Description:

A severe shortage of trained tractor-trailer drivers faces the trucking industry and the nation. Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook, Third edition and its ancillaries can help solve this problem by providing a great turnkey curriculum for the latest in tractor-trailer driver training, complete with up-to-date compliance and regulation standards. This new edition delivers not only the technical content the driver needs to know, but also teaches the procedures that, with practice, will enable the student to become a skilled driver. This book stresses the importance of developing the skills, traits and behaviors that characterize true professionals. Professional truck drivers must maintain safe standards throughout all facets of a trip, and this book provides the "must have" information new drivers need to stay safe before, during, and after a route. Coverage focuses on attaining and preserving safe standards throughout all aspects of a professional driving career, from securing one's load to hazardous materials handling, with helpful guidelines for maintaining a healthy lifestyle on the road. This edition delivers not only the technical content tractor-trailer drivers need to become skilled professionals, but also the healthful habits and "best practices" that can lead to improved safety and well-being.

Features:

• updated coverage includes hours-of-service information, whistle-blower guidance, the newest rail crossing safety guidelines, and current transportation security requirements to help drivers maintain safe standards
• an easy-to-read writing style keeps the learning environment light and balanced. while full-color photos and compelling illustrations clearly demonstrate important transportation concepts
• engaging cartoons convey practical advice from veteran drivers about life over-the-road
• driver tips in each chapter, along with "cautions" and "warnings", help drivers anticipate and avoid common problems of the road
• coverage of new FMCSA Entry Level Truck Driver minimum requirement coverage
• written in cooperation with the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI)
• based on the Tractor-Trailer Driver Curriculum originally developed by the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration as described in their "Proposed Minimum Standards for Training Tractor-Trailer Drivers"
• instructor supplement e.resource CD-ROM is included free with adoption