Truck News and KRTS Launch The Driver's Seat

July 22, 2009 - TORONTO, ON - Transportation Media, publisher of Truck News, Truck West, Motortruck Fleet Executive and Canadian Transportation & Logistics and KRTS Transportation Specialists Inc., one of Canada's leaders in driver training and corporate education, today announced the release of The Driver's Seat, a new online information video series. Designed both to inform and entertain, the ongoing series will address safety, compliance and business topics critical to the success of both fleets and owner-operators.

The Driver's Seat series features Truck News personality Adam Ledlow learning the correct procedures for common driver tasks such as couple/uncouple, air brake check, and daily vehicle inspection, under the guidance of KRTS instructors.

Powered by CarriersEdge, the leading provider of online driver improvement programs, The Driver's Seat is available as a subscription service, offering unlimited usage for a low monthly fee.

"Truck News has proven itself as the leader in online information delivery for the Canadian trucking industry"�, said Kim Richardson, President of KRTS. "The Driver's Seat takes that to the next level by providing videos that are educational and enjoyable to watch at the same time."�

"KRTS is well known for the quality of its instructors, so they were the obvious choice to work with on this initiative"�, added Rob Wilkins Publisher, Transportation Media. "We're very excited to be working with them to produce this series."�

"Rather than creating traditional, one-dimensional training videos, Truck News and KRTS have come up with a format that is both informative and entertaining"�, noted Mark Murrell, President of CarriersEdge. "The Driver's Seat sets a new standard for online video with a product that's unlike anything else in the Canadian marketplace."�

More information on The Driver's Seat is available at www.TheDriversSeat.ca

Transportation Media, owned by Business Information Group, is publisher of Truck News (www.trucknews.com), Truck West, Motortruck Fleet Executive and Canadian Transportation & Logistics (www.ctl.ca) magazines.

KRTS Transportation Specialists Inc. is a leader in the field of transportation training. For more than 18 years, KRTS has been delivering award-winning education programs to clients across North America.

About CarriersEdge
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