U.S. Xpress offers drivers scholarships

CHATTANOOGA (WDEF) – U.S. Xpress is offering its drivers scholarships to online college courses.

The new program is called U.S. Xpress Full Ride.

The trucking company has about 8,000 full time drivers with benefits, and is looking to retain as many of those as possible.

They also hope to attract even more drivers with this offer.

“Drivers and their dependents can go to Ashford University, which is an online university, at no cost to them, U.S. Xpress is picking up the bill. A driver can either send two dependents at one time, or the driver and one dependent can go at one time, and everything is going to be paid for by US Xpress. And this is really an effort to try to bring some new people into the trucking industry.”

This free tuition offer for drivers and their dependents is in addition to other company benefits.