Program Objectives

CDL PROS

The CDL Pros program objectives provide the preparation to reasonably diligent students to meet entry-level trucking industry standards via a traditional resident training attendance format curriculum. Our students will receive training by classroom and hands-on training in operation of combination tractor-trailer for entry-level positions within the trucking industry both interstate and intrastate.

1. Students will be able to successfully demonstrate the ability to operate a Class A Tractor-Trailer during basic control skills tests as prescribed by the State of Utah, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Drivers Licenses as required and amended in the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1986.
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2. Drive Life CDL, LLC. will provide students training criteria and standards that are in full compliance with the requirements of the Commercial Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1986.
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3. Students will be able to demonstrate the ability to perform a pre-trip inspection on a Class A Tractor Trailer according to the State of Utah, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Division of Drivers Licenses as required and amended in the Motor Carrier Safety Act of 1986.
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4. Students completing the program will be knowledgeable of the Rules and Regulations of the Department of Transportation and other federal and state regulatory agencies as applicable to the operation of tractor-trailers on state and inter-state highways.
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5. Under supervision from instructors, students will demonstrate the proper methods of starting, operating and shutdown procedures under typical conditions.
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6. Students should be able to recognize and articulate the foundational assumptions, central ideas, and the basic information necessary to properly drive Diesel Semi Tractor-Trailers.
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7. Students will perform the coupling and uncoupling of units, and parking and securing the vehicle under normal conditions.
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8. Students will demonstrate proper road skills to drive a tractor-trailer safely and effectively under a wide variety of traffic, load, road, weather (practical and by the use of films) and geographic conditions.

9. Graduates will obtain the knowledge and be able to intelligently converse with both industry and enforcement personnel with regards to Department of Transportation safety rules and regulations as stated in the code of Federal Regulations title 49 Parts 383 to 397.
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10. Students completing the program will demonstrate common sense and working knowledge of safety procedures as defined by the Occupational Safety and Health Act as applicable to the operation of tractor-trailers on state and inter-state highways.

Students completing the program will possess the knowledge to successfully pass the State of Utah D.O.T. written examination as well as the State of Utah D.O.T. equipment road test required for employment as a driver in the Trucking Industry.