Four students recently graduated from the Blinn College District Professional Truck Driving Program with certificates recognizing that they have acquired the skills necessary to earn their commercial driver’s licenses (CDLs).
Billy Crenshaw (Ledbetter), Deirdra O’Donoghue (Houston), Stephen D. O’Neill Jr. (Humble) and Jody R. Preuss (Brenham) each completed the program to prepare for employment in a high-demand field that is experiencing a worker shortage.
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