CDLLife Partners with Commercial Vehicle Training Association to Support the Next Generation of Truck Drivers

5/4/2026, Kansas City, MO – CDLLife, a trusted online network for professional truck drivers, today announced a new partnership with the Commercial Vehicle Training Association (CVTA), the nation’s largest association of professional truck driver training programs. Through this partnership, CDLLife will bring greater visibility to CVTA member schools across its network, including the CDLLife student site, CDLLife.com, CDLLife mobile app, social channels, and newsletters, helping future drivers more easily access high-quality training. It will also create a clearer path for newly qualified drivers to find jobs and build lasting careers with top employers.

CVTA represents more than 400 training locations nationwide and helps train over 100,000 new drivers each year. CVTA works to advance the quality and integrity of entry-level driver training through advocacy, research, and the promotion of enforceable training standards that improve highway safety and workforce outcomes. The association has been instrumental in championing oversight and enforcement in the training space. CVTA’s member schools must pass through an oversight committee to join the organization and include private and public programs that collectively serve as the primary gateway into the professional trucking workforce.

“Helping individuals enter trucking through legitimate, high-quality training programs is essential to both safety and long-term career success,” said Jeff Burkhardt, Chairman of CVTA’s Board of Directors. “By partnering with CDLLife, we are making it easier for future drivers to identify reputable training providers and connect directly with real job opportunities, creating a clearer and more trusted pathway into the industry.”

For many new drivers entering the trucking industry, navigating where to start and which training programs to trust can be a challenge. This partnership helps address that gap by providing clear access to reputable schools and real job opportunities in one place.

“We all want the trucking industry to thrive and that begins with ensuring a continual stream of high quality, well trained professionals,” said Kevin Hall, CEO of CDLLife. “CVTA and CDLLife represent the nexus and reach to bring this to reality.”

This partnership aligns with the shared mission of CDLLife and CVTA to better support drivers by connecting them with the training and opportunities they need to get started and succeed. For more information, please contact info@cdllife.com. 

About CDLLife 

CDLLife is the leading digital media and recruiting engine built for the trucking industry. Through its news publishing, online community,mobile app, job marketplace, social channels, newsletters and AI driven technology, CDLLife reaches the largest and most engaged driver audience in the nation, connecting drivers with jobs, training, and trusted industry resources that support their success at every stage of their career.

About CVTA

Founded in 1997, CVTA is the nation’s leading association representing professional truck driver training programs. With members operating in 46 states, CVTA-affiliated schools train more than 100,000 new commercial drivers each year and connect them with reputable motor carriers, supporting a safer, more professional, and more reliable trucking industry.CVTA worked with Congress and the FMCSA to help establish the Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) standards and create pathways for new drivers to enter the workforce through high-quality, standards-based instruction. CVTA’s ELDT Task Force works in close partnership with FMCSA to strengthen TPR oversight to ensure the integrity of the national CDL training system.