Postsecondary Commercial Truck Driving is an instructional program that prepares individuals to drive trucks and other commercial vehicles. It includes instruction to operating diesel powered vehicles; loading and unloading cargo; reporting delays or accidents on the road; verifying loads against shipping records; and keeping necessary records. The curriculum is based upon the requirements to obtain a Commercial Driver's License(CDL) and to pass the Department of Transportation Commercial Driver's License Written Examination. Students will be expected to obtain a Commercial Driver's License and to pass the DOT Commercial Driver Written Examination in order to complete the course. The program requires a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of instruction. Each student is expected to log a minimum of 16 contact hours of driving time under various loads, road, and driving conditions.
trucks and other commercial vehicles. It includes instruction to operating diesel powered vehicles; loading and unloading cargo; reporting delays or accidents on the road; verifying loads against shipping records; and keeping necessary records. The curriculum is based upon the requirements to obtain a Commercial Driver's License(CDL) and to pass the Department of Transportation Commercial Driver's License Written Examination. Students will be expected to obtain a Commercial Driver's License and to pass the DOT Commercial Driver Written Examination in order to complete the course. The program requires a minimum of 12 semester credit hours of instruction. Each student is expected to log a minimum of 16 contact hours of driving time under various loads, road, and driving conditions. 