Holiday Traveling for Truck Drivers

Holiday Traveling for Truck Drivers

by | Dec 9, 2019 | Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation

Traveling during the holidays can be rather challenging and stressful. People rushing from one place to another without paying attention to where they are going or what they are doing. While many people are looking forward to time spent with family and friends, others...

Risk Management

by | Nov 11, 2019 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation

Every company has the responsibility to provide a safe and secure workplace for all employees, and there is a process in creating such an environment. Risk management is a process that must be implemented and involves establishing strategies to protect from events or...
Return to Standard Time

Return to Standard Time

by | Oct 28, 2019 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation

Companies must be made aware of the effects fatigue has on the workplace. Fatigue can result from poor quality of sleep or from contributing factors due to change in time that occurs every March and November. The time has come once again, that we return to standard...

It Won’t Happen to Me!

by | Oct 21, 2019 | Environmental, Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation

It won’t happen to me, is a perception that several people have, especially when risk is a factor. It is based on one’s judgment inflicted by self-esteem and often involves decision making. When making decisions under pressure, made by assessing capability to complete...
Wheel Chocking Guidelines

Wheel Chocking Guidelines

by | Oct 14, 2019 | Safety, Toolbox Talk, Transportation

When parking on a dock, set the brakes including the emergency brake, per FMCSA 49 CFR 393, and ensure the truck is parked securely as close to the dock as possible. When it comes to chocking the tires, the FMCSA does not require drivers of Commercial Motor Vehicles...