Instructional Time
- 166 Total Clock Hours
Course Completion - 8 Weeks (Full Time) 16 Weeks (Part Time)
Program Description
Classroom
Segment
-
(49 Clock Hours)
·
Introductory
Orientations and Explanations of CDL Requirements.
·
CDL Study
Session – Basic Skills Testing.
·
CDL Study
Session – Air Brakes Testing
·
CDL Study
Session – Passenger endorsement.
*These
sessions will incorporate Visual films and Individual Instructional Materials.
·
Basic
Vehicle Operation Instruction, Discussions about Emergency Equipment, First Aid
Kits and Safety Techniques.
·
Defensive
Driving and Accident Prevention Techniques.
·
Proper
Mental Attitude for a Commercial Driver.
Laboratory Segment -
(39 Clock Hours)
·
Pre-trip
Vehicle and Equipment Inspection and Checks.
·
Air Brake
Testing and Simulations.
·
Emergency
Procedures and Passenger Handling.
·
Extreme
Weather Emergency Driving Techniques.
Range
Segment
-
39 Clock Hours)
·
Modern
Shifting and Proper Clutch Control Techniques.
·
Straight
Backing and Parallel Parking of Vehicle.
·
Entering
and Exiting a Highway.
·
Loading
and Unloading of Passengers. Discussion
of Standee Rules.
Road
Segment
-
(39 Clock Hours)
·
On the
Road Vehicle Training with a Duel Controlled Training Vehicle.
·
In
Vehicle Driving Instruction. Instruction
to include: Highway Driving,
Railroad Crossings, Over and Under Passes, Vehicle Passing.
·
Speed and
Space Management. Instruction to
include: Curves, Crests and Hills.
·
Road Test
Review. Will include Simulated Road
Tests on Vehicle to be used on Actual Road Test.
***
Range and Road segments are total combined clock hours of actual behind the
wheel and over the road. ***