Driver Training Course Overview
The Truck Driving Academy (TDA) starts driving classes on
Mondays for our weekly program and on Saturdays for our weekend-only program. Our
CDL school offers
accelerated training that encompasses the wide variety of
vehicle and
truck and trailer combinations on the road today. Your program
will be divided between classroom and hands-on driver training,
covering everything from paperwork to backing, turning, and
shifting on our closed course to complex maneuvers through city
streets, but we’ll take it all one step at a time, always making
sure that you’re ready before you progress to the next level.
The course will begin with learning essential
driving skills, regulations, safety, and basic mechanical
systems. You’ll move into the truck for realistic exercises on a
closed course, and as you gain confidence, you’ll drive on
low-traffic roadways and city streets with tractor-trailer
combinations. You will advance to road driving, combining your
classroom instruction with driving skills, refining your
knowledge, and practice on controlled courses designed to help
increase your confidence on the open road.
During the last week of training, you will
fine-tune your driving, routing, and paperwork skills, learn
advanced shifting techniques, as well as how to handle your rig
under differing road conditions. You will be able to complete
runs on congested city throughways, handle common roadside
mechanical repairs, and shift like the professional you have
grown to be.
You will then be ready for a thorough review and
practice test before taking the actual Commercial Driver’s
License exam. If you don't already have a job offer, you will
now be ready for the
Job Placement phase of your training.
We will be with you every step of the
way...You will find that the difference in truck driving schools
is the level of care and individual instruction each student
receives. We sincerely want you to be equipped to reach your
full potential and have a successful, well-paid career in truck
driving!
