Many Departments now a days have several trailers in their inventory of equipment for response, whether it is for towing ones UTV / ATV or for DECON or HAZMAT operations, or a Mobile Incident Command Post, but they are all trailers.

    Have you been trained in how to properly tow a trailer??

                The time to learn is not during a response, but long before one.

                            Do your SOP’s or SOG’s reflect good safe practices when it comes to towing a trailer??

Courses Offered:

1 Day Basic Trailering for Responders

Prerequisites: Be a member of an official department or agency

                       Have completed a CEVO or EVOC course prior

Some Topics Covered:

1. +Trailer Selection
   

2. +Safety
   

3. +Connections and Hook-ups
   

4. +Backing Operations
   

5. +SOP / SOG Suggestions
   

6. +Tie-downs and Rigging
   

7. +Gross Vehicle Weight / Trailer Weight Considerations

<<< While in the Coast Guard, Randy assisted in several specialized trailer training sessions and aircraft load-outs, many of which required exact precision backing or it could cause damage to an aircraft.

Some departments that have been up to our UTV training courses with their trailer  >>>

UTV’s and ATV’s quite often respond on trailers but they can also be used to tow various pieces of equipment as well ....  Are you trained to do this safely?