This program provides the classroom theory and driving experience required by the Maine State Department of Motor Vehicles and the Professional Truck Drivers Institute (PTDI) to qualify a driver to sit for the Commercial Truck Driver Class A license (CDL) test.
    
The major areas of study include: a thorough in-depth knowledge of the PTDI text "Trucking - Tractor Trailer Driver Handbook," classroom instruction in subject matter related to Class A driving, laboratory exercises covering tractor trailer maintenance, repair industry technology and small business training, behind the wheel-range and behind the wheel-road driving time.
    
Requirements:  Students must have a valid driver's license and documented proof of good health and driving record. The student will also possess a developed sense of career goals, adequate academic preparation and subject schedules that support graduation plans. Students will go through an application and interview process to enter this program.
    
Students must be at least sixteen years old and have their class C driver's license to be able to take this program.

Certifications:

• State of Maine Commercial Truck Driver Class A (CDL) license

• 10-hour OSHA card

Cocurricular Opportunities:

• Maine State CDL Competition

Related career possibilities include heavy equipment operator or mechanic, farm operations, equipment dealers, and long haul truck drivers.