2. Introduction
• Dangerous in the best of conditions, far
more so without sufficient training.
• A new type of training program.
• I want to start a program within the
company that gives all the drivers all the
training they need, be it mandatory or if
they just feel like they need a refresher
for the upcoming seasons.
3. The Who, How, Why and What
• The Who
• Supervisors of Driver Development
• The Why
• I choose the audience because they are
the ones who are over the training of the
drivers.
• The How
• Email PowerPoint presentation
• The What
• Information on the statistics for weather
related accidents, both fatal and non.
• Information on funding the extra training.
• How I planned to provide the extra
training
4. The Cost of Wrecks
• The website TruckDrivingJobs.com tells us
that the average cost for a fatal crash for
a trucking company is over THREE
MILLION DOLLARS.
• The same website tells us that the
average cost for a nonfatal crash is right
around $62,000.
5. A few of the Main Reasons for the Crashes
and Statistics
• Poor road conditions due to bad
weather such as snow, sleet,
black ice, rain and wind.
• Driving to fast for the road
conditions.
• Driver inexperience
• According to the graph in the
Journal Monthly Labor Review
which is wrote by the Bureau of
Labor Statistics deadliest months
north for truck drivers in from
December to February.
6. The Problem
• Depending on when a person
gets their CDLs winter training
such as driving in the snow, ice,
or on black ice will not happen.
Therefore when that first big
snow storm hits, those drivers
have no clue how to handle a
forty ton truck.
• A problem with getting the extra
training, is that most times to go
back to a trainer mean a loss in
pay for most drivers.
• There is also the fact that a
person can never really predict
the weather, so making sure that
all the bad weather happens is
impossible.
7. The Solution
• A simulator- a machine or device
that imitates the operation of
something, in this case a
commercial truck.
• This simulator can mimic any
weather condition or possible
situation for a truck driver,
therefore giving the opportunity
for maximum training.
• The simulators can be located at
each terminal for use, whenever
the truckers have time or the
need.
• This allows for a way to get more
training in the areas that
truckers actually need the
training in.
9. Funding Cost
• To get the actual simulators, the
money would have to come out of
pocket.
• For the first few years truckers could
be charged a small fee to use the
simulators. Such as $20 for a two hour
training block.
• The drivers that have mandated extra
training would be free.
• However should the simulator have
one fatal wreck from happening, then
it has paid for itself many times over
and also saved a life.
• The original cost of a simulator is
roughly $100,000.
• Prices differ from each different type
of simulator.
10. References
• Bovee, C. L., & V., T. J. (2014). Business Communication Today . United States : Pearson.
• Kilcarr, S. (2012). Navigating the Virtual Road. FleetOwner, 2.
• Smith, S. M. (2015). Workplace Hazards of Truck Drivers. Monthly Labor Review, 5.
• Truck Driving Accidents – Causes, Fatalities, Statistics and Costs. (2016). Retrieved from
TruckDrivingJobs.com: https://www.truckdrivingjobs.com/faq/truck-driving-
accidents.html
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