Experienced, Effective Driver & Operator Trainers

An effective driver training program starts with effective trainers, and ours have proven to be some of the best in the business. Each J. J. Keller trainer is a DOT-qualified driver under the J. J. Keller DOT number. These veteran driver instructors — many with decades of experience with the nation's largest fleets — incorporate the latest adult learning methods to improve learning retention for all types of drivers. And they can do it for your drivers, too. 

You'll be assigned a trainer who we've certified as highly qualified in operating CMVs, and in training and testing CMV drivers on the specific type of vehicles your drivers will operate. They'll not only have experience with that vehicle, but be provided with refresher educational material for leading vehicle inspections. It's the high quality of our trainers that delivers the high quality of our training.

Our Leaders

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Rustin Keller

President & CEO

"Our purpose as a company is to protect people and the businesses they run. This includes ensuring safe workplaces and highways, which is exactly what our Safe & Smart Driver Training Program accomplishes. We help companies reduce accidents and make sure their drivers return home each day to the families who love them."

 

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Dana Gilman

Chief Financial Officer

"Effective driver training is an investment in reducing risk. An ineffective program that's not customized for your operation and drivers can lead to accidents, injuries, fatalities, vehicle damage, lost freight, downtime, or litigation. Our training helps provide protection from all of those risks."

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Steve Murray

EVP of Content & Consulting Services

"Based on our philosophy of blending multiple training styles and the latest adult learning methods, we're able to improve drivers' understanding of the training. And we can verify they've understood the training through the use of quizzes, one-on-one observation, proctored exams and road tests." 

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Dustin Kufahl

Vice President of Driver Training

"Our trainers have been certified as highly qualified in operating CMVs and in training CMV drivers on any type of vehicle your drivers will operate. It's our high-quality trainers that enable us to deliver such high-quality training."

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Brandon Wooden, MS/CTE

Driver Training Manager

30+ Years of Experience

Core Competencies:
  • Alcohol & controlled substances
  • Cargo securement
  • Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
  • Entry-level driver training
  • FMCSA regulatory compliance
  • Logistics 
  • Vehicle inspections 
Credentials:
  • Certified Driver Trainer (CDT)
  • Certified Transportation Professional (CTP)
  • Master's Degree Career & Technical Education (MS/CTE)
  • EdD Adult Learning 

 

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Jim Worsdale

Senior Manager of Training

18+ Years of Experience

Core Competencies:

  • Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA)
  • Fleet maintenance
  • Hours of Service 
  • Risk Managment
  • Vehicle inspections 
  • Behavior-based safety program development 
  • Incident and accident prevention 
  • Non-DOT reasonable suspicion/substance training 

 

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Mark Dilcom

Driver Training Manager

19+ Years of Experience

Core Competencies:

  • DOT compliance assessments, safety audits and investigations
  • Driver qualification
  • Entry-level driver training
  • Hours of service
  • Logistics
  • Supervisor & driver training
  • Vehicle inspections