Grant will pay for driver training

By Staff
Morgan County is among the areas benefiting from a state grant designed to train truck drivers.
The $355,332 grant will go to Bevill State Community College to train some 128 people in its six-week truck driver training course. The course is available to qualified residents in Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Cleburne, Colbert, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Jackson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Morgan, Walker and Winston counties
The training will be conducted at four sites: Fayette, Hanceville, Huntsville and Pell City. In the program, participants learn all aspects of driving a tractor-trailer, including trip planning, vehicle maintenance, cargo loading, safety procedures and vehicle operations. The skills are taught in the classroom and through on-the-road training. At the end of the course, participants receive their commercial driver's licenses.
After completing the program, students receive job placement assistance from course instructors and at Alabama Career Centers.