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"I have been in the program for two weeks. My first week was online, my second week was 4book work, and this is now my third week which we are doing 5yard training. And that's 6maneuvers, you know, driving on the road, trying to get the experience that you need."

To 7attract and keep new drivers companies are offering 8incentives like higher pay and 9in-house training. The Tri-Area Trucking School wants to make sure their drivers are safe on the road too.

"We've seen a lot of what not to do out there. So, we're trying to prepare the next generation that wants to get into this industry to watch out for those kind of problem areas and people's tendencies around trucks, you know, they don't give you a lot of room sometimes."

Despite the shortage experts say the trucking industry is still the most 10reliable 11freight transportation in the US. The lead instructor at Tri-Area Trucking says they help drivers get jobs after completing their program.

"Learning how to drive different types of equipment, different trucks. We also offer 12hazmat classes to be able to get the 13endorsements on your 14CDL."

"There are certain things I never even knew how to do here with a 15trailer. You know, it's... one of them is 16off-set backing it's definitely the biggest 17struggle here that I have."

With the right instructors, Forcier says he's one18 step closer to help 19get more drivers on the road.