Veteran CDL instructor 'ain’t buying' what 2-hour CDL courses are selling
A CDL school operator calls out ELDT Nation's two-hour CDL Class A Theory course as not good enough, and calls on FMCSA to do...
As someone with 51 years of experience driving trucks, I just could not believe Overdrive's November 3 article concerning ELDT Nation. The school's owner, Gabriel Ruimy, claims that students can complete the federally required Class A CDL Theory Training curriculum in as little as two hours.
I have held a Class A driver's license since 1975. (Long before CDLs ever came around, Minnesota licensed me to drive any vehicle or combination.)
For 28 years, I owned and operated Interstate Truck Driving School, where we trained more than 10,000 CDL students. During those years, I personally instructed students in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, including the requirements that govern the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles.
I recently began developing a comprehensive online Class A ELDT Theory Training program based on the curriculum established in 49 CFR Part 380, Appendix A.
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