Back up camera on school trucks?

I never watch truck driving videos.

 

https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/registration/commercial-drivers-license/entry-level-driver-training-eldt
The cash you pay the school.
Or grant or however 1-2 year(s) of your life for service.

 

What he meant was that they want to keep the money that you paid for school and that they will teach you the minimum required to pass the CDL skills test by making a feeble attempt.

You are going to have to do the hard work of learning how to drive a truck the hard way by getting your CDL, getting a job and completing training and earning seat time.

There is no substitute seat. Also, I would recommend the community college programs for getting your CDL. This way you will not have to sign a contract to work for a company but if you do your research I think there are still a few companies that do not require you to sign a contract to work for them.

Good luck. Learn all that can. Watch videos. Read. Always remember the acronym G.O.A.L.

Get Out And Look

If you are ever in doubt do not let your own internal bias, ego or your mirrors deceive you into thinking your are backing up safely without hitting anything. Get out and look. It will protect your job, your license and your livelihood as well as any future employment or trucking aspirations.

 

You're going to learn how to put the same trailer in the same spot over and over again. They're going to tell you what to memorize in order to pass the test. The road test is not going to compare to the challenges of what you may face from day to day. Once you get out of the controlled environment, variables start to occur that really test what you think you've learned.

An example is that people are taught a certain method to alley dock. When I went to school, they taught to set up at a 45 and adjust. I think now they are teaching people to stay straight and pass the spot you back into, then after a certain distance you cut the wheel hard and 90 degree back into the spot. Either way, all it takes is for an obstacle to be in the path to screw things up. Another factor would be axle spacings and trailer lengths. The trailer they use in school might not be what you are going to be pulling afterwards, which might have entirely different characteristics when backing up and turning.

The schools are about efficiency. They are not going to spend time trying to teach you everything you need to know. They are only being paid to teach you how to get your license.

 

All depends on the school

near me the community college CDL classes are far better than the private schools

And much less expensive

 

They will teach you some rudimentary maneuvers, but most of what you learn in CDL school is to pass the written test.

You will learn a lot more about handling a truck while you are in training after you hire on with a carrier.

 

Just having a CDL is not usually enough to get a job. The insurance companies at most trucking companies won’t insure a new driver with no experience. Because they know training is not very good. So you still might have to out with a trainer for 6 weeks. I have not been keeping up on the latest hiring requirements but that’s how it used to work.

 

What he is telling you is that you will learn just the bare minimum about backing up a Truck and Trailer in school. Odds are, unless you have prior experience backing large trailers, you will be able to complete a basic backing manuever into a parking spot at a truck stop in about 10 to 20 mins... While an experienced hand can do the same manuever in about 30 seconds.