For truck drivers, is the DMV driving course the same or different do they have different routes?

Question

For truck drivers, is the DMV driving course the same or different do they have different routes?

Answer 1

Its different.  There is a skills test and a road test.  Skills test involves making right & left turns while keeping the back tires within a certain distance of a cone, and lots of different backing maneuvers.  

Road test in a big truck obviously has to stick to roads that are big enough to fit a truck down.....most car road tests take you down a lot of residential streets & stuff.  Typically there will be an interstate, or large 4-lane highway thrown in, the driver is asked to perform a proper emergency stop on the shoulder & return to traffic properly.  If the driver is getting Hazmat endorsement there also has to be a railroad crossing and he/she has to demonstrate that procedure properly.