Werner is the first trucking company in the nation to begin using the new program to train its drivers, in partnership with BNSF and Nebraska's Operation Lifesaver organization.
Additional violations can result in even stiffer penalties.
The new training module is built around a new video produced by the ATA and Operation Lifesaver. BNSF, which is one of the rail industry's leaders in safety education, praised Werner's decision to help debut the new program. Copies of the truck driver safety training kit will be available next month from Operation Lifesaver. The Mechanical group today completed the last three active locomotives to be re-stenciled with BNSF initials and numbers. A total of 1,492 active locomotives have received new initials and numbers.