"Today I attended skid control at Schneiders. They were amazed with my ability to steer out of a skid. I boasted about the skid control training I received at Tri-County."
Karen...

"We probably learned more in one day on this course about skid control than anyone could learn in a lifetime of safe and accident-free driving."
William Wolfe, Koch Transport

 

 

 

 

 

SKID CONTROL TRAINING

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

INTRODUCTION

Invest in safety. Your livelihood depends on it!

When you're faced with a potentially dangerous situation on the road, you only have a split second to react. Two things help truckers conquer the unexpected: excellent driving skills and quick decision-making. Let skid control training help you with both.

Through a unique combination of small, personalized class lessons and vehicle training at a 10-acre facility, experienced and novice drivers learn advanced and potentially life-saving driving skills. The goal is to produce a better class of driver with the decision-making skills and quick response needed to handle a variety of dangerous situations.

In light of recent criticisms about truckers and the companies who employ them, skid control training offers drivers and employers a win-win situation. Better driving skills not only improve road safety, they ultimately benefit the trucking industry on the whole by lowering costs for vehicle repairs, road repair, clean-up, personal injury, insurance claims and WCB.

"Your Skid School will be a definite advantage in helping our drivers achieve a higher level of defensive driving."
Bradley Bird, Safety & Compliance Officer, Philip Environmental

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COURSE OUTLINE

 

 

 

 

 

1.

In class - two hours

 

  • test general skid control knowledge
  • cause and effect of collisions
  • decision making and risk assessment
  • proper braking procedures
  • skid control and recovery

 

 

 

 

 

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In vehicle - over six hours on the skid pad

 

  • threshold braking for wet and dry conditions
  • controlling steering axle skids
  • controlling tractor and trailer skids
  • bobtail control under slippery conditions
  • evasive action procedures

 


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