ELDT – Theory, Range and Public Road Training

The rule does not require a minimum number of behind-the-wheel (range and over-the-road) instruction hours. The instructor must cover all topics listed in the behind-the-wheel curriculum. The training topics are as follows:

  1. Range
    • Vehicle Inspection Pre Trip/En Route/Post Trip
    • Straight Line Backing
    • Alley Dock Backing (45/90 Degree)
    • Off-Set Backing
    • Parallel Parking Blind Side
    • Parallel Parking Sight Side
    • Coupling and Uncoupling (Class A only)
  2. Public Road
    • Shifting/Transmission
    • Communications/Signaling
    • Visual Search
    • Speed and Space Management
    • Safe Driver Behavior
    • Hours-of-Service Requirements
    • Hazard Perception*
    • Night Operation*
    • Railroad-Highway Grade Crossing*
    • Extreme Driving Conditions*
    • Skid Control/Recovery, Jackknifing, and Other Emergencies*
    • Vehicle Controls Including: Left Turns, Right Turns, Lane Changes, Curves at Highway Speeds, and Entry and Exit on the Interstate or Controlled Access Highway

*These topics must be discussed during public road training, but not necessarily performed. Driver-trainees are not required to demonstrate proficiency in these skills.

The training must be completed in a vehicle of the same group or type that the driver-trainee intends to use for the CDL skills test.

During all behind-the-wheel, public road training sessions, the instructor must engage in active two-way communication with driver trainees.

The proficient completion of the behind-the-wheel training is based solely on the instructor’s assessment of each driver-trainee’s performance of the required elements of behind-the-wheel training on the range and public road.

This determination of proficiency is based on the instructor’s professional judgment. In its final rule, FMCSA states that it “believes that demonstrated proficiency requires some level of successful repetition of the required behind-the-wheel curricula elements, as determined by the instructor. In other words, performing each required maneuver correctly one time does not mean that the trainee has demonstrated proficiency.”

Instructors must document the total number of clock hours each driver-trainee spends to complete the behind-the-wheel curriculum.

This class is offered on several dates, including weekdays and weekends, to accommodate your schedule. Weekday classes are priced at $1,150.00, while weekend classes are $1,350.00. To enroll, please call (706) 428-7693 to schedule a date and time that works best for you. After scheduling, you will receive a payment link or access code to complete the purchase.

Weekday Class Payment
Weekend Class Payment

After calling to schedule your class time you will be provided a password for the purchase link.