CDL Class A Instructor (part-time)

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct classroom, skills-range, and behind-the-wheel training for CDL students.
• Teach pre-trip inspections, air-brake systems, backing maneuvers, coupling and uncoupling, shifting, and safe commercial driving techniques.
• Demonstrate the safe operation of manual and automatic tractor-trailers.
• Teach applicable federal and state regulations, defensive driving practices, and school procedures.
• Evaluate student performance, document progress, and provide constructive feedback.
• Maintain a professional, respectful, and safety-focused learning environment and report safety or equipment concerns to management.

Required Qualifications

• Current and valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL).
• At least three years of tractor-trailer driving experience.
• Favorable Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) for the previous three years.
• Ability to pass a DOT physical examination and drug screening.
• Must not be prohibited from safety-sensitive duties in the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse.
• Strong knowledge of tractor-trailer operations, air-brake systems, and safe commercial driving practices.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to instruct students with different learning needs.
• Ability to work an in-person daytime schedule.
• Spanish language skills are a plus.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous teaching, coaching, or commercial driver-training experience is a plus.