Transportation Safety TrainingDOT Entry Level Driver Training – Advanced Operating Practices: Hazard Perception

DOT Entry Level Driver Training – Advanced Operating Practices: Hazard Perception

SKU: JCOM-40079

Duration: 0.50 Hrs

There are two essential skills every CMV driver must have – the ability to recognize and react to hazards while on the road. When driving a CMV, you must remain vigilant, regularly check your mirrors and blind spots, and look all around for potential hazards. Children playing by the side of the road, a car emerging from an alleyway, and slippery road conditions are among the hazards that should cause you to slow down and be prepared to react. The more you drive, the better you will get at recognizing these and other potential hazards. Do not take your eyes off the road for more than a few seconds or use your cell phone or other device while driving. The sooner you spot a hazard, the more time you have to make adjustments and/or plan your way out of an emergency if one were to occur.

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Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Identify road conditions and other road users that are potential threats to the safety of a combination vehicle, so appropriate adjustments can be made
Describe proper hazard recognition, visual search, and surveillance techniques and how to respond to possible emergency-producing situations in various traffic situations
Describe how to recognize potential dangers and the safety procedures that must be utilized while driving in construction and work zones

Specs

Course Level	Fundamental
Languages	English
Compatibility	Audio, Video, MobileReady, Responsive

Bob Jonas

Bob Jonas began his trucking adventure in 1973, at the age of twenty-three, driving for a new company that manufactured windows. First employed to drive 20-foot straight trucks, over the next 15 years he logged over a million miles in 11 western states. Starting with 40-foot dry vans, increasing in size to 53 feet, he also pulled doubles, occasionally triples, flatbeds, and reefers (refrigerated trailers). In addition to delivering windows, he was required to back haul everything from raw glass, cereal, oyster shells, potato flakes, paper, Christmas trees, and swinging horse meat. He was also given the responsibility of testing new hires. After leaving the company he had worked for so long, Jonas's life headed in another direction, where he was still able to use his driving skills for part time work. In the next few years, he worked the Christmas rush for UPS, hostling, driving doubles and triples. He also worked for another company delivering 5,000 lbs. spools of newsprint, as well as container pick and delivery to the docks and rail yards. His final miles were logged part time for another window manufacturer. Never knowing what road he would travel next, Bob didn't give up his CDL until 2014.

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