Mile Marker 13 – Building Safer Roads: Van Staley on Training the Next Generation of Truckers
In this episode of Beyond the Bulldog, we sit down with Van Staley, Director of Truck Driver Training at Guilford Technical Community College. With a career that spans dump trucks, freight, and full-circle training, Van shares what it takes to shape new drivers who are ready for the real world — not just the test route.
We discuss:
-The evolution of CDL training and why the "human factor" still matters
-Why language proficiency and safety culture are critical to the future of trucking
-How today’s trucks, from automatic transmissions to integrated cameras, are changing how people learn to…
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