Class A CDL Preparatory

Objective

The objective of the Class A CDL Preparatory Program is to provide fundamental occupational training for individuals who seek to become an entry-level commercial driver. Upon completion of the program, students are prepared to take and pass the commercial driver’s license in the state where they reside.

Description

The course material presented in the Class A CDL Preparatory program is designed to allow the reasonably diligent student to take and pass the Commercial Driver’s License test. The graduate will have sufficient skills and knowledge to allow employment as an entry-level Tractor Trailer Driver or Straight Truck Driver.

The program is primarily designed to allow an entry-level driver to find his or her first job with a large Company doing over the road type driving. These companies have their own in-house training departments that provide additional training to entry-level drivers. The exceptional student will be able to find employment in a smaller company without a training department.

The training consists of a combination of classroom lecture, hands on training in a practice driving range and hands on training behind the wheel on the road.

Credentialing Exams

Upon successful completion, the graduates will be prepared to test for a Class A Driver’s License. Criminal convictions may affect a student’s ability to obtain employment as a Commercial Driver.

Career Opportunities

Upon satisfactory completion of the program, students will be qualified to assume entry-level positions as local, regional, or over-the road tractor trailers.

Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration Regulation

United States Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration regulations require that all Commercial Driver License holders must be able to read and speak English sufficiently to converse with the public, understand highway traffic signs and signals, respond to official inquiries, and complete necessary reports.