Instructor Franklin Cobb with the new van
Thanks to Hall Automotive, the instructors and the students at Tidewater Builders Association’s Building Trades Academy now have some reliable transportation to get them to their job sites. The company donated the vehicle, which will be used to transport up to 15 students to the “on the job” portion of their training.
The 1996 passenger van wasn’t quite owned by ”an old lady who never drove it,” but still it had only 60,000 miles on it, having previously served as a shuttle for a local seniors program.
Thanks to a new paint job from Maaco Collision Repair and Auto Painting, the van is ready for its new life, transporting those who are themselves on their way to a new life and a new career in the building trades.
Now, if only someone would come forward with a closed trailer to haul the equipment …
