Truck Driving Simulators
Truck drivers move massive amounts of products across the country daily, getting important goods such as food, medicine, toys, and clothing, where they need to go. Because truck drivers are so vital to our economy, they need the best training they can get. Our truck driving schools help people get the training they need, using real vehicles and truck driving simulators. Learn more about what these simulators have to offer.
What Is a Truck Driving Simulator?
Truck driving simulators help prepare aspiring truck drivers for real-life road conditions. They are beneficial to students, instructors, and the trucks themselves. By allowing inexperienced truck drivers time behind the wheel of a simulator, instructors can help them learn the ins and outs of what the profession requires without putting themselves, the instructors, or the trucks in harm’s way. These simulators also reduce wear and tear on our trucks and save money on fuel.
The simulators are a great starting point for inexperienced drivers. Knowing damage and injury are not at stake allows them to explore their skills and reach their potential.
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What Features Do Simulators Offer?
Simulators are designed to resemble a true truck’s cab. This means that you’ll find most of the important features in a simulator that you’d experience driving in a real truck. Simulators, like those at Driving Academy, provide multiple screens for easy viewing to represent the wide windshield you’ll have to grow accustomed to. Other important aspects of the simulators are:
- Side view mirrors for visibility
- An interactive and extensive dashboard
- Working pedals and steering wheel
- Simulated streets
- Simulated weather and traffic conditions
- Realistic sounds
- Motion to simulate being behind the wheel
Some simulations even allow users to watch a recorded video of themselves after the experience. This helps you analyze your performance and see areas where you can improve.
How Can Truck Simulators Help?
Truck driving simulators give students invaluable experience in a lifelike environment. They also help prepare you for the different conditions you might face on the road. This is helpful because not all roads and not all trucks are the same. Some things you will explore are:
Weather
Being able to drive in different weather conditions is crucial if you want to haul goods throughout the country. Simulators can emulate rain and snow to see how you handle precipitation. You can also get to practice driving in wind and fog.
Surfaces
In a perfect world, all road surfaces would be dry and smooth. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. Simulators help you get experience on wet and icy roads, so you’re prepared for these difficult conditions.
Time of Day
You’ll likely get to experience day and night simulations. Daytime driving helps you practice driving in traffic and bright sun. Night driving helps train the eyes for driving in low-light conditions.
Different Vehicles
Not all vehicles that require a commercial driver’s license (CDL) are the same. Some simulators allow users a chance to practice on different transmissions and various types of vehicles, including school buses and motor coaches.
Why Choose Driving Academy?
At Driving Academy, our state-of-the-art driving simulators help our students get a leg up on the competition. We let our students get practical training in our simulator alongside hands-on training with our rigs. Our instructors are there every step of the way to answer questions and provide tips.
With our CDL driver training, we offer flexible scheduling, allowing students to take full courses for 8-hour days or half courses for those who already have their commercial learner’s permit (CLP). Our guaranteed training courses not only give you plenty of training hours but we’ll let you take your road test again and again until you pass, at no extra cost.
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Driving Academy’s innovative truck driving simulators ease students into the world of truck driving. Along with our experienced instructors and our fleet of vehicles, Driving Academy is the go-to truck driving school, with locations in New Jersey and others coming soon around the country. We offer payment plans to fit nearly every budget, so you can find a way to afford school, and our flexible course options help you fit your training around your schedule. Our locations are also open seven days a week, which means you can work on lessons during your free time. We offer Class A CDL training, Class B CDL training, and Class B+P CDL training.
Once you’ve completed your training and passed testing, our team will even help you find a job. If you’re interested in learning more or would like to enroll in one of our programs, contact us today.
