National Safety Council releases latest edition of professional truck driver program

The National Safety Council has released the latest edition of its professional truck driver program. The curriculum equips professional drivers with the knowledge and defensive driving strategies they need to stay collision, crash, incident and citation-free. The program includes everything an organization needs to meet OSHA guidelines, reduce motor vehicle crashes and protect human and financial resources. The step-by-step instruction provides instructors with the flexibility to teach the course in either three or four hours, or select topics relevant to corporate training goals.

"Each year nearly 4,000 people are killed in a crash involving a large truck," said Shay Gallagher, vice president and general manager of the National Safety Council. "We need to do everything we can to equip professional truck drivers with the knowledge and defensive driving strategies they need to stay safe on our roadways."

The Professional Truck Driver Program is based on an instructor-led, classroom-based structure. Course improvements feature a modularized format, with the option of a three- or four-course series. This new structure allows for instructors to teach the course in the time frame that meet their unique needs. Since the program began in 1986, more than 1 million drivers have been trained.

More information and a free course demonstration can be found here.