Answer The Challenges Of Lack Of Experienced Truck Drivers, This Is Isuzu's Step

Booth Isuzu at Giicomvec 2024/(Photo: Afrizal/VOI)

PT Isuzu Astra Motor Indonesia (IAMI) as the official holding agent and distributor of Isuzu vehicles in Indonesia presents the Isuzu Driver School program.

The existence of this program is to answer customer needs by focusing on increasing the competence and license of prospective drivers, who are expected to get to know Isuzu products, know how to maintain them, and have more opportunities to have a career in the transportation sector, especially as a driver in a company.

Fuad Hasyim as the Learning Center & Transformation Dept. Head of PT Isuzu Astra Motor Indonesia (IAMI) explained that the Isuzu Driver School is a program from IAMI and IAMI can contribute to printing licensed drivers, and job seekers or graduates of high school or vocational schools whose graduates are licensed according to customer business needs.

Through the Isuzu Driver School program, IAMI helps customers in providing drivers for Isuzu vehicles that we sell. We realize that drivers are an inseparable part of business, "said Fuad, at the GIICOMVEC 2024 exhibition, at JCC Senayan, Jakarta, Friday, March 8.

Later, the Isuzu Driver School program will run for 2 weeks with a composition of 40 percent theory and 60 percent practice, overall not only related to knowledge of how to drive according to the rules, but how to actually get the practice and simulation of how to handle an Isuzu vehicle and most importantly what a professional driver should have.

"In the end, what we hope is that this program can build the driver's basic mentality on understanding the basics of driving, driving a safe, driving economically and understanding traffic signs that are in accordance with applicable regulations and understanding preventive measures when there is a disturbance and no less important is how drivers can carry out simple maintenance and maintenance of vehicles," he added.

As a result, through the Isuzu Driver School program, Isuzu can produce drivers with SIM B1, General B1, B2, and B2 licenses. General, and in the future Isuzu will also add competence and permission for the use of forklifts because it is one of the needs of customers.

"Currently our output has been received in several customers and if later from the customer there is a need for drivers or programs to develop new drivers, please contact us," he explained.

Meanwhile, Mumu graduated from Isuzu Driver School explained that in addition to being physical and mental, what must be prepared is the willingness to learn, because actively it will help better understand all the theoretical and practical material.

Many want to enter the Isuzu Driver School, but the quota is limited. The hope is that the quota can be increased and the frequency is increased so that more drivers understand about traffic safe," said Mumu.

Meanwhile, PT Mobility Digital Indonesia (MODA) is one of the companies that has used drivers who graduated from the Isuzu Driver School. All drivers who graduated from the Isuzu Driver School have received an understanding of safety driving, so they can carry out their duties properly and safely while traveling.

The management of PT Mobility Digital Indonesia (MODA) revealed that Isuzu Driver School has a training program that is according to standards, complete, and integrated for all participants, both hard skills such as Safety Driving, Economic Driving, Product Knowledge, P2H, as well as soft skills such as ethics and work ethic.

Having a vision to become a prominent partner in Indonesia's commercial vehicle business, currently PT Digital Indonesia (MODA) has a total of more than 500 units of vehicles from a number of brands, including Isuzu.