Truck Driving Classroom Courses

Gennaro’s expert instructors will lead you through the essential information every professional truck driver needs to know today to drive safely and effectively. Whether you need an upgrade or the total classroom program, we can customize your training program to meet your specific needs.

Air Brake Endorsement

This comprehensive 12-hour course uses theory and practical experience to teach the driver how to properly operate, adjust and inspect the air brake system. Alberta Government Certification.

Here’s what you will learn:

• How to perform a pre-trip inspection to ensure proper brake system operation before the haul.
• How to use the brake system while driving and what to do in the event of a malfunction.
• Braking fundamentals
• Compressed air concepts
• System operation
• Foundation brakes and brake adjustment
• Brake system inspections
• Long down hill grades/bobtailing

Professional Driver Improvement Course (PDIC)

An 8-hour course designed to increase driver awareness on truck driver professionalism while on the road.

Here’s what you will learn:

• Rules and regulations of the Highway Traffic Act
• Safety procedures for passing, backing, turns, merging and stopping at controlled and uncontrolled intersections
• Pre and post trip inspections
• Coupling/uncoupling
• Weights and measures
• Winter driving
• How to handle the tourist season

This course will remove 3 demerits from your driving record that can be applied for up to 2 years on current or future demerits.

Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG)

Understand your responsibilities and the regulations in place to protect the public when transporting dangerous goods. Topics covered include: incident reporting, classification of dangerous goods, carrier and consignor responsibilities, placards, routes, documentation, emergency response plans, enforcement and fines, package marketing, training and certification, etc.

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)

Learn about the information system used to identify hazardous materials that are transported by industry today. This course will teach you how to handle, store and safely transport materials that are deemed as hazardous. Learn how to interpret the labels and the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) which are used to identify the risks and recommend the precautions in handling hazardous materials.

Load Securement

This 4 hour course explains how to maintain a safe and legal load when transporting equipment and goods, according to the North American Cargo Securement Act..

Here’s what you will learn:

• The National Safety Code rules and regulations
• Proper use of equipment
• Working load limits
• Gross vehicle weight
• Weight adjustment
• Adjustment of the fifth wheel and trailer axles
• Load protection

Log Books

In 4 hours you will learn about Provincial, Federal and U.S. “Hours of Service” regulations including current and future updates.

General Oilfield Driver Improvement

This 8 hour course is designed to provide oilfield truck drivers with knowledge to improve their on-road-safe driving behaviors and attitudes

Here’s what you will learn:

• Professional Driving attitude
• Defensive driving skills
• Regulations and policies
• National Safety Code (NSC) requirements
• Weight adjustment
• Off highway driving techniques
• Road conditions and hazards

All graduates will receive official certification upon successful completion of courses.