Kiros Academy:
Streamline Your
P&D Training

Created by an experienced FedEx Ground Contractor and Driver, this comprehensive program teaches your drivers how to be safe, operationally well-prepared, and effective P&D drivers.  Our online program is delivered on any electronic device.  Positively impact your business with:
  • Improved Safety scores and reduced accidents
  • Improved Pick-up, Delivery, and Customer Service metrics
  • Improved driver retention
  • Reduced expenses


Why Kiros Academy?
  • Initially created for new drivers, but the comprehensive content will also add to the knowledge base of more experienced drivers
  • Unlimited access for all your drivers for just $97/month (flat fee) – cancel anytime
  • Engaging and interactive online content with practical assessments and certification
  • Quick and easy setup:  Just provide driver names and emails


Course Outline:
  • Safety Awareness
  • Truck Organization, Proper Package Handling, and Scanning
  • Pick-up and Delivery Protocols, Customer Service
  • Workplace Safety and Security
  • Business Code of Conduct and Ethics
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How Kiros Academy can help you:

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Improve Safety Scores and Reduced Accidents

We cover the importance of Safety, safe driving practices, how to perform vehicle pre-trip and post-trip inspections (including an instructional video), vehicle care, and DOT requirements. We also include a safe/defensive driving “toolkit.”  Pictures and videos of accidents and property damage are included as examples.
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 Improve Pick-up, Delivery, and Customer Service Metrics 

The program goes in-depth into Pick-up procedures and time windows, Delivery procedures, Customer Service best practices (including PPOD), route navigation, communicating with Managers, organizing and securing packages in vehicles, handling Fragile and Hazardous packages, and scanning.
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Improve Driver Retention

The program covers firearms/weapons policy, hydration and nutrition, proper lifting techniques, personal safety (including dealing with dogs), situational awareness, and vehicle parking/security. It also covers ethical decision-making, including the proper use of gas cards, attendance/callouts, identifying gas versus diesel vehicles, and theft. The information will improve your drivers’ confidence and performance.
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Reduce Expenses

The program supports reducing accidents and property damage, reducing personal accidents (we cover topics such as proper lifting techniques and how to handle dogs), and teaches good communication and ethical decision-making.  These topics support cost reductions associated with vehicle insurance and repairs, property damage, worker's compensation insurance, and driver turnover.  

Why choose us

Driver knowledge of Safety and P&D Operations at the start of their tenure is critical to running a successful business.  As small business owners, dedicating time and resources to a quality driver training program can be challenging.  Being Contractors ourselves, we created this Training Program to give other Contractors a high-quality, cost-effective, and easy-to-manage means of delivering driver training to new delivery drivers.  The program has also proven effective in adding to the knowledge/skillset of more experienced drivers.

Current Content Covering All Aspects of Being a P&D Driver

The program includes up-to-date content covering Safety, Pick-up and Delivery processes, Customer Service, package handling and care, communication protocols, security protocols, ethical decision-making, and personal safety.

Delivered in an Interactive Format

The Training Program is delivered in an engaging and interactive format to keep the driver focused.  Drivers can view the program on a desktop, laptop, tablet, or phone.  Initial set-up takes only minutes; send us the drivers’ names and email addresses. 

Driver Assessments and Certificates

Assessments are conducted for each lesson, and a comprehensive assessment is included at the end. Upon completion, each driver earns a certificate that can be shared with the Contractor as validation that they have completed the course.

Cost Effective Programs

The founders of Kiros Academy are Contractors; we understand the importance of costs and value. The program was developed and priced to be of the highest quality, available at a compelling price.

The Need for P&D Driver Training

In the competitive delivery industry, the need for comprehensive driver training and a relentless focus on safety has never been more evident.  Several critical factors underscore the importance of this need:

Business Partner Expectations

The expectations of our business partners continue to become more demanding:
  • Safety Scores
  • Pick-up Metrics
  • Delivery Metrics
  • Customer Service Scores
  • Medals Program

Failure to meet these expectations can lead to loss of contract.  The Kiros Driver Training Program supports your drivers in having the proper tools and knowledge to perform well in all operational aspects of your business.

