Truck Driving Preparing For Your California Cdl

Information on the trucking industry and Practice test for CDL - Covering areas of Trucking industry.

What you'll learn

A real look at the Trucking industry

The main reason for course is to refresh yourself before you test, and inform you on the reality you will face in this industry

review Pre trip and walk around Inspections

Practice test for California Drivers license, Commercial driver knowledge test, Air Brakes test, Combination test, and Haz Mat.

Requirements

As for this course there is NO requirement nor is there any prerequisites.

The State of California and Department of Transportation ( DOT ) require some basics such as being 18 years of age for Intrastate driving ( one state ) and 21 years of age for Interstate ( multi State ) as well as needing to be 21 for Hazmat loads. You will also be required to meet passable health requirements through a DOT Physical which will cover you height, weight, vision, hearing, as well as bending, squatting and other health related check up. ,

Description

Welcome and thank you for taking time to visit my page. This course is designed to give the student an understanding of the trucking industry, this is a basic overview of the truth in trucking, this course will give you a real look at what happens after truck driving schools, OTR jobs, being a trainee, transition into a solo driver and other options later such as Trainer, owner operator, lease purchase operator and a range of work available such as OTR , reginal, dedicated, short haul, local, agricultural, and more. This course will also touch a little on some practice test for your CDL, and a basic look at the pre-trip walk around and behind the wheel test. This course may  not be for everyone but it is a good introduction for those who are interested in the trucking industry and for those who may just be starting their truck driving school. This course is entry level and no prior experience is needed, however there will be minimum requirements from the California DMV and the Federal Government  FMCSA. These are just some, age 18 is required to drive a commercial vehicle intrastate ( one state ) and 21 years old to drive Interstate ( multi state ) also 21 years old to haul Haz-Mat.  You must also pass a DOT Physical and be in good enough health to pass your exam.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Introduction Video 1

Lecture 2 Introduction

Lecture 3 VIDEO 2

Lecture 4 Requirements for your CDL/CLP

Lecture 5 VIDEO- 3

Lecture 6 DOT Physical

Lecture 7 VIDEO 4

Lecture 8 A truckers life

Section 2: Types of work available

Lecture 9 Owner Operator Video

Lecture 10 Owner Operator

Lecture 11 VIDEO 5

Lecture 12 Over the road ( OTR ) 48 states

Lecture 13 VIDEO 7

Lecture 14 Lease Purchase Program

Lecture 15 VIDEO 8

Lecture 16 Trainer

Section 3: Additional Types of work

Lecture 17 VIDEO 9

Lecture 18 Local and city truck driver

Lecture 19 VIDEO 10

Lecture 20 Truck drivers for construction

Lecture 21 VIDEO 11

Lecture 22 Intermodal Truck drivers

Lecture 23 VIDEO 12

Lecture 24 Seasonal Agricultural

Section 4: Review of the CDL/CLP written test and Pre-trip inspection

Lecture 25 Pre-Trip Inspection

Lecture 26 What to expect on behind the wheel test

Section 5: Thank you students

Lecture 27 Thank You

Lecture 28 VIDEO 5

If you are looking into the trucking industry, this might be a wise choice as the trucking market is always in high demand. Truck drivers both new and experienced can easily find work. Truck drivers are needed in a variety of fields from OTR , Reginal, Dedicated, Line haul, short haul, city drivers, local drivers and intermodal just to name a few. Almost all companies offer good pay, job stability, medical, dental, vision, and life insurance .,This course is open to Anyone. If you are looking to get into a career in trucking there may be alot of information for you, If you are about to graduate truck driving school and want a little extra boost for taking your permit test.