Fleet Driver Skills

Defensive driving for experienced car and heavy vehicle drivers

$30 +GST per person ($34.50)

Fleet Driver Skills

Defensive driving for experienced car and heavy vehicle drivers

Fleet Driver Skills gets your drivers up-to-speed with driver health and safety, the road rules, vehicle safety and advanced driving. It's all the things you've forgotten since you passed your test, all the changes up to now, and everything you should have been taught about safe driving.

It's ideal for:

  • Fleet drivers who drive long distances or drive a variety of different vehicles
  • Drivers who are new to New Zealand
  • People looking for a job that involves driving
  • Companies that want to reduce their accident risk and fuel bills
  • Companies who are upskilling drivers into a higher licence class, e.g. class 4 to 5 or class 1 to 2.

34 modules come with this course for one low price, and you can decide which modules you want your drivers to do at any time.

  • Module contents

    Driver health and safety

    • Attitude: The psychology of accident risk and road rage, plus what makes a great driver
    • Drugs and alcohol: Rules and guidelines around driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol
    • Mobile phone use: Legal requirements for mobile phone use while driving, and implications and dangers
    • Fatigue: Dealing with tired driving - recognising it and how to avoid it
    • Driver health & fitness: How diet, health and fitness affect your ability to drive; medical standards for commercial drivers
    • Vehicle setup: How to get the optimum position for driving, giving maximum control, safety and comfort
    • Crashes: Common causes and consequences of collisions, and how to avoid them
    • Carrying goods: Safe carrying of items in your vehicle

    Advanced driving

    • Distractions: How to identify and avoid distracted driving
    • Drive to the conditions: Awareness of how conditions, situations and other road users affect driver safety
    • Anticipation: Scanning and anticipation for reducing fuel costs and accident risks
    • Fuel efficiency: Tips and techniques for economical driving, saving fuel and reducing the environmental impact of driving
    • Braking: How ABS works, braking techniques and distances
    • Vehicle control: The system of vehicle control, gap selection and reaction times
    • Night driving: Advantages and disadvantages of driving while it's dark
    • Gravel driving: Techniques for coping with loose surfaces

    Vehicle safety

    • Safety technology: Understanding how to take advantage of vehicle safety technology
    • Tyre & wheel safety: Keeping your tyres and wheels in top condition, plus important checks
    • Crash testing: How crash testing works, what you should look for in a vehicle, and how airbags work

    Licence endorsements

    • Heavy vehicle: All questions for classes 2 and 3-5 for heavy vehicles for the learner licence test, and including additional content to broaden coverage of specific rules
    • Carrying passengers: Best practices for driver courtesy and passenger safety for drivers of small buses and minibuses

    Driving rules and the road code

    • In addition, there is access to all the road rules and Road Code questions contained within the other sections. The road rules questions don't contain questions related to learner or restricted licences.
  • Essential resources

$30 +GST per person ($34.50)

 

Certificate of Completion

 

Approximately 3-4 hours

 

Full access for 1 year

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Training modules

Driver Health and Safety

Essential knowledge for company and fleet drivers.
  • Rules and guidelines around driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol
    7 minutes
  • The psychology of accident risk and road rage, plus what makes a great driver
    4 minutes
  • Legal requirements for mobile phone use while driving, and implications and dangers
    5 minutes
  • Dealing with tired driving - recognising it and how to avoid it
    6 minutes
  • How diet, health and fitness affect your ability to drive; medical standards for commercial drivers
    4 minutes
  • How to get the optimum position for driving, giving maximum control, safety and comfort
    4 minutes
  • Common causes and consequences of collisions, and how to avoid them
    8 minutes
  • Safe carrying of items in your vehicle
    3 minutes

Driving Rules & the Road Code for Experienced Drivers

Road Code knowledge and driving rules that are essential to refresh so that you reduce your risk of fines and breaking the law while driving. Note: if you are studying for your learner licence, take these modules in the car, motorbike or heavy vehicle pages.
  • Basic Road Code driving knowledge - following and passing rules, give way rules and more.
    10 minutes
  • Second set of questions in the Core section
    8 minutes
  • Using the Road Code to drive courteously; dealing with unusual or challenging road conditions.
    11 minutes
  • Second set of questions for behaviour
    11 minutes
  • Where you are allowed to park, and for how long. Parking restrictions and rules.
    5 minutes
  • How to deal with driving emergencies - skids, mechanical failure, accidents and obstacles.
    6 minutes
  • Positioning your truck on the road when driving - intersections, unlaned roads, and more.
    5 minutes
  • Reading traffic signals, stop signs and give way signs at various intersections. Learn who has the right of way.
    9 minutes
  • Warrant of fitness, registration, carrying passengers and police powers.
    8 minutes
  • Miscellaneous signs including speed limits, road works, hazards and directions.
    11 minutes

Heavy Vehicle Licence Classes

Specific modules for studying for a new licence class
  • Heavy vehicles class 2 and above including loads, dimensions, working hours, log books and other rules.
    5 minutes
  • Heavy vehicles class 2 and above including loads, dimensions, working hours, log books and other rules.
    5 minutes
  • Heavy vehicles class 2 and above including loads, dimensions, working hours, log books and other rules.
    5 minutes
  • Specific questions on weights, measurements and trailers for vehicles of class 3-5.
    8 minutes

Advanced and defensive driving

Accelerate your driving knowledge and learn how to drive with better fuel economy, less wear and tear and less accident risk.
  • How to identify and avoid distracted driving
    4 minutes
  • Awareness of how conditions, situations and other road users affect driver safety
    8 minutes
  • Scanning and anticipation for reducing fuel costs and accident risks
    6 minutes
  • Tips and techniques for economical driving, saving fuel and reducing the environmental impact of driving
    8 minutes
  • How ABS works, braking techniques and distances
    6 minutes
  • The system of vehicle control, gap selection and reaction times
    4 minutes
  • Advantages and disadvantages of driving while it's dark
    5 minutes
  • How to drive on unsealed and gravel roads
    9 minutes

Vehicle Safety

Tyre safety, crash testing and vehicle safety technology, safe carrying of goods
  • Keeping your tyres and wheels in top condition, plus important checks
    7 minutes
  • Understanding how to take advantage of vehicle safety technology
    8 minutes
  • How crash testing works, what you should look for in a vehicle, and how air bags work
    9 minutes
  • Safe and courteous practices for carrying passengers in a bus or coach
    15 minutes

Fleet Driver Skills

Defensive driving for experienced car and heavy vehicle drivers

$30 +GST per person ($34.50)

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