Course Overview
8 week, 180 hour tractor-trailer course.
Course Breakdown
Classroom – Week 1
| Day 1-3 | General Knowledge Study Guide Air Brake Study Guide Combination Study Guide Class C Study Guide |
| Day 4 | D.O.T Physical & Drug Test Test Review on General Knowledge Air Brakes, Combination and Class C |
| Day 5 | Map Reading Class Log Book Class Hazardous Material, Tankers, Doubles/Triples Study Guide DMV Written Exam |
| Number of hours completed – 40 hours | |
Yard Skills – Week 2-5
| Week 2 | Yard Orientation Pre-Trip Inspection Walk Around Inspection Air Brake Inspection |
| Week 3, 4 & 5 | Double Clutching Gear Shifting Forward Stopping Coupling and Uncoupling Straight Line Backing Alley Docking Parallel parking Offset back right & Offset Back left Use of side Mirrors |
| Number of hours completed – 80 hours | |
On the Road – Week 6-8
| Week 6-7 | Defensive DrivingFollowing Distance Gear Recovery Right Turns Left Turns Lane Changing Entering & Exiting Freeways Reaction to Hazardous |
| Week 8 | DMV Testing (Pre-Trip, Yard & Road) |
| Number of hours completed – 60 hours | |