Published: Dec 18, 2024 - The Driver Trainer designs and delivers up-to-date training across a broad spectrum, including Company vehicle incident reporting, banksman training, and compliance with driver hours and new legislation. Utilizes Microlise data to enhance driver performance, ensuring all training is effective and compliant with legal standards. Regularly updates and maintains training records, assesses training needs, and supports the transport department to surpass legislative requirements and expectations.

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1. Bus Driver Trainer, Transportation Services Inc, Columbus, OH
Job Summary:
- Responsible for instructing school bus drivers, local school personnel, parents, and students in the Pupil Transportation Program requirements.
- Reads and reviews laws, policies, reports, and records to analyze and interpret information to ensure compliance with state and federal guidelines.
- Attends meetings, workshops, seminars, in-service, conferences, and classes to obtain information.
- Provides professional development, and plans workshops/programs, and serves on committees to maintain program integrity.
- Completes class rosters, score sheets, class schedules, and other documents in order to prepare documents for office and/or distribution.
- Communicates with department, division, and unit directors, local school officials, civic and professional organizations, parents, and students concerning information, such as school bus driver's license requirements, laws, safety, policy, statistics, trends, and workshops, through written correspondence, personal contact, telephone, meetings, and conferences.
- Assess new driver ability upon arrival on site
- Maintain permanent driver training records
- Investigate infringements and failures to pursue best practice
- Ensure compliance with all legal regulations
- Providing continuous best practice training
Skills on Resume:
- Program Instruction (Hard Skills)
- Regulatory Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Professional Development (Soft Skills)
- Documentation Management (Hard Skills)
- Stakeholder Communication (Soft Skills)
- Skill Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Record Keeping (Hard Skills)
- Legal Compliance (Hard Skills)
2. Driver Trainer, Midwestern Transit, Lincoln, NE
Job Summary:
- Effective construction and delivery of up to date training.
- Deliver training on how to conduct effective Company accident/ incident investigations including, but not limited to, Company vehicle incident reporting and recording.
- Deliver effective banksman training, training regarding driver’s hours, changes to legislation and communicate regular updates to the whole department.
- Use Microlise performance statistics to proactively manage the driver’s performance.
- Deliver Microlise training ensuring s and all fully competent and complaint.
- Deliver manual handling and refresher training.
- Deliver training regarding SAFED/ Fuel Economy and Defensive Driving.
- Support the induction process, providing training
- Regularly review all training programs to ensure that up to date,comprehensive information is being communicated.
- Ensure the transport department is fully compliant with all training requirements in order to continuously meet legislative requirements and exceed expectations.
- Maintain up to date training records, ensuring signatures at each training session to confirm attendance.
- Assist in preparation of records and graphs
- Be proactive in identifying training needs through analysis and be responsible for its development and implementation.
- Carry out pre employment driver assessments for driver recruitment within the area
Skills on Resume:
- Training Development (Hard Skills)
- Incident Training (Hard Skills)
- Legislative Training (Hard Skills)
- Performance Management (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Training (Hard Skills)
- Induction Support (Soft Skills)
- Program Review (Hard Skills)
- Record Maintenance (Hard Skills)
3. Driver Trainer, Southeastern Carriers, Raleigh, NC
Job Summary:
- Delivery of Driver Safety Training Program
- Instructs, conducts road tests and certifies drivers for all classes of vehicles (Class 1 through Class 6) in classroom, simulator and on-the-road environments
- Provides remedial training on all levels of driving and equipment operations
- Completes reports on all training in progress and completed
- Makes recommendations on training requirements of drivers and departments
- Makes recommendations to suspend drivers and equipment operators driving and operating privileges
- Prepares drivers to take ICBC road tests for classes 1, 3, and 4
- Performs refresher courses in all levels of driving and equipment operations
- Instructs, conducts training and assessments on all levels of all mobile equipment (where qualified)
- Performs assessments of drivers as directed
- Train driving of Electric Scooters (motorcycles) and assist in vehicle pre-trip inspections audits
- Drives simulator to other locations (this could be a single unit or a truck and trailer)
- Assist in the building of training materials and communication brochures for a variety (over 50) of courses and to explain associated regulations and procedures
- Assist the Compliance Safety Officers in the execution of accident investigations such as site measurement and recording and in correspondence with VPD, RCMP and ICBC
- Assist the Safety Compliance Officers in the research of industry standards and practices and of associated regulations and procedures
- Provide guidance and support to the mentors in terms of procedures and regulations and to provide expert knowledge in the delivery of training programs and expert knowledge of the operation of equipment
- Provides recommendations advice to the Manager, Driver Safety and Compliance and Driver Compliance Officers in cases where a decision is being made to recommend continuing or withdrawing driving responsibilities and when driving authorization is removed, recommends the conditions for reinstatement
- Deliver vehicle specific induction for new drivers to include assessments, vehicles checks, paperwork etc
Skills on Resume:
- Safety Training Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Road Testing (Hard Skills)
- Remedial Training (Hard Skills)
- Report Completion (Hard Skills)
- Training Recommendation (Hard Skills)
- Driving Assessment (Hard Skills)
- Material Development (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Assistance (Hard Skills)
4. HGV Driver Trainer, Northern Logistics, Fargo, ND
Job Summary:
- Help to promote a culture of “Safety First” by conducting ongoing driver training, inductions and toolbox talks.
