Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA) to offer members U.S. DOT Transportation Safety Institute's Motor Carrier Safety training provided by AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc.

August 1, 2007, Houston, TX - AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc. announces a partnership agreement with the Maryland Motor Truck Association (MMTA) to provide web-based curriculum approved by the U. S. Department of Transportation (DOT) to MMTA members.

The Motor Carrier Safety courses are developed in conjunction with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Transportation Safety Institute (TSI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. AdvanceOnline was selected from among the best on-line training providers in the industry to be the sole on-line provider of these DOT / TSI courses. Because of this exclusive agreement with the DOT /TSI, AdvanceOnline Solutions is now able to offer the MMTA a wide range of DOT / TSI Motor Carrier Safety Compliance web-based courses along with highly regarded Hazardous Materials (HM) courses that have been developed exclusively by AdvanceOnline. The MMTA will now have access to these courses at a discounted rate. The series of web-based courses are targeted to management as well as drivers to provide a cost-effective and convenient way of training.

"MMTA is pleased to partner with AdvanceOnline to offer MMTA members a new training option for drivers and supervisors. MMTA members who add these affordable and convenient computer-based training courses to their toolkits will improve the knowledge and safety of their drivers and thereby improve their bottom lines." - Anne Ferro, MMTA President & CEO.

"Partnering with the MMTA is an honor as AdvanceOnline recognizes the MMTA as a leader amongst state trucking associations in its commitment to improved public safety. The MMTA offers the highest standard of learning and training opportunities to its members. This agreement lowers barriers to education and makes our online DOT/TSI and HAZMAT courses available to MMTA members 24/7, anywhere there is Internet capability, " said Kent Urdahl, AdvanceOnline Solutions, President and COO.

The Web-based training, delivered by AdvanceOnline's state-of-the-art Learning Management System (LMS) features a user-friendly interface, automated recordkeeping, online report generation, and the ability to assign training roles for association members' companies that enroll with AdvanceOnline Solutions, Inc.

For Further Information:

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

Anne Ferro
Maryland Motor Truck Association
(410) 644-4600,
aferro@mmtanet.com
www.mmtanet.com

Frank Tupper
DOT Transportation Safety Institute
(405) 954-3153
director@tsi.jccbi.gov

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.

Maryland Motor Truck Association

MMTA is a non-profit, member-driven trade organization that has been serving Maryland's commercial trucking industry since 1935. Today, MMTA is one of the largest trucking associations in the country, representing over 1,000 member companies.

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