Meet Companies Hiring CDL Drivers | April 16 in Brooklyn

WHEN: Thursday, April 16, 2026TIME: 5:00–7:30 PM ETWHERE: Brooklyn Public Library, Central Branch · 10 Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY

What is this event?

Emerge Career and Next Mile NYC are hosting a hiring event — not a mixer, not a networking happy hour. A real, structured opportunity for trained CDL drivers to sit across from companies that are actively hiring, hand over their resume, and potentially walk away with an interview or a job offer on the spot.

Alongside the hiring tables, there will be a panel discussion on the state of CDL employment across the Northeast, community partners who are invested in workforce outcomes across New York City, and government leaders helping build the infrastructure for real economic mobility in this industry.

The Shay Legacy Foundation will also be on site with their trucking simulator and entry-level career pathway resources — a great touchpoint for anyone just breaking into trucking and logistics for the first time.

Who should come?

Drivers & Job Seekers — Bring your CDL and a printed resume. Employers will be at the tables and ready to talk. On-site interviews are on the table. Free food and drinks provided.

Employers — Meet a pipeline of trained, job-ready CDL graduates coming out of Emerge Career's Next Mile NYC program. These are candidates who have completed hands-on training, received job readiness coaching, and are ready to work.

Community & Government Partners — This is the kind of room where the work shows up in real time. Connect with the organizations and leaders driving workforce outcomes across New York City and the broader Northeast.

About Emerge Career

Emerge Career is a YC-backed workforce development platform that recruits, trains, and places individuals into CDL and skilled trades careers across New York, Massachusetts, California, and Colorado. Through the Next Mile NYC program — operated in partnership with the NYC Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice — Emerge delivers an end-to-end pipeline: recruitment, online learning, hands-on training, coaching, and direct job placement with a network of fair-chance employers. Every student gets a dedicated Success Coach. Emerge only succeeds when graduates do.

This event is the program in action.

Our partners

Co-presented with the Trucking Association of New York (TANY), the Mayor's Office of Criminal Justice (MOCJ), and the Shay Legacy Foundation — a New York-based nonprofit dedicated to advancing career development and workforce training in the trucking industry. Learn more at shaylegacy.org.

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Questions? Email beto@emergecareer.com