Get a Smarter Sales Team

NEW VOLVO SALES RECRUITS are required to complete our Course III. When your dedicated sales persons, hired under this program, complete this course with a minimum average of 80% Volvo will reimburse you 100% of the tuition cost.

Why not give all of your sales staff a competetive edge, our cost effective heavy-duty product training will provide them with the knowledge and confidence to excel. TMI courses in truck selection and application are self-paced and flexible, with no time away from the store, or travel costs.

Our Course III is highly recommended for Volvo sales personnel.

Heavy trucks and tractors are the subject of our ten-lesson Precision Truck Training: Course III. Students study and are tested on Volvo product information and advanced concepts in sales engineering and specing of Class 8 vehicles.

Students work through the ten tests for this course and mail or fax them to TMI for grading. Grades and comments are often returned in one business day. The cost for this in-depth heavy-duty product training is US$825 per USA or Canadian enrollment.*

And now the textbook for this course is also available as an “eBook” on a compact disk in addition to the printed version. This is a $30 option for the course. Using the free Adobe Acrobat reader students can scroll through, read and search the textbook from almost any computer that can read a CD.

Some of the benefits of TMI training include:

• You get quick and thorough training for your staff
• Graduates have more confidence with prospects
• Students are tested on the latest product information
• The textbook makes a great long-term reference source
• Your staff stays in town, on the job, with no travel costs
• TMI courses are a good prerequisite for Volvo Heavy Truck training classes
  
• Graduates gain a working knowledge of the Volvo product line and data books.
• Your Satisfaction Assured:
  We will cancel the invoice if you are not satisfied.

* Discounts are available for group enrollments of five or more and also for cash payment—download the enrollment application and catalog sheet for this course for details, including rates for other countries.

Class 8 Trucks and Tractors
LESSON OUTLINE

Precision Truck Training
Course III—Heavy-Duty Models

Lesson 1 Productivity and Cost Relationships, Introduction to the Metric System.

Lesson 2 Model Types, Terms, Weight Ratings, Laws and Loads.

Lesson 3 Truck Weight Distribution and Optimum Payload Capacity.

Lesson 4 Tractor Trailer Weight Distribution and Maximum Load Capacity.

Lesson 5 Chassis Components: Frame, Springs, Axles, Wheels, Tires. GAWR Rating System.

Lesson 6 Vehicle Performance: Torque and Power, Performance Losses, Making a Performance Analysis—Reserve Power and Gradeability.

Lesson 7 Choosing the Drivetrain: Gearing, Rear Axles, Transmissions, Shift Patterns.

Lesson 8 Low Speed Performance: Gradeability, Traction, On/Off Road Gearing, Gas or Diesel?

Lesson 9 Speed Control: Air Brake Systems, Engine Brakes, Transmission and Driveline Retarders.

Lesson 10 The Support Systems: Electrical, Cooling, Exhaust, Emissions, Noise Control, Power Take-Offs, The Driver Environment.

Appendix Tables & Data: Weights & Measures, Performance Formulas, Swing Radius, Weight Distribution, Tire Capacities, Grade Resistance, Air Resistance, Electrical Loads.

Index Subjects and Terms