HazardCue LLC
Traveling Instructor — We Bring the CDL Training School to You

First-Time Class A — Manual — Company Group

Program schedule: 8 weeks · approximately 15 BTW hours per week · up to 120 BTW training hours.

WEST VIRGINIA BTW TRAINING
Currently available in West Virginia. Tri-State BTW Training coming soon.
MANUAL — UNRESTRICTED TRANSMISSION PATH

First-Time Class A — Manual — Company Group

$7,995 per driver base price · travel/hotel calculated by ZIP

Includes additional manual-transmission instruction in clutch control, gear selection, shifting, downshifting, grades, and recovery from missed shifts.

West Virginia manual-transmission notice: West Virginia does not require the official CDL skills test to be taken in a manual-transmission CMV. However, if you take the official CDL skills test in an automatic-transmission CMV, your CDL will receive the E restriction — No Manual Transmission CMV. While that E restriction remains on your CDL, you may not legally operate a manual-transmission commercial motor vehicle for yourself or for any company. The restriction can later be removed by completing the applicable state testing in a manual-transmission CMV.
FREE THEORY CLASSES INCLUDED: The applicable HazardCue ELDT online theory class or classes are included with this BTW package at no additional cost.

Included in this First-Time Class A package

  • CDL Class A ELDT Online Theory + final theory assessment (80% minimum passing score)
  • Hazmat (H) ELDT Online Theory + final theory assessment for drivers seeking a first-time H endorsement
  • Tanker (N) Endorsement DMV Knowledge-Test Preparation + practice questions (test preparation; N is not an ELDT endorsement)
  • Traveling Instructor range training and public-road training
  • Complete pre-trip inspection training, including identification and explanation of tractor, trailer, coupling, steering, suspension, brake, tire/wheel, lighting, emergency-equipment, and other testable components
  • Air-brake system knowledge and hands-on air-brake checks, including compressor/governor, reservoirs, warning devices, spring brakes, service brakes, air-loss checks, and proper test sequence for the training vehicle
  • Coupling and uncoupling
  • Straight-line backing, offset backing, alley/docking, sight-side parallel parking and blind-side parallel parking
  • Trailer tandem sliding and positioning, including releasing/locking pins, safe repositioning, axle-weight effects, and confirming the tandems are fully locked before travel
  • Turns, lane changes, shifting/transmission operation, highway/controlled-access driving, railroad crossings, speed/space management and hazard recognition
  • All HazardCue curriculum books, training guides, checklists, evaluation sheets, progress logs, and training supplies
  • Final BTW proficiency evaluation and applicable FMCSA training completion record/reporting

Additional BTW instruction after the included 120 hours, when needed to reach proficiency: $125/hour.

What HazardCue Brings to You

HazardCue is a traveling tractor-trailer instructor. I come directly to the customer and train the driver in the exact customer-supplied tractor-trailer they will use for the official CDL skills test.

Training & Materials

  • Traveling tractor-trailer instructor who comes directly to the customer
  • BTW curriculum and student skills book
  • Pre-trip guides
  • Coupling/uncoupling guides
  • Backing/maneuver checklists
  • Range and road evaluation sheets
  • Student progress logs
  • Printed/digital reference materials

Customer Provides

  • The exact compliant tractor-trailer the driver will use for the official CDL skills test
  • Current registration and insurance
  • Authorization for training use
  • Safe, suitable range/training area
  • Driver's required credential(s) for BTW operation
  • Approved location where training may legally and safely occur

How the First-Time Class A Program Works

Online theory: Student completes the HazardCue Class A ELDT online theory and passes the final theory assessment.

Traveling BTW: HazardCue comes to the approved training location and provides range and public-road instruction in the exact customer-supplied Class A tractor-trailer the student will use for the official CDL skills test.

Proficiency: BTW completion is based on the driver's demonstrated proficiency in the required skills. Federal ELDT rules do not impose a minimum BTW hour requirement.

Skills test: After applicable ELDT requirements are completed and the CLP has been held for the required period, the student takes the official CDL skills test with an authorized examiner. The official CDL skills test is separate from the HazardCue package.

DMV: After passing the official skills test and meeting state requirements, the driver completes the CDL issuance process with the licensing agency.

HazardCue's 8-week/120-hour and 4-week/60-hour structures are HazardCue program packages, not federal minimum-hour requirements. A student's actual successful BTW completion depends on proficiency in all required curriculum elements.

Purchase This BTW Package

First-Time Class A — Manual — Company Group — $7,995 per driver

Before BTW begins: HazardCue will confirm the training schedule, approved location, commercial vehicle, registration/insurance, and required driver credentials. A valid CLP is required before applicable behind-the-wheel driving begins.

Questions before purchasing? Email support@hazardcuereport.com.

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