High Costs of Accidents and General Liabilities

Accidents result in vehicle and property repair costs, vehicle outages, injuries, and potential contract loss for the Contractor.  The Kiros Training Program will equip your drivers with the knowledge and skills to navigate safely and reduce accidents and property damage.

Driver Turnover Costs

Driver turnover results in higher training costs, more accidents, and lower productivity.  By giving drivers the tools they need to be successful, confidence and performance are improved, and these costs are reduced.
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Join a community of successful contractors

We continuously update our training content and focus on building relationships with our customers and business partners.  Our goal is to give you the tools you need to run a successful and profitable business.

Executive team years of logistics and teaching/training experience

Trainee Satisfaction Rate

Meet Our Team

At Kiros Academy, our team is committed to excellence in driver training. With the knowledge coming from 35 years of logistics experience and 35 years of teaching and training experience, including 8 years of experience in Contractor operations with FedEx Ground, our goal is to support you and your success with best-in-class driver training programs.
Greg is an operations executive with over 30 years of experience in engineering and operations management. Currently, he serves as the AO/Owner of MGT Logistics, a FedEx Ground contracting firm he founded in late 2019.Throughout his career, Greg has held roles in both engineering and logistics management at various organizations. He performed supply chain strategy consulting atGarr Consulting Group, worked as a distribution center engineer at Lord & Taylor Department Stores, and served as a regional Director of Distribution/Transportation at the May Company Department Stores (now Macy’s). Additionally, he held the position ofVice President of Distribution at Dick’s Sporting Goods, where he was responsible for operations management and the network strategy to support the growing company.Greg holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Georgia Tech and an MBA from the University of Michigan. Greg and his wife have 5 children and live in Raleigh, North Carolina.  In his spare time,he enjoys traveling, reading and golf

Greg

Lorenzo Melton is a retired schoolteacher and Central Services administrator with over 30 years of experience teaching and training children and adult learners. In addition to his teaching and training experience, Lorenzo has also coached youth ages 3 to 14 in a variety of sports and worked as a fitness trainer at a local gym chain.Upon retirement from the school system, Lorenzo was hired by a FedEx contractor in January of 2020 as a delivery driver.  In April of 2020, he began training drivers on the road in proper delivery, pick-up, and customer service practices.  In June of 2020, Lorenzo developed and implemented a classroom portion of the training, to accompany the on the road training experience.  This was established to assist drivers with grasping basic concepts necessary to becoming a successful delivery driver.  Since June of 2020, Lorenzo has utilized this program to train over 150 drivers for his contractor, as well as other contractors.Lorenzo holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology and a Master of Education degree from North Carolina State University.

Lorenzo

“Quality driver training is extremely important in building and maintaining a successful business. Two significant parts to that are a good knowledge of the basics and a consistent message across drivers. Being sure that all drivers get the same foundation at the onset can cut down on early mistakes and the formation of bad habits. That’s what this training will provide for your drivers.

I was once told by a coach when I started playing sports at an early age, that you need to master the fundamentals before trying to do the fancy stuff. If you do that, when you’re having a bad game, you can always fall back on your fundamentals to get you out of a slump. In the same way, it’s important to give drivers the fundamentals so they have something to fall back on if and when they’re struggling."
- Lorenzo
TESTIMONIALS

What our students say about us

"Lorenzo was perfect in teaching us by breaking down subjects in the way we could perfectly understand, so his teachings far exceeded my expectations.."
"I’ve never been taught this way!  Amazing!!"
“I learned something that I can practice in my daily life.”
“Engaging instruction.”
“The information was presented in an orderly fashion and was not all over the place.”
"I felt Lorenzo’s demeanor was perfect for this environment.  It was fact based and presented in a style that invited participation.  I learned a lot, and it was a relaxed atmosphere.”
“Real life examples of situations that have happened and potentially may.  Class included ways to be better as a driver overall and not just a delivery driver.”
“The class was very well structured.  Couldn’t have asked for more.”
“Instructor communicated well and gave useful information and training.”
“Everything in the class was thoroughly explained well.”