Why Online Training | CarriersEdge

In short, because it's WAY better.

Classroom training is disruptive, inefficient, and expensive, creating headaches for drivers, operations, and management. Moving training online eliminates the disruptions, reduces costs, and makes life better for the whole fleet. Here are 5 reasons why moving online makes a lot of sense.

Reach everyone, every time
With training available whenever and wherever drivers need it, impediments to participation are removed. No more scheduling issues, or needing to run a meeting over multiple weekends to reach everyone.
More training, more regularly
With those impediments removed, training can be delivered to drivers more often, and with greater variety. No more focusing on just the most critical issues.
Effective, consistent content
Online training is also 100% consistent every time it's delivered. No bad days, no skipped sections, no creative embellishments. Just the content, delivered completely, and consistently, every time.
Visibility into knowledge gaps
With all training activities tracked, it's easy to see where things are going well, and where extra help is needed. No more guesswork about who's struggling and who's thriving. No more discovering after the fact that someone didn't really understand the regs.
Lower cost of training
With fewer disruptions, more training delivered, and more reliable data to act on, the total cost of the training program drops dramatically.

More training, delivered more often and more consistently, means a safer, more efficient fleet. And with a lower total cost of delivery as well, there's just no comparison.

See how the costs of online training compare with other activities

Why Interactive?

Moving training online is great, but not if drivers fall asleep or tune out halfway through. Interactive online training gets drivers involved in the process, so they're not just passive observers. With content delivered through a combination of text, images, animations, movies, and audio narration, and supplemented by exercises and checkpoints, interactive online training serves all learning styles equally. It also lets people connect with the content in different ways, creating a deeper connection that sticks with them much longer than alternate delivery methods.

Learn more about why active learning is more effective.

We looked at videos, but they weren't very effective. Drivers would come in and watch a video on a specific topic, but they would not engage. They would be on their phone texting, or dozing off. We would have to bring someone in the room to just monitor, to ensure they were paying attention. For a small company, that's not a good use of our time. And worse yet, we weren't sure what information the drivers were retaining.

Equipment: Dry van
Category: Small fleet

Why CarriersEdge?

At CarriersEdge we're focused on providing the best possible training experience for the trucking industry.

If you're looking for something short and shallow to check a box for your insurance company, and not worried about education quality, you'll hate us. On the other hand, if you're committed to having the safest, most reliable drivers on the road, and want to provide the most indepth, comprehensive safety training program available, we can help.

The CarriersEdge online driver training system was designed specifically for the trucking industry. We understand drivers, we understand fleets, and we know what works in the world of risk management.

Our courses are deeply researched, regularly updated, and put into context for drivers. More than just a list of rules that drivers need to follow, we dig into the 'why' and 'how', giving drivers background and context that leads to successful outcomes. And at the end, our objectives-based testing confirms that they know the content as well as they should.

As one long time customer put it, “your tests are challenging but fair; if a driver can pass your test they definitely know their stuff”.

We have used other products in the past, and I must say CarriersEdge has the best online content I've seen.

Equipment: Dry van, reefer, flatbed
Category: Large fleet

But that's not all.

We know that drivers don't always have the latest & greatest equipment, and often have slow or spotty connections. We also know that safety managers and small fleet operators don't have time to figure out a complicated system, and don't want to devote hours every week to training management. Our system was designed to be quick and easy for managers, and run reliably for drivers on older equipment over slower connections.

CarriesEdge is designed specifically to help...

Small fleets without dedicated safety management
Owner-managed business without dedicated safety managers or consultants? We've got everything you need to get started with a robust, best-in-class training program.
Small fleets with part-time or external safety consultant
CarriersEdge is a force multiplier for consultants and part-time safety specialists, expanding their training options and helping them stay on top of everything easily.
Midsize fleets with dedicated safety management
Juggling driver training, compliance, licensing, and a bunch of other safety-related tasks? We've got you covered with the content you need, easy-to-use admin tools, and current best practices built in.
Midsize fleets with a safety department
Just because there are multiple people in safety doesn't mean they have time to spare. We've got content, reporting, and administrative tools to fill in the gaps and take programs to the next level.

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