Oil Industry

The oil service industry places unique demands on their drivers. Oil field workers quite often are required to drive large, highly specialized equipment across highways, rural roads, and off-road to get to well sites. Once on site, the oil field hand changes from a professional driver to an oil field worker and puts in a long, physical day. At the end of the day, the field hand must change back to a professional driver to get the equipment safely to the next location.

Our trainers have worked for many years in the oil service industry and understand the specific needs. We have a full suite of oil service-specific training courses, as well as scenarios for our simulators. Our simulator scenarios cover highway, rural roads, gravel/dirt roads, and a full off-road virtual world. We simulate the following equipment:

  • Frac tanks (simulated variable center of gravity)
  • Frac pumps
  • Geophysical equipment
  • Power Units
  • Cementing units
  • Tanker units (simulated as full or half full)
     

We can bring our training and services to the oil patch with self-contained mobile training units that seat from 8 to 20 people, each with a full-freedom multi-channel simulator. Our units travel the western US oil fields and deliver training where it is needed.

We also can provide topics or simulations to help invigorate your safety meetings and bring an outside perspective to your operations and safety management.

Let us show you how our oil service clients have reduced their accidents by 18 - 37%!

Contact us and we will set up a demonstration.

Courses to consider:
 

COURSE NAME
(Instruction Type)

Components

DURATION (hours)

Commercial Driver  

 

Defensive Driving
  -
Classroom

 

4

Pre-Trip
  -
Classroom
  -
Yard

 

4

Backing
  -
Classroom
  -
Backing yard

 

4

Basic Hours of Service
  -
Classroom

 

6

2004 Hours of Service
  -
Classroom

 

4

Hazard Awareness Course
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom

 

4

Certified Brake
  - Classroom

 

5

Safety Supervisors Training (DOT Rule 49)
  -
Classroom

 

30

Cargo Securement
  - Classroom
  -
Yard

 

4

Hazardous Materials
  -
Classroom

 

8

Hazardous Materials Transport
  - Classroom

 

4

Mountain Driving
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  - Simulator
  - Classroom

 

10

Winter Driving
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom

 

10

CDL Permit Preparation
  -
Classroom

 

4

Class "B" CDL
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- Defensive Driving
- Pre-Trip
- Backing
- BasicHours of Service
- Road (city, rural, and mountain)
- Colorado CDL Exam

60

Class "B" with "P" endorsement (passenger)
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- Defensive Driving
- Pre-Trip
- Backing
- Basic Hours of Service
- Road (city, rural, and mountain)
- Colorado CDL Exam

60

Novice CDL
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- General Knowledge
- Defensive Driving
- Pre-Trip
- Backing
- Basic Hours of Service
- 2004 Hours of Service
- Certified Brake
- Mountain Driving
- Winter Driving
- CDL Permit Preparation

120

CDL Driver Evaluation
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- General Knowledge
- Pre-Trip Evaluation
- Driving Evaluation

Simulator
- Hazard Avoidance
- Emergency Conditions
- Adverse Weather

4

Non CDL Driver Evaluation
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- General Knowledge
- Pre-Trip Evaluation
- Driving Evaluation

Simulator
- Hazard Avoidance
- Emergency Conditions
- Adverse Weather

4

Novice CDL
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- General Knowledge
- Defensive Driving
- Pre-Trip
- Backing
- Basic Hours of Service
- 2004 Hours of Service
- Certified Brake
- Cargo Securement
- Mountain Driving

60

15 Passenger Van
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- Defensive Driving
- Backing and Confined Spaces
- Skid Control
- Passenger and Cargo Placement
- Mountain Driving
- Inclement Weather Training
- Evasive Maneuvers

24

CDL Refresher
  -
Behind-the-Wheel
  -
Simulator
  -
Classroom


- General Knowledge
- Defensive Driving
- Pre-Trip
- Backing
- Mountain Driving

10

Employee Assistance Program  

 

Supervisor Reasonable Suspicion (alcohol/substance abuse)

 

2

Company Policy Training

 

2

Online Training  

 

National Safety Council (NSC)
Defensive Driving

 

3-4

Corporate Defensive Driving  (US)

 

1.5

Corporate Defensive Driving
(metric for Europe/Canada)

 

1.5