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Tractor-Trailer Driver Training

Training: What You'll Receive

40 Hours of Basic CMV Driver Instruction, including:

  • Commercial Driver License (CDL) preparation
  • Hours of service (Log keeping)
  • Map reading
  • DOT regulations
  • 6-hour DDC-PTD course

40 hours of Preventive Maintenance instruction, including:

  • Air brake systems
  • Vehicle inspection
  • Engine, transmission and differential operation
  • General vehicle maintenance

80 hours of Basic Control Skills training, including:

  • Coupling and uncoupling
  • Straight line backing
  • Alley docking
  • Parallel parking
  • Backward serpentine

At least 30 hours and/or 1000 miles BTW driving time:

  • Expressway and two-lane roads
  • Day and night driving
  • Loaded and empty trailers (vans)

Customized training may be available, such as on-site training, re-training, and train-the-trainer programs.

Vincennes University Aviation Technology Center
2175 S. Hoffman Road, Indianapolis, IN 46241
317-381-6000

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Call:  800.742.9198
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Vincennes, IN  47591
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