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Commercial Truck Driving Training
"Class "A" Program is PTDI Certified"
Offering 280 hours of intense Class A Commercial Truck Driver Training. We provide a quality training course with an emphasis on SAFETY, using appropriate equipment and a small instructor / student ratio. We offer courses either 7 weeks in length (40 hours per week) or 12 weekends.
Trucks are on the road 24 hours a day, every day of the year, carrying everything our nation needs. Everything you eat, wear, or use has been transported by a truck driver.
The truck driver is the all-important link that keeps our country's economy on the move. Good drivers are always in demand. Companies are looking for drivers with positive attitudes, knowledge of safety, a history of dependability, and a clean driving record. The prospects for a worthwhile and exciting career in professional truck driving have never been better.
The program at College of Southern Maryland is designed
to provide skilled entry-level drivers for the transportation companies
locally and nationwide. For more information about the program,
please view the Course Outline.
For an information packet please contact Mary Beth
McCollum at 301-934-7870 or marybethm@csmd.edu
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Training Information
- 2009 Truck Driving
Schedule
- Class "A"
Training for 2009
- Class "B" Training for 2009
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Part I
- We will prepare you to test for a learner's
permit at the Motor Vehicle Administration. You will be prepared
to test for
- General Knowledge
- Air Brakes
- Combination
- Endorsements
- Doubles / Triples
- Tankers
- Hazardous Materials
- Coupling & Uncoupling (Learn how to couple and uncouple the tractor and trailer along with basic movement of the vehicle and corresponding safety issues).
- Engine Compartment (We will discuss the parts of the engine, how they work, how to inspect and why).
Part II
You will learn.
- Shift Development (Learn the industry standards for proper shifting techniques.)
- CPR & First Aid Certification
- Professional Driver Techniques
- Backing and Parallel Parking
- Speed & Space Management
- Vehicle Inspection (We will instruct on all the parts of the truck, how they work, the importance of Inspection, what to look for and how to identify problems.)
- Driver Paperwork (Vehicle Condition Reports, Shipping papers and bills of lading)
- Road Development - rural roads and bridges
Part III
You will learn.
- Parking and docking
- Vehicle Inspections (Including The Air Brake System - the most important system on a tractor- trailer)
- Trip Planning (Including time management and work habits)
- Map Reading (Learn the proper way to read a map and apply it to your every day life as a Truck driver)
- Hours of Service (Driver's Log Book)
- Emergency Maneuvers
- Road development - mountain driving and country roads
- Life style of a driver (Its not just a job it's a lifestyle!)
- Driver Fatigue
Part IV
You will learn.
- F.M.C.S.R. (Learn about the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and how these regulations will affect you as a driver in the Transportation Industry)
- Many combinations of backing, parking and docking
- Vehicle Inspections
- Road development - intense safety issues for city driving
- Hazardous Materials Certification
- Defensive Driving Certification
- Driver Qualifications and employment preparation
- Motor Vehicle Administration License test
