Does your transportation company need to develop a driver training system that will be accessible online and across a wide variety of mobile devices? Online driver training is fast becoming the norm for fleet operators to accommodate varying driver schedules, skills and compliance requirements. Business owners and managers need to ensure their drivers are properly [...]
The House passed a bill allowing the use of longer tandem trailers, which could be up to five feet longer than the prior 28-foot limit. Industry experts were divided on the issue, some citing significant improvements in economy and efficiency, with others emphasizing the potentially dramatic safety impact of these behemoth tandem trailers. Both the [...]
If you ever wondered if you should take the time to report unsafe truck driving behavior, consider the following report on a devastating crash involving nine-vehicles in Chattanooga, Tennessee. On July 21st, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) declared a Kentucky-licensed truck driver to be an imminent hazard to public [...]
Spring forward and fall back. Autumn is around the corner, ushering in a season of beauty, from fall foliage, to Halloween and pumpkin pies. For drivers however, autumn is also accompanied by a unique set of driving challenges. Whether you are driving a small sedan or an 18 wheeler, here are some important driving safety [...]
Until 1900, the total amount of the world’s knowledge doubled every 100 years—so said Buckminster Fuller, one of America’s most renowned thinkers and inventors. By the end of World War II, knowledge was doubling every 25 years. At the present time, knowledge worldwide is estimated to be doubling approximately every 12 to 13 months. For [...]
Commercial drivers already possess a variety of skill sets when they join your company. Your job is to make them into a team that works together, especially when it comes to safety. But organizing orientation and training for a diverse group of drivers in different locations and with different skill and experience levels can be [...]
Managing driver training requires attention to many details: Who needs what training, when, and before what deadline? How will the training be assigned to drivers, and how can it be easily tracked? Who needs to access training records, and how can the data be kept confidential while being easily accessible to managers authorized to see [...]
Here are five important reasons your drivers should be regularly refreshing their skills with online training: Drivers review safety fundamentals—before bad habits take over. Drivers learn to control anxiety and negative feeling while behind the wheel. Drivers learn the importance of asking “What if?” Drivers practice making sudden decisions—before they have to do it for [...]
See our brief LMS video. Learning Management Systems, like many technological advents of the past decade, boast the ability to add an unparalleled level of efficiency to an organization’s training strategy and implementation. Yet there are a number of other benefits, including: Accessible and reusable learning programs More options for program [...]