CDL Truck Driving

 

I.             Orientation First Day: Hours of Service, logs, physicals and drug screens   

 

II.           Classroom:

 

·         Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

·         Log books

·         Brake System

·         Hazardous Materials

·         Defensive Driving

·         Map Reading

·         Accident Reports

·         License Regulations

·         Bridge Formula Definitions

·         Federal and Safety regulations

·         Preparation for Class A permit test at the Department of Motor Vehicles

 

III.          Range Skills:

·         Pre-trip Inspection

·         Shifting

·         Coupling / Uncoupling procedures of tract and trailers

·         Straight Line Backing

·         90 degree Backing

·         Centering the Vehicle

·         Sliding Tandems

·         Fifth Wheels

 

IV.          Highway

·         Two Lane Roads

·         Four Lane Roads

·         City Driving

·         Interstate Driving

·         Night Driving

 

 

CDL - Course Details

 

Lecture and Lab Hours/Week:  4 weeks/40 hours per week

 

Contact Hours:  160

 

 

 

 

Course Description: This comprehensive Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) training program will prepare candidates for a career in commercial truck driving. 

 

Course Competencies: 

Range Skills:

1.    Pre-trip Inspection

2.    Progressive Shifting

3.    Coupling / Uncoupling

4.    Straight Line Backing

5.    90 degree Backing

6.    Centering the Vehicle

7.    Sliding Tandems

8.    Fifth Wheels

 

Highway

1.    Two Lane Roads

2.    Four Lane Roads

3.    City Driving

4.    Interstate Driving

5.    Night Driving

 

Course Requirements: 

Student must

 

·         Possess a valid driver’s license

·         Be 18 years of age in South Carolina (21 to drive in all states)

·         Pass a Department of Transportation (DOT) physical  

·         Pass a random DOT drug screen administered in class

·         Provide a 10-year motor vehicle report

·         Be able to comprehend and converse in English

·         Completion of all paperwork required before training starts

 

Attendance Requirements:  Students must be on time and attend each class. Any missed hours must be made up.

 

Evaluation Strategies/Grading:  Students evaluated by instructor by written and oral examinations and demonstration of range and highway skills given at predetermined intervals. Student given 2 testing opportunities to obtain their CDL license.

 

Entry-Level Skills:  

 

Prerequisites:  none

 

Co-requisites: none

 

Book/Instructional Material Requirements:   

 

Method of Instruction:  Instructor led classroom studies, hands-on training, range skills and highway instruction.