ADDITIONAL TRAINING COURSES
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PHASE ONE: CLASSROOM TRAINING
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Practice questions for examinations: |
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- 50 General Knowledge |
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- 25 Air Brakes |
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- 20 Combination Vehicles |
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- 20 Passenger |
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- 30 Hazardous Materials |
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- 20 Doubles & Triples |
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- 20 Tankers |
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Motor Carrier Safety Regulations |
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Log Books and log book rules |
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Map reading |
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Safety and training films |
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Computerized Testing |
PHASE TWO: EQUIPMENT ORIENTATION, YARD TRAINING & BASIC CONTROL SKILLS
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Pre and post-trip inspection and air brake test |
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Coupling and Uncoupling |
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Stright Line Backing |
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Alley Docking |
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Measured Right Turn |
PHASE THREE: ROAD INSTRUCTION
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Simulator Training |
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Shift Patterns |
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Double Clutching |
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Upshifting & Downshifting |
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Use of gauges, instrument panel & mirrors |
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Highway, mountain and city driving |
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- Left & Right hand turns |
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- Merging in traffic |
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- Handling of equipment in all traffic flow conditions |
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- Proper use of speed |
PHASE FOUR: ADVANCED ON SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT
Class A
Flatbed Training & Loading Heavy Equipment
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Learn how to move axles and weigh a loaded trailer at a weight station |
Hook Up & Drive Double Trailers
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Learn how to use converter dollies (the piece of equipment used to hook up two trailers) and really drive them out on the road. |
Drive Tankers
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Learn how to handle the surge of a loaded tanker. |
Simulator Training Before Road Instruction
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Recognize
and anticipate hazardous driving situations in difficult
and common city enviornments |
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Simulate
enviornmental factors such as adverse weather. |
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Practice
collision-avoidance techniques while backing. |
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