Basic Controls (CMV Driver Training)
This course covers essential skills for operating combination vehicles, including starting, controlling, and handling the vehicle, executing sharp left and right turns, maintaining proper lane positioning, maneuvering in confined spaces, and safely entering and exiting interstates or controlled-access highways.
Who should take this course? Any CMV driver or CDL holder
What industry does this course apply to? Transportation or Trucking Industry
Time to Complete this Course: 25 minutes
Key Takeaways:
- Understand basic vehicle starting, control, and handling for combination vehicles, executing sharp left and right turns with combination vehicles
- Master centering the combination vehicle during operation
- Maneuvering combination vehicles in restricted areas
- Entering and exiting the interstate or controlled access highways safely
$20.00
Description
In this Basic Controls Course, you will learn the following: basic vehicle start, control, and handling for combination vehicles, executing sharp left and right turns with combination vehicles, centering the combination vehicle during operation, maneuvering combination vehicles in restricted areas, and entering and exiting the interstate or controlled access highways safely.
Topics include:
- Introduction
- FMCSA
- Starting, Warming Up, and Shutting Down the Engine
- Putting the Vehicle in Motion and Stopping
- Testing the Tractor-Trailer Hook-Up
- Accelerating
- Steering and Turning
- Maneuvering in CMV Tight Areas
- Entering and Exiting Interstates and Highways
- Basic Control with a Truck Expert
