Staff Reports
May 10, 2021
Kobee Smith, CDL student at SRTC-Tifton, learns how to recognize human trafficking as part of the program s curriculum Southern Regional Technical College
TIFTON, Ga. â Before a commercial truck driver graduates from Southern Regional Technical College (SRTC), the student must prove that they are ready to handle the demands of driving a commercial vehicle. During their final exams, students demonstrate that they are proficient in operating a commercial vehicle on public roads through a variety of maneuvers, performing range operations such as clearance maneuvers, backing, turning, parallel parking, and coupling/uncoupling a big rig. In ten weeksâ time, the program provides basic training in the principles and skills of commercial truck operations, putting dozens of safe, qualified commercial truck drivers on the road each semester.Â