What is the training process? What are the major steps that are critical to completing the full training management lifecycle? Knowing that training is a process is the first lesson. In the generic sense, “a process is a collection of interrelated..
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Rethinking Training: Managing Compliance Training in a Post-LMS Era By Peter Mackay Editor–in–Chief Hazardous Cargo Bulletin HCB Monthly Recordkeeping • Managing compliance training in a post-LMS Era offers opportunities for efficiency gains, according to AQT Solutions The use of learning..
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Piers Bishop discusses improving the workplace with employee training software – Apr 11th, 2013 Software covers so many bases in the modern enterprise, making countless administrative processes easier for the manager. It tracks people’s hours, pay, absences, progress, aspirations, benefits, training,..
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What is a Training Management System? A Training Management System or TMS is a system that organizes training curriculums, schedules, training delivery, grading, records and history. Types of training delivered include elearning, online, computer-based, classroom, or simulator learning environments. A Training..
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Benefits Should Exceed the Costs If you are asking the question, what are the costs of aviation training systems, you are approaching end of the selection and purchasing process for obtaining a new training management system. Making this decision is..
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AQT Solutions successfully completed an intense week of ATMS training with Everts Air Cargo Everts Air Cargo is an American airline operating scheduled and charter airline cargo as well as passenger services within Alaska and Canada. Our Clients Say It..
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The US FRA (Federal Railroad Administration) is a highly data-driven government transportation agency in which every regulation, Safety Advisory, and Emergency Order issued is based on facts and research utilizing their advanced statistical methods and modeling. AQT Solutions is one..
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What Are the New Electronic Training Record Rules for Railroad Employees? New Electronic Training Record Rules for Railroad Workers – eCFR §243.203 – Starting in January of 2018, the FRA will be requiring new electronic recordkeeping standards for training completion that all railroad companies..
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North American Freight Numbers BTS Statistics Release June 2016 All transportation modes except air carried less cross-border freight by value in June 2016 compared to June 2015 resulting in a 6.4 percent decrease to $92.7 billion in the total current..
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Unveils $98.1 billion FY 2017 Budget Proposal to Expand Safe, Clean Transportation Options for More Communities Across the Country WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced President Obama’s $98.1 billion Fiscal Year 2017..
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FAA Urges Airlines to Assess Lithium Battery Risks February 9- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today issued a safety alert to U.S. and foreign commercial passenger and cargo airlines, urging them to conduct a safety risk assessment to manage the..
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IATA Publishes Addendum 57th Edition Dangerous Goods Regulations DGR The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has published Addendum No. 1 to be 57th Edition Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR). Users of the IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations are asked to note the..
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Secretary Foxx Unveils President Obama’s FY17 Budget Proposal of Nearly $4 Billion for Automated Vehicles and Announces DOT Initiatives to Accelerate Self-Driving Vehicle Safety Innovations DOT 02-16 Thursday, January 14, 2016 Contact: DOT Press Office Tel.: (202) 366-4570 pressoffice@dot.gov DOT..
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U.S. Department of Transportation and Mobileye Partner to Equip Smart City Challenge Winner with Crash Avoidance Technology Partnership with Mobileye to outfit the winning city’s entire bus fleet with Mobileye Shield +TM technology; DOT seeking other interested partners LAS VEGAS..
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According to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), most transportation incidents involving hazardous materials /dangerous goods are caused by human errors. Training is the best way of preventing hazardous materials incidents. Using a robust..
Read More Why Just a Simple LMS is No Longer Enough for Complex Training Is an LMS still the answer for your employee training system? Within the rise in online learning coupled with the speed at which information and knowledge is shared..
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Maritime Administration Celebrates Completion of the Guam Commercial Port Improvement Project $50 million in essential infrastructure improvements will create jobs and boost the local economy PITI, Guam – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration announced the completion of the..
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Did you know that perfumes, nail polish and adhesives are considered “dangerous goods?” Almost every industry involved in any type of manufacturing and distribution transports materials classified by government agencies as hazardous. Labelmaster, a leading provider of solutions for hazardous..
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FMCSA Final Rule to Protect Truck Drivers Against Coercion Article Courtesy of Trucking New, NOVEMBER 27, 2015 – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today said a Final Rule to protect truck and bus drivers from being forced to violate federal..
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ATMS in HCB Hazardous Cargo Bulletin Magazine November 2015 Issue ..
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BTS 52-15 Monday, November 23, 2015 Contact: Dave Smallen Tel: 202-366-5568 Passenger Airline Employment Data – September 2015 – U.S. scheduled passenger airlines employed 3.3 percent more workers in September 2015 than in September 2014, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau..
Read More What Are the Most Common Hazmat Transportation Mistakes? The DOT has identified human error as a contributing cause for most hazmat transportation incidents. (U.S. Department of Transportation. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration.) As outlined by the DOT, these human errors..
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The Value of Training Management Professionals There are many specialized roles within the training environment and the individuals that fill these roles bring tremendous value to companies by improving their employees hard and soft skills. Training management professionals play a..
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What Are The Best Ways to Track Employee Training? Avoid Using Paper Files – Use a modern system instead of an archaic, manual data entry using Microsoft Excel or similar dated record keeping methods. Your paper files are more at risk..
Read Moreby American Chemistry on NOVEMBER 5, 2015 in INDUSTRY, POLICY When the World Health Organization (WHO) pronounced last week that hot dogs and bacon are carcinogens and that red meat may also harm you, carnivores AND vegetarians alike were right..
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Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) – September 2015 The Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI), which is based on the amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry, rose 0.2 percent in September from the revised August level, rising after..
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Published on Feb 22, 2013 An in-depth look into the life of a Cargo Pilot. Directed by Jordan Maloy, Produced by Katie Plumstead, Edited by Laurence Kirkwood, Filmed by Ethan Wroth and Sound by Nikita Makwana...
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When Was the First Stop Sign Invented? Stop signs originated in Michigan in 1915. The first ones had black lettering on a white background and were 24 by 24 inches (61 cm × 61 cm), somewhat smaller than the current sign. As stop signs..
Read More BTS Releases August 2015 North American Freight Numbers The value of U.S.-NAFTA freight totaled $92.4 billion in August 2015 as all modes of transportation carried less value of freight than a year earlier, according to the TransBorder Freight Data..
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