Commercial Driver License (CDL) Training
CDL Truck Driving
Orientation,
Physicals, Drug Screens, Hours of Service and logs
Classroom:
Motor Carrier Safety Regulations
Log books
Brake System
Hazardous Materials
Defensive Driving
Map Reading
Accident Reports
License Regulations
Bridge Formula Definitions
Preparation for Class A permit test at the Department of Motor Vehicles
Range Skills:
Pre-trip Inspection
Progressive Shifting
Coupling / Uncoupling procedures of tract and trailors
Straight Line Backing
90 degree Backing
Centering the Vehicle
Sliding Tandems
Fifth Wheels
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:
·
Pre-trip
Inspection
·
Progressive
Shifting
·
Coupling
/ Uncoupling
·
Straight
Line Backing
·
90
degree Backing
·
Centering
the Vehicle
·
Sliding
Tandems
·
Fifth
Wheels
Highway
·
Two Lane
Roads
·
Four
Lane Roads
·
City
Driving
·
Interstate
Driving
·
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 administered the first week or
class.
·
Pass a
DOT drug screen administered in class
·
An
acceptable criminal record
·
A good
work history
·
Provide
a 10-year motor vehicle report
·
Be able
to comprehend and converse in English
·
Prior to
registration, students must complete an interview to fully understand the
program details.
·
Completion
of all paperwork required before training starts
Attendance Requirements: 80%
Evaluation Strategies/Grading: Students evaluated by instructor by written
and oral examinations and demonstration of range and highway skills given at
predetermined intervals. Students are required to maintain a 3.0 average.
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.