Truck Driving

Workforce training

The Commercial Truck Driving program is an five-week program which prepares the graduate to enter the commercial truck driving industry as an intra-state (short haul) driver for the construction industry.

Content covered in the course includes -

Backing awareness training (into equipment hoppers, into very tight dump spaces/spots, overhead obstacles, etc.)
Being loaded (via front-end loaders, bucket excavators, overhead storage silos, etc.)
Safe dumping procedures and full dumping environment awareness and hazards recognition
Ingress and egress of narrow truck weigh scales, wash pits, etc.
Hauling 300+ degree material (hot mix asphalt)
Dumping dirt/gravel materials that tend to shift/bulk during discharge
Short hauls (requiring much shifting/braking)
Driving over/through uneven and/or soft surfaces
Rolling/unrolling trailer cover tarps
Safe general maintenance that is specific to dump trailers/dump beds
Following specific dumping instructions (spotter recognition and communication)
Good recognition/understanding of many different materials (aggregates) appearances/properties, and their specific hauling characteristics/tendencies
General “telematics” (GPS truck management) education
Electronic logging devices (ELDs) and “Hours of Services” understanding
Acquiring a Commercial Driving License

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