Course Overview​
This course addresses the need to provide professionals in the transport industry with safety awareness training when dealing with drivers, vehicles, warehousing, vehicle repair facilities and public roads. A properly executed vehicle inspection can help your drivers:

• Discover unsafe conditions before they cause accidents or crashes
• Find mechanical problems before they lead to costly breakdowns
• Avoid being placed out of service during a roadside DOT inspection, or being subject to infractions and fines

Course Benefits
By attending this WorkmanSkills training, delegates will be able to:

• Outline the principle of operation of vehicle engines
• Specify the difference between Diesel Engines and Petrol Engines
• Describe how combustion occurs in engines
• Explain the reason of air charging in engines
• List and explain the principle of operation of air charging systems
• List and explain the operation principle of various types of fuel injection systems
• Describe the layout and components of various fuel injection systems
• Explain how quantity and timing of injected fuel can be controlled
• State the benefits of Electronic Control (EC)
• List and explain the principle of operation of various emission control systems
• Outline the procedure and requirements for servicing
• Outline the basic routine maintenance operations
• List and explain how to fix the common Troubles

Target Audience:
Works, Services & Maintenance Personnel

How will this Training Course be Presented?
This WorkmanSkills training course will utilize a variety of proven learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension, and retention of the information presented. 

Course Outlines
​. Maintenance planning and training
· Maintenance goals and objectives.
· Preventive maintenance inspections and services.
· Documentation, Preventative Maintenance (PM) inspections, identified defects and work orders.
· PM services and management by exception.
· Pre-trip inspections, maintenance training and maintenance management information system.
· Preventive maintenance planning, pre-trip inspections and management of maintenance records.
· Parts and equipment controls, safe facilities and safe employees.
· Relationship between maintenance and operations
· The manager’s role in maintenance
· Cost centers of fleet maintenance
· Efficient and effective forms and reporting
· How technology helps maintenance management
· Manufacturers’ standards and expectations
· Principles of vehicle safety inspection
· Vehicle safety inspection testing
· Maintenance outsourcing- when to do it, how to manage it

​The Certificate
WorkmanSkills Certificate of Completion will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course