Longer Combination Vehicles
LCV Driver Training Rules as of June 1, 2004
(FR Doc. 04-6794 Filed 3-29-04)
Mandatory minimum driver training standards are in full swing. To
help you comply with these new rules, VATA has completed an approved curriculum to aid in your structuring of your LCV training program, keeping your company in compliance
with Federal Standards. Whether it is Training your Drivers, Training your Trainers, customizing the curriculum
to meet your companies needs, or just supplying an electronic document
with "cut and paste" options for your own curriculum construction
efforts, VATA can help. Please give us a call to see what VATA could
do for you.
The LCV training has two parts;
Classroom and Skills
The training curriculum is required to consists of five areas:
- Orientation
- Basic Operation
- Safe Operating Practices
- Advanced Operations
- Non‐Driving Activities, such as route and trip planning and cargo and weight considerations
You have two options: 1) Purchase all materials necessary to build your own LCV
training and certifying program which meets all FMCSA req.
2) The VATA Train‐the‐Trainer program for both the Classroom and Skills Instructor
portions. We will present the complete program to a qualified driver/s, including a
Skills Test for a VATA, LCV Certification. We will include the Curriculum, customized
owerPoint presentation, written test (w/answers), Skills training and testing forms
and LCV Certificate template.