DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Roadmaster Drivers School opened a brand-new training facility in one of the busiest trucking hubs in the nation.
Conley in DeKalb County is known as “freight alley.” It’s a hub for the trucking industry to move goods throughout the country.
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Channel 2′s Chris Jose met DeKalb County Commissioner Larry Johnson at the opening of Roadmaster Drivers School.
“285 is alive. When you look at the logistics of what’s going on,” Johnson said. “We’re close to the world’s busiest airport. We’re connected to 285, 675 is right here, that means we’re connected to the savannah port.”
Students are training to get on the road to help stabilize an ongoing supply chain crisis.
Brad Ball is the school’s president.
“Trucking is only one piece of the puzzle, but it’s the most important piece,” Ball said. “We’ll probably graduate about 600 drivers a year out of this facility. That’s our impact.”
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Sandy Lake is director of logistics at the Georgia Center of Innovation For Logistics.
“All of the schools like this play in an impact on Georgia’s supply chain,” she said.
There are stacks of containers piled up at the Port of Savannah and with warehouses at max capacity, Lake said people, processes and technology will help find a new stability level.
“It’s like the blood in our veins. Without it, there is no central system that’s working,” she said.
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It’s estimated there’s a shortage of 80,000 drivers and growing. Johnson said the new school will help fill a void and have a big impact on Georgia’s economy.
“Oh, it’s a gold mine,” he said.
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