Advanced Career Institute
1741 Ashby Road
Suite B
Merced, CA 95348
Advanced Career Institute Reviews
Program: Professional Truck Driver
Length: 4 weeks
Total Hours: 160
Day & Evening Classes: Yes
Program: Advanced Professional Truck Driver
Length: 6 weeks
Total Hours: 240
Day & Evening Classes: Yes
Program: Agriculture Transportation
Length: 20 weeks
Total Hours: 600
Day & Evening Classes: Yes
Program: School Bus Driver
Length: 8 weeks
Total Hours: 160
Day & Evening Classes: Yes
Program: Commercial Bus Driver
Length: 4 weeks
Total Hours: 80
Day & Evening Classes: Yes
CDL Training Offered:
- Class A
- Class B
Training Equipment:
- Tractor-Trailer
- Box Truck
- School Bus
- Commercial Bus
Job Placement Assistance: Yes
Award: Undergraduate Certificate
Admission Requirements:
- Must be at least 18 years old for intrastate driving
- Must be at least 21 years old for interstate driving
- Must have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent
- Must provide a current driving record free of serious violations
- Must be able to pass a DOT physical exam
- Must be able to pass a drug screening when administered
- Must not have any felony convictions within the past 5 years
- Please request information for any additional requirements not listed
Classroom Instruction:
- DMV permit preparation
- Basic operations
- Logbooks
- Map reading
- Air Brakes Endorsement
- Combination Vehicles Endorsement
- Doubles/Triples Endorsement
- Tanker Endorsement
- Hazmat Endorsement
- FMCSA rules & regulations
- Safe operating procedures
Skills Training:
- Vehicle maintenance
- Emergency maneuvers
- Backing
- Shifting
- Turning
- Parallel parking
- Alley docking
- Pre-trip inspection
- Driving on city & rural roads
- Driving on highways & expressways
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