CDL Class A Driver Training
This training curriculum provides new drivers the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely and in compliance with applicable regulations.
The CDL Class A Driver Training helps drivers succeed by teaching them how to operate a CMV skillfully and safely, understand the CMV regulations that apply to them, be alert and defensive on the road, and provide professional customer service.
CDL Class A Driver Training is designed to provide new drivers the knowledge, skills, and behaviors necessary to operate a commercial motor vehicle safely and in compliance with applicable regulations.
44 modules are included in the CDL Class A Driver Training program.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Backing, Parking, and Docking
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers with the proper procedures for backing, parking, and docking.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Basic Controls
This training is designed to help CDL drivers understand basic vehicle controls and maneuvers.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Becoming a Professional Driver
This training is designed to introduce CDL drivers to some of the basics when it comes to being a professional in the transportation industry.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers understand the part they play in the CSA system.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Control Systems
This training is designed to help drivers understand how control systems function.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Coupling Trailers
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers understand techniques to help them safely couple a tractor-trailer.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Dash Cameras
This training is designed to introduce CDL drivers to the benefits of dash cameras.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Communication
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers communicate with others and develop the skills to understand the communications of others.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Distracted Driving
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers recognize and manage distractions while on the road.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Driving Emergencies
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to recognize and respond to driving emergencies in a safe manner.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Extreme Weather Conditions
This training is designed to introduce CDL Class A drivers to safe driving techniques for operating a commercial motor vehicle (or CMV) in extreme weather conditions.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Hazard Perception
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to identify and avoid hazards while driving.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Mountain Driving and Curves
This training is designed to introduce CDL Class A drivers to the challenges of operating a vehicle in extreme driving conditions.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Night Driving
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to improve their safety while driving at night.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Preparing for Extreme Conditions
This training is designed to introduce CDL Class A drivers to the challenges of operating a vehicle in extreme driving conditions.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Skid Control and Recovery
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to respond to skids in a safe manner.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Speed and Space Management
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to manage their speed and space while driving.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Defensive Driving: Visual Search
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn the skills required to conduct an effective visual search.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Fatigue and Wellness
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn about factors that contribute to their health and wellness.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Handling and Documenting Cargo
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn proper procedures for handling and documenting cargo.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Hours of Service: Record of Duty Status
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to follow recordkeeping requirements.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Hours of Service: Short-Haul Rules
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to comply with the short-haul hours-of-service rules.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Hours of Service: Working Time
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn the different duty statuses and working limits to comply with hours-of-service regulations.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Human Trafficking Awareness
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers identify different types of human trafficking and those most at risk of becoming victims. It also provides drivers with information on how to notify authorities.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Identifying Brake Defects
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers identify defects in a vehicle’s wheels and tires.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Identifying Drive Train Defects
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers identify defects in a vehicle’s drive train.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Identifying Engine Compartment Defects
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers identify defects in the engine compartment.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Identifying Frame, Axle, and Suspension Defects
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers identify defects in the frame, axle, and suspension areas.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Identifying Steering Defects
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers identify defects in a vehicle’s steering system.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Identifying Wheel and Tire Defects
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers identify defects in a vehicle’s wheels and tires.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Post Crash Procedures
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn the procedures they need to follow in the event of a crash.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Post-Trip Inspection
This training is designed to help CDL drivers learn how to complete a post-trip inspection.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection: Brake System
This training is designed to help CDL drivers ensure their vehicle’s air brake system is in good working condition.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection: Engine and Front Axle
This training is designed to help CDL drivers understand how to inspect the engine and front axle components responsible for their vehicle’s movement.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection: In Vehicle
This training is designed to help CDL drivers understand what controls and equipment inside the vehicle must be checked to ensure safe operation.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection: Lights
This training is designed to help CDL drivers ensure their vehicle’s lights are in good working condition.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspection: Walk Around
This training is designed to help CDL drivers understand how to conduct an efficient and effective walk-around inspection of their vehicle.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Railroad Crossings
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers pass through a railroad crossing safely and know what to do at the tracks in an emergency situation.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Roadside Inspections
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers prepare for and know how to participate in a roadside inspection.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Shifting and Operating Transmissions
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to shift a non-synchronized transmission safely and efficiently.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Trip Planning
This training is designed to teach CDL Class A drivers the five basic steps of trip planning.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Uncoupling Trailers
This training is designed to help CDL Class A drivers learn how to safely uncouple a tractor and trailer.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Vehicle Inspection Basics
This training is designed to help CDL drivers understand when inspections and inspection documentation are required.
CDL Class A Driver Training: Vehicle Inspections: On-the-Road Inspection
This training is designed to help CDL drivers learn when an on-the-road inspection is required and know how to complete one.
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