Course Breakdown & Curriculum Hours

COURSE OUTLINE CURRICULUM HOURS – 4 WEEKS (160 HOURS)

Training is completed at the school’s training grounds. It consists of classroom, driving range and “over-the-road” instruction with school equipment.
The student is taught driver techniques, defensive driving, Department of Transportation regulations, log-book procedures, and other related subjects. The student also participates in practice driving on a specially prepared driving range on our training grounds and operates tractors with trailers on local area highways and city streets over selected routes.

Students will train in groups up to 4 students per instructor for tractor-trailer maneuver work.
The School utilizes most manufacturers of truck-tractors, engines and most common transmissions.
The in-truck student to instructor ratio is 3 to 4 students to I instructor. (Road Driving)
Students will receive instruction on Conventional Tractors with Van Trailers.
Students understand there will be daily homework assignments and classroom study during Resident Training.
The student agrees to train any day of the week within any 24-hour period.
The School cannot guarantee that the student will receive training on anyone particular type of vehicle. CTE = Classroom Training Exercises. STL = Skills Training Classroom Lessons.

Lesson title indicates lesson description. CLASSROOM SUBJECTS/LESSON DESCRIPTIONS

Lesson #

STL-1 STL-2 STL-3 STL-4 STL-5 STL-6 STL-7 STL-8 STL-9 STL-10 STL-11 STL-12

CTE-1 CTE-2 CTE-3

CTE-4

PROGRAM BREAKDOWN BY COURSE Course Title: CDL PROS

Clock Hours

Credit Hours

Services (If Applicable)

RESIDENT TRAINING HOURS BREAKDOWN
4 WEEKS – 160 HOURS
CLASSROOM SUBJECT DESCRIPTIONS
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Orientation, Roll Call 8.0 Defensive Truck Driving Course 6.0 Map Reading 1.0 Trip Reports 1.0 Preparation for CDL Permit 20.0 DOT Regulations-Hours of Service-Log Book- Part 395 8.0 Driver Wellness, Whistleblower Protection 1.0 Pre-Trip Inspection – Brake Adjustment 2.0 Refrigeration Theory 1.0 Weight and Cargo Distribution Theory 2.0 Operator Forms 1.0 DOT Regulations – Hazardous Materials-Part 397 2.0 Driver’s Accident Reporting 1.0 \

HANDS ON EQUIPMENT PROJECTS AND EXCERCISES

Couple/Uncouple Trailers (Hands On) 9.0 Pre-Trip Inspection (Hands On) 12.0 Skills Course Behind-the-Wheel, Straight Line Backing, Stop Line, 40.0 Right Turn, Ally Docking, Parallel Park

Road and Track Driving 58.0 CDL Testing Retesting 3.0

JOB PLACEMENT ASSISTANCE

Graduate Exit Presentation and Employer Presentations, in most 4.0 cases, actually run longer than the allocated 4 hours due to the
level of student interest in the employer presentations.
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TOTAL CLOCK HOURS 160.0

CTE = Classroom Training Exercises. STL = Skills Training Exercises Lessons. Lesson title indicates lesson description.

U.S. Department of Education defines a classroom hour as 1 clock hour which equals 50 minutes of instructor led training

plus 10-minute break.
The amount of time spent on any one field-training project may vary among students depending on individual progress. Tractor-

Trailer Operation times include student observation with B.T.W. (Behind the Wheel)

NORMAL TRAINING HOURS OF OPERATION

22 Training Days
Monday through Friday 7:00 AM to 5:30PM

TRAINING CALENDAR & RESERVATION REQUIREMENTS 2021/2022 Class Calendar

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November 1,2021, December 6,2021, January 3,2021, January 31,2022`

February 28, 2022, March 28, 2022 April 25, 2022 May 23,2022

June 20,2022, July 18,2022, August 15,2022, September 12, 2022, October 10, 2022

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NOTE: TRAINING SCHEDULE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AT THE SCHOOLS DISCRETION.

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