Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 6, September 16, 2024
(a) The commercial
truck driving course to be taken by licensed persons who are 18 years old or
older shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Minimum hours of instruction:
(A) classroom instruction, including testing
50 hours
(B) field instruction 50
hours
(C) highway behind-the-wheel
training 20 hours
(D) observation
(highway behind-the-wheel) 40 hours Total - 160 hours
The hours of instruction may be expressed in credit hours
provided the school is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education and the conversion ratio of that
accrediting agency is used.
(2) Content of classroom and behind-the-wheel
instruction:
(A) laws relating to interstate
and intrastate operations;
(B)
pre-trip inspection;
(C) coupling
and uncoupling of combination units, if the equipment to be driven includes
such units;
(D) placing the vehicle
in operation;
(E) use of the
vehicle's controls and emergency equipment;
(F) operation in inner-city and interstate
highway traffic and passing;
(G)
turning the vehicle;
(H) braking
and slowing the vehicle by means other than applying the brakes;
(I) backing and parking the
vehicle;
(J) experience operating
property hauling vehicles with a minimum gross vehicle weight of 49,000 pounds
or experience operating passenger motor coach vehicles having a minimum
capacity of 46 persons; and
(K)
completing driver's daily log books.
(3) Other requirements include:
(A) the 160 hours of instructions required by
this Rule shall be completed in no less than four calendar weeks;
(B) three hours of the 20 hours of
behind-the-wheel highway training shall be completed by each student between
dusk and dawn;
(C) one vehicle
shall be provided for each three students during highway training. Four
students per vehicle are permitted if the vehicle has been inspected and
approved by the Division. The Division shall approve the vehicle if it
determines the vehicle will seat four people. No more than four students per
vehicle and no more than four vehicles per instructor shall be allowed for
field training; and
(D) a Driver's
Daily Log shall be kept for each student to reflect the 160 hours of
instruction.
(b) Credit for prior instruction or training
given by another agency or school may be granted. Such credit may be granted by
the school to which the candidate is applying if the prior instruction or
training is equivalent to the corresponding part or parts of the course
required by this Rule for commercial truck driving course and if such credit is
confirmed and authorized as equivalent by the Enforcement Section of the
Division.
(c) In addition to the
course requirements of Paragraph (a) of this Rule, schools may offer a
"Refresher Course" which shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Minimum hours of instruction shall total
80 hours as follows:
(A) Classroom
instruction, labs, and testing 25 hours
(B) Field instruction 25 hours
(C) Highway behind the wheel training 10
hours
(D) Observation (highway
behind-the-wheel) 20 hours
Total - 80 hours
The hours of instruction may be expressed in credit hours
provided the school is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the
United States Department of Education and the conversion ratio of that
accrediting agency is used.
(2) Content of Classroom and behind the wheel
instruction shall be as follows:
(A) laws
relating to interstate and intrastate operations;
(B) pre-trip inspection;
(C) coupling and uncoupling of combination
units, if the equipment to be driven includes such units;
(D) placing the vehicle in
operation;
(E) use of the vehicle's
controls and emergency equipment;
(F) operation n inner-city and interstate
highway traffic and passing;
(G)
turning the vehicle;
(H) braking
and slowing the vehicle by means other than applying the brakes;
(I) backing and parking the
vehicle;
(J) experience operating
property hauling vehicles with a minimum gross weight of 49,000 pounds or
experience operating passenger motor coach vehicles having a minimum capacity
of 46 passengers; and
(K)
completing driver's daily log books.
(3) Other requirements are as follows:
(A) the 80 hours of instruction required by
this Rule shall be completed in no less than two calendar weeks;
(B) two hours of the 10 hours behind the
wheel highway training shall be completed by each student between dusk and
dawn;
(C) one vehicle shall be
provided for each three students during highway training. Four students per
vehicle are permitted if the vehicle has been inspected and approved for such
use by the Division. The Division shall approve the vehicle if it determines
the vehicle will seat four people. No more than four students shall be allowed
per vehicle for field training; and;
(D) a drivers log shall be kept for each
student to reflect the 80 hours of instruction.
