CLASSROOM

DETAILS

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CLASSROOM SCHEDULE (1 wk)

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Day classes 8am to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. In the event a scheduled class falls on an observed holiday, then the class will be made up on the next available day.

 

RANGE/ROAD SCHEDULE (3 weeks)

Day classes 8am to 12pm and 12:30pm to 4:30pm Monday through Friday. Hours for night driving segments (week 4) TBA depending on the time of year.  

 

CLASS SIZE

Total class size is 12 per cycle. Students are put in a maximum of three (3) students to one (1) tractor for the Behind-the-Wheel (BTW) portion of the program.

 

Course Summary:

Classroom: 1 week = 5 days x 8hrs = 40hrs

Range/Road: 3 weeks = 15 days x 8hrs = 120hrs

 

TOTAL COURSE LENGTH = 160 HOURS

Students must have a minimum of 160 clock hours to qualify for a Certificate of Proficiency.

 

 

CLASS

CALENDAR

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MTI operates all 12 months of the year and are 4 weeks in duration. Class cycles for 2018 are as follows:

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Cycle 1: January 15– February 9th

Cycle 2: February 12th – March 9th 

Cycle 3: March 12th – April 6th 

Cycle 4: April 9th - May 4th 

Cycle 5: May 7th – June 1st

Cycle 6: June 4th - June 29th

Cycle 9: Aug 6th – Aug 31st

Cycle 10: Sep 4th – Sep 28th

Cycle 11: Oct 1st – Oct 26th

Cycle 12: Oct 29th – Nov 23rd

Cycle 13: Nov 26th – Dec 21st

 

​Please contact for the most up to date cycles, as the weather can have an effect on winter course thus changing the entire schedule. 

 

The following holidays will be observed and classes will not be held:

• New Year’s Day

• Memorial Day

• Independence Day

• Labor Day

• Thanksgiving Day

• Christmas Day

*Holidays are not counted as part of the contracted time schedule*

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CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: Day 1 

(Class A & B)

• Introduction

• Log books

• School Participation Expectations

• General Test Rules

• Healthy Lifestyle Part 1/Physical Wellness/Giving Back

• Driving Safely

  

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: Day 2

(Class A & B) 

• Driving Safely                                   

• Transporting Cargo Safely                 

 

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CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: Day 3

(Class A & B)

– Class B only required to attend Air Brakes section unless requiring a passenger endorsement​

• Passenger/School Buses/Air Breaks Pre-Test

• Air Brakes

• Transporting Passengers Safely

• School Buses

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CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: Day 4

(Class A & B)

– Class B only required to attend for Tank Vehicles​​

• Combination/Doubles and Triples/Tanker Pre-Test

• Tank Vehicles

• Combination Vehicles                                   

• Doubles/Triples

 

CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION: Day 5

• HazMat Pre-Test

• Hazardous Materials

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Week 2

• Healthy Lifestyle Part 2/Mental Wellness

• The Truck

• Pre-Trip Inspection

• Moving the Truck

• Basic Controls

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Week 3

• Health Lifestyle Part 3/ Dealing with Fatigue

• Road Work 

• Range Work

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Week 4 

• Healthy Lifestyle Part 4/Family Ties/Stress Management

• Road Work

• Range Work

• The Road Test

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