People learn at different rates and in a variety of different ways - reading, listening, seeing, and doing. That is why Career Publishing, Inc., and the Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) have taken the material contained in Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Handbook/Workbook and produced a set of instructional audiotapes. Designed for self-study or classroom use, these tapes are patterned after and meet the standards established by the FHWA in their Model Curriculum (Proposed Minimum Standards for Training Tractor-Trailer Drivers, 1985). They also meet the standards established by PTDI for their certification program.

The tapes address not only the body of knowledge a driver needs to know and understand, they also teach the procedures that, with practice, will enable the student to become a skilled driver. Because tractor-trailer drivers are placed in the unique position of being entrusted with expensive equipment and cargo as well as representing the industry to the public at large, these tapes stress the importance of developing the traits and demonstrating the behavior that characterize true professionals. The driver as a person is also addressed by emphasizing good heath and safety routines.

Career knows that instructional tapes must proceed at a slower rate than normal conversations. This allows the listener to absorb all the vital information. A normal conversation flows at approximately 150 words per minute, but the Trucking: Tractor-Trailer Driver Audiotape material is narrated at a rate of approximately 120 words per minute. Truck driver training schools, motor carriers, and individual teachers will find these tapes readily meet their needs as they seek to provide the trucking industry with professional drivers who are knowledgeable, safe, and skillful.

$272.95