Driving Safety
4h! Run Time
Employees
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of Completion
What you'll learn
Skills covered in this course
Description
Drivers for any organization need training that goes beyond earning a CDL or meeting CSA requirements. This course brings the core safe-driving topics together in one place for fleet and occupational drivers.
What this course covers:
- Distracted driving and how to stay focused
- Recognizing and avoiding aggressive driving
- Driving safely in bad weather
- Harsh braking and smoother vehicle control
- Alcohol and substance abuse awareness
Ideal for commercial and occupational drivers and their safety managers.
System Requirements
See System Requirements in the Coggno Knowledge Base
Author
Driving Safety
Alcohol testing in transportation is built on the Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991. This module explains the rules every covered employer must follow.
What this course covers:
- The scope of the 1991 Act and who it impacts
- Establishing a compliant alcohol testing program
- Creating formal, written testing policies
- The role of ongoing education and communication
Built for supervisors and employers in the transportation industry.
Two of the hardest testing calls a supervisor makes are reasonable suspicion and post-accident tests. This module clarifies exactly when each is required.
What this course covers:
- When reasonable suspicion alcohol testing is required
- Post-accident testing rules and triggers
- Federal regulations behind these testing decisions
- Handling uncomfortable testing situations professionally
Built for supervisors of safety-sensitive employees.
Beyond suspicion-based tests, DOT requires random, return-to-duty, and follow-up testing. This module shows supervisors how to run them fairly and stay compliant.
What this course covers:
- Random testing and fair selection methods
- Return-to-duty steps required after a violation
- Follow-up testing and ongoing monitoring
- Communicating requirements clearly to employees
Built for supervisors of safety-sensitive transportation employees.
To spot impairment, you first need to understand it. This module explains how alcohol affects the brain and why it hits different people in different ways.
What this course covers:
- How alcohol impacts brain function and behavior
- Why impairment varies from person to person
- The link between impairment and alcohol-related crashes
- Why DOT requires supervisors to understand impairment
Built for supervisors of safety-sensitive transportation employees.
Recognizing impairment on the job is a core supervisor skill. This module details the observable signs of alcohol impairment at various blood alcohol content levels.
What this course covers:
- Observable signs of alcohol impairment
- How signs change across blood alcohol content (BAC) levels
- Connecting observations to reasonable suspicion decisions
- Taking steps to prevent alcohol-influenced vehicle operation
Built for supervisors of safety-sensitive transportation employees.
At some point a supervisor will face a refused or failed alcohol test. This module explains what each means and the obligations that follow under DOT rules.
What this course covers:
- What it means when an employee refuses an alcohol test
- What a failed test means and the consequences
- Your obligations as a supervisor after each outcome
- How DOT testing rules apply across covered industries
Built for supervisors managing a DOT alcohol testing program.
Testing protocols are detailed and specific. This module walks supervisors through how a compliant DOT alcohol test should be carried out from start to finish.
What this course covers:
- The procedures behind a compliant alcohol testing program
- How tests should be performed step by step
- Management's role in keeping testing DOT-compliant
- What to know even when testing is referred to another facility
Built for supervisors of safety-sensitive transportation employees.
Compliance depends on documentation. This module covers the specific records DOT requires your company to keep for its alcohol testing program.
What this course covers:
- Maintaining records of test results and testing administration
- Documenting the return-to-duty process
- Keeping employee and supervisor training records
- Meeting DOT recordkeeping requirements to stay compliant
Built for supervisors of safety-sensitive transportation employees.
This closing module gives safety-sensitive employees a plain overview of the DOT alcohol testing rules that apply to their work, on the road, rails, water, or in the air.
What this course covers:
- Why alcohol testing became mandatory under the 1991 Act
- The DOT rules and procedures employees should expect
- How testing keeps transportation drug- and alcohol-free
- What safety-sensitive roles mean for you
Built for employees in safety-sensitive transportation positions.
Under U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) rules, transportation supervisors carry specific training responsibilities. This module explains what those duties involve.
What this course covers:
- The legislative background behind DOT drug testing
- Policies, procedures, and supervisor responsibilities
- Recognizing the signs of drug abuse
- Handling testing situations and responding to positive results
Ideal for supervisors of safety-sensitive employees in the transportation industry.
The Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act of 1991 set the rules for substance abuse testing across the transportation industry. This module breaks them down.
What this course covers:
- Who the legislation covers
- The core rules and regulations governing drug testing
- Essential components of a company drug testing policy
- Why ongoing communication and compliance matter
Ideal for transportation supervisors responsible for drug testing compliance.
Sending an employee for drug testing is one of the harder parts of a supervisor's job. Knowing the federal rules makes reasonable suspicion and post-accident testing clearer.
What this course covers:
- What reasonable suspicion testing involves
- When post-accident testing is required
- Recognizing the signs that justify a test
- Handling these situations professionally as a supervisor
Ideal for supervisors of safety-sensitive transportation employees.
Beyond reasonable suspicion, DOT rules require several other kinds of drug testing. This module covers preemployment, random, return-to-duty, and follow-up testing.
What this course covers:
- How employees are chosen for random testing
- Preemployment testing requirements
- Implementing return-to-duty procedures
- Conducting follow-up testing correctly
Ideal for transportation supervisors managing a DOT drug testing program.
Drug-related motor vehicle deaths are rising. DOT rules require supervisors to understand impairment, and that starts with how drugs affect the brain.
