Injury Prevention - Opening Swing Door Tuesday, April 17, 2012 John Cole Opening swing doors should be a relatively simple procedure and usually is. What we need to remember is that from point A to point B…freight sometimes moves. Most of the time falling freight isn’t an issue and is an easy... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Opening Swing Door
Injury Prevention - Proper Right Turn Monday, April 16, 2012 John Cole Laws and regulations are in place for a purpose – to prevent crashes which could result in injury or death. In this video, we raise awareness to making sure we don’t take short-cuts when making right turns onto four-lane... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Proper Right Turn
Injury Prevention - Dock Safety Friday, April 13, 2012 John Cole Following strict guidelines when pulling away from the dock will ensure no one will be injured due to miscommunication or a mistake. These accidents happen when the forklift is backing out of or into the trailer. This co... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Dock Safety
Injury Prevention - Falling Freight Thursday, April 12, 2012 John Cole Falling Freight causes many injuries per year in the trucking industry. Raising awareness to just a few simple bad habits can prevent drivers being injured when assisting in the unloading process. Paying attention is fir... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Falling Freight
Injury Prevention - Cranking Landing Gear Wednesday, April 11, 2012 John Cole Drivers have many different tasks to complete each day… some of which, if not performed correctly, could cause injury. Depending on how a trailer is dropped, tremendous pressure can be applied to the landing gear when ho... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Cranking Landing Gear
Injury Prevention - Opening Roll-Up Doors Thursday, April 5, 2012 John Cole This video raises awareness on the importance of making sure you are not injured by falling freight when opening a roll-up door on the trailer. Taking your time to make sure the freight is secure before you open the door... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Opening Roll-Up Doors
MPG Tips - Ayris & Swan Tuesday, March 13, 2012 John Cole We are creating videos and PowerPoints at different locations with drivers who have demonstrated a strong drive to squeeze every mile possible from a gallon of fuel resulting in exceptional fuel economy. We are asking th... Read More of the article MPG Tips - Ayris & Swan
MPG Tips - Jesse Wisener Wednesday, February 29, 2012 John Cole This video presentation is of Jesse Wisener, FirstFleet driver from our Portland, TN location, giving detailed tips on how he works hard at achieving great Fuel Economy. Jesse is currently at 7.84 mpg! Read More of the article MPG Tips - Jesse Wisener
MPG Tips - Driver Greg Basham Saturday, February 25, 2012 John Cole Although drivers can’t do anything about the cost of fuel, drivers choices on how they drive can have a big impact on bottom-line fuel economy. In this video, we are talking with Greg Basham, a driver for our Portland, T... Read More of the article MPG Tips - Driver Greg Basham
MPG Tips - Driver Keith Collins Monday, February 20, 2012 John Cole Although drivers can’t do anything about the cost of fuel, drivers choices on how they drive can have a big impact on bottom-line fuel economy. In this video, we are talking with Keith Collins, a driver for our Clevelan... Read More of the article MPG Tips - Driver Keith Collins
Preventing Cargo Theft Wednesday, January 11, 2012 John Cole Cargo theft is a serious problem for our industry. In this time of new technology, people can interact online with hundreds or even thousands of people wi... Read More of the article Preventing Cargo Theft