EC Driving Provides Training to the Dallas Police Department!

EC Driving, LLC., a member business of the GDHCC Entrepreneur Program at the West Dallas Business Assistance Center since 2008, completed its first public entity contract with the City of Dallas this quarter. The Dallas Police Department contacted Angelica Gonzales, owner and CEO, to provide one-on-one behind-the-wheel training to six (6) officers. Angelica and her team responded with a series of customized trainings for each officer and received great feedback from the "students" and the supervisor. Congratulations and thanks, EC Driving, for making our officers even safer on the road!

EC Driving provides holistic driver training services, ranging from defensive driving to specialized corporate, fleet, and transportation consulting. The company's complete offerings can be found at ecdriving.com. This summer, EC Driving will expand programming to develop drivers from ages 15-18. Keep an eye out for the new classes. For more information or to schedule a corporate training, call 214-723-3547 or visit http://www.ecdriving.com/.

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