What this course covers:
- The scale of drug-related driving accidents
- How different drugs act on the brain
- Why impairment raises crash risk
- How this knowledge supports testing decisions
Ideal for transportation supervisors responsible for identifying impairment.
Spotting impairment is a core supervisor duty. This module walks through the observable signs of drug use so you can act before an impaired employee gets behind the wheel.
What this course covers:
- Observable signs of impairment to watch for
- The five drug types tested by DOT: marijuana, cocaine, opioids, amphetamines, and PCP
- How each type can affect behavior
- Using these signs to guide a reasonable suspicion test
Ideal for supervisors in the transportation industry.
At some point a supervisor will face an employee who refuses a drug test or fails one. This module explains what that means and what you must do next.
What this course covers:
- What counts as a refused drug test
- What happens when an employee fails a test
- Your obligations as a supervisor under DOT rules
- Keeping safety-sensitive roles compliant
Ideal for supervisors managing a DOT drug testing program.
DOT drug testing follows very specific protocols. Even if your facility sends testing offsite, supervisors need to understand how the process works.
What this course covers:
- How a compliant drug testing program is structured
- The step-by-step testing procedures
- Management's role in keeping testing DOT-compliant
- What to expect when testing is handled by another facility
Ideal for transportation supervisors and facility management.
DOT requires companies to keep detailed records of their drug testing program. This module explains exactly what you need to document and retain.
What this course covers:
- Maintaining test result records
- Documenting testing and return-to-duty process administration
- Keeping employee and supervisor training records
- Staying compliant with DOT recordkeeping rules
Ideal for transportation supervisors responsible for compliance records.
Drug testing has been part of transportation work since the 1991 Omnibus Transportation Employee Testing Act. This module gives employees a clear overview of the rules.
What this course covers:
- Why DOT drug testing exists
- The general rules and procedures required
- What safety-sensitive employees need to know
- How the rules apply across road, rail, water, and air
Ideal for transportation employees in safety-sensitive roles.
The general knowledge section of the CDL exam includes a thorough assessment of your driving skills. This course focuses on the basic vehicle control portion so you can build a solid foundation.
What this course covers:
- Accelerating, steering, and stopping a commercial vehicle smoothly
- The importance of staying alert behind the wheel
- How the basic vehicle control portion of the exam works
- How to study your state CDL manual effectively
Ideal for CDL candidates preparing for the driving skills exam.
Earning a commercial driver's license, or CDL, can be the first step toward a rewarding driving career. This overview walks you through how the CDL works and what to expect along the way.
What this course covers:
- How to earn your CDL and the tests you must take
- Commercial vehicle classes and licensing requirements
- Commercial learner's permits (CLPs) and what they allow
- CDL endorsements, restrictions, and how a CDL can be revoked
Ideal for anyone preparing to pursue a commercial driving career.
About 70% of all freight moved in the United States travels by truck, so learning to load and transport cargo safely is a key part of earning your CDL. This course prepares you for that portion of the exam.
What this course covers:
- Properly loading and securing cargo
- Handling hazardous materials and oversized loads
- The cargo inspection process
- Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) and gross combination weight
Ideal for CDL candidates and commercial drivers who haul freight.
Driving conditions make all the difference behind the wheel of a large vehicle. This course prepares commercial drivers to handle the road no matter what the weather brings.
What this course covers:
- Driving at night and the safety checks it requires
- Operating in fog, rain, snow, and ice
- Mountain driving and railroad crossings
- Responding to equipment failures on the road
Ideal for CDL candidates and working commercial drivers.
Hazardous materials pose a safety risk during transport, so moving them is highly regulated and requires a hazmat endorsement on your CDL. This course gives you a general overview of what that involves.
What this course covers:
- Hazmat training requirements and the endorsement
- Shipper, carrier, and driver responsibilities
- Hazmat labels and placards
- Loading, unloading, and accident safety protocols
Ideal for CDL drivers pursuing a hazardous materials endorsement.
Much of your CDL education focuses on preventing accidents. This course covers what to do if an accident or fire does occur so you can respond calmly and safely.
What this course covers:
- Keeping the accident area safe for other motorists
- The ABCs of universal first aid
- The different classes of vehicle fires
- How to extinguish a fire properly
Ideal for CDL candidates and commercial drivers.
Federal and state laws require you to inspect your vehicle before every trip, and the inspection skills test is part of your CDL exam. This course helps you get prepared.
What this course covers:
- Why vehicle inspections are legally required
- What can put a vehicle out of service
- How to determine a vehicle's safety in the field
- Explaining what you inspect and why to your examiner
Ideal for CDL candidates preparing for the inspection skills test.
Distracted driving is one of the most preventable risks on the road. This course explains where distractions come from and how to shut them out.
What this course covers:
- The main types of driving distractions
- How distractions erode your driving safety
- Strategies to stay focused behind the wheel
- Habits that minimize distraction on every trip
Ideal for all drivers who want safer, more focused driving experiences.
Ever had someone ride your bumper or cut back in at the last second near an exit? That is aggressive driving, and it puts everyone on the road at risk.
What this course covers:
- What aggressive driving and road rage actually are
- Why drivers fall into aggressive habits behind the wheel
- How to keep your own driving calm and controlled
- How to respond safely when another driver confronts you
Ideal for any driver who wants to stay safe and level-headed in frustrating traffic situations.
DOT requires supervisors of safety-sensitive employees to be trained on alcohol misuse, testing, and the regulations behind them. This first module lays that groundwork.
What this course covers:
Built for supervisors of safety-sensitive transportation employees.