The Commercial Truck Driving Program is an eight-week (240 clock hours) instructional program that prepares individuals for employment in the commercial truck driving field as an over-the-road driver.  The program is a combination of classroom, hands-on equipment training, and actual road driving.  It includes instruction in safety, DOT rules and regulations, operating diesel powered vehicles, loading and unloading cargo, reporting delays or accidents on the road, verifying loads against shipping records, and keeping necessary records.  The program will operate six (6) hours per day, five (5) days per week for 8 weeks.

Admission Requirements:
 

• Submit both a PRCC application for admission and a Commercial Truck Driving application.
• Be at least 21 years of age.
• Have a current valid regular or Commercial Driver’s License.
• Have a satisfactory driver’s history for the past three years.
• Pass a Department of Transportation (D.O.T.) physical for Commercial Truck Drivers.
• Receive a negative test result on the D.O.T. drug screen test conducted by a certified laboratory and have the results submitted directly to the college.
• Show “Ability to Benefit” by appropriate performance on the Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE).

Applications may be obtained at the administrative office in the Career-Technical Education Building on the Poplarville campus.  For additional information, please call the Career-Technical office at 601-403-1241. 

Cost:

The full 8 week course cost is $1500 which is due at registration.  This covers the D.O.T. physical, the required D.O.T. drug screen, and the Commercial Drivers License fee. 

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