This 4 hour course covers both the theory and practical performance of pre and post trip inspections. With safety requirements more stringent than ever before, it is critically important that all professional drivers understand how to properly perform these inspections. Topics covered include: components and their functions, inspection criteria, actions to take when components fail or are suspect, and documentation requirements. Participants will watch a proper pre and post trip being performed, and will conduct a practical pre and post trip inspection under the guidance of the instructor.
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This 4 hour workshop gives drivers a solid understanding of the process of crossing the border with commercial shipments between the United States and Canada from either direction. Topics covered include clearance methods, documentation, Prior Notice regulations, and FDA and USDA requirements.
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This 4 hour program is of value to all drivers required to maintain a logbook. Both U.S and Canadian regulations are covered. The course includes practical examples. |
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This program combines the use of hours of service data, the use of tools such as atlases, road guides, and fuel information to allow drivers to properly plan long distance trips to maximize their own efficiency while minimizing fatigue, as well as ensuring that customer requirements are met. |
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This course provides participants with a solid understanding of the principles of temperature control in trailers, and the knowledge and skills required to operate and monitor the equipment from loading through unloading. |
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Manitoba licensed professional drivers using air brakes – like those in many other jurisdictions – must be certified in brake adjustment methods and standards. This programs teaches drivers how to ensure that their brake systems are operating properly, how to adjust manual brake slack adjusters, and how to ensure that automatic slack adjusters are working properly. |
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This service is available to drivers that would like an independent skills assessment for their own purposes, as well as for corporate clients who require an independent assessment of new driver candidates or existing members of their driving team. Assessments include written assessment reports, and can be customized to ensure that skill areas specific to the clients’ business are reviewed. |
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This 8 hour program provides participants with the necessary tools and skills to improve their own approach to driving in the commercial environment. |
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This program can be customized for any customer. 24 hours over 3 days provides participants with an understanding of adult learning principles, as well as showing them how to develop curriculum and presentation materials. Practical tools and techniques are provided, and the program winds up with an opportunity for each participant to do a short training presentation. |
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This group of programs includes topics such as Understanding and Applying Situational Leadership, Leading Through Change, World Class Customer Service, Communication Skills, Effective Team Building Skills, Performance Management, Quality System Design and Implementation, and Effective Sales Mastery. All of these programs are designed to be customized to suit the specific needs of each client, and to reflect their particular operating environment and culture. |
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The Academy provides consulting services to assist clients in objectively assessing their needs in training and development programming and program implementation. These services include formal reporting and follow up recommendations. |
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The Academy provides gap analysis to help our clients identify key requirements in the areas of training and workflow and processes. In every case, we work with the client to develop a clear statement of the present state and the desired state, and then develop an implementation plan to achieve those objectives. |
