Class B CDL / 110 Hour / 4 Weeks
Days one through seven are a complete review of the Washington State Commercial Drivers License manual that includes oral reading, discussion and explanation of the state laws and rules for commercial drivers. The class will discuss information that will be on the Washington State and Oregon State written exams. The class will cover information for Class B vehicles along with the information needed to pass the Air Brake exam. A review of the Commercial Drivers manual using videos and practice exams to test the knowledge of students, prior to taking their state written exams. Additionally each of the endorsements are explained, discussed and students are pre-tested for their knowledge. Our videos and pre-tests contain material likely to be found on the state exams. The endorsements covered in the classroom are Tankers, Passenger and School Buses. Day eight through eighteen consists of practice driving on a School Bus with an automatic transmission, the pre-trip inspection and driving tasks required by the Washington State Department of Licensing to pass the skills test. This course is designed to familiarize the student with the inspection and handling of commercial vehicles. The student will learn the basics of School Bus driving and preparing for the state driving exam. Also covered is the opportunity for each student to practice backing a commercial vehicles at a 45 degree, 90 degree and into the docks to enhance their backing ability and the extra practice needed to enhance their driving skills. This course also includes the School Bus rental for the state of Washington Skills test. An additional fee of $300.00 will be charged to students with an Oregon State drivers license for the commercial vehicle to be delivered to the closest Department of licensing in Oregon for the Skill test. This course instructs the students on how to be the safest commercial driver possible. Each student completing Three and a half week course will receive a Certificate of Completion. Each student will have 60 hours of classroom training, with an average of five students per classroom; 26 hours of street driving training on a School Bus, with two students and one instructor, not including the state driving exam; 14 hours of practice backing; and 10-44 hours of Pre-trip inspections, observing other students driving and practice backing.