WD1: What Does it Take To Train a Class 8 Technician?

03/09/2020 29 min
WD1: What Does it Take To Train a Class 8 Technician?

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New approaches to diesel technician recruitment and retention may help you secure the best possible hires and secure your business investments. So, we ask, what are fleets doing to help attract that talent to join the changing workforce environment? Have tech training schools discovered the secrets of better technician preparation? In this episode, we join the hunt for Class 8 technicians. Host Michael Freeze speaks with Ken Boyer, Dean of the Auto/Diesel Institute and Diesel Services Program Director at Baker College and Ralph Romero, Vice President of Talent Management at US Xpress. Tune in and find out how smart training schools have devised new ways to prepare in-demand technicians for the industry.

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