I-Sim Awarded Second Driving Simulator Contract For National Tractor Trailer School

23 November 1999
I-Sim Awarded Second Driving Simulator Contract For National Tractor Trailer School
    SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 22 -- I-Sim Corporation, a leading
developer and manufacturer of driving-simulation equipment, today announced it
has sold a second TranSim(TM) simulator to National Tractor Trailer School
(NTTS), based in Buffalo, New York and Liverpool, New York.
    NTTS ordered its first TranSim simulator in June 1999 to facilitate
advanced classroom and on-the-road training at its school in Liverpool.  The
second simulator arrived at the school in Buffalo in October 1999.
    "We ordered the second I-Sim simulator because we were so pleased with the
performance of the first TranSim," said Harry Kowalchyk, president of NTTS.
"We have noticed our students, especially those without the benefit of
standard transmission experience, adapting more quickly to real-life driving
experiences after training with the TranSim."
    The TranSim simulator teaches new and experienced drivers the proper way
to shift a variety of transmissions over a wide range of grades while pulling
an assortment of loads.  The TranSim allows a trainer to simulate more than
140 transmissions and over 280 different engines from a variety of
manufacturers.
    In addition, the simulator provides instantaneous miles-per-gallon
feedback to drivers and trainers, helping them improve fuel economy through
better shifting.  Not only can drivers monitor shifting improvement through
the TranSim, but they can determine their corresponding fuel savings.  Such
savings can amount to $40,000 to $100,000 per 100 drivers each year.
    "Results indicate the TranSim enhances shifting skills and fuel
efficiency, while providing students with supplemental driving experience,"
said Reginald Welles, president and CEO of I-Sim.  "The TranSim gives students
a chance to experience the technical shifting process of truck driving before
encountering real-life experiences on the road with a loaded truck."
    Founded in 1971, NTTS is dedicated to training and placing qualified
individuals into entry-level positions as heavy truck and tractor trailer
drivers.  Through the years, the school has provided courses to approximately
12,000 students, at both entry and experienced levels.  Courses include
classroom, manual simulator and on-the-road experience.  NTTS is accredited by
the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology and
has courses certified by the Professional Truck Driving Institute of America.
For more information about NTTS, call 315-451-2430 or 1-800-243-9300.
    Headquartered in Salt Lake City, I-Sim Corporation is a leading developer
of high-performance wheeled-vehicle simulators for driver training in the law
enforcement, trucking, military, research and emergency-vehicle markets.
I-Sim's simulators provide highly realistic driving experiences without the
risk and expense associated with real-world training.  For more information
about I-Sim and its products, visit the company's Web site at
http://www.i-sim.com or call 1-888-259-ISIM.