Our program delivers consistent, standardized risk reporting simply by regularly testing drivers—in a method known as Pulse Training—and tracking their progress over time. This also reinforces core concepts across multiple risk categories, ultimately improving retention by as much as 150%.

 

Pre-Trip Vehicle Inspections

When mechanical defects go unreported and unrepaired, fleet maintenance costs rise along with the risk of inspection violations, possible injury, or death. Pre-trip vehicle inspections improve everyone’s safety on the road, and this course explores critical areas inside, outside and around a vehicle where truck drivers can learn to spot problems early.

 

 

Hazard Awareness

One minor disruption in traffic flow can wreak havoc in seconds. This truck safety course explores techniques to improve a driver’s awareness and perception skills, such as driving with a defensive space cushion, scanning the road to stay prepared, and anticipating potential hazards before the danger rises.

 

 

The Professional Defensive Driver

Burdened by wider blind spots and longer stopping distances, commercial vehicles often pose the greater risk to other motorists. This course discusses proper scanning, space and speed management, regular vehicle inspections, and other vital skills so operators share the road safely.

 

 

Evasive Driving Maneuvers

Evasive action could prevent a bad situation from becoming worse. Three out of every 4 people killed in truck accidents are other vehicle occupants, and this course explains why proper scanning, correct mirror adjustment, and steering control are crucial to make informed choices in an emergency.

 

 

Proper Use of Mirrors

Mirrors are an essential part of any commercial truck’s technical safety, providing operators a view of important changes on the road. In this course, truck drivers will learn how to adjust plane and convex mirrors correctly, and why regular vehicle inspections help to maximize view.

 

 

Preventing Slips, Trips and Falls

For commercial fleet drivers, injuries due to slips, trips and falls can lead to hours of lost work time, permanent disability, and even death. In this course, operators will assess the correct methods for entering a vehicle, and how to reduce the risk of workplace injuries with proper footwear and safe falling techniques.

 

 

Defensive Backing Strategies

Driving in reverse severely restricts the view of the road or area behind a vehicle, and mirrors alone cannot eliminate blind spots. This truck safety course explains why visual inspections around a vehicle are critical, and how defensive maneuvering techniques can improve safety when backing a vehicle.

 

 

Adverse Weather Conditions

Maneuvering a large truck already carries risks, and driving in bad weather magnifies each one. In this course, truck drivers will learn why vehicle inspections are essential to prepare for poor driving conditions, and how to cope with longer stopping distances, reduced traction and visibility, and the risk of hydroplaning.

 

Deadly Distractions

When truck drivers divert their attention from the road, they lose focus on what is truly important. Distracted driving increases everyone’s risk of an accident, and in this course, operators will explore the facts about texting, in-vehicle technology and other disruptions, and learn ways to avoid distractions both inside and outside the vehicle.

 

 

Drowsy Driving

Fatigue is a factor in 1 out of every 8 large truck accidents, and over half of all drowsy driving accidents involve a single vehicle drifting from its lane, usually on a highway. The risk is higher among truck drivers who travel alone, so this course explores key fatigue management skills to help operators avoid drowsiness while driving.

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Speeding

Safely avoiding hazards requires time and space, and speeding limits both. This course discusses how speed affects stopping distance and hazard awareness, and why decision errors about speed management contribute to nearly 1 out of every 3 fatal truck accidents.

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Proper Lane Changes

In many fatal lane change crashes, truck drivers looked but failed to see a smaller vehicle hidden from view. This truck safety course explains how to minimize blind spots with correct mirror adjustment, and why maintaining a space cushion is an essential practice to change lanes safely.

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Avoiding Fail-to-Yield Collisions

Truck drivers who underestimate their vehicle’s physical limitations risk failing to yield at intersections or during lane changes. Hazard awareness skills and respecting other motorists’ space are crucial for turns, merges and other maneuvers, so this course discusses ways to safely yield right-of-way in critical situations.

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Intersection Safety

One out of every 7 truck-striking accidents happen at intersections. Drivers should always enter these danger zones with caution, so this course explains how to scan traffic on approach or when making a left turn, and why mirrors are critical to monitor space during wide right turns.

 

Safe Highway Driving

On highways, maintaining focus can be difficult amid unchanging scenery or the droning sound of vehicle tires, while speeding poses a constant risk. This course explores the unique hazards of highway driving, and provides safety tips to help operators manage blind spots, space, and lane changes in a high-speed environment.

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