HS Diploma or GED

If they passed the CDL examination then I'm sure they can read the road signs. The last thing we need is another government mandated requirement to drive a truck. Plus this industry has a lot of immigrant drivers from Russia, Afghanistan, Somalia, what have you. So high school diplomas from those countries probably wouldn't even be recognized here.

 

it appears hick can now have some intelligent conversations.

bowing out...

 

I was looking at want ads again today. Ran across a couple of companies requiring a highschool diploma or equivalent. well it started a search, this article was published in July of 2015. by Bloomberg. yes I thought of this thread.

Fracking Jobs Encouraged American Teens to Become Highschool Dropouts

The jobs may have done lasting damage to the educational attainment of low-skilled males

That burst of employment generated by fracking in the past decade may not have been all good news for the U.S.

Jobs offering low-skilled American teenagers a chance to earn big bucks in the shale oil and gas industry also made it less attractive to finish high school, causing a jump in dropout rates, a new .....

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...american-teens-to-become-high-school-dropouts

 

http://dropoutscansucceed.com/living_in_means.htm

http://dropoutscansucceed.com/index.htm

 

Does KLLM require you to have a GED or high school diploma to enroll in their academy in Lancaster, TX?

 

Just to be on the safe side, it would not hurt to have a GED or high school diploma, regardless of one's occupation.

God bless every American and their families! God bless the U.S.A.!

OTR & LTL - over the mountains - through the woods - coast to coast - sea to shining sea

The OTR & LTL truck drivers of America are positively the driving force of our economy.

 

No worries....They don't pass out diplomas in poland, india, mexico or other third world countries that the big boys recruit in!

 

If you can drive a car without one why not a truck?
I'm sure they would catch on real fast if you can't read or do math.
You get a GED and right when you get the diploma there is no need to remember anything you just learned.
Waste of time and money.
It is just a traditional right of passage.
The U.S.A. was built by most who dropped out of elementary school.