CarriersEdge, provider of online driver training for the trucking industry, introduced a new resource library to the CarriersEdge platform. It is designed to help drivers apply information that is covered in CarriersEdge online training courses into real-world use.
The new resource library, “Put it into Practice” (PiiPs), provides fleets with a list of subject-specific follow-up activity ideas. Company administrators can use these to help drivers better comprehend or retain concepts covered in driver training courses. Further, PiiPs gives administrators suggestions to use driver incentives, surveys, social media, classroom activities, hands-on practice, driver communication strategies, and more. These strategies help better support driver education as well as support safety programs.
According to CarriersEdge’s CEO, information collected through the Best Fleets to Drive For program inspired the decision to add PiiPs. CarriersEdge, in partnership with Truckload Carriers Association, created Best Fleets to Drive For in 2008. The annual program aims to identify the best workplaces in the North American trucking industry.
“Through our evaluations of fleets nominated for the Best Fleets to Drive For program, we’ve found that the top performing companies have comprehensive driver training programs, and that most use a combination of training follow up activities to support drivers in their education,” Jazrawy says. “Many of the ideas we’ve added to PiiPs were influenced by the activities the Best Fleets are having success with. We expect this new library of training follow up activities to be a great resource for fleets to support driver education and fleet safety.”
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Further, PiiPs are currently available for several popular CarriersEdge courses. These include Distracted Driving, Defensive Driving, Injury Prevention, Vehicle inspection, Weights and Dimensions, and more. CarriersEdge will continue to add PiiPs for other courses in the library and also in languages including French and Spanish.
The new PiiPs feature is available to customers now at no extra charge as part of the CarriersEdge subscription service. CarriersEdge has more than 100 online driver training courses accessible in its subscription package with new titles added regularly. Courses are offered as full-length orientation, short refresher as well as remedial titles, and as standalone knowledge tests.
Find out more, visit www.carriersedge.com.
