Public Safety & Law Enforcement
Anti-Jackknife & Accident Avoidance
This course teaches proper truck driving skills in emergency situations. Although reacting safely to emergencies cannot be practiced in real-life, our 2.8 mile multi-million dollar Driving Course is specifically designed to reproduce real-life emergency scenarios for behind-the-wheel practice. Our highly experienced and professional Truck Driver Instructors teach emergency reaction techniques in a highly structured and safe environment. Our specially modified tractor-trailers are equipped with skid inducers, allowing drivers to repeatedly practice controlling a big rig through up to six different types of jackknife.
Classroom Topics
(Approximately 2 hours)
- Physics and vehicle dynamics in radical stops and turns
- Emergency braking and steering techniques
Practical Driving Course Exercises
(Approximately 4 hours on a 2.8 mile driving course with a wet skid pad)
- Evasive Maneuvers (vehicle dynamics & control in turns)
- Skid Control
- Anti-jackknife techniques
- Evasive maneuvers
- Backing procedures
Registration
Contact one of the representatives below for registration information.
Contact Information
- Richard Hawkins
Director of Corporate Transportation
richard.hawkins@dctc.edu
651-423-8765 - Jim Unger
Director of Public Safety
jim.unger@dctc.edu
651-423-8482 - Gretchen Strehle
Assistant to the Directors
gretchen.strehle@dctc.edu
651-423-8224
Transportation
- Corporate Truck Driver
- Heavy Equipment Operation
- MN Commercial Vehicle Inspector
- Railroad Conductor Cert.
- School Bus & Motor Coach
- Snow Plow Operator
- Utility Truck Operator

