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Truck Driving

Clark State's Commercial Transportation Training Center (CTTC) offers several truck driver programs of varying duration and intensity, for both corporate employees and newcomers to the industry. These truck driver programs are available Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Programs conclude with the participants obtaining Class "A" or Class "B" CDL licensing and job placement assistance if needed.

The increasing needs of the trucking industry offers substantial opportunities to individuals entering the workforce or those seeking to change to a rewarding truck driver career. Learn more about the truck driving industry by visiting FleetDirectory.com and the Occupational Outlook Handbook.

All tuition costs include physical, drug screen, CDL permit, CDL test and CDL license fees in addition to all truck driver training materials.

CDL "A" Truck Driver Program

This five-week truck driver course runs Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and starts with 64 hours of classroom instruction that includes defensive driving, logbook and hours of service, map reading and trip planning, vehicle inspection, vehicle familiarization, coupling and uncoupling and backing. Another 120 hours are dedicated to truck training. The cost of the five-week truck driver program is $4,800*.

Range work is designed to allow students to develop their truck driver skills in a controlled environment. These skills consist of:

Right and left turns Alley dock
Shifting skills Safe backing skills
Normal and panic stopping Conventional parallel park
   

The over-the-road driving portion of the truck driver program consists of training on all types of roads: city, county, state and interstate highways. This will allow our students to get valuable experience in handling a tractor-trailer in all types of traffic situations. Class size ranges from 12-15 students, which allows our school to provide the individual training that might be needed by our students.

The CDL "A" truck driver program is eligible for nine (9) undergraduate college credit hours.

Students who attend any of our CDL "A" truck driver programs can receive the Passenger / School Bus Endorsement training for an additional amount of $500.

CDL "B" Passenger / School Bus Endorsement Program

This 104-hour starts with 64 hours of classroom instruction that includes defensive driving, logbook and hours of service, map reading and trip planning, vehicle inspection, vehicle familiarization and backing. Another 40 hours are dedicated to truck driver training. The cost of the program is $3,000*.

Range work is designed to allow students to develop their truck driver skills in a controlled environment. These skills consist of:

Right and left turns Safe backing skills
Normal and panic stopping Conventional parallel park
Alley dock  
   

The over-the-road driving portion of the program consists of training on all types of roads: city, county, state and interstate highways. This will allow our students to get valuable experience in handling a passenger vehicle in all types of traffic situations. Class size ranges from 12-15 students, which allows our school to provide the individual training that might be needed by our students.

Tractor-Trailer Refresher Program

This three-week course is for experienced truck drivers who hold a valid Class "A" CDL and need to refresh their skills prior to going back to work. The course runs Monday through Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and consists of 64 hours of classroom and 80 hours truck driver training. The cost of the three-week program is $3,000*

Learn more about truck driver training:

For more information about our truck driver programs, contact the Commercial Transportation Training Center at 1-866-CDL-4185 or 937/328-6054.

The Clark State Commercial Transportation Training Center is affiliated with the following professional truck driver organizations: National Association of Publically Funded Truck Driver Schools, Women in Trucking, Ohio Trucking Association, and National Safety Council.


Commercial Transportation Training Center
Brinkman Educational Center
1-866-CDL-4185 or 937/328-6139
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