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How Are Fuel Prices Affecting
Your Program and Your Business?
by John Rojas, Education Coordinator
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| Instructor of the Month |
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August 2008
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Leonard
Ott
Commercial Driver Training
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"Driving a truck requires a lot of responsibility...be prepared to accept it..."
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It's no secret. Fuel prices are hurting everyone's wallet and there is no end in sight. The rising costs have been taking a toll on truck driver training programs at schools and carriers nationwide. How are you handling the increased operating expense?
- Have fuel prices caused an increase in your tuition? Or, have you incorporated a fuel surcharge? If so, how much?
- Have you cut back on classes or equipment?
- Has the increase in cost affected your instructor/student ratios?
- What other efforts have you incorporated to keep out of the red?
- Have you seen a decline in recruiters from trucking companies visiting your school?
- As a carrier, have you decreased the number of drivers that you hire?
Share how you're dealing with fuel price increases with us and we'll pass along your responses to this informal survey next month. Email me at jmrojas54@yahoo.com. Let me know if you want your name withheld from publication. |
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