Course Description:

Air Brake Endorsement (Z) course intended to provide information on laws regulations and correct procedures required to drive the vehicle equipped with Air Brake System as used on trucks, tractors and buses.

It is mandatory for the driver of an air-brake equipped vehicle must have a ’’Z’’ endorsement on their licence.

Since March 2002, there  is a big change in Air Brake Endorsement course. Now this 12 hour Air Brake Course includes theory as well as practical.

This course is presented under the recognized authority of the Ontario Safety League according to the guide lines of the Ministry of Transportation, Ontario
  

Prerequisites:

Drivers must hold a valid Ontario’s Driver Licence with ‘G’ Class
 

Topics included:

• Fundamentals of compressed air  
• Fundamentals of Breaking 
• Operation of Air Brake System
• Foundation brakes and brake adjustment
•  Inspecting Air Brake System Components
•  Functional check and inspecting Air Brake Adjustments
   

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Explain a through knowledge of the laws and regulations that apply to operate the vehicle with Air Brake System.
• To perform an effective pre-trip inspection to ensure proper brake system operation before the unit is put on to the road.
• Identify defects in the air brake components.
• Check the Brake Adjustments.
   

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instructions, video, discussion and  hands on training on working brake assembly in class and on actual vehicle.
 

Resources: 

Supplied: Driver’s manual, Brake Adjustment Limit  laminated Card and handouts.
 

Evaluation:

Full attendance, class participation, written and practical test for successful completion.
 

Duration:

12 Hours
 

Certification:

M.T.O. approved Certificate fromONTARIO SAFETY LEAGUE

Course Description:

Air Brake Adjustment course intended to provide information on laws, regulations and correct procedures for checking and performing Air Brake Adjustments.

Trade Qualification & Apprenticeship Act-amended by Reg.269/96 This 1996 amendment allowed drivers to adjust air brake chamber push rod stroke on trucks and trailers so equipped, provided that they had successfully completed an approved course of study.

This course is presented by the Ontario Safety League on behalf of the Ministry of Education and Training, Ontario.

Prerequisites:

Drivers must hold a valid licence with ‘Z’ endorsement

Topics included:

• Importance of good driving techniques
• Components of S-CAM foundation brake
• Identifying defects
• Checking brake adjustments
• Performing brake adjustment
• Other components & brake types
  

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Explain a through knowledge of the laws and regulations that apply to performing Air Brake Adjustments.
• Be proficient in checking the proper condition and functioning of an air brake system
• Deliver cargo safely and on time.
• Reduce maintenance costs and downtime.
• Identify defects in the air brake components.
• Check and adjust pushrod travel
  

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instructions, video, discussion and  hands on training on working brake assembly in class and on actual vehicle.

Resources: 

Supplied: Driver’s manual, Brake Adjustment Limit laminated Card and handouts.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, class participation, written and practical test for successful completion.

Duration:

6 Hours

Certification:

M.T.O. approved Certificate from ONTARIO SAFETY LEAGUE

Course Description:

Both federal and provincial regulations require that Any person involved in the handling, offering for transport or transporting of dangerous goods must be trained and certified.

Topics included:

• TDG legislation /regulations & emergency procedures and
• Carrier, driver & shipper responsibilities
   

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose, structure and functions of Transportation of Dangerous Goods legislation regulations
• Carrier, driver & shipper responsibilities
• Loading, securing and transporting safely
• Nine classes of dangerous goods
• Explain the identification of labels and placards
• How to use Schedule 1 & 3 and use of UN Approved Packaging
• Explain emergency response procedures and contacts
•  Understand when an Emergency Response Action plan (ERAP) is required
• Transport and understand shipping documents that reveal shipping name, primary classification and UN number of  each product.
   

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instructions, video, discussion and practical exercises.

Resources: 

Supplied: Student Handbook with certificate.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, class participation, assignments, written test for successful completion.

Duration:

6 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of Completion

Course Description:

Fatigue is a proven safety hazard for commercial drivers, and violating regulated limits can have serious consequences for carrier’s operating record, profitability and road safety in general. Maintaining and Keeping a daily log is an important part of your job as a commercial driver.

This course is designed step by step program to teach professional (Truck / Bus) drivers how to filling a log book and complying with the hours of work / service regulations for Canada and U.S.

