Change-Maker

Transportation, logistics entrepreneur behind the wheel of 2 companies

The president and CEO of FleetForce and ParkPro is "being methodical" about growth as he looks to fill the pipeline with CDL drivers and empty parking lots with truckers in need of rest.

By Elizabeth King
| 5:00 a.m. August 23, 2024
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Manatee-Sarasota

Getting a commercial driver’s license, or CDL, is the “golden ticket” for some families in Florida, according to Tra Williams, owner of truck driver training company FleetForce.

Bradenton-based FleetForce is on track to train nearly 3,000 drivers this year through a month-long course on college campuses statewide. It is a program that can “change the trajectory of a family,” Williams says.