PTDI - The Professional Truck Driver Institute
is North America's foremost advocate of truck-driver
training standards, driver professionalism, and safety.

Since 1986, the PTDI has been working with the carriers, truck driver training schools, insurance industry, and government to make safety a national #1 priority in the trucking industry. PTDI is the first nonprofit organization to develop uniform skill performance, curriculum, and certification standards for the trucking industry and to award course certification to entry-level truck driver training courses and motor carrier driver-finishing programs. Our goals are to advance truck driver training, proficiency, and professionalism and to put quality drivers on the roads. PTDI works with carriers and schools throughout the certification process to obtain national recognition that their programs meet these standards.

“In addition to the technical and academic elements of their program, they work to instill essential values in their drivers; professionalism, safety, courtesy and perseverance, values that are, in my opinion, equally important to the technical skills I've developed through the program.”
Student. (school with a PTDI-certified course.)

“At our school, we have great respect for what PTDI offers. PTDI standards are consistent with our view that every student deserves maximum driving time and focused, comprehensive, hands-on training. Certification by PTDI helps us place graduates in some of the best driving jobs in the country.”
Greg R. Aversa, President and CEO, SAGE Truck Driving School

“Training is our leading loss prevention strategy and the key to embedding a safety culture in our company. PTDI standards are a helpful benchmark for us to ensure we're developing the safest driver fleet in the industry.”
Laura McMillan, Curriculum Development Manager, Schneider Training Academy

“The only student drivers we hire are graduates of PTDI courses because we are sure they have received the training they need to operate safely and productively.”
Bob Sturgeon, President, Barr-Nunn Transportation

“Training, safety, certified standards- these are things insurers look for when evaluating a carrier's risk profile.  PTDI's superior level of training and qualifications speak volumes to the insurer and assist the graduate in obtaining insurance coverage while making sure he/she is a safe and competent driver.”
Lisa Arseneau, Vice-President, Kimberley & Associates Insurance Brokers