Four Wheel Drive Fundamentals

Four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles are common throughout many industries and are over-represented in incident statistics with workers logging millions of hours off paved roads. Many workers have never had the benefit of firsthand experience or training in four-wheel drive vehicles and many who have had experience will have gaps in their knowledge and skills. These gaps can result in incidents and injuries as well as property or equipment damage. This Four-Wheel Drive and Gravel Road Operation course provides basic information required for safe operation of commercial four-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicles. Ensure that your employees fully understand the operation of four-wheel drive and all wheel drive vehicles in logging, mining, natural resources, utilities or road construction and maintenance, engineering, or any off-highway worksite.

$74.99

Course Overview

This award winning Thinking Driver Course provides all of the information that your employee needs to confidently begin safe off highway vehicle operation to prevent incidents and vehicle damage due to misuse.

Course Topics

Equipment familiarization

Axles, transfer cases and controls

When and how to engage and disengage two-wheel, all-wheel, four-wheel high, and four-wheel low ranges

Use, purpose, and application of four-wheel drive high range

Use purpose, and application of four-wheel drive low range

How to properly operate transfer cases and axles

Manual transfer cases

Electronic transfer cases

Automatic AWD control systems

Basic four-wheel drive techniques, including:

Ascending and descending hills

Speed control

Choosing a safe path

Ground clearance

Traction considerations

Water crossing

Hazards of water crossing

Judging depth

Determining maximum safe depth to cross

Speed and traction

Traversing ditches or other obstacles

Ground clearance

Risk of high centering

Determining approach and departure angles

Recovering from a high-centering incident

Driving on rough or unmaintained roads

Speed Control

Importance of vision and anticipation

Hazards of washboard surface and/ or potholes

Driving on slippery roads

Reading the road surface and adjusting speed accordingly

Handling on hills, curves, and ditches

Maintaining traction in difficult conditions

Ice and snow

Mud

Sand

Loose surfaces

Vehicle stability and reducing the risk of rollover

Understanding center of gravity

Risk of off camber hills and slopes

Strategies to minimize roll-over risks

Online Course Duration

Approximately 18 minutes

Pass Mark

Testing conducted throughout this online course is designed to reinforce the information presented. A mark of 80% must be achieved in order to receive a certificate of completion. Participants are able to repeat the course twice if the pass mark is not achieved.

Certificate Of Completion

Upon successful completion of this online course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.

1 780 691 6786

1 780 691 6786