Des Moines Area Community College, DMACC

The Commercial Vehicle Training Daytime Course consists of 6 weeks of
classroom and hands on training.
The training is broken down into Classroom, Driving and Backing Training as follows:

Classroom Training	Driving
Week #1
5 days - Drug Test Orientation/Hours of Service CDL PREP and DOT Regulations Hour of Service Regulations Equipment Familiarization Pre-trip Inspection Coupling and Uncoupling Preventive Maintenance Defensive Driving Techniques Vehicle Communication Accidents Regs./CDL PREP.	None
Week #2
5 days - Classroom Hazardous Materials Transportation Cargo Handling and Documentation Trip Planning/Map Reading Personal Health and Safety Final Written Test - 100 Points	None
Week #3
None	5 days Pre-trip Inspection Shifting and Driving Fundamentals Straight Line Backing Coupling and Uncoupling Rural and In-City Operation Concourse Backing Start Concourse Testing
Week #4
None	5 days Pre-trip Inspection In-City Driving and Backing Freeway Driving Concourse Backing First Road Test - 225 Points
Week #5
None	5 days Pre-trip Inspection Freeway Driving In-City Driving and Backing Concourse Backing Night Operations - Rural Driving
Week #6
	In-City Driving and Backing Freeway Driving Concourse Backing DOT Scale Visit CDL Testing Final Driving Evaulations - 345 Points