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Class A Truck Driving Training

Camino Real Career School is a leader in the transportation industry providing tractor–trailer and passenger bus training to those individuals interested in the transportation industry. Camino Real takes pride in being the ONLY transportation training facility who received an outstanding performance recognition award from South Bay WIB for the year 2013 and 89% for the Class A&B. Our pledge is to provide the best commercial training in California.

Class A Truck Driver Training

Course Overview

8 week, 180 hour tractor-trailer course.

Course Breakdown

Classroom – Week 1

- Day 1-3 General Knowledge Study Guide

Air Brake Study Guide

Combination Study Guide

Class C Study Guide

- Day 4 D.O.T Physical & Drug Test

Test Review on General Knowledge

Air Brakes, Combination and Class C

- Day 5 Map Reading Class

Log Book Class

Hazardous Material, Tankers, Doubles/Triples Study Guide

DMV Written Exam

Number of hours completed – 40 hours

Yard Skills – Week 2-5

- Week 2 Yard Orientation

Pre-Trip Inspection

Walk Around Inspection

Air Brake Inspection

- Week 3, 4 & 5 Double Clutching

Gear Shifting

Forward Stopping

Coupling and Uncoupling

Straight Line Backing

Alley Docking

Parallel parking

Offset back right & Offset Back left

Use of side Mirrors

Number of hours completed – 80 hours

On the Road – Week 6-8

- Week 6-7 Defensive DrivingFollowing Distance

Gear Recovery

Right Turns

Left Turns

Lane Changing

Entering & Exiting Freeways

Reaction to Hazardous

- Week 8 DMV Testing (Pre-Trip, Yard & Road)

Number of hours completed – 60 hours

Total Number of Hours Completed – 180 Hours