This online Commercial Driver Training Program includes a variety of required and recommended courses that help commercial drivers meet legislated training requirements.

Many of the courses contained in this program meet National Safety Code (NSC) standards.

This program consists of 10 courses:

1. Hours of Service
2. Cargo Securement Flatbeds
3. Daily Trip Inspection
4. Weights and Dimensions
5. Defensive Driving
6. Distracted Driving Prevention
7. Firefighting & Fire Extinguisher Safety
8. WHMIS 2015 (GHS)
9. Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)
10. Fatigue Management Training for Workers Certification

HOURS OF SERVICE

Standard: NSC Standard 9

Topics:

• The history of Federal Hours of Service legislation
• The human body clock and fatigue
• When driving is prohibited
• Which vehicles the regulations apply to and which are exempt
• Logbooks and daily duty status categories
• On-duty limits and off-duty requirements
• Sleeper berth requirements
• Cycles, cycle limits, cycle resets, and cycle switching
• Special permits for various vehicles
• Exemptions for emergencies or adverse driving conditions
• Out-of-service declarations
• Inspections

Duration: Approximately 3 hours

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

CARGO SECUREMENT FLATBEDS

Standard: NSC Standard 10

Topics:

• Module 1: Preparing for the Pre-Trip Inspection
• Module 2: Inspecting the Air Brake System
• Module 3: Defects and Major Defects
• Module 4: Performing the Inspection

Duration: Approximately 60 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

DAILY PRE-TRIP INSPECTION

Standard: NSC Standard 13

Topics:

• Module 1: Preparing for the Pre-Trip Inspection
• Module 2: Inspecting the Air Brake System
• Module 3: Defects and Major Defects
• Module 4: Performing the Inspection

Duration: Approximately 60 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

WEIGHTS AND DIMENSIONS

Topics:

• Factors that influence commercial vehicle weight allowances
• The legal load limit, required safety measures, and related exemptions
• Factors that determine the maximum allowable length for a vehicle and load
• The difference between primary highways and local roadway
• Road bans and their impact on you
• Conditions under which an over-dimensional permit must be obtained and used

Duration: Approximately 90 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

DEFENSIVE DRIVING

Topics:

• Recognize the importance of maintaining the right attitude when behind the wheel
• List the procedures and techniques required to ensure vehicle safety
• Identify driving hazards and know how to avoid or handle them
• Define distracted driving and list the associated risk
• Describe how to follow, brake, steer, and reverse safely
• Navigate lane changes and intersections safely
• Identify circumstances and situations when you shouldn’t drive
• Prepare yourself and your vehicle for winter and all adverse driving conditions

Duration: Approximately 60 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

DISTRACTED DRIVING PREVENTION

Topics:

• Driver Distractions
  • Recognizing Distractions
  • Dangers
• Distracted Drivers
  • Identifying Signs of Distracted Drivers
  • Avoiding Accidents


Duration: Approximately 20 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

FIREFIGHTING & FIRE EXTINGUISHER SAFETY

Topics:

• Understanding how fires burn
• The fire triangle
• The fire tetrahedron
• The fire tetrahedron
• Types of heat
• The role of oxygen in fires
• The role of oxygen in fires
• Fire extinguisher ratings and classifications
• Fire extinguishing agents
• Types of fire extinguishers
• Fire extinguisher inspections
• Basic firefighting procedures
• Controlling fires


Duration: Approximately 60 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

WHMIS 2015 (GHS)

Topics:

• The requirements for TDG training and certification
• Dangerous goods classification
• Packing groups
• Shipping name
• Compatibility groups
• Placards and UN numbers
• Label requirements
• ERAPs (Emergency Response Assistance Plans)
• Reporting requirements
• Safety marks
• Packaging and vessel requirements
• Requirements for documentation
• TDG schedules
• Exemptions
• Containers


Duration: Approximately 3.5 hours

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

FATIGUE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR WORKERS CERTIFICATION


Topics:

• Sleep cycles and circadian rhythms
• Health benefits of sleep
• Causes of fatigue
• Key physiological impacts of fatigue
• Key physiological impacts of fatigue
• Identifying and managing fatigue
• Symptoms of fatigue
• Strategies for assessing workplace fatigue
• Fatigue-related legislation
• Responsibilities for managing fatigue
• Proactive and reactive strategies for fatigue management
• Team-based fatigue management strategies
• How to manage fatigue while driving
• Strategies for shift workers (optional module)

Duration: Approximately 90 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

FATIGUE MANAGEMENT TRAINING FOR WORKERS CERTIFICATION
Topics:

• Sleep cycles and circadian rhythms
• Health benefits of sleep
• Causes of fatigue
• Key physiological impacts of fatigue
• Fatigue’s impact on health and safety
• Identifying and managing fatigue
• Symptoms of fatigue
• Strategies for assessing workplace fatigue
• Fatigue-related legislation
• Responsibilities for managing fatigue
• Proactive and reactive strategies for fatigue management
• Team-based fatigue management strategies
• How to manage fatigue while driving
• Strategies for shift workers (optional module)

Duration: Approximately 90 minutes

Pass mark: 80%

Attempts: 3

Approximately 16.5 hours

Upon successful completion of each of the 10 courses, you will be provided with an individual certificate of completion for each course.