Archive for category: General News

By Megan Morgan

Hello, my name is Megan Morgan. My grandfather, William Burch is a member of the CCTA (CDTOA).  I was fortunate enough to receive a scholarship from the CCTA this past fall.

My scholarship went towards funding my college education for my freshman year at San Diego State University.  I decided to major in civil engineering, because I enjoy and excel in mathematics and I think that it would be exciting and interesting to design and build beautiful buildings.  Read more

Hello CCTA! My name is Teddi Nichols and I have been a CCTA scholarship recipient for three years. Because my dad, Doug Nichols, is a member of CCTA, I was able to apply for the scholarships. I received my first scholarship as a senior at Santa Paula High School in 2009 and have received one every year since.

After high school, I attended Ventura College, a community college about fifteen minutes away from my home.  I knew as a senior in high school that I wanted to attend university at some point but figured out that in the long run community college was the best way to go financially. In the two years that I was at Ventura College, I completed the general education curriculum.  Read more

The Scholarship Awards Program is holding a raffle for a 55” LCD HDTV. We will draw a winner (need not be present) at the Annual Board Meeting in November 2010. Look for your enclosed raffle ticket in a invoice statement, calling a committee representative or your local chapter representative.

Raffle tickets are $25 per ticket. If you are interested in the chance to win this TV, please send a check payable to the “Scholarship Awards Program”. Fill out and return the ticket stub with your name and phone number. Read more

The Scholarship Committee of CDTOA met in early June to review the Freshman Applications and what a wonderful group of applicants we had.

We realize the hardships facing so many in our industry today, and it is for this reason we increased the number of scholarships that were awarded. Awards were given in the names of Walt and Janice Dobbs, Terra Trucking, AADT (American Alliance Drug Testing) and CDTOA.  Read more

Unlike other kinds of debt, student loans can be particularly hard to wriggle out of.  Homeowners who can’t make their mortgage payments can hand over the keys to their house to their lender.

Credit-card and even gambling debts can be discharged in bankruptcy. But ditching a student loan is virtually impossible, especially once a collection agency gets involved. Although lenders may trim payments, getting fees or principals waived seldom happens. Read more