Topics included:

• Provincial and federal laws
• Duty status
• Duty cycles
• Monthly recap summary
• Record keeping and filling
• Driver and carrier responsibilities
• Writing logs and time sheets
• Canadian Regulations with work exercises
• US Federal Regulations with work exercises

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose, structure and application of 
• Hours of work legislation
• Identify legislated responsibilities of commercial drivers
• A thorough knowledge of filling out daily logs

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instructions, video, discussion and practical exercises.

Resources: 

Supplied: Hour’s of Work book, Log Book, Participant’s manual, handouts and sample forms.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, class participation, assignments, written test for successful completion.

Duration:

6 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of Completion.

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide the student with a  information, understanding and leads you need to ensure that you, your vehicle and your load will comply with Canadian and US border crossings and ICC regulations apply to commercial truck driving.

In this course, the student is taught customs documentations, Canadian and US border regulations, and US licensing regulations. This course is designed for working a commercial transportation capacity.

Topics included:

• Canadian and US regulation applies to cross the border
• Bills of lading, manifests, invoices, customs rokers, line releases, FAST, bonds, cargo control documents, and more

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose, structure and application of Border regulations
• Identify legislated responsibilities of commercial drivers
• Understand the proper procedures, paperwork, etc.
• Customs personal exemptions
• Clearing Canadian customs from US
• Clearing US from Canada
• Declaring the shipment IN-BON

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instruction, discussion, video and practical exercises.

Resources: 

Supplied: Book, Participant's manual, handouts and       sample forms.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, class participation, assignments.

Duration:

5 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of Completion

Course Description:

This course is designed to provide transportation personnel with a basic understanding of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. It is designed as a basic introduction to the field of transportation compliance.

Topics included:

• Enforcement of motor carrier safety regulations
• Motor Carrier Authority
• State Assess Polices
• Commercial Motor Vehicle
• General Applicability
• Driver Requirements
• General Information

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Identify the key Federal Motor Carrier Safety regulations
• Identify basic requirements for qualifying drivers
• Know the aspects of maintaining vehicle records
• Knowledge of interstate system
• Knowledge of state assess

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instructions, discussion and practical exercises.

Resources: 

Students Manual: Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations Pocket Book.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, participation, and written test for successful Completion.

Duration:

6 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of completion.

Course Description:

This course is based on the role of the drivers attitude in determining and affecting driving behaviour. The focus is to allow the participants to discover their driving attitude and the affect it has on the way they handle themselves while driving ;thereby, allowing them to make the necessary positive changes to their driving habits.

Topics included:

• Driver Responsibility
• Carrier/Operator Responsibility
• The Drivers Physical/ Emotional state
• The Vehicle
• Laws of nature
• Inspection
• Maintenance
• Environment

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understanding how their attitude affects their driving
• Identity and evaluate their current driving patterns and where needed, learn ways to change them
• Understand Provincial traffic laws, by-laws & local traffic disuses problems
• Understand the magnitude of traffic collision problems
• Understand the concept of the preventability of a crash and defensive driving techniques
• Understand the role alcohol and drugs play in traffic collisions
• Understand the risks involved in irresponsible driver behaviours
• Understand the importance of the proper use of seat belts
• Understand the effects of driving when drowsy,
• Understand the personnel liability and professional risks associated with driving

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal and informal instruction, Discussion and workgroup.

Resources: 

Student Handbook.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, class participation, assignments, written test for successful completion.

Duration:

6 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of Completion

Course Description:

PDIC helps professional drivers improve their defensive driving techniques. The course consists of six hour sessions in a classroom setting.

This course is designed by the Canada Safety Council.

The Driver's Notebook contains case studies, driving tips and other useful information, in addition to the course.

Topics included:

• Diving techniques
• Passing
• Collision prevention
• Driving conditions
• Turns
• Backing driver awareness
• Impairments
• Vehicle inspections

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Prevent collisions
• Save lives
• Deliver cargo safely and on time
• Reduce costs
• Maintain good driving habits
• Reduce vehicle abuse
• Reduce injuries
• Reduce operating costs

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instruction, video and discussion

Resources: 

Supplied: Driver's Notebook, Participant's manual, and handouts.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, class participation, assignments for successful completion.

Duration:

8 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of Completion and wallet card from
CANADA SAFETY COUNCIL.

