questions about our programs and discuss the NY National Guard's Drive the Guard program.
For more information on tickets, please contact Tom Grigson at 1-800-243-9300. 

 

NTTS and the National Guard promote "Drive the Guard" at the Great New York State Fair
Drive the Guard is a new enlistment option offered by the National Guard.  NTTS is a Go Guard approved training facility - get your trucking career started today!

How does the program work?
There's always a demand for qualified commercial drivers.  And now the National Guard's Drive the Guard program:

*Helps you complete truck driver training at an approved school
*Provides you with a mo nthly paycheck with you train
*Eacn your CDL
*Assists you with finding a full-time job with a reputable trucking company once you complete the program
 


Stop by our booth at the Great New York State Fair for more information on "Drive the Guard" and the CDL-A and CDL-B courses offered by NTTS.

 

Going to college is hardly a panacea for young people

By Bill Coplin
Syracuse University

As the Say Yes to Education program gains traction in Syracuse, supporters and the Say Yes leadership should confront the reality that today's high school graduates need the skills and perspectives to pursue a viable career path after high school.  (Click here to read more)

 

The meeting was held at PTDI's corporate headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia.  The board members consisted of professionals from the transportation, training, insurance industries, among others.  Elections were held, topics discussed including, but not limited to, financial, funding, legal, PTDI Standards, and policies.  Legislative and product updates.  For more information, visit www.ptdi.org.
 

Liverpool (WSYR-TV) - If you're hitting the roads in search of a new job, you may not be too far from finding what you're looking for.

Dozens of folks are getting the behind wheel at a local truck-driving school, hoping to find a renewed sense of job-security in the driver's seat.

Click here for full story from WSYR Channel 9 

News10Now
By: Brad Vivacqua

Harry Kowalchyk is the president of the National Tractor Trailer School locally in Liverpool. He says the number of job applicants at the tractor trailer school are up by about 20 percent locally.

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WSTM NBC Channel 3 News Story
by Brandon Roth

Click below to watch the story aired Monday, March 2nd:

http://www.cnycentral.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=267646

 

People seeking recession-proof turn to CNY schools for trucking, hairdressing, nursing

 

Driver believes a safe trucker has a recession-proof job
It takes all kinds to make up the pool of drivers needed for the trucking industry, those who are highly educated and those who aren’t. Marcia Underhill tips the scale on the side for the highly educated.

Underhill, who lives in Jonesboro, Ga., has a master’s degree in public health and used to work for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She graduated... (for more on the story, click here)

By BARB KAMPBELL
The Trucker Staff 

TRUCKING INDUSTRY ATTRACTS DRIVERS IN TROUBLED ECONOMY
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from NBC News Dallas Fort Worth