Commercial Truck Driving

   Program Description

The Commercial Truck Driving certificate program is FMCSA ELDT compliant and provides basic training, principles and skills of commercial truck operation.

   Program Advisors

Joseph Federico

Commercial Truck Driving Program Director and Instructor Commercial Truck Driving
Work Phone: 770-533-7073

Ingrid Halloway

Commercial Truck Driving Administrative Assistant Commercial Truck Driving
Work Phone: 770-533-6955 Work Fax: 678-989-3242

Students are accepted every semester based on course and space availability.

All students who enter the Commercial Truck Driver training program are subject to all Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) as they apply to the professional driver. Each student’s file must contain copies of the driver’s Motor Vehicle Record (MVR), DOT Physical, and a NIDA 5 DOT drug screen before they can operate a commercial vehicle on public roads. All CDL testing is done under contract with the Georgia Department of Driver Services (DDS). CDL testing is administered by DDS certified 3rd party examiners under the direction of the Georgia DDS. Each testing location is randomly audited several times each year to ensure compliance.

Drug and Alcohol Resource Links
Drug and Alcohol Educational Materials

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information (NCADI)
PO Box 2345
Rockville, MD 20852
(800) 729-6686 or (301) 468-2600

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Drug-Free Workplace Helpline
9:00 AM to 5:30 PM Eastern time, Monday – Friday
(800) 843-4971

Partnership for a Drug Free America
405 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10174
(212) 922-1560