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Four Wheel Drive Fundamentals
Four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles have become increasingly prevalent in various sectors, with a significant presence in incident statistics due to workers operating them on unpaved roads for countless hours. Many employees lack firsthand experience or sufficient training in handling four-wheel drive vehicles, and even those with experience may have deficiencies in their knowledge and skills. These gaps can lead to incidents, injuries, and potential damage to property or equipment. Our Four-Wheel Drive and Gravel Road Operation course offers essential information for the safe operation of commercial four-wheel or all-wheel drive vehicles. Ensure your employees are proficient in operating four-wheel drive and all-wheel drive vehicles in industries such as logging, mining, natural resources, utilities, road construction and maintenance, engineering, or any off-highway worksite.
Our top-rated Thinking Driver Course provides your employees with all the necessary knowledge to confidently and safely operate off-highway vehicles, helping to prevent incidents and vehicle damage due to misuse or lack of understanding of Four-Wheel Drive Fundamentals.
- Equipment familiarization
- Axles, transfer cases and controls
- When and how to engage and disengage two-wheel, all-wheel, four-wheel high, and four-wheel low ranges
- Use, purpose, and application of four-wheel drive high range
- Use purpose, and application of four-wheel drive low range
- How to properly operate transfer cases and axles
- Manual transfer cases
- Electronic transfer cases
- Automatic AWD control systems
- Basic four-wheel drive techniques, including:
- Ascending and descending hills
- Speed control
- Choosing a safe path
- Ground clearance
- Traction considerations
- Water crossing
- Hazards of water crossing
- Judging depth
- Determining maximum safe depth to cross
- Speed and traction
- Traversing ditches or other obstacles
- Ground clearance
- Risk of high centering
- Determining approach and departure angles
- Recovering from a high-centering incident
- Driving on rough or unmaintained roads
- Speed Control
- Importance of vision and anticipation
- Hazards of washboard surface and/ or potholes
- Driving on slippery roads
- Reading the road surface and adjusting speed accordingly
- Handling on hills, curves, and ditches
- Maintaining traction in difficult conditions
- Ice and snow
- Mud
- Sand
- Loose surfaces
- Vehicle stability and reducing the risk of rollover
- Understanding center of gravity
- Risk of off camber hills and slopes
- Strategies to minimize roll-over risks
Examinations conducted throughout this online Four Wheel Drive Fundamentals course are designed to reinforce the information presented. A minimum score of 80% is required to earn a certificate of completion. Participants are given two attempts to achieve the pass mark.
Upon successful completion of this online Four Wheel Drive Fundamentals course, a certificate of completion will be available for download and printing.
Détails du cours
Durée du cours
Ce cours durera environ 30 minutes
Note de passage
Pour réussir cette formation, vous devez obtenir 80% ou version supérieure au quiz
Certificat
À l'issue de la réussite de ce cours, un certificat à votre nom sera stocké sur votre profil et disponible à l'impression
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