FedReady LLC, and an affiliate company Advanced Training & Learning Corporation (ATLC), specialize in the development of online training courses to meet the regulatory requirements of the Department of Transportation. These courses are interesting, interactive, compliant, and incorporate a proprietary learner assessment technology to help assure an effective learning outcome.

We offer two courses for the Department of Transportation (DOT) / Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Alcohol Misuse and Controlled Substances Use Program: Supervisor Training and Driver Training.

The supervisor course is designed to be completed in 2.0 hours and the driver course in 1.0 hour. You can always leave the course and come back later and the system will automatically resume where you left off. Just follow the instructions in the Resume a Course section.

Upon completion of a course and passing a quiz, a printable course completion certificate will appear on your screen. Records of persons who have completed our courses are kept in our database and can be retrieved upon direct request to our offices.

Each of these courses has been awarded Professional Development Hours (PDHs) for Continuing Education. The one hour driver’s course awards 1.0 PDH and the supervisor’s course awards 2.0 PDHs. If interested in obtaining PDHs, please send an e-mail to info@fedready.com requesting details.

Please contact us for current course pricing and for volume discounts for our standard courses, and for pricing to customize these courses for your company.

The minimum system requirements to run the courses are:

• A clear connection to the Internet with a minimum of 56K bandwidth, through firewalls if they exist.
• Microsoft Windows based version of Internet Explorer, Version 4.0 or later with Java enabled (default setting).
• Internet e-mail is required to take advantage of the on-line “Help & Questions” feature of the courses.
• For optimal performance, viewing the courses with at least 1024 x 768 screen resolution or higher is recommended.

Target Audience: Supervisors of safety-sensitive drivers covered by the DOT/FMCSA Alcohol Misuse and Controlled Substances Use Program

Supervisors will be able to:
1. Identify the indicators of probable drug use and/or alcohol misuse.
2. Understand the supervisor’s responsibilities in the overall compliance program.
3. Recall the signs and symptoms of illegal drug use and alcohol misuse.
4. Define the supervisor’s role within the process for testing a driver based on reasonable suspicion.
5. Identify the steps of confronting a driver upon observation of the indicators of probable illegal drug use or alcohol misuse.
6. Participate in an interactive scenario to make a determination to conduct a reasonable suspicion test.
7. Recognize the importance of record keeping and appropriate documentation.
8. Review questions that were asked by supervisors in other companies and the answers, and ask their own questions via the “Help & Questions” feature of the course.
9. Demonstrate a good understanding of the course material by passing a quiz. Click here to see details of the quiz process using ATLC's proprietary relearn technology.

This course focuses on increasing competence and confidence in knowing when and how to take action. Real world examples and practical tools are provided to help the supervisor implement these requirements.

Although only initial supervisor training is required by DOT regulations, it is recommended that supervisors periodically receive refresher training to maintain the knowledge and confidence that is necessary to address this responsibility.

See a sample of the course here.

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Target Audience: safety-sensitive drivers covered by the DOT/FMCSA Alcohol Misuse and Controlled Substances Use Program

Drivers will be able to:
1. Identify the events leading up to the establishment of the Alcohol Misuse and Controlled Substances Use Program Regulations.
2. Describe what safety-sensitive functions are and why drivers are part of the Alcohol Misuse and Controlled Substances Use Program.
3. Define the six required types of tests in the program.
4. Describe what prohibited conduct is for drug use.
5. State the five prohibited drugs the program tests for and outline actions and effects of their use.
6. Recall the consequences of a verified positive, adulterated, or substituted drug test, and refusal to test, and understand the drug testing process and safeguards.
7. Define alcohol and prohibited conduct under the Alcohol Misuse regulations.
8. Recall the consequences for a breath alcohol test result of 0.02 or above and refusal to submit to an alcohol test.
9. Define the criteria that will disqualify a Commercial Drivers License (CDL) holder from driving a Commercial Motor Vehicle.
10. Describe the requirements for an employer-established voluntary self identification program.
11.Understand how company policy and the DOT/FMCSA Rules affect employment of drivers.
12. Review questions that were asked by drivers in other companies and see the answers.
13. Ask questions and receive answers online through the "Help & Questions" feature of the course.
14. Demonstrate a good understanding of the course material by passing a quiz. Click here to see details of the quiz process using ATLC's proprietary relearn technology.

See a sample of the course here

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To help assure commercial transportation safety, it is important that all drivers performing safety-sensitive duties and their supervisors covered by these DOT/FMCSA Regulations understand the issues related to controlled substances use and alcohol misuse. Companies should expect that the work time and cost committed to training has demonstrated value.

For these reasons, each course requires the individual to pass a quiz in order to receive credit for course completion. Ten questions are randomly selected from a larger library of questions, so the quiz is different each time it is taken. A passing score of 70% has been established to pass the quiz. These courses provide a comprehensive and documented assessment process for each individual.

The ATLC system has a proprietary relearn technology that not only provides the correct answers to any questions answered incorrectly, but also takes the person back into the course to review the material that apparently wasn’t grasped initially. If the quiz is not passed, the system determines if the individual will be given a second quiz (different questions) or will be required to retake the course and then pass a quiz.

There is no additional charge if the quiz or entire course needs to be taken again within 30 days if the quiz is not passed. Our goal is to assure a good understanding of the course material and have objective evidence that the individual grasped the material.