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Trained Drivers * Europe - Save lives and money
"Generally speaking the proficiency level is low,” says Vladimir Myslik at Volvo Trucks in the Czech Republic. “We have a major shortage of drivers and many of them are young and lack experience. The older drivers can also be suspicious as they think they know it all already, but quickly change when they have done a course"
Gothenburg,Sweden -Fleet Directory (UK), by Lee Sibbald - June 7, 2010: -- A poorly secured load can cause major financial losses and every year people die on Europe’s roads due to inadequate driver training... To improve the skills of truck drivers, including in areas such as the securing of loads, Volvo Trucks is the first vehicle manufacturer to roll out an extensive programme of driver training throughout Europe... The requirement for further training is only one of a series of measures adopted in recent years to make the requirements on professional drivers more stringent, and this is something that is changing the role of the professional. The digital tachograph, on-board computers, telematics and the development of the sector as such are some examples... An Paepen, Manager of Volvo Trucks Driver Development programme, explains that load securing training normally takes just over a morning and the afternoon is spent on transport security; that is to say how the driver can protect himself and his load against crime. In addition to load securing and transport security Volvo’s courses for profession... (Photo: The incline gradually approaches 60 degrees. On the cargo bed is a two-tonne heat exchanger, strapped down with tensioning straps and restrained with a wooden beam secured by four nails. The heavy heat exchanger does not move an inch. We are at the Volvo Truck Corporation’s facility in Gothenburg, Sweden where load safety training is in progress. Another practical exercise is to see if the weight of the load has any effect on how easily it starts to slide)Labels: driving safety, road safety campaign, truckers training
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