8731 S Frontage Rd, Mayhew, MS 39753
(662) 243-2647
| Alt: (662) 243-1900
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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.
- 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