Truck Driver Training - Davidson County Community College

Truck Driver Training from Davidson County Community College is a Campus Certificate Land Transport degree that prepares you for a Transportation career. Curriculum Description The Truck Driver Training curriculum prepares individuals to drive tractor trailer rigs. This program teaches proper driving procedures, safe driver responsibility, commercial motor vehicle laws and regulations and the basic principles and practices for operating commercial vehicles. The course work includes motor vehicle laws and regulations, map reading, vehicle maintenance, safety procedures, daily logs, defensive driving, freight handling, security and fire protection. Highway driving, training range exercises and classroom lectures are used to develop the student's knowledge and skills. Graduates of the curriculum are qualified to take the Commercial Driver's License Exam and are employable by commercial trucking firms. They may also become owner/operators and work as private contract haulers. Competencies Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to: 1. Communicate effectively with coworkers, enforcement and safety personnel, employers, customers and family through listening, speaking, and writing. 2. Read, interpret, diagnose and take appropriate action upon information provided by vehicle's control systems and instruments. 3. Perform pre-trip, enroute and posttrip inspections; accurately document findings; and forward timely reports to appropriate personnel or offices. 4. Operate a vehicle in safe, efficient, and controlled manner. 5. Shift all gears of multi-speed, dualrange transmissions in varying speed, terrain and highway conditions to achieve and maintain fuel and equipment efficiency. 6. Back and dock tractor-trailer units using safe and efficient practices. 7. Couple and uncouple tractor and trailer units using safe and efficient practices. 8. Execute safe driving practices using visual observations; managing and adjusting vehicle speed, distances, and separation in various terrain and highway conditions; identifying potential driving hazards; and performing defensive and evasive actions. 9. Assess accident scenes; provide needed assistance; notify proper safety, rescue, and environmental authorities; obtain needed information; and protect injured persons and cargo. 10. Safely receive, secure, handle, care for, and accurately document cargo. 11. Identify and safely adjust to difficult and/or extreme driving conditions involving night operations , weather, and terrain. 12. Plan trips using maps and federal and state regulations; make decisions concerning optimal routes, permits, fuel use, time, costs, layovers, record keeping, and needed information and documents. 13. Make choices and follow practices that contribute to personal health and safety. 14. Manage the day-to-day responsibilities of an entry-level truck driver by managing time effectively, working effectively with others, demonstrating dependability, and completing assignments satisfactorily. 15. Execute a job search using printed, electronic and media sources and accessing the assistance of employment agencies. View more details on Davidson County Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Land Transport courses.