CMV Drivers – Backing Basics and “Alley Dock” Backing and Parking

Our CMV Drivers – Backing Basics and Straight Line, Offset, and Parallel Parking course delves into the essentials of backing and parking, and guides you on performing these operations in a Commercial Motor Vehicle. The course scrutinizes straight line backing, offset backing and parking, and parallel parking. It also highlights common hazards to anticipate while backing and parking a CMV, and provides strategies to circumvent them. Navigating a large vehicle, particularly in reverse, can be quite challenging for Commercial Motor Vehicle drivers. 

Given the limited visibility, it demands additional preparation, mastered skills, and focused concentration to ensure safety. According to statistics, nearly 30% of all CMV accidents occur during backing. The course content encompasses the fundamentals of backing, straight line backing, offset backing and parking, parallel parking, and more.

The course covers the following topics: 

• Introduction
• The Basics of Backing
• Alley Dock Backing and Parking… Setting Up
• Alley Dock Backing and Parking… The Process
• Conclusion

Environ 45 minutes

Minimum passing score 80%

Completion certificate given.