Passenger Vans

Regardless of the size of your company, school, or church, each driver responsible for your van has the potential to create that one accident that can jeopardize your firm. Vans tend to be bulky, potentially unstable, and unfamiliar to many drivers. Passenger vans especially are inherently top heavy and potentially dangerous, especially when loaded with people and cargo.

The Center for Transportation Safety can help you reduce your risk by:

  • Evaluating potential drivers and letting you know their skills
  • Training your drivers to develop good driving habits
  • Letting your drivers experience emergency driving situations in
    a controlled environment

Let us help you train your drivers and reduce accidents.

Courses to consider:

COURSE NAME
(Instruction Type)

 Components

DURATION (hours)
Commercial Driver  

Defensive Driving
  - Classroom

  

4

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

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
Online Training  

National Safety Council (NSC)
Defensive Driving

  

3-4

Corporate Defensive Driving  (U.S.)

  

1.5

Corporate Defensive Driving
(metric for Europe/Canada)

  

1.5


 

Project Overview

Client
Large oil well service company

Project
When a tragic accident that killed an employee and seriously injured several others our safety conscious client realized the need to provide special training for their drivers of their15 passenger vans.  The Center for Transportation Safety provided a thorough course that helped the client's employees understand the special care needed to safely operate passenger vans.

Training topics included:

  • Defensive driving

  • Vehicle dynamics

  • Vehicle familiarization

  • Commentary driving

  • Hazard awareness

  • Skid control