2.00 Credits
The is a hands on course designed to provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to gain entry-level employment, where their CDL is a secondary requirement, such as a CDL inspector or mechanic or the skills needed to obtain/pass their commercial driver's license test. Students must: be 18 years of age (21 years is required to haul interstate commerce). have a current, valid U.S. driver???s license; per Federal Motor Carrier section 391.11, subpart B Qualifications and Disqualification of Drivers: ??Can read and speak the English language sufficiently to converse with the general public, to understand highway traffic signals in the English language, inquiries, and to make entries on reports and records; successfully complete a Department of Transportation (DOT) Physical prior to registering for this class; acquire their CDL Learner???s Permit (General Knowledge, Combination Vehicle AND Air Brakes) prior to registering for this class; register with the Federal Drug Testing Clearinghouse AFTER acquiring their CDL Learner???s Permit. The student will be required to sign a consent form to allow HACC to query them in the Federal Drug-Testing Clearinghouse to ensure that they have not failed or refused a drug screen; and, have successfully completed a DOT Regulated Drug Screen AFTER they have acquired their CDL Learner???s Permit.