Announcing Partnership between the Georgia Motor Trucking Association (GMTA) and AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc. to Promote DOT Transportation Safety Institute's Motor Carrier Safety and Compliance Curriculum

January 20, 2007, Houston, TX - AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc. announces a partnership agreement with the Georgia Trucking Association (GTMA) to promote web-based courses approved by the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT).

The Georgia Motor Trucking Association (GMTA) will offer its members a range of DOT/TSI branded Motor Carrier Safety Compliance Web-based courses along with the highly regarded hazardous materials (HM) courses. The Motor Carrier Safety courses are exclusively developed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. AdvanceOnline, Inc is the only online training site used by the Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) for delivery of Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) training. The web-based courses are an alternative to traditional classroom training and are targeted to supervisors and drivers. These web-based courses provide a cost effective and convenient way of training.

The partnership will be beneficial and provide cutting edge online training to the members of GMTA. Guy Young, GMTA Vice President, announced that "These Web-based courses will allow our members the opportunity to receive online training through a convenient and cost-effective medium and emphasize the importance of learning and training. We are proud to partner with AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc. and look forward to a long and prosperous relationship."

AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc. is an innovative leader in online safety and compliance training and recognizes the importance of the partnership with state motor carrier associations," said Kent Urdahl, AdvanceOnline Solutions, President and COO. "This partnership with GMTA once again solidifies the importance for public safety as well as places emphasis on learning and training. This agreement will make our DOT/TSI and HAZMAT courses available more broadly. Additionally, the online courses are efficient, cost effective, and enable supervisors and drivers to focus on their core business. "

The Web-based training will take place in a customized state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS) featuring a user-friendly interface, automated recordkeeping, online report generation and the ability to assign training roles to individuals of members' companies that enroll with AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc.

Supplemental Information:

DOT/TSI Online Courses

The DOT/TSI courses are divided into two distinct series. A Management series enables transportation professionals, including safety directors, supervisors, operations managers, drivers, shop foremen, and other management officials, to better understand the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's regulations. TSI has given special emphasis to all of the Acute & Critical Regulations upon which a motor carrier's safety rating is determined. The Driver series also addresses Federal Motor Carrier Regulations, and emphasizes specific driver responsibilities. A Master Certificate from the TSI is also available to all who complete either series of courses.

The courses offered currently include:

Management Series

DOT/TSI Financial Responsibility for Passenger-Carrying Motor Carriers
DOT/TSI Financial Responsibility for Property-Carrying Motor Carriers
DOT/TSI Motor Carrier General Applicability: Who and When
DOT/TSI Parts and Accessories Necessary for Safe Operation
DOT/TSI Commercial Driver's License Regulations
DOT/TSI Hours of Service for Safety Management Personnel - October 2005 Updates
DOT/TSI Safety Fitness Rating Process and SafeStat: Getting the Score
DOT/TSI Motor Carrier Driver Qualifications
DOT/TSI Driving Commercial Motor Vehicles: Rules of the Road
DOT/TSI Inspection, Repair, and Maintenance for Motor Carriers
DOT/TSI Drugs and Alcohol: Keeping It Straight

Driver Series

DOT/TSI Driver's Guide to Drug and Alcohol Regulations
DOT/TSI Driver's Guide to Driver Qualification Regulations
DOT/TSI Driver's Guide to Driving CMVs
DOT/TSI Driver's Guide to CDL Requirements
DOT/TSI Driver's Guide to Inspection Requirements
DOT/TSI Driver's Guide to Hours of Service - October 2005

HAZMAT Online Courses

AdvanceOnline's HAZMAT courses meet DOT requirements to train employees who directly affect the safe ground transportation of hazardous materials. Such employees include those who load, unload, or handle hazardous materials; prepare hazardous materials for transportation; or are responsible for the security of transporting hazardous materials. Courses also cover requirements enacted in 2003 that are designed to enhance the safety of hazardous materials.

They include:

DOT Hazardous Materials General Awareness - 2003 Security Updates
DOT Training for Drivers of Hazmat Shipments - 2003 Security Updates
DOT Training for Offerors of Bulk and Non-bulk Hazmat Packages - 2003 Security Updates
DOT Training for Offerors of Non-Bulk Hazmat Packages - 2003 Security Updates

For Further Information:

Chris Whitt
AdvanceOnline Solutions
(713) 952-1150
cwhitt@advanceonline.com
www.advanceonline.com

Guy Young
Georgia Motor Trucking Association
(770) 444-9771
guy@gmta.org
www.gmta.org

AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc.

AdvanceOnline Solutions is a leading provider of Web-based DOT, OSHA, and health and safety, and human resource compliance training. An innovator in online training, AdvanceOnline is the first company to offer a Web-based OSHA 10-Hour Construction Safety course accepted by OSHA for issuing course completion cards and the only online training company to offer DOT-TSI certificate courses addressing Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.

Georgia Motor Trucking Association

The Georgia Motor Trucking Association is the only organization in the state that provides full-time service and representation for the trucking industry. The Association serves as the "voice" of the trucking industry in Georgia and represents more than 500 motor carriers and 300 associate members.

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