Online training. Once you have signed up to your course, you have 60 days of accessibility to complete your assessment.
Learn essential strategies to manage fatigue and stay alert on the road. This course equips truck drivers with practical tools and knowledge to enhance safety and reduce risks associated with fatigue.
This interactive eLearning course equips truck drivers with practical skills to recognise and manage fatigue, promoting safety on the road.
Learn to identify early signs of fatigue, improve sleep quality, manage breaks, and stay alert during long journeys. Gain the knowledge to drive confidently, reduce risks, and ensure a safer transport environment.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Health & Safety in the Workplace
Understand workplace fatigue
The importance of managing fatigue
Causes of fatigue
Driver responsibilities
Employer responsibilities
Understand, treat and prevent acute fatigue
Understand, treat and prevent chronic fatigue
Identify fatigue in yourself
Assess workplace fatigue at your organisation
Entry Criteria:
All students are required to have a level of written and oral English equivalent to NCEA level 1 (year 11) or IELTS 5.5 or higher, to be eligible to attend our courses. The person responsible for making bookings or authorising attendance on the course must agree to these Terms and Conditions prior to acceptance of their student(s) onto the course. Where a student does not meet our English language requirement a reader/writer must be supplied by the student or the person responsible for authorising the student’s attendance. The reader/writer cannot be another student attending the same course.
Everything you need to know about the Online Truck Driver Fatigue Management course in New Zealand.
The Online Truck Driver Fatigue Management course teaches truck drivers how to recognise, manage and reduce fatigue while operating heavy vehicles. Participants learn practical strategies to stay alert, improve sleep quality, identify fatigue risks and reduce the likelihood of fatigue-related incidents on the road.
This course is ideal for Class 2, Class 4 and Class 5 truck drivers, transport operators, commercial vehicle drivers, fleet managers and businesses employing heavy vehicle drivers. It is also valuable for anyone responsible for managing driver wellbeing and road safety.
Driver fatigue significantly increases the risk of crashes, slower reaction times and poor decision-making. Understanding how to recognise the early signs of fatigue and implement effective fatigue management strategies helps protect drivers, employers and other road users while supporting a safer transport industry.
Participants learn how to:
Understand workplace fatigue
Recognise the causes and warning signs of fatigue
Understand driver and employer responsibilities
Manage acute and chronic fatigue
Improve sleep quality and recovery
Assess fatigue risks in the workplace
Develop practical strategies for staying alert during long journeys
The course is completed through self-paced online learning and takes approximately 1.5 hours to complete. After enrolment, learners have 60 days to complete all course content and assessments.
Common signs of fatigue include:
Constant yawning
Heavy eyelids
Difficulty concentrating
Slower reaction times
Drifting within the lane
Missing road signs
Poor decision-making
Feeling sleepy while driving
Learning to recognise these warning signs early can help prevent fatigue-related incidents.
Yes. The course explains both driver and employer responsibilities for identifying, managing and reducing fatigue risks. It also covers workplace fatigue assessments and practical ways organisations can promote safer driving practices and healthier work schedules.
Yes. Participants should have written and spoken English equivalent to NCEA Level 1 or IELTS 5.5. No previous fatigue management training is required, making the course suitable for both new and experienced truck drivers.
Yes. Safety 'n Action's online learning platform allows transport companies and fleet operators to enrol multiple drivers. This provides consistent fatigue management training across the organisation while allowing employees to complete the course around work schedules.
Safety 'n Action is one of New Zealand's leading workplace health and safety training providers. The Online Truck Driver Fatigue Management course provides practical, easy-to-apply fatigue management strategies through flexible online learning, helping drivers stay alert, reduce risks and support safer heavy vehicle operations across New Zealand.
