Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in Niceville on Thursday morning, 09.15.2022 to speak on the Florida Trucking Industry. The even was held at the Northwest Florida State College. The conference featured the President of Shelton Trucking, Rendy Taylor, along with Operations and Safety representatives and a group os new Shelton drivers. The Governor and industry speakers delivered a commonsense approach towards workforce education and the need for more young people to seek careers in a skilled trade versus a 4 year degree with student loans. $8.2 million was given towards this initiative.
Governor Ron DeSantis said, “In Florida, over the past three years we have made significant investments into workforce education, with an emphasis on trucking and the entire transportation industry, with today’s announcements, we have now increased our CDL training capacity at state institutions from less than 1,000 prior to 2019 to more than 3,500. These investments are driving the growth of our rural communities and state as a whole.”
