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SAGE
offers a wide variety of truck driving programs to meet the needs of
students and employers. SAGE's
basic program is designed based
upon the entry-level truck driver certification standards set by The Professional Truck
Driver Institute (PTDI). PTDI is the country's foremost advocate of
national CDL training standards for truck driving schools. Each
training program is patterned after the U.S. Department of Transportation's
(DOT) Proposed Minimum Standards for Training Tractor Trailer Drivers. The
programs are continually improved and updated by the schools' program
advisory committee, comprised of a broad base of the trucking industry.
Not all programs are available at every location. Selected training programs are described below. |
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SAGE
Truck Driving Programs: |
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TTD150
Tractor-Trailer Driver Basic:
This is SAGE's "flagship" program. It is a comprehensive curriculum
that provides the student with the substantial knowledge and practical skills necessary to become
an entry-level over-the-road truck driver. The program consists of 150 hours of
instruction (44 one-student-per-truck driving hours) conducted over 4-5 weeks. Meets the needs of students with
no prior knowledge or experience in truck driving. Our most popular program! |
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TTD136
Tractor-Trailer Driver Essentials:
The program objective is to provide students with essential knowledge and
practical skills necessary to be qualified as an entry-level, supervised
over-the-road or in-town driver of tractor-trailers, heavy duty trucks, dump
trucks, and medium-sized delivery trucks. The TTD136 is a program
designed to provide tractor-trailer driving fundamentals to students who
have minimal or no truck driving experience. |
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TTD300E
Tractor-Trailer Driver Externship:
This program includes 150 hours of
classroom, lab and driving instruction presented over five weeks at SAGE. Following
training at SAGE, the student is provided an additional 150 hours of hands-on lab and
driving experience over a five week period at a motor carrier approved by
SAGE. In total,
this 10 week program provides hundreds of hours of actual driving instruction behind the
wheel of a tractor trailer, and virtually all externship training is employer-paid driving
time. This program also provides each student an excellent opportunity to make a smooth
transition from instruction to employment with a reputable motor carrier that has
pre-approved each student successfully completing the externship. |
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TTD109
Tractor-Trailer Driver Modified:
The TTD109 is a program designed to provide the essentials of
tractor-trailer driving to students who have minimal or no truck driving
experience. The program objective is to provide students with basic
knowledge and practical skills needed as an entry-level supervised
over-the-road or in-town driver of tractor-trailers, heavy duty trucks, dump
trucks, and medium-sized delivery trucks. |
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TTD80 Tractor-Trailer
Driver Advanced:
Appropriate for students who have some truck driving experience or training, but will not
meet the standards required for a truck driving job. This "Advanced" program consists of 80 hours of
instruction (30 driving hours) conducted over 2-3 weeks. Provides the student with
basic knowledge and fundamental skills necessary to become an entry-level over-the-road or
in-town truck driver. |
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TTD40
Tractor-Trailer Driver Refresher:
This "Refresher" program provides sufficient knowledge and skills to applicants with some prior
experience to enable them to pass the written and practical portions of the CDL
examination. The program also provides an excellent opportunity for
those who have their CDL, but need to improve driving skills through
focused, hands-on driver training. The concentrated program consists of 40 hours of instruction (20 driving hours) conducted
over 1-2 weeks. |
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STB40
Straight Truck Class B Driver:
Designed for those students who wish to obtain a Class B CDL license for
"straight trucks," including delivery trucks, dump trucks, water trucks,
waste trucks and concrete mixers. The program includes preparation for
the CDL tests, and basic skills instruction completed in 40 hours. |
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