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Yard Truck Safety

Yard trucks, also known as terminal tractors, spotter trucks, or shunt trucks, are the workhorses of distribution centers, warehouses, terminals, and ports. In this course, users will learn about the types of yard trucks, yard truck anatomy, stability, safe operations and common hazards, as well as the training, evaluation, and legal standards that apply in Canada.

45 min80% to passCertificate5.0 (1)
Purchase Course$99.99 CAD100% online · Self-paced · Instant access

What You'll Learn

  • The types of yard trucks and where they’re used
  • Training and evaluation requirements for operators
  • The standards that apply in Canada
  • The anatomy of a yard truck and how to perform a pre-shift inspection
  • Stability, and what keeps the machine and trailer upright
  • Safe operations, including coupling, uncoupling, transporting, and spotting trailers
  • Common hazards, and how to recognize, avoid, and minimize them

About This Course

Yard trucks move trailers quickly and constantly, often in tight spaces crowded with pedestrians, other equipment, and loading docks. That constant activity, combined with the unique way these machines couple to and lift trailers, creates real risks: dropped trailers, struck-by incidents, tip-overs, and more. Operating one safely takes training, awareness, and respect for the equipment.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:
•    Identify the main components of a yard truck and explain what each one does
•    Describe how to perform a thorough pre-shift inspection
•    Explain the principles of stability for a tractor and trailer combination
•    Describe how to safely couple, uncouple, transport, and spot a trailer
•    Recognize common hazards and the controls used to manage them

Course Requirements

Estimated Duration
This course is approximately 45 minutes long.
Pass Requirements
The pass mark for this course is 80%. Learners can make 3 attempts to pass the course before it must be reassigned.
Certificate
Upon successful completion of this course, learners will receive a certificate of completion.
Registration Fee
$99.99 CAD
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