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Commercial driver’s license training (or CDL training) is a specialized instructional program or course designed to prepare a student to obtain a commercial driver’s license (CDL). A CDL is required for a career as a truck driver. During training, students are taught the necessary knowledge and skills to successfully pass a series of tests to obtain their CDL. CDL training normally begins with classroom instruction geared towards passing the written exams for a CDL permit. The CDL permit is a learner’s permit that allows a student truck driver to practice driving skills on public roads with a CDL licensed driver or instructor. A student graduates CDL training once he or she receives a CDL and proves that he or she can comfortably and safely drive and maneuver a truck. Most CDL training schools train drivers for a class A CDL, which allows the holder to drive a tractor trailer that weighs over 26,000 pounds.

The length of a CDL training program varies from school to school. Programs offered through community colleges can typically take up to 6 months to complete because they are offered primarily on evenings and weekends. Company-sponsored training programs, in which a trucking company pays the student’s upfront training costs, typically last between 3-4 weeks and allow the student to begin driving much sooner than most other programs. Company-sponsored training prevents students from having to apply for loans, get their credit checked, or find a cosigner to help put them through school.

Contents

• 1 Types of CDL Training Courses
• 2 Skills Learned During CDL Training
• 3 CDL Training Program Providers
• 4 References
• 5 External links

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Types of CDL Training Courses

CDL training programs can fall into three categories: licensed, certified, or accredited. Licensed schools have been reviewed by a state agency and have met the state’s minimum CDL training requirements, while certified schools have been inspected by a third party and its graduates meet the minimum skills and knowledge standards for both the Department of Transportation and the trucking industry.

Skills Learned During CDL Training

• Map reading
• Trip planning
• Managing log books
• Backing (with trailer)
• Turning (with trailer)
• Coupling and uncoupling trailer
• Shifting
• Road driving
• Performing pre-trip inspections

CDL Training Program Providers

• PAM Transport (company-sponsored)
• USA Truck (company-sponsored)

References

1. ^ NewCompanyDriver – Find a school to get your CDL and become a truck driver

External links

• Driver Solutions Company-Sponsored CDL Training
• C1 Truck Driver Training
• American Truck Driving Schools Directory
• NewCompanyDriver.com – Information and Resources

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