Tractor Trailer Driver Training

Lehigh Career & Technical School in partnership with the SAGE Corporation, offers a professional tractor trailer driving program to prepare students for careers in the motor carrier field. The comprehensive {Current Equipment} program includes driver skill development, applied safety regulations and procedures, equipment maintenance and proper loading techniques as well as intra- and inter-state regulations. The training prepares graduates to obtain their Commercial Driver's License (CDL) and necessary endorsements, thus developing students for entry-level positions as professional tractor trailer drivers. Our 150 hour course is certified by the Professional Truck Driving Institute (PTDI). (Schnecksville Campus Only)

The Professional Truck Driver Institute is a nonprofit organization sponsored by the nation's trucking industry to advise truck driving proficiency, safety, and professional standards among drivers. These in turn foster benefits for all stakeholders, including motor carriers, insurers, training schools, government bodies at all levels, funding organizations and the American public.

The Advantages:

• Graduates from PTDI-certified courses can apply for their first jobs with the confidence that they will stand the best chance of being hired.
• Your credentials as a graduate of a PTDI course attest that you have mastered the knowledge, procedures and basic skill habits that will keep you safe on the road and assure that your job is secure.
• Job assistance is available for CDL/A jobs
• Training is also available at:
• Berks Career & Technology Center, Oley, PA 610-987-6201 ext. 5323 
• Chester County Alliance CAT-Pickering Campus, Phoenixville, PA 610-933-0423
• Bucks County Technical High School, Fairless Hills, PA 215-949-1700 ext. 2066 
• Day classes take 6 weeks to complete.
• Evening/Weekend classes take 8 weeks to complete.
• Tuition: $4295.00 plus a $100.00 non-refundable application fee.
• LCTI is a state certified vendor to accept Career Link, TAA/TRA, OVR, VA/GI funding
• Master Card/VISA accepted
• Ask about our combined CDL/A or B - Heavy Equipment Operations Transportation Services Class, or LCTI's  combined CDL/A or B - Forklift Safety and Material Handling Training Class 
• Ask the training coordinator about customized CDL training programs for companies or municipalities. 
• For more information, please call or e-mail Randy Zimmerman, Training Coordinator at (610) 799-1345 or toll free at 1-877-440-7544 or the SAGE Corporation representative Rose Mary Hanlon at 610-799-1329.
• Upcoming Class Start Dates: Lehigh Career & Technical Institute-Schnecksville Campus, Day Class - April 21, 2008; May 27, 2008.

Open House Schedule:

Berks Career & Technology Center East Campus (Oley Campus): Thursday, April 3, 2008 Oley Campus from 6:00PM - 8:00PM.  There is a representative at the Berks County Career Link available to speak to interested students every Monday and Tuesday from 8:30AM - 4:30PM (501 Crescent Avenue, Reading, PA)