Skid Pads
Topic 12440 | Page 1
I've heard Schneider has a cool yard where you can practice "accidents," and where you can test how certain precarious situations "feel" so you learn how your rig responds and what happens in those situations, without the consequences of a real accident.
I would luuuuv to go play in THAT.
-mountain girl
HOS:
Hours Of Service
HOS refers to the logbook hours of service regulations.
My school does not have a skid pad - Sage Truck Driving School, San Antonio, TX
I think that's more on the company side of things since the school are there to teach you how to drive and get a cdl , the more final details of truck driving like being able to prevent or control a skid is the kind of stuff you learn once hired. company sponsored training is different though because you are already with a company, so they teach you how to drive and get cdl AND the finer details of trucking.
CDL:
Commercial Driver's License (CDL)
A CDL is required to drive any of the following vehicles:
- Any combination of vehicles with a gross combined weight rating (GCWR) of 26,001 or more pounds, providing the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) of the vehicle being towed is in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any single vehicle with a GVWR of 26,001 or more pounds, or any such vehicle towing another not in excess of 10,000 pounds.
- Any vehicle, regardless of size, designed to transport 16 or more persons, including the driver.
- Any vehicle required by federal regulations to be placarded while transporting hazardous materials.
Company Sponsored Training:
A Company-Sponsored Training Program is a school that is owned and operated by a trucking company.
The schooling often requires little or no money up front. Instead of paying up-front tuition you will sign an agreement to work for the company for a specified amount of time after graduation, usually around a year, at a slightly lower rate of pay in order to pay for the training.
If you choose to quit working for the company before your year is up, they will normally require you to pay back a prorated amount of money for the schooling. The amount you pay back will be comparable to what you would have paid if you went to an independently owned school.
Company-sponsored training can be an excellent way to get your career underway if you can't afford the tuition up front for private schooling.
Hey guys, do truck driving schools generally provide skid pad training to prevent both tractor and trailer jackknifing and controlling skids and things of that nature? Here's a cool video I found. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFgmzzCcGHQ
I wish. I'm at prime and I like to know everything to be prepared lol
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Hey guys, do truck driving schools generally provide skid pad training to prevent both tractor and trailer jackknifing and controlling skids and things of that nature? Here's a cool video I found. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFgmzzCcGHQ