Build the additional combination-vehicle knowledge required to move from a Class B CDL toward Class A training, including coupling, trailer dynamics, combination air brakes and safe operation.
↗The program follows the same path students face in the licensing process: understand the rules, master the vehicle, develop safe control and prepare for the official test.
Each stage builds on the last, moving from knowledge to confident, safe professional operation.
Build the knowledge required by the federal Entry-Level Driver Training standard and prepare for safe professional driving.
Develop precise control of a Class A combination vehicle on a closed range with direct instructor coaching.
Move from the yard to real traffic and practice the decisions professional drivers make on city streets and highways.
Class A covers combination vehicles rated 26,001 pounds or more when the towed unit exceeds 10,000 pounds. Class B generally covers a heavy single vehicle and a trailer of 10,000 pounds or less.
The program is designed as a four-week, 160-hour course: 40 hours of ELDT theory and 120 hours of range and public-road training.
Vehicle inspection, basic vehicle-control maneuvers and an on-road driving test.
CDL applicants generally need a DOT physical and a valid Medical Examiner’s Certificate for their intended type of driving.
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