Why Would You Consider Spending Money On Driver Training This New Year Professional driver training for getting a new licence or upgrading to a higher-class licence has become pretty much standard practice. Driving schools do two tasks in the time that they’re with students: teach them to drive; teach them how to pass a road…
Top Ten Winter Driving Tips Allow yourself extra time when you know conditions are bad or the temperature is near the freezing mark. Check the temperature before you go out of the house in the morning – if the temperature is near freezing, there will be “black” ice—drive accordingly. Always, always pass snowplows and other…
Class 3 Straight Truck License Has Great Value Class 3 (Straight Truck) In BC, a Class 3 vehicle is usually 3 axles, with a tandem axle at the rear. A Class 3 licence can present the applicant with a wealth of different opportunities such as general freight trucks, fire trucks or dump trucks are the…
Overview of Tractor-Trailer Driving School Course The swimming pool that is the trucking industry does not have a shallow end. The pool doesn’t have stairs or ladders leading into the pool. In fact, a fence surrounds it and the only access for novice drivers into the pool is via the diving board. Once in, many…
Safely Pulling a Trailer Tis the season – for boats, RVs & trailer that is. For some, pulling and backing a trailer is as easy as falling off the proverbial roof. For others, this task proves more daunting. Driving a Larger Vehicle The first aspect that many realize right away is the increased size of…
Professional Winter Driving In recent winter months, I’ve taken a couple of students out on mountain trips. These consist of 8-hours in the truck driving through the remote country in south-central British Columbia. When the student arrives, my personal vehicle is parked beside the “big truck”. From there I’m loading supplies into the rig: clothes…
Great Training Equals Great Jobs Bill Walker came to Extreme Professional Driver Training in late-August 2014. He was a big, affable guy that people like instantly. He worked at an auto parts store in Vernon. Bill told us that he would be retiring in a few years; his goal, he said, was to have “a…
Road Test Day: 9 Tips & Techniques for the Day of… Practice in the week or so leading up to your road test. Do NOT study or read the day of your road test. Get as much sleep as you can the night before the road test. Eat a good meal an hour or so…
Air Brake Endorsement (Code 15) Explanation of ICBC’s Air Brake Endorsement Available from: http://www.icbc.com/driver-licensing/getting-licensed/air-brake/on-highway Getting an on-highway air brake endorsement in B.C. Who needs an air brake endorsement? Most tandem-axle trucks, some RVs, and a number of other vehicles require an air brake endorsement to operate. If the vehicle you are driving is equipped with a…