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Professional Truck Driver - Defensive Driving Course  


Professional Truck Driver – DDC  program is the most comprehensive training of its type, giving professional truck drivers defensive driving techniques that help them avoid collisions, injuries and violations and teach personal responsibility for their driving decisions.  PT D-DDC offers the most up-to-date training for different industries and classes of vehicles and conforms to all current US DOT standards based on The Large Truck Crash Causation Study announced by the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. This program can be easily modified to address any company’s specific equipment, driver issues and policies.  

Through out the 6 hour course, participants learn how to recognize both potential and immediate hazards, how to avoid collisions in a variety of driving conditions, and how to choose safe and legal driving behaviors. The course addresses multiple defensive driving concepts and strategies. Participants are engaged through group activities, discussions and self-awareness oriented instruments that relate to their driving behaviors. Content covers:  

  • How driver fatigue/stress affects operating a large truck 
  • Proper vehicle maintenance and inspection 
  • Steps for completing a Moral Responsibility Checklist 
  • How to deal with changing driving condition and hazards 
  • Identify physical/mental driver conditions that affect driving performance   
  • Identifying blind spots, safe following/stopping distances, lane management and backing safely  
  • Explain and demonstrate the three-step DDC Collision Prevention Formula  
  • This training qualifies for Nebraska Worker Training Program Grants.  
  • Fleet pricing available and other dates available.      

interstate 

2013 Schdule please contact Dennis Holtz.

 

To speed up the enrollment process, download and fill out the Course Registration Form and have the requested information ready when you call.
In order to download and print the registration form, you must have   getacro installed on your computer. 

If you would like more information on the Professional Truck Driver Defensive Driving Course, please contact  

Dennis Holtz
Office Phone: (308) 865-8562
Cell: (308) 216-0225
Email: holtzde@unk.edu  

Nebraska Safety Center
University of Nebraska at Kearney
West Center, 227E
Kearney, NE  68849
Phone: (308) 865-8256 or (800) 854-7867
http://www.unk.edu/CDL 

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