Eight Weeks • Ridgefield, Washington
Start with four weeks of Class A CDL training. Then build your skills with endorsement test prep, hands-on doubles training, and a full week on a 13-speed manual transmission.
Enrollment in a class is not guaranteed until the enrollment agreement is signed and payment is made. Class spots are first come, first served.
Your Training Plan
Looking for more time with the equipment and skills used in truck driving jobs? This eight-week course combines the initial Class A program with four additional weeks of focused advanced training.
For the initial four-week option, explore our Class A CDL Training course.
Weeks 1–4
Start with our initial four-week Class A CDL training. Learn pre-trip inspections, backing and maneuvering, coupling and uncoupling, and road driving with instructors as you prepare for your Class A CDL test.
The first four weeks keep the core Class A training in place. The next four weeks build on that foundation with endorsement knowledge preparation, doubles handling, and manual transmission skills.
Week 5
Prepare for the doubles/triples and tanker endorsement knowledge tests. Alongside test preparation, spend time on full, thorough pre-trip inspections to strengthen your inspection routine before moving into doubles equipment training.
This week covers knowledge test preparation for both endorsements. The hands-on combination-vehicle training in the following weeks focuses on doubles.
Week 6
Learn how to pre-trip a converter dolly and hook up to it. Practice straight-line backing a dolly to another trailer to connect the trailers into a set of doubles.
You will also practice separating the entire set, so your training covers both putting the equipment together and taking it apart.
Week 7
Get behind the wheel of a set of doubles on city roads and highways. Learn how the vehicle handles in real-world traffic as you build experience beyond the training yard.
This week brings the equipment skills from week 6 onto the road, with time focused on driving the connected set in both city and highway conditions.
Week 8
Spend the week learning to float the gears of a 13-speed transmission, shifting without using the clutch. Develop the manual shifting skills you can bring to an employer’s road test for a manual truck job.
The focus is practical preparation: becoming familiar with this shifting technique and building confidence behind the wheel of a manual truck.
Contact M&M to ask about tuition, upcoming start dates, and enrollment for Class A CDL W/ Advanced Training.