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Hours Behind the Wheel

Discussion in 'Trucking Schools and CDL Training Forum' started by OhioTruckin, Mar 11, 2008.

  1. Mar 11, 2008 #1
    OhioTruckin

    OhioTruckin Light Load Member

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    What's a good number of hours of actual driving time that one should look for when considering trucking schools. SAGE offers 44 hours of one-on-one training, and I've heard SAGE has great schools, so I assume that 44 hours is real good. I know for a fact that 44 hours of one-on-one is good, so does anyone have any more input?

    I couldn't find a thread that had already discussed this, but if there is one just tell me about it, and I'll go ahead and delete this one if it satisfies my needs.

    Thanks.
     
    OhioTruckin, Mar 11, 2008
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  3. Mar 31, 2008 #2
    kitering

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    44 hours is the industry minimum. Always be sure the 44 hours is time spent sitting behind the wheel. This does not include observation time or in pretrip walking around the truck before you drive. It should be actual time sitting behind the wheel. Hope this helps!
     
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  4. Mar 31, 2008 #3
    OhioTruckin

    OhioTruckin Light Load Member

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    Yeah, the problem is finding schools that give you a full 44 hours of time behind the wheel and not time behind the wheel + observation time. Haha.
     
    OhioTruckin, Mar 31, 2008
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  5. Mar 31, 2008 #4
    aggie1978

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    Here in MI. The state only requires said person wanting there CDL to only have a min of 3 hours beind the wheel. I got 4, lol
     
    aggie1978, Mar 31, 2008
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  7. Apr 5, 2008 #5
    Lurchgs

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    I ended up at SAGE - I called around my area, and SAGE is the ONLY one who would promise me 44 hours of wheel time. They're the only ones I talked to who would make arrangements to get extra time behind the wheel if you need it (yes, it costs extra, but if you need the time, it might be worth it)

    I talked to a trucker at a stop nearby. He'd graduated from a local (non-SAGE) school. Said that when the training trucks hit the road in his class, they had as many as 6 students in the cab.
     
    Lurchgs, Apr 5, 2008
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  8. Sep 12, 2013 #6
    Tama Mai Hawaii Nei

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    Colleges who offer the course seem to be cheaper and offer more drive time. The course I seen at CTC in texas its 4100 for 4 weeks of training. The program is 160 clock hours (4 weeks) in length, consisting of 40 hours of classroom instruction and 120 hours practical and behind-the-wheel training.
     
    Tama Mai Hawaii Nei, Sep 12, 2013
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