| Truck driving schools, and more specifically those that | | | | cost-saving measure which does the student no good |
| are nationally recognized, are responsible for training | | | | at all. |
| the thousands of students who are then able to | | | | Trucking companies need students who once qualified, |
| successfully take their place in this dynamic industry. It | | | | can easily make the move into their fleet of trucks. If |
| is common knowledge that certain truck driving | | | | the training has been carried out on some old clonker |
| schools produce the best drivers. These graduates | | | | which should have been retired 20 years ago, then |
| are highly sought after because the trucking | | | | considerable time and expense has to be spent in |
| companies know that they have been taught correctly. | | | | familiarizing the novice driver with modern equipment. |
| This means a lot when you are about to hand over | | | | Naturally at well recognized truck driving schools you |
| the keys to a truck worth several hundred thousand | | | | would expect to be trained on the latest, well |
| dollars. | | | | maintained equipment so that the transition from school |
| There are many issues that set good truck driving | | | | to employment is easy, |
| schools head and shoulders above the rest. The first is | | | | Issues such as student to teacher ratio is also |
| that the school must offer PTDI courses. In 1986, the | | | | important, particularly when it comes to the actual |
| Professional Truck Driving Industry developed | | | | driving part of the program. Each student needs as |
| certification standards for truck driver courses. This | | | | much individual driving time as possible. Some schools |
| was the first time that the industry recognized any | | | | have a bad habit of inflating the driving hours, when in |
| teaching programs for their entry-level drivers, and it | | | | actual fact you spend a great deal of time observing |
| has been a huge turning point in producing professional, | | | | other students driving whilst waiting your turn. Even |
| safe drivers. These standards include not just the area | | | | though this has some merit, it is no substitute and |
| of driving skills, but also includes the actual course or | | | | students should always clarify this issue before |
| program. | | | | enrolling at any truck driving school. |
| Another important issue of course is for students to | | | | Because there is such a huge shortage of truck |
| be taught by well qualified instructors. Not only do they | | | | drivers in the USA, truck driving schools have been |
| need to possess the necessary driving skills and | | | | incorporated into many of the colleges throughout all |
| experience, but they also need good communication | | | | states. This has made a huge difference to the |
| skills, and plenty of patience. Students who like and | | | | affordability of the courses, and it has meant that |
| respect their instructor will not only learn quicker, but will | | | | students are able to begin their training whilst in their |
| perform much better at all their given tasks. There is a | | | | last years of college. Many of these students will leave |
| great deal of time that must be spent in the classroom | | | | college having obtained their commercial driver's license |
| during a truck driving course, and a great number of | | | | and walk straight into a job paying around $35,000 per |
| things that must be learned. Good teachers always | | | | year. More and more of these schools are also |
| produce the best drivers. | | | | offering PTDI courses, which is providing the industry |
| Many truck driving schools train their students on | | | | with the highly trained and safe drivers that it so |
| ill-repaired and outdated equipment. This is often a | | | | desperately needs. |