2 weeks Ago By Kathy Steiner
Editor's note: This story and accompanying photo are advertorial content in the 2025 "Moving the Community Forward" special section of The Jamestown Sun. JAMESTOWN — Hofmann Trucking is helping move the community forward by assisting with a commercial driver’s license (CDL) program that will be offered in Jamestown, says Curt Waldie, CEO and owner of the business. ADVERTISEMENT The James Valley Career and Technology Center plans to offer a CDL program through Jamestown High School in the next academic year, according to Adam Gehlhar, director of JVCTC.
“We’re just partnering with them to get the program started and we’re excited about that as part of keeping Jamestown progressive,” Waldie said. Hofmann Trucking was founded on July 1, 1999, by Waldie and the late Larry Lee Hofmann. The business provides over-the-road trucking services and some local truck repairs.
Waldie said having the CDL program means that drivers will be able to attain a CDL in Jamestown rather than having to go to Fargo or other locations. “Extensive training is now required to obtain a commercial driver’s license. You have to take a course of study to do that,” regardless of age, he said.
“This is going to allow the Jamestown school and surrounding areas to offer this to 12th grade students so they can obtain it even before they graduate high school. But then it also will be opened up to the general public ..
. .” Waldie said there is a great demand for CDL drivers, noting a CDL is also needed for driving buses and one-ton pickup trucks.
“It’s to enhance every aspect of our local area because there’s a definite shortage in all those areas,” he said of the new program. "..
. We’re a part of the business in the semitruck industry, but this program will help the whole community.” ADVERTISEMENT Hofmann Trucking expands Hofmann Trucking celebrated 25 years in 2024, Waldie said.
It employs 160 people. He thanked his employees and Jamestown residents for pushing Hofmann Trucking forward. “We’ve opened a terminal now in West Fargo,” he said.
Hofmann Trucking has four terminal locations. Its corporate office is in Jamestown and other locations are Tioga and West Fargo, North Dakota, and Douglas, Wyoming. “We thank the community for their business and support of Crossroads Repair and Hofmann Trucking,” Waldie said.
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