FTC Uses Online Tech to Keep Drivers Trained
Based in Oklahoma City, FTC Transportation is a small dedicated carrier for the Feed the Children Program, delivering food and relief to those in need. Photo: FTC Transportation
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Based in Oklahoma City, FTC Transportation is a small dedicated carrier for the Feed the Children Program, delivering food and relief to those in need. Photo: FTC Transportation
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FTC Transportation’s 30 drivers are never in the same place at the same time. Operating in the lower 48 states, some drivers come through the carrier’s terminal in Oklahoma City only once in a month.
FTC drivers also have a unique mission. The company is the primary carrier for Feed the Children, a global hunger relief charity. That means regular work with those in need and deployments to disaster areas in moments of tragedy.
The company is also big on workplace safety, winning safety awards from the Truckload Carriers Association, Great West Casualty, and the Oklahoma Trucking Association. But it was searching for a way to improve driver training without having to divert drivers to headquarters.
“We do a lot of safety training and try to do a lot of different safety events throughout the year,” says Emory Mills, director of safety and driver administration. “We’re always looking for something different so we can avoid complacency.”
Enter CarriersEdge, which offers online training in a variety of subjects. The training is delivered through video instruction with regular quizzes on the material. Most importantly, it can be delivered anywhere at any time through computers and smart devices, giving FTC options for reaching drivers on the road.
“We wanted to make sure we were reaching the drivers who aren’t necessarily through our office as much,” Mills says.
Drivers can log in any time it’s convenient for them. This gives the company more flexibility to keep drivers up to date on training, allowing for more timely remedial training.
“If somebody had a backing accident, we want them to have some additional training,” Mills says. “We can go into CarriersEdge and assign them something that …Read the rest of this story
