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IITR Road Tractor-Trailers
Our road tractor-trailers used for on the road training are what is
actually used in our industry today. Your tractor-trailer training
will be predetermined prior to starting the road and yard portion of
our program. This insures you will receive a quality training
program and not a "whatever is available today" schedule used by
other less structured schools. Our road tractors are modern, well
maintained and exceptionally nice conventional tractors designed
with your education in mind. We have Cummins, Cat, Detroit engines
as well as a variety of transmission patterns. All of our road
trailers are loaded and range from 27', 40', 45', 48' vans, doubles,
and a flatbed.
IITR Yard Tractor-Trailers
Our yard tractor-trailers have also been selected to simulate the
typical vehicle used in the transportation industry. In addition to
driving forward, at IITR, our students are taught all yard maneuvers.
These maneuvers include pre-trip, in-route and post-trip inspections.
Our backing maneuvers consist of straight backing, sightside angle
backing, and blindside angle backing. Maneuvers are practiced with
conventional and cabover tractors using long and short trailers.
Other yard maneuvers include installing tire chains, adjusting brakes,
raising cabs, sliding 5th wheels and tandem axles. All maneuvers
are practiced on a well lit, black topped lot utilizing stripes,
cones, barrels, and stopping blocks to simulate loading docks.
If you want to steer clear of "no's" on your job application upon
graduation, experience the broad range of tractor-trailer
combinations and real life simulations IITR has to offer.
 
IITR Simulator
Prior to actually driving a tractor-trailer, IITR has designed and
built a shifting simulator to enable students to have an opportunity
to learn double clutching and shifting in a controlled environment.
Because both of these maneuvers are usually a very difficult process
to learn, our shifting simulator has enabled our students to be much
better skilled before actually getting behind the wheel of a
tractor-trailer. We are also able to change transmission gear
patterns enabling our students to experience a variety of
transmissions. Because of our simulator, our students are better
prepared and not nearly as intimidated by an actual tractor-trailer.
Although the simulator certainly can't take the place of actual road
driving, ask any current IITR student or graduate about its benefits.
The simulator is available in Clackamas only. Students from other
campuses are welcome to use the simulator during scheduled visits.
 
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