Thinking about getting your commercial driver’s license? Well, now you can at JCTC in just four weeks. The college is offering both Class A and Class B training. Those licenses include semitrailers, straight trucks and other large, non-passenger vehicles. School buses require a different license in addition to a Class A. The course starts with virtual training in a classroom setting, and then puts students in the driver’s seat. Benji Vonallmen is a student in the program in his final week of training. He said the course isn’t hard if you apply yourself and work hard.”It’s not rocket science,” said Vonallmen. “I feel is a good amount of time to at least get us driving, understanding the components of the truck, and make sure we got our skills down to pass that driving test.”JCTC CDL instructor Jeff Brooking is a veteran semitrailer driver, who retired five years ago to teach the program. He’s hoping his course can help address truck driver shortages plaguing the country. “Everything we purchase, whether it’s food, hygiene items, cars, whatever. Without trucks, you’re not going to get it,” said Brooking. “It’s very important that we get as many people in here and train them and get them back out on the road.”While getting drivers out on the road quickly is important to Brookings, putting out quality drivers is his top priority.”We take pride in how we teach these people because I look at it this way: if I’m training someone to get their CDL, I want to put a good product out there,” said Brookings.There are two sessions left in 2023 at JCTC. The next session begins Oct. 9 and runs through Nov. 3. If you’d like more information, click here.
Thinking about getting your commercial driver’s license? Well, now you can at JCTC in just four weeks.
The college is offering both Class A and Class B training. Those licenses include semitrailers, straight trucks and other large, non-passenger vehicles. School buses require a different license in addition to a Class A.
The course starts with virtual training in a classroom setting, and then puts students in the driver’s seat.
Benji Vonallmen is a student in the program in his final week of training. He said the course isn’t hard if you apply yourself and work hard.
“It’s not rocket science,” said Vonallmen. “I feel [the four-week program] is a good amount of time to at least get us driving, understanding the components of the truck, and make sure we got our skills down to pass that driving test.”
JCTC CDL instructor Jeff Brooking is a veteran semitrailer driver, who retired five years ago to teach the program. He’s hoping his course can help address truck driver shortages plaguing the country.
“Everything we purchase, whether it’s food, hygiene items, cars, whatever. Without trucks, you’re not going to get it,” said Brooking. “It’s very important that we get as many people in here and train them and get them back out on the road.”
While getting drivers out on the road quickly is important to Brookings, putting out quality drivers is his top priority.
“We take pride in how we teach these people because I look at it this way: if I’m training someone to get their CDL, I want to put a good product out there,” said Brookings.
There are two sessions left in 2023 at JCTC. The next session begins Oct. 9 and runs through Nov. 3.
If you’d like more information, click here.
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