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Category: <span>Environmental</span>

Read our latest articles on compliance, recycling, inspections, and field practices from JEM's experience working with facilities across the industry.

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Vehicle Inspections

You don’t have to be a DOT truck driver to do an inspection on a vehicle. In fact, our work and personal vehicles should be inspected in some way every time we use them. Approach the vehicle from the opposite side you’d enter from and…

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Defensive Driving

Defensive driving is often associated with the class you take when trying to overcome a traffic ticket, but real defensive driving means protecting yourself while in motion, and usually earns you better fuel efficiency for your vehicle and less stress for you. There are several…

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Tire Failure – Blowouts

A blown tire, or even a flat tire, can be a scary ordeal that can make you lose control of your vehicle. There is a huge element of surprise followed by an oftentimes violent reaction in the steering wheel. As scary and shocking as it…

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Backing Safety

Backing accidents account for more than 150,000 incidents annually and over $2 billion a year in cost to companies and individuals. In fact, 25% of all reported accidents are due to improper backing. We do 99% of our driving in a forward motion, but as…

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