Roger has over 19 years experience as a Commercial Truck Driver and has worked in positions that included vehicle maintenance and repair, training new hires, and meeting OSHA and EPA standards. Roger was Lead Instructor with Western Truck School from 1994 through June of 1997 at which time American Truck School, LLC was established. Roger has extensive experience in helping students complete training and obtain employment. Roger has been a California Certified Driving Instructor since 1994.Our course has been approved by the Bureau for Private and Post-Secondary and Vocational Education according to California Education Code, Section 94311. The Bureau's approval means that the institution and it's operation comply with the standards established under law for occupational instruction by private Post-Secondary institutions.
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Reviews (2) Dave White
Jan 20, 2022
January 2022, So far so good. Jared was quite helpful with filling out the application for American Truck School which is now called American Career Training. Im going to use this review to tell my process graduating from American Career Training and getting a job Once accepted to school, Sativa gave me tips on things I could get done prior to starting school, and she gave me study materials for my CLP (Commercial Learners Permit) and a list of personal documents to present to DMV!
The get a CLP requires doing six things at the DMV. 1 - Showing five documents confirming my identity, then scan my thumb print into memory which I use to verify my identity every time using the DMV computer. 2 - Using my thumb print, to access a computer and fill out an application for a CDL 3 - Doing an eye exam. 4 - Show a MEC (Medical Examiners Certificate) which is proof of passing a DOT Physical exam. Included in the MEC is pee in a cup (not looking for mood altering substances) vital signs, touch your toes, squat, do weight and height for BMI (Body Mass Index). 5 - Use my thumb print to access a computer and take three written exams. 1 - General Knowledge test. 2 -Air Brakes test. 3 -Combination Vehicle test.
All the questions come out of the California Commercial Driver Handbook. But I just used the study material Sativa gave me and did a google / YouTube search every time I did not know a truck part or CDL specific terminology. Much of the DMV test material is common sense but lots is very, very poorly worded! 6 - Pay $85.00 The documents needed to prove my identity; Birth Certificate, two pieces of mail addressed to my current residence, Passport, Current CA Class C Drivers License and Social Security Card.
A Commercial License is Class A or Class B. The Class C means car. A passenger car is Class C. Only some CA DMV's do Commercial Learners Permits (CLP) which you must have in your possession for two weeks before taking the three field exams; 1 -Vehicle Inspection. 2 -Skills Test. 3 -Road Test, Which is much easier with a vehicle you are already comfortable with. Im depending on American Career Training to tell me when my skills are sufficient.
For the DOT (Department Of Transportation) Physical. I did a Google search and found several clinics that do walk in appointments. The CLP is necessary to drive a Commercial Vehicle under the supervision of instructor. That is my next stage. By The Way, Come February 7, 2022 things are getting more complicated, There will be new standards and regulations for commercial teachers, classroom teachers vs BTW (Behind The Wheel) teachers.
And A Long Commercial Vehicle (LCV) Certificate will be required of ELD's (Entry Level Drivers) But please ask Jared or Sativa at American Career Training, they have a way of making the complicated seem simple! Things can get complicated. Passing my DOT Physical was time consuming, taking many phone calls four visits to Dr's offices. The DOT Medical Examiner said because I take the med seraquel for bipolar disorder; I have another Dr fill out a specific DMV form saying 1 - My bipolar was under control. 2 - Seroquel will not affect my ability to drive a Commercial Vehicle. More to come.
The get a CLP requires doing six things at the DMV. 1 - Showing five documents confirming my identity, then scan my thumb print into memory which I use to verify my identity every time using the DMV computer. 2 - Using my thumb print, to access a computer and fill out an application for a CDL 3 - Doing an eye exam. 4 - Show a MEC (Medical Examiners Certificate) which is proof of passing a DOT Physical exam. Included in the MEC is pee in a cup (not looking for mood altering substances) vital signs, touch your toes, squat, do weight and height for BMI (Body Mass Index). 5 - Use my thumb print to access a computer and take three written exams. 1 - General Knowledge test. 2 -Air Brakes test. 3 -Combination Vehicle test.
All the questions come out of the California Commercial Driver Handbook. But I just used the study material Sativa gave me and did a google / YouTube search every time I did not know a truck part or CDL specific terminology. Much of the DMV test material is common sense but lots is very, very poorly worded! 6 - Pay $85.00 The documents needed to prove my identity; Birth Certificate, two pieces of mail addressed to my current residence, Passport, Current CA Class C Drivers License and Social Security Card.
A Commercial License is Class A or Class B. The Class C means car. A passenger car is Class C. Only some CA DMV's do Commercial Learners Permits (CLP) which you must have in your possession for two weeks before taking the three field exams; 1 -Vehicle Inspection. 2 -Skills Test. 3 -Road Test, Which is much easier with a vehicle you are already comfortable with. Im depending on American Career Training to tell me when my skills are sufficient.
For the DOT (Department Of Transportation) Physical. I did a Google search and found several clinics that do walk in appointments. The CLP is necessary to drive a Commercial Vehicle under the supervision of instructor. That is my next stage. By The Way, Come February 7, 2022 things are getting more complicated, There will be new standards and regulations for commercial teachers, classroom teachers vs BTW (Behind The Wheel) teachers.
And A Long Commercial Vehicle (LCV) Certificate will be required of ELD's (Entry Level Drivers) But please ask Jared or Sativa at American Career Training, they have a way of making the complicated seem simple! Things can get complicated. Passing my DOT Physical was time consuming, taking many phone calls four visits to Dr's offices. The DOT Medical Examiner said because I take the med seraquel for bipolar disorder; I have another Dr fill out a specific DMV form saying 1 - My bipolar was under control. 2 - Seroquel will not affect my ability to drive a Commercial Vehicle. More to come.
Allen B.
Apr 09, 2011
