Commercial Driver License Class "A"

Professional Truck Driver Training

You're an independent person with career goals that take you across the States.  You like the open road, and at the touch of a button and turn of a wheel, you enjoy controlling big pieces of machinery.  Truck driving is a great career -- the pay is good, and the job market is open for qualified, certified drivers.  Muskegon Community College is proud to offer a high-quality training school to help make you the best on the road.  As a student you will learn all  of the important skills and rules for becoming a Certified Commerical Truck Driver with a Class 'A' license. 

This is what you will learn:

Curriculum

 Classroom

Yard and Road Skills

 Orientation

 Pre-trip Inspection

 CDL Permit Study

 Couple – Uncouple

 HIghway Watch

 Straight Backing

 Job Procurement

 90-Degree Backing

 Log Book, Hours of Service

 Parallel Parking

 Map Reading, Trip Planning

 Blindside Backing

 DOT Regulations

 Shifting & Double Clutching

 Hazard Perception

 Turns

 Night Operations

 Hazard Perception

 Extreme Driving Conditions  Uphill/Downhill techniques
 Railroad Crossing Safety  Entrance & Exit Ramps
 Accident Reports  Lane Changing
 WorkKeys® Assessments  Space Management
 CPR/Basic First Aid  Day and Night Driving
  Maintaining Balance  Skid Control Experience
   Secretary of State Class "A" Skills Test
   City, Rural, and Intrastate Driving

For information about registering and program cost, contact: 

Chuck Mulder, CDL Coordinator
231-777-0200 office
chuck.mulder@muskegoncc.edu