Course Overview
It takes special skill and knowledge to safely drive a heavy truck, with or without a trailer. Viewers learn the skills essential to earning commercial driver's license. Segments of this video are dedicated to proper vehicle control; backing up with and without a trailer; how and when to shift gears including use of a tachometer, speedometer and engine sounds to know when to upshift or downshift; how to double-clutch; controlling speed when going downhill and around curves by downshifting or using exhaust, engine, hydraulic and electric retarders. While this training video focuses on techniques for maintaining control of rigs with manual transmissions, it also addresses automatic transmissions.
Key Audience
Tractor Trailer Drivers, Big-Rig Drivers, Commercial Driver's License Candidates
Course Topics
Safety: Driving | Safety: Heavy Equipment and Utility Vehicles
Course Detail
Time: 20 Minutes
Questions: 13
Languages: en *
Closed Captioning:
Micro Learning: FALSE
* Courses can be converted to any language needed not listed for a small professional service fee per course, per language.
Workplaces
Roadway