Course Description:

Commercial vehicles in Canada and US are subject to legislated axle weight limits. While excesses can result in heavy cost of fleet operators implementing compliance strategies can increase profits considerably. In this one-day seminar participants will understand how to reference and apply legislation for commercial vehicle weights. The

material is designed specifically designed for fleet compliances personnel, but it is important for as well as any drivers, mechanics, shippers or warehouses responsible for the commodities to being shipped.

Topics included:

• Why weight laws exist
• Consequences of improper loading
• How to determine maximum allowable gross weights for specify vehicle and vehicle combinations

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose of axle and gross vehicle weight legislation
• Know the basic structure and terminology of the legislation and able to reference appropriate sections;
• Determine maximum allowable gross vehicle weights.
• Calculate optimal weights and configuration for specific vehicle loads and configuration.
• Apply compliance strategies to practical vehicle loading scenarios.

Format Classroom:

Workshop style instruction with interactive discussion and practical exercise

Resources: 

Supplied: Participant’s manual, Weights and Dimensions handbook (MTO) Recommended: Highway Traffic Act (Ontario), a calculator with metric conversion.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, participation, and open book written test for successful Completion.

Duration:

One (1) Day

Certification:

Certificate of completion

Course Description:

In this course, you will recognize and identify load securement elements and their properties, safe and legal securement and distribution methods and apply tiedown regulations to varied cargo. You will learn how to tie down loads, and to evenly distribute the weight of the load. You will be instructed on proper chaining and tarping procedures as required by regulations, as well as the proper use of various other types of securing equipment.

Participants in the Load Securement program study the methods and tools for proper load securement. This five hour program includes both classroom instruction and practical, hands–on training securing various types of loads using various methods and tools.

Topics included:

• General information on Tiedowns
• Proper cargo placement and restraint procedures
• Aggregate Working Load Limits
• Tiedown Devices: Chains, Synthetic Webbing, Cable,
• Steel Strapping, Rope, Tiedown Anchor Points.
• General Securement Requirement
• Securement of Coiled Metals and Paper Rollers
• Securement of miscellaneous metal articles

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the structure, and application of load securement standards.
•  Regulations and guidelines on configuring and
• securing loads
• Thorough knowledge of securement devices, and
• equipment
• Identifying whether or not a load is properly secured
• Types of devices used to load heavy equipment

Format Classroom:

Workshop style instruction with interactive discussion and practical exercise

Resources: 

Student Handbook.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, participation, and written test for successful Completion.

Duration:

5 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of completion

Course Description:

This course is designed to vehicle inspection, repair, and maintenance standards that are critical to the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles. It is designed to reduce accidents, injuries, and fatalities resulting from unsafe vehicles operation on the highway. You will learn how to ensure that the truck you are driving is safe and fit before taking in onto the road.

Topics included:

• Inspection standards
• Pre-Trip & Post Trip Guidelines
• Engine Compartment
• Outside check
• Inside check

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand the purpose of pre-trip & post trip inspection
• Identify operating and regulatory compliance issues
• Knowledge of examining the vehicle before a trip
• Learn how to identify defects in the power train, frame, suspension, steering, brakes, wheels, tires, body and glass.

Format Classroom:

Workshop style instruction with interactive discussion and practical exercise

Resources: 

Student Manual, hands-on training.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, participation, and practical evaluation test for successful Completion.

Duration:

5 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of completion

Course Description:

This course is aimed at the complete novice as far as map reading is concerned.  You will be given instructions on how to read an map using local terrain and landmarks as focal points. You will also learn how to take, give and find a grid reference point.

Discover proper map reading and trip planning, which are essential to the job. With fuel being the largest single cost of a trucking company, students must get to the next stop on time and travel the shortest distance possible.

Topics included:

• City by-passes
• Canadian roads and highways
• How to read mile markers and exit numbers
• United States Interstate System
• Low Clearance and Weight Stations
• Solving practical routing problems, and estimating trip times.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion, participants will be able to:

• Lean how to find most practical route  in-between two points
• How to get around and plan routes systems
• Keep record of all miles traveled loaded and emptied in their trip envelope
• Figure the mileage from mile markers and exit numbers

Format Classroom:

Interactive workshop with formal instruction, video and discussion

Resources: 

Student Manual.
Recommendation: Buy motor Carries Road Atlas.

Evaluation:

Full attendance, participation, and written test for successful Completion.

Duration:

4 Hours

Certification:

Certificate of completion