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4-Wheel Freedom, Brad DeLong, Author

“No matter what your level of off-road driving, time spent with Bill will help you reach even higher.” – Brad DeLong

Jeep Adventures with Bill Burke

“We had the best Jeep adventure with you ever! You inspire such confidence with unending patience. How do you do it? You are a uniquely talented teacher who teaches with not only your wonderful brain, but your heart and soul.” – SB, CA 2010

“Don’t Concentrate on Making a Lot of Money, Rather on Becoming the Type of Person with Whom People Want to do Business.”

Bill Burke is an internationally recognized trainer and recovery expert who teaches back country driving techniques, winching and extrication methods, vehicle preparation and maintenance, land navigation and woods skills through classes, private training, instructor and trail leader courses to individuals, families, groups, clubs, vehicle manufacturers and dealers, tour operators, government agencies, and all organizations that use 4WD vehicles in their operations.

4-Wheel Drive Education starts with an understanding of how a 4-wheel drive (4WD) works, giving you insight into why your 4WD performs as it does. Bill, through his experience as an ASE Master Truck Technician and the use of training aids, will teach you how to get the most out of your 4WD. Each obstacle, stuck vehicle, and piece of 4WD equipment becomes a discussion, a demonstration, and an opportunity for learning. Safety is fundamental.

Bill’s sense of humor and history, geographical expertise, and environmental insight combine to give a greater sense of civilization as we know it relative to the prospectors, explorers, natives and dinosaurs who were on the trail before us! His comprehension of group dynamics and personalities means that even in large groups, each person feels like a vital part of the training rather than merely a participant. From first-time 4-wheelers to highly experienced drivers, each student will expand their skill level exponentially under Bill’s watchful eye.

"Everyone is still talking about the experience. There's even a thread in the "Members" section regarding a more advanced driving class. You & Chris definitely knocked it out of the park... Rising Sun will be back! Thank you for having us. It was truly an eye opener for me and my driving/leadership skills jumped by leaps & bounds. Truth be told, I'm still processing a lot of it!!!"

– Travis Hurley
Cruise Moab Coordinator Committee

“If you are looking for a trail guide and 4WD instructor, you can do no better than 4-Wheeling America.”

– John Lee
Expedition Exchange

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Bill Burke's 4-Wheeling America - since 1986

Bill Burke's 4-Wheeling America - since 1986

Our passion to "Pay it Forward" drives us to teach at the highest level, so that when you are under pressure: "You don't rise to the level of your expectations; You will fall to the level of your training!"

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An interlude for the saga! My friend Carlo and some of the CT History Club folks sent these!! Yes, me playing blues harp. Enjoy. ... See MoreSee Less
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Nah!! So, it is weird that an introduction during a Safety Symposium would give me pause. Funny, I'm not sure why I wrote it up last! I suppose I am guilty of being the "father of 4wd Kumbaya" since I have worked to bring the different channels of skilled people to be on a frequency that we can share knowledge, new theory and technique, different ways to look and learn - as it were. To have a "collective" in the 4wd industry across disciplines and human interaction. The I4WDTA does that now. Me? I learned from many people - and in an already "formal" environment actually. Heck, let's go back to Urghma in the Cave teaching how to quarter up a Wooly Mammoth and using the walls and charcoal stick to do so! My formal learning came at Boy Scout handbooks, Military Field Manuals, Industry Training classes in the Towing/Wrecker and Trucking industries. So... maybe I formalized something? Maybe - just how to share knowledge with the new kids, and then peer counseling in this very broad Off-Road, 4WD world in which we are all still exploring and learning. If that is what that person meant - I'll take it! However, my (still) student mind is ever open to new knowledge, passed to me however it comes and from whomever it is given. Thank you to all the mentors in the world and across the ages! Knowledge is like money, to be of value it must circulate! (some smart guy said that)Thank you all for humoring this old teacher!! ... See MoreSee Less
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A couple weeks ago I was invited to present several sessions regarding “off-pavement” driving and recovery. Although it was truck/SUV related it did cross the genre of wheeled vehicle operations. This was at a Department of Interior (and the associated agencies) Safety Conference for the US and Territories there of. About 250 Safety Managers attending for the 4 days of OSHA/MSHA, work place compliance and personnel awareness for safe surroundings and increased Situational Awareness. Many agency presentations on Chemicals, Abondoned Mine protocol, wild animal practice, watercraft awareness and safety and so forth. I was 1 of 2 outside experts to be lecturing and demonstrating at this prestigious gathering. Consider me humbled and honored. I have been an associated trainer for the DOI over 30 years. It is a wide reaching agency and as such I constantly refer the members of the I4WDTA to pick up where I can’t find time to go. The comfort in knowing the I4WDTA Associates can pick up where I left off gives me confidence in that referral. The main speaker during the opening program introduced me as: “the father of formal off road education!” I was (still am) flabbergasted!! There are others who were early on: Mark Smith, Roger Crathorne, Harry Lewellyn, heck even Moses Ludell, and the like, opened doors. I do what I do, honor my mentors, and never forget my roots! I thank you all for being a big part of that. B#payitforward#LearnMore#surveysafe#goodskills ... See MoreSee Less
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