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Description: The purpose of the program is to produce a safe, competent truck driver. Upon successful completion of this program, <br />graduates will be eligible for employment as entry-level, and will require additional supervised driving hours before being able to safely <br />operate tractor -trailers as solo drivers. The specific objectives of the truck driving program are listed below. <br />Objectives: Upon completion of the training, the student should be able to: <br />1. Demonstrate knowledge of tractor -trailer operations. <br />2. Describe Department of Transportation Rules and Regulations. <br />3. Perform range and close quarter maneuvering. <br />4. Perform day and night driving operations. <br />5. Detect and identify preventive maintenance problems on tractor -trailer units. <br />6. Interpret all safety regulations of tractor -trailer units. <br />7. Describe cargo liability and security regulations, <br />8. Pass the commercial license examination and obtain the commercial license. <br />Job Opportunities: <br />• Entry-level professional truck <br />driver. <br />• Inter/Intra-state driving. <br />• Occupations vrithin the trucking <br />industry. <br />COURSE CODE <br />SUBJECT <br />LOCATION <br />HOURS <br />CTD 101 <br />General Knowledge <br />Classroom <br />40 <br />CTD 102 <br />Hours of Service & Trip Planning <br />Classroom <br />5 <br />CTD 103 <br />Pre -Trip Inspections <br />Pad & Road <br />45 <br />CTD 104 <br />Backing & Skills <br />Pad & Road <br />65 <br />CTD 105 <br />Road Driving <br />Pad & Road <br />25 <br />TOTAL HOURS <br />180 <br />CTD 105 Road Driving is an accumulation of on -off road and observation. <br />NOTE: All courses that involve pad and/or road driving require a combination of observation as well as behind the wheel time. <br />CDL EXAMINATION INFORMATION <br />Students who take the CDL Examination with a commercial motor vehicle equipped with an Automatic Transmission will have a restriction <br />placed on their commercial driver's license and will not be licensed to operate a commercial motor vehicle equipment with a Manual <br />Transmission vdthout retaking the full CDL Examination. <br />24 www.roadmaster.com <br />