Truck Driving - Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson

Truck Driving from Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson is a Campus Certificate Land Transport degree that prepares you for a Transportation career. This course is designed to provide classroom work, yard driving, and road driving experiences designed to meet the needs of the trucking industry. Students are taught to drive defensively and to have the knowledge necessary to operate the vehicle as well as abiding by all local, state and federal regulations. Information is presented which will prepare the student for both the written and skills portions of the commercial drivers license (CDL) examination. Mission The mission of the program is to provide the student with the knowledge and skills necessary to become employed as a commercial truck driver. Nature of the Work The trucking industry employs more people than any other private industry in the United States. About two million of these workers are drivers , and more truck drivers are needed every year. Types of drivers in the industry include line haul drivers, pick up and delivery drivers and yard hostlers. Line haul drivers handle heavy duty long haul loads typically driving long trips across the country. Pick up and delivery drivers typically drive anything from a straight truck to a tractor trailer unit and usually drive short stop and go trips. Yard hostlers move trailers in and out from loading docks at large freight terminals. Federal regulations require commercial drivers to have certain knowledge and skill and to receive a commercial driver's license (CDL). Employers are required to check employment records and prior driving records. Persons must not have committed a felony, had an unsatisfactory driving record, or had a conviction using drugs or alcohol for the past three years. View more details on Tennessee Technology Center at Jackson . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Land Transport courses.