Smith System, a 52-year-old company specializing in professional driver training, recently held its 2004 Corporate Conference to announce new products, honor and train employees and celebrate its success.

The conference was held Jan. 6 through 10 at the company’s headquarters in Arlington, Texas.
The event brought more than 50 professional trainers from around the country together with the corporate and sales staff. The proceedings included presentations by executive management on the state of the company, introductions to new products, review of current products, sales training workshops and on-road workshops for Smith System instructors.
Jim Smith, vice president of training, introduced several new training courses at the event. These include the Incident Review Course, a new class on accident investigation, and a commercial airline ramp safety course, targeted to operators of fuel trucks, catering trucks and other ramp equipment used at airports.
Smith also conducted a review of online training programs and the SmithSAFE fleet monitoring program. In addition, trainers worked with training auditors to sharpen their classroom and on-road driver training skills.
The conference also included a meeting with international trainers to discuss the unique challenges of adapting to local customs. Smith System has delivered driver training in 51 countries and in 24 languages around the world, including Africa, Russia, Europe, China and India.
For a full list of videos, training aids, and courses, call Smith System at (800) 777-7648, or visit www.smith-system.com.
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