Candidates must have a high school diploma.

• Must hold a valid commercial driver’s license in Tennessee with a minimum of three years of experience as an over-the-road driver with an exemplary record.
• Must possess good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be able to organize and provide theoretical and practical instructional activities to enable students to obtain CDL.

• Teaching experience and State Certified Third-Party Examiner is preferred.

The Truck Driving Instructor is responsible for teaching all phases of the program to include safety regulations, CDL regulations, traffic laws, road atlas, and highway routes, instruments and cab controls, engine and air brake systems, adverse weather condition driving techniques, hazardous materials transportation, clutch, gear and transmission patterns, coupling and uncoupling trailers, obstacle course and backing procedures, defensive driving, and over-the-road driving experiences. Must maintain an active advisory committee, communicate with business and industry on a regular basis. Other duties include curriculum development and updates, student record keeping, student recruitment, placement and follow-up of program graduates, and program budgeting.