L-3 Communications MPRI Signs Driver Training Contract with United Rentals

NEW YORK--L-3 Communications announced today that its MPRI subsidiary, a global provider of vehicle and maritime simulation training, products and services, signed an agreement with United Rentals, Inc. , the world’s largest equipment rental company, to provide driver training to its company drivers during the next year. MPRI will use two self-contained mobile classrooms, each equipped with two TranSimVS IV driver training simulators, to train drivers at various United Rentals branches throughout the United States and Canada.

The program, which began on February 19, will deploy MPRI-certified instructors to train 8,000 United Rentals drivers. Using a custom curriculum designed specifically to meet United Rentals’ unique requirements, the MPRI course will teach drivers “Space Management” principles using techniques which focus on good decision making and reducing accidents. Three integrated methodologies have been designed to meet these specific requirements; instructor-led, computer-based and simulator training, to help drivers achieve proficiency in the course objectives.

“Each MPRI driving course is developed to meet the specific training needs of a company,” said Terry Tucker, Senior Vice President of MPRI. “MPRI’s goal is to create an effective tool to integrate with our customers’ existing training models to provide optimal levels of safety to employees.”

The TranSimVS IV driver training simulator combines three-channel plasma screens with 180 degrees of true-to-life viewing in a mobile environment, steering that provides real-time feedback to augment muscle memory in maneuver techniques, and a fully operational cab/dashboard with true-to-life instrument panel, gauges and other features.

“MPRI’s mobile classrooms offer the flexibility and accommodations needed to provide our drivers with state-of-the-art training using MPRI’s proven curriculum, including customized scenarios and computer- based training,” said Heidi Rawe, Director-Risk Control Services for United Rentals. “By using the simulators for training, our drivers have the opportunity to respond to real life scenarios in a risk-free environment.”

United Rentals, Inc. is the largest equipment rental company in the world, with an integrated network of nearly 700 rental locations in 48 states, 10 Canadian provinces and Mexico. The company's 12,000 employees serve construction and industrial customers, utilities, municipalities, homeowners and others. The company offers for rent over 20,000 classes of rental equipment with a total original cost of $3.9 billion. United Rentals is a member of the Standard & Poor's MidCap 400 Index and the Russell 2000 Index® and is headquartered in Greenwich, Conn. Additional information about United Rentals is available at www.unitedrentals.com.

MPRI, an L-3 Communications company, is a leader in maritime and driver simulation technology products, services and training capabilities. MPRI’s dedicated facility in the U.K. specializes in Liquid Cargo Handling Simulators products and services. More information about MPRI is available at www.mpri.com.

Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services. The company is a leading merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products, including guidance and navigation, sensors, scanners, fuzes, data links, propulsion systems, simulators, avionics, electro optics, satellite communications, electrical power equipment, encryption, signal intelligence, antennas and microwave components. L-3 also supports a variety of Homeland Security initiatives with products and services. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.

To learn more about L-3 Communications, please visit the company’s Web site at www.L-3Com.com.

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