subject: Is There A D.o.t. Training Program For Courier Drivers? [print this page] When someone wants to drive for a San Diego courier service, they need to realize that it isn't going to be as simple as simply walking into a courier company and showing a copy of their driver's license. Courier companies have a lot of regulations they have to comply with, and more which it is to their advantage to do. Among these is the training that their drivers must regularly attend.
One of the most important things for a courier driver to participate in is the D.O.T mandated driver training program. Professional driving might seem like an easy going lifestyle to some, but in truth this is a job which can put peoples' lives in your hands every single day. All it takes is a single mistake while on the road to cost someone their life, so the D.O.T. has this program in place to help make sure that this happens as seldom as possible when professional drivers are involved.
It is simply a matter of numbers that professional drivers have the opportunity to get into more accidents. Because they are on the road all day, they have a much higher chance than other people to be involved in situations which, either due to their negligence or that of others could potentially cause a life threatening accident. However, if they are properly trained they can gain the skills which can help them avoid those accidents much more easily.
If you're going to hire a courier company to move your goods, wouldn't you want them to have the safest drivers possible, not just for the safety of others, but also for the safety of your goods? Also, keep in mind that the fewer accidents that drivers have, the lower insurance costs remain as well. This means that keeping drivers as safe as possible has multiple benefits which reach everyone, even those that might not use the courier service directly, and this is part of what the D.O.T is trying to accomplish with these types of courses.
In order to keep the roads safe, the D.O.T. also has other programs that they apply to the professional drivers working in the courier industry. One of the most important of these is their health screening process. This makes sure that people that are ill in some way which might make them a more unsafe driver are not allowed to drive for a living. This might include those with untreated epilepsy, for example.
