2009-11-05 22:11:09 - SilkWeb Consulting and Development, an eLearning company that offers a wide variety of online training courses in many different areas of expertise, just launched their new DOT and HazMat eLearning Courses for CMV Drivers this month, available on Coggno’s Marketplace portal.

San Jose, CA, SilkWeb Consulting and Development, an online training company, launches their new DOT training (Department of Transportation) and HazMat eLearning courses for CMV Drivers (Commercial Motor Vehicle) this month on Coggno’s marketplace page. These courses provide e learning training products for transportation companies who want to help reduce training costs while still providing the required training.

SilkWeb’s DOT training courses have been specifically customized to each organization’s system and is LMS compliant to enable easy delivery of training to your drivers and ensure that they meet FMCSA requirements. These courses are designed for Drivers who have a little under a year’s worth of experience and is compatible with FMCSA’s requirements. It addresses need to know information such as

hours of service, specific forms, and interactive examples along with an assessment of their work at the end of the course.

The Department of Transportation requires all drivers or any employee handling hazardous materials, packaging, shipping, receiving, or unloading; to undergo extensive training in such areas of hazardous material regulations (HMR). This course addresses HazMat issues, such as: waste manifest, labeling, hazard classes and reviews road rules as well as loading procedures to ensure safety in the field.

Another area of importance touched on in DOT training is substance abuse. Drug and Alcohol abuse can negatively affect the workplace and be a threat to their safety and those around them. Through the DOT training and HazMat courses these issues are addressed to ensure the drivers are aware of the consequences that substance abuse can result in and discuss the US laws in drug and alcohol testing among all transportation employees to uphold the safety standard. Ultimately DOT training brings awareness to potential threats, addresses and educates drives on how to identify and handle these threats to eliminate potential risks and increase transportation security.


About SilkWeb Consulting & Development LLC:
Based in Phoenix, AZ SilkWeb is an eLearning content provider of compliance, management, and soft skills courses. SilkWeb creates both off-the-shelf and custom eLearning courses for a variety of clients in the fields of higher education, health care, business, government, automotive, and non-profits. For more information on DOT training courses visit silkwebconsulting.com/dottraining.html