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Obtaining a commercial driver’s license (CDL) is a big investment in both time and money, so it’s important to get it right the first time. Imagine undertaking the training then completing the requirements for your CDL only to find the license itself a useful document when you receive it. It can happen. In fact, it [...]
When undertaking truck driver training it is important to receive the skills that will help you pass the tests required to gain a commercial drivers license whilst also gaining the skills that will make you immediately employable. Learning how to drive forward is a piece of cake. Learning how to reverse is a little more [...]
I could give you a million reasons why prospective truck drivers should be selecting our training school. In reality, I need only one. Schools will talk about the quality of their training, the quality of their instructors, and even the quality of their trucks – and we have all that. However, the one reason you [...]
There’s one thing you can’t have too much of when it comes to truck driver training and that’s behind-the-wheel practice. The more you can practice your driving skills, the better you will become. There is one proviso to that statement – you need to have a good instructor alongside you to correct mistakes when you [...]
A truck driver spends 99% of their driving time going forward. That other 1% is spent going in reverse, yet a competent truck driver is judged as much on that reversing skill as they are on their going forward skills. There’s no doubt that driving from A to B safely and on time is important, [...]
If you want to be a truck driver, then there’s only one piece of advice you should ever listen too and that’s the advice that suggests you undertake your truck driver training through a reputable training school. The truck driver training school’s name on your graduation papers can help open doors that would otherwise be [...]
Becoming a truck driver means a lot more than just driving a truck. Legislators are constantly tinkering with the rules and regulations involving the transport industry, all in the name of safety – not just truck driver safety. In fact, the primary aim of many of the rules and regulations is the safety of other [...]
When learning to drive a truck, it can be hard to consider non-driving factors such as pre-trip inspections and log books. One area of training that can be awkward is that of coupling and un-coupling. This may sound like a simple task, however, you’d be surprised how even experienced drivers get it wrong. Like a [...]
Over the last ten years there has been a mini explosion in truck driver training schools. Many are privately owned schools, however, there has been an increasing trend towards company-based truck driver training. The concept is, in principle, quite good – from the trucking company’s perspective. Company-based truck driver training opens the door to several [...]
Truck driving comprises a major portion of the transportation industry. Freight is the most common method of moving goods across the country and as long as there are goods to move, there are truck-driving jobs to be had. But a truck-driving job isn’t just a job – it’s a lifestyle, and you’ll want to make [...]