- Ensure that all new drivers are correctly and competently inducted into the business, including Safe Working Procedures, Driving Assessment (pre start, annually and post accident), Risk Assessments
- Vehicle familiarisation, Vehicle Equipment Training and ensure that all administration and driver data is kept fully up to date.
- Assist the Service Deliver Managers to ensure driver compliance in WTD, Tachographs, Licence checks, Toolbox talks
- Ensure that all drivers receive periodic training with regards to Driver CPC qualification, ADR training as required, vehicle cross training and Annual Driving assessments
- Work closely with transport and the SDM’s to assist in any adhoc training needs.
- Assist in accident, incident investigations supporting the SDM’s and identifying root causes, resolutions and improvement plans.
- Manage all aspects of vehicle insurance reporting and liaison with insurance brokers improving reporting times and reducing associated costs.
- Manages and drives vehicle telematics to improve driving behaviours and all associated costs, through driver engagement and appropriate training.
- Develop, plan, coordinate, implement and document all aspects of training to maintain compliance with regulations and company standards
- In conjunction with the health and safety department, ensures that mandatory training, induction and toolbox talks are delivered in line with company policy
Skills on Resume:
- Safety Culture Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Driver Induction (Hard Skills)
- Compliance Assurance (Hard Skills)
- Training Delivery (Hard Skills)
- Training Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Incident Response (Soft Skills)
- Insurance Management (Hard Skills)
- Telematics Management (Hard Skills)
5. Driver Trainer, Pacific Fleet Services, Sacramento, CA
Job Summary:
- Works closely with Operations staff to determine compliance and corrective actions for any areas of concern in supporting and implementing positive and progressive changes in the Company’s driver compliance safety culture.
- Promotes Well Services Safety and Driving Standards at all times.
- Adheres to all Well Services policies and procedures as well as Federal, State and Local regulations of the Department of Transportation.
- Performs various other duties assigned within the physical constraints of the position.
- Sight to inspect all paperwork to include over weight permits and to inspect the equipment to ensure compliance, and within the DOT Regulations.
- Submit a report to the Managers for repair prior to the movement.
- Trainers will be required to go to the field to install new IFTA stickers, License
- Plates, Insurance papers, new overweight permits, and Registrations.
- Gives employees Yard Certifications when a heavy vehicle needs to be moved in the yard or just on the pad.
- Works with other trainers to ensure consistency between districts regarding driver training.
- Assists Operations personnel as needed on technical questions related to driving and regulations.
- Provides training to employees who have requested CDL training, and have supervisor approval to test for CDL.
- Provides pre hire road tests for Rig up Driver and Van Driver positions.
Skills on Resume:
- Compliance Coordination (Hard Skills)
- Safety Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Regulatory Adherence (Hard Skills)
- Duty Performance (Soft Skills)
- Inspection (Hard Skills)
- Reporting (Hard Skills)
- Field Service (Hard Skills)
- Training Provision (Hard Skills)
6. Driver Trainer, Gateway Distribution, St. Louis, MO
Job Summary:
- Embrace the values and policies of Well Services
- Treat all employees with the utmost dignity and respect
- Work with employees and other departments to promote teamwork among subordinates
- Complies with company Code of Business Conduct and Ethics
- Evaluates and rates all employees who will be driving a company vehicle, providing ongoing instruction and correction for drivers to learn proper vehicle movement and compliance with DOT regulations.
