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Professional Truck Driver Training


Milford Campus

Types of Jobs Available

  • Professional truck driver

As a professional truck driver, graduates of the program will be employed as a long distance over-the-road driver, regional driver or a local driver.

Persons considering this occupation need to understand that long-distance driving is a dramatic lifestyle change. Drivers will sometimes be away from home for long periods of time.

Program graduates are working for trucking companies in southeast Nebraska and throughout the United States.

Program Overview

This program is located on the Milford Campus. On-campus housing is available. Graduates will obtain a Class A Commercial Driver’s License.

Students will sharpen their driving skills on the private SCC backing range and quiet rural highways before progressing to highway and city driving.

For more information contact:
Robert Stokes, Program Chair
402-761-8352, 800-933-7223 ext. 8352
rstokes@southeast.edu

or the College Admissions Office
Milford 402-761-8243, 800-933-7223 ext. 8243

The Professional Truck Driver Training program prepares students for a career in truck driving in both intrastate and interstate commerce.

The program is offered multiple times each semester and in the summer. Students learn to operate tractor-trailers in various environments. Training includes driving on the city streets and rural roads, two-lane and interstate highways and multiple backing locations.

This program meets the FMCSA guidelines for CDL-A training. 

Scheduling

This program is offered with numerous scheduling options. Lecture class is offered in onsite and online formats. Driving labs are offered in four-week blocks or other stretched out weekend options. 

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