Due acute shortage of long haul truck drivers, a US company has hired and trained 79 lorry drivers who would join the US soon. The drivers were selected from 200 aspirants, who were trained for four months at the state-of-the-art driver training facility at Ambapuram, near the coastal city of Vijayawada. The training included mastering the Yankee truckers lingo, manoeuvring the monstrous US trucks and learning how to integrate with American society.
The new recruitment was done by the US firm, Gagan Global LLC. According to the company, there are 20,000 vacancies for drivers in the US. On an average, a driver takes home $5,000 per month besides other benefits, yet there are few takers for the job in United States, as it involves staying away from home for too long.
This is the reason why American companies are seeking drivers from other countries. Since India has a large pool of drivers who can speak English, the companies are targeting the country.
The curriculum for training at Ambapuram was formulated by the Western Truckers School, Hyderabad, as per US client specifications. The drivers were provided driving training on US model trucks and were educated about the traffic rules in that country.
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