CarriersEdge adds new fleet resource library

Newmarket, Ontario-based CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver training for the trucking industry, is introducing a new resource library to its platform designed to help drivers apply information covered in its training courses into real-world use. 

The new library, called “Put it into Practice” (PiiPs), provides fleets with a list of subject-specific follow-up activity ideas that company administrators can use to help drivers better comprehend or retain concepts covered in driver training courses.  The company says PiiPs give administrators suggestions on how to use driver incentives, surveys, social media, classroom activities, hands-on practice, driver communication strategies and more to better support driver education and safety programs. 

CarriersEdge says the new PiiPs feature is available to customers now at no extra charge, as part of its subscription service. The company has more than 100 online driver training courses accessible in its monthly subscription package, with new and updated titles added regularly. Courses are offered as full-length orientation, short refresher and remedial titles, and as standalone knowledge tests. 

PiiPs are available for several popular CarriersEdge courses, the company says, including distracted driving, defensive driving, injury prevention, vehicle inspection, weights and dimensions and more. CarriersEdge will continue to add PiiPs for other courses in the library and include versions in different languages such as French and Spanish. 

CarriersEdge CEO Jane Jazrawy says the inspiration to add PiiPs to its online training platform came from information collected through its Best Fleets to Drive For program, which was created in 2008 and produced in partnership with the Truckload Carriers Association. The annual program is dedicated to identifying the best workplaces in the North American trucking industry. 

“Through our evaluations of fleets nominated for the Best Fleets to Drive For program, we’ve found that the top-performing companies have comprehensive driver training programs, and that most use a combination of training follow-up activities to support drivers in their education,” Jazrawy says. “Many of the ideas we’ve added to PiiPs were influenced by the activities the Best Fleets are having success with. We expect this new library of training follow-up activities to be a great resource for fleets to support driver education and fleet safety.”