Credential(s) Offered
Industry certification
Method of Delivery
Hybrid or blended
When offered
Daytime Hours
Instructional Program (CIP)
Description
Class ‘A’ Truck Driver Training 160 Hours (Course 101)
Each training hour will be sixty (60) minutes. One day of training will consist of eight hours. Students will be allowed two-fifteen minute breaks daily as well as a half hour lunch period. Lunch period and breaks are in addition to the standard eight hours of training time.
Classroom-40 Hours
The classroom instruction prepares students for their written tests at the Department of Licensing to include:
- CDL General Knowledge
- Airbrakes
- Combination Vehicles
- Doubles & Triples
- Hazardous Materials
- Tankers
The classroom will also cover the following material:
- Accident Procedures
- Air Supply System
- Backing
- Basic Vehicle Control
- Cargo Documentation
- Cargo Handling
- Communication
- Coupling and Uncoupling (5th wheel/pintle hook)
- Emergency Procedures, Skid Control & Crash Avoidance
- Extreme Driving Conditions
- FMCSR, MCSAP
- Hazard Recognition
- HAZMAT Cargo Handling and Documentation
- Hours of Service (drivers should log all training time)
- Map Reading
- Mirror Usage
- Night Operation
- Personal Health and Safety
- Preventative Maintenance, D&R Problems
- Proficiency in Backing
- Public, Customer & Employer Relations
- Shifting
- Sliding 5th Wheels/Tandems
- Space Management
- Speed Management
- Trip Planning
- Vehicle Control Systems
- Vehicle Inspection
- Visual Search
Lab/Range/Observation-70 Hours
- Accident Procedures
- Air Supply System
- Backing
- Basic Vehicle Control
- Cargo Documentation
- Cargo Handling
- Coupling and Uncoupling (5th wheel/pintle hook)
- Extreme Driving Conditions
- FMCSR, MCSAP
- Mirror Usage
- Preventative Maintenance, D&R Problems
- Proficiency in Backing
- Shifting
- Sliding 5th Wheels/Tandems
- Vehicle Control Systems
- Vehicle Inspection
Street-18 Hrs/Backing-16 Hrs/Proficiency-16 Hrs
- Backing
- Basic Vehicle Control
- Extreme Driving Conditions
- Hazard Recognition
- Mirror Usage
- Night Operation
- On-Road Observation Time (3 to 1 ratio)
- Proficiency in Backing
- Proficiency in Road Operations
- Shifting
- Space Management
- Speed Management
- Visual Search
Details
Program Length (Weeks)
4
Hours
160
Entrance Requirements
None
School
WIOA Approved Program
Yes
Training Location(s)
1920 3rd Ave. N, Lewiston, Idaho
Local WIB
40 - REG-1 WIB 1-5
Name of Credential
Certificate of Completion
Type of financial aid offered or have access to
Idaho Launch
WIOA
Voc Rehab
Refund Policy
Applies to Tuition only.
After enrollment, but less than 5 business days- $0. More than 5 days- $100
Starting the course but less than 24%- 10%
25% attended- 25% owed
25-50% attended- 50% owed
50% plus attended- 100% owed, no refund.
Is the proposed curriculum currently certified by an accrediting agency or similar national standardization program?
Yes - ELDT
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for women?
No
Is this proposed curriculum considered a nontraditional program of training services for men?
No
Cost Items
Testing/Exam Fees
$175.00 Permit testing and CDL Skills testing.
In-State Tuition
$5,195.00 Class A CDL Tuition for 160 clock hours
Other Fees
$440.00 Handling Fee, Fuel Surcharge, Remote Training Fee.
Out-of-State/District Tuition
$5,195.00 Class A CDL Tuition for 160 clock hours
Registration Fee
$220.00 $100 kept if student registers and never attends.
Supplies/Materials/Hand Tools (not included in tuition)
$276.00 DOT PHysical, DOT Drug Screen, Driving Record, CDL Permit, CDL Issue Fee.
Total In-State Program Cost
$6,306.00
Total Out-of-State Program Cost
$6,306.00
