Essential Skills THRSC Atlantic

Did you Know?
Essential Skills Matter

As an owner or manager of a trucking operation, you work hard to reach your business goals. You know that your employees are the most important asset you have to help you get there. Our studies have shown increases in safety and productivity along with decreases in fines, when Essential Skills learning opportunities are built into the workplace.

Are there areas in your business you’d like to improve and you are wondering where to start? Below are common concerns that trucking companies experience.

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Are you facing any of these challenges in your business?

Click one or more to see how employees’ Essential Skills are linked to these areas…

- Preventable incidents/accidents
To prevent incidents and accidents, professional drivers need to be able to:
- understand and prepare pre- and post-inspections
- read and understand weight charts and other tables
- calculate gross weights of loads to not exceed load limits
- read and understand driving policies and procedures
- read and understand highway safety codes and related regulations
- Fines and citations
To avoid fines and citations, professional drivers need to be able to:
- read and understand highway safety codes, occupational health and safety, carriage of goods and related regulations
- read and understand tables and charts
- understand, prepare and submit a variety of documents
- calculate weights and dimensions
- Errors or violations in driver log books
To reduce log book errors, professional drivers need to be able to:
- understand, prepare and submit pre- and post-trip inspections
- calculate trip and fuel data
- maintain daily logs
- Idle time
To reduce idle time, professional drivers need to be able to:
- calculate trip data and maintain daily logs
- understand, prepare and submit a variety of documents
- read and understand driving policies and procedures
- Fuel mileage
To achieve maximum mileage, professional drivers must be able to:
- read and understand driving policies and procedures
- calculate trip and fuel data
- read and understand maps
- read and understand tables and charts
- Safety concerns
To improve safety performance, professional drivers must be able to:
- read and understand road signage
- read and understand driving policies and procedures
- read and understand highway safety codes and related regulations
- Cargo claims
To minimize cargo claims, professional drivers must be able to:
- read and understand bills of lading and related documents
- understand, prepare and submit a variety of documents
- read and understand laws and regulations related to handling cargo and managing customs claims
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Essential Skills are the basics of all other courses we teach, so to be truly successful with the latter we must enhance these first.

Employer Quote

50%

of employees will experience Essential Skills challenges

82%

of employers experience improvements to health and safety

63%

of employers report improved employee retention

147%

return on Essential Skills investment

Did you Know?Essential Skills Matter

Are you facing any of these challenges in your business?

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82%

63%

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Did you Know?
Essential Skills Matter