Truck Driver Training At 5wti

All the above listed truck driver training programs are Approved as a vocational program under the Private Career Colleges Act, 2005.

5th Wheel Training Institute Truck Driver Training graduates are an essential ingredient for this growing industry.  As a result, professional entry – level AZ drivers can earn solid wages and enjoy significant benefits. 

Carriers who have hired our graduates have reported they can earn between $45,000.00 and $60,000.00 per year and in some cases even more! Hence there are significant benefits of completing AZ training with us.

While new technologies revolutionize the industry, a different kind of driver is emerging as well.  Entrepreneurs willing to work hard while developing their own opportunities are now the backbone of the industry.  Therefore, higher standards of education are required and expected, and professional certification at every level is fast becoming the norm.  The demands of a life on the road are many, but in the meantime the rewards are great!

Quality Training Matters

Our leadership team are very aware of the difference quality training makes. As a result, 5th Wheel Training refuses to become another truck driver licencing mill. We don’t just produce drivers that can only pass the local AZ or DZ Licencing test.  5th Wheel training focusses on making sure our graduates have all the knowledge required to be a safe entry-level driver on the roads we share with them.

We have learned alot about preparing our graduates for the workforce most effectively.  It’s one of the reasons you won’t find us in a strip mall.  A new inexperienced driver needs space away from traffic to quickly build the confidence shifting before they are put into a situation where they feel pressured sharing the road with impatient drivers.

Truck Training with Manual Transmissions

Trucking companies across the country want drivers that can shift. Even though it’s true more fleets are moving to automatic transmissions, the vast majority still have old reliable tractors that require their driver’s to shift.

Just think of it,  if you’re a fleet owner do you want to hand your newest most expensive truck over to your new driver? Uhm no, you have to be able to prove yourself as being safe and having a strong work ethic to that owner before you’re ever getting your hands on the most expensive equipment.

We maintain our own fleet of late model brand name trucks.  Our diverse fleet features a range of standard transmissions to assure our graduates are capable of proper shifting.  While trucks with automatic transmissions continue to make up a growing percentage of those on the road, the vast majority remain manually shifted.  To maximize your flexibility in the workplace and be able to land that entry level position upon graduation, we still feel it essential that shifting be part of your skill set as a professional truck driver.