Partnership between high school, company a two-way payoff

The upside for the trucking industry is how the program points young people who are so-inclined toward diesel technician positions. Those jobs are, in many cases, going unfilled.

"There’s a huge shortage of them now," Kaup confirmed.

The advantage for students like Thorne is to get a head-start on a diesel tech career and to have a foot already in the door with a large, professional company.

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