The American Trucking Associations and Houston-based Codega introduced the ProTraining Safety Series 1 program to educate truck drivers, particularly new and younger professionals, about basic truck safety concepts, rules, and practices.


The four animated training videos and associated learning materials are designed to keep viewers engaged and thinking while reinforcing critical safety and compliance practices. The information is thorough and immediately applicable to drivers' day-to-day activities. The videos use the latest in educational animation technology, along with accompanying comprehensive workbooks and quizzes to measure comprehension and progress.

"We are pleased to be teaming with Codega to develop this series of safety videos," said ATA President and CEO Bill Graves. "Safety is a top priority of our industry, and ATA members and staff have worked hard to make our nation's roads safer for everyone. The experts at Codega have an extensive knowledge of how accidents occur and what can be done to prevent them. They bring this expertise to the ProTraining Safety Series 1."

The ATA-Codega ProTraining Safety Series 1 is part of ATA Business Solutions, a line of information products, business tools, services, training programs, and conferences specifically designed to address the critical issues affecting trucking-related companies.

The series includes the following videos:
. Pre-Trip and Post-Trip Inspections
 teaches drivers the importance of truck inspections. With an emphasis on the seven-point inspection, drivers are taught fundamental skills for maintaining the very basic mechanical safety of their rig.
. Visual Search
 teaches drivers techniques for evaluating their position on the road and the position of the other vehicles around their truck.
. Hazardous Driving Conditions
 reviews the FMCSA Regulation 392.14 - Hazardous Conditions; Extreme Caution. The program teaches drivers how to manage hazardous driving situations like rain, ice and fatigue, as well as when the driver must make the decision to discontinue operating the vehicle.

. Basic Intersection Control teaches drivers to carefully navigate intersections. Drivers must know the limits of their machinery and the speeds needed to safely negotiate an intersection.

The DVDs can be purchased together or individually. Each video includes a corresponding workbook, quiz and answer key.

More info: www.atabusinesssolutions.com