- Provides classroom and hands-on driver training to newly hired, and existing employees
- Provides education and mentoring to prepare inexperienced drivers to obtain a commercial driver’s license.
- Provides Pre/Post Trip inspection training and training on the use of the electronic logging device.
- Provides proper training to employees on how to uncouple and couple heavy equipment, as well as light bumper pull equipment.
- Conducts assessments and driver audits, coaches drivers on areas of needed improvement and provides Supervisors with coaching reports and progress reports for each driver.
- Recommends remedial actions to Operations for trainees who are not yet ready to operate a company vehicle light or heavy, and sets up a schedule for training of trainees with Operations approval.
- Completes weekly driver training reports for DOT Compliance and HSE Managers.
- Provides training and assessments in post incident situations.
Skills on Resume:
- Values Adoption (Soft Skills)
- Respectful Interaction (Soft Skills)
- Teamwork Promotion (Soft Skills)
- Ethical Compliance (Hard Skills)
- Driver Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Driver Training (Hard Skills)
- Mentoring (Soft Skills)
- Performance Assessment (Hard Skills)
7. Driver Trainer, Coastal Transport Co, Savannah, GA
Job Summary:
- Conduct classroom training to ensure driver candidates are knowledgeable and aware of all relevant company policies, procedures and standards
- Makes and recommends employment decisions based on the driver candidates' initial eligibility, progress and successful completion of the driver training program
- Validate that driver candidates have completed all necessary steps and are approved for on-the-job training (OJT)
- Conduct OJT for designated equipment.
- Document the OJT record and discuss findings with the driver candidates
- Conduct and document road tests (between 30 and 50 miles), encompassing diverse road and traffic conditions for each piece of equipment
- Evaluate the candidates driving ability and conduct exams to validate knowledge
- Complete and submit all necessary documents including: Solo Approval documents, DE Form, Road Test and Drivers Statement of On-Duty Hours forms
- Conduct Solo Approvals on Qualified Drivers to validate readiness to work in the field
- Support Team Leaders to ensure all drivers conform to relevant transport legislation and raise awareness of site policies and procedures
- Implement and deliver a training schedule to assist in the development and coaching of drivers who are aiming to gain a higher category licence through Warburtons
Skills on Resume:
- Classroom Training (Hard Skills)
- Employment Decision-Making (Hard Skills)
- Candidate Validation (Hard Skills)
- On-the-Job Training (Hard Skills)
- Documentation (Hard Skills)
- Road Testing (Hard Skills)
- Candidate Evaluation (Hard Skills)
- Legislative Support (Soft Skills)
8. Driver Trainer, Desert Haulers, Phoenix, AZ
Job Summary:
- Identifying driver training and development needs within the company through job analysis, appraisal schemes and regular consultation with contract managers and human resources departments
- Assisting the Training Manager in designing and expanding driver training and development programmers based on the needs of the company and the individual
- Working within the Training Team to produce programs that are satisfactory to all relevant parties in the company, such as line managers, and senior managers at board level
- Assisting the Training Manager to monitor developing effective induction programmers
- Monitoring if appraisals/reviews (Personal Development Review (PDR) are actively being carried out
- Helping to devise individual learning plans for the company employees that have had driver training needs identified.
- Assisting the Training Manager in producing training materials for in-house courses
- Managing the delivery of driver training and development programmers’ and devising a training strategy within the company
- Monitoring and reviewing the progress of probationers driving and have discussions with managers
- Ensuring that statutory training requirements are met
- Keeping up to date with developments in driver training by reading relevant journals, going to meetings and attending relevant courses
- Ensuring that the training database is updated and produce a training plan using the information acquired.
- Develop and train drivers to a high standard through progressive training methods (CPC and SAFED)
Skills on Resume:
- Needs Analysis (Hard Skills)
- Program Design (Hard Skills)
- Team Collaboration (Soft Skills)
- Program Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Performance Monitoring (Hard Skills)
- Learning Plan Development (Hard Skills)
- Material Production (Hard Skills)
- Training Management (Hard Skills)