Con-way Truckload has announced a new tuition-reimbursement program to help driver entrants pay for the schooling needed to obtain their commercial driver’s license (CDL).
Effective immediately, Con-way Truckload’s program will provide students currently attending or enrolling in a professional driving school with up to $4,000 in tuition reimbursement to earn a CDL-- and will also provide them with a full-time position upon graduation.
“Professional truck drivers are essential to our nation’s economy and with the current driver shortage, we’re looking for more ways to help bring new professionals into the industry,” said Bert Johnson, vice president of human resources.
“By providing a means to pay for education, we’re lowering the barrier to entry and providing jobs for these students right out of school,” he added.
Replacing Con-way Truckload’s previous tuition-assistance program (which gave students up to $2,000 in tuition support), the reimbursement initiative allows the company to make the monthly payments on a student’s education loan for the first 12 months of employment with the company.
After that time, Con-way Truckload will pay the remainder of the tuition loan in a lump sum, with total financial support of up to $4,000.
Joplin, MO-based Con-way Truckload is an operating unit of Ann Arbor, MI-based Con-way Inc.
