Posts Tagged ‘Freight shipping company’

Get em HOME

By Fernando Puentes

PROPS TO DEBBIE HALL, LEE GOODRICH AND JUDY WALLEN…

When a driver needs to get home, its nice to have the whole team working on that goal.

Debbie got him (2705) a load TO MO area then Lee and Judy bounced him back and forth from ARK to TEXAS back to ARK…THEN HOMETIME..DRIVER HAS NOT REAL HOMETIME IN OVER A MONTH…THANKS TO THEM HE FINALLY Got SOME THIS past WEEKEND….

Recognize and Avoid Road Rage

 

 

 

Road rage is defined as violent or visibly angry behavior by a driver of a motor vehicle which can result in crashes or other incidents on roadways. It also called an extreme case of aggressive driving. The following are possible signs of road rage or aggressive driving:

 

 

 

Generally aggressive driving, including sudden acceleration, braking, and closely tailgating, Cutting off other drivers, or preventing other vehicles from merging, Hitting the horn or flashing lights, Shouting obscenities, or threats, Hand gestures, Intentionally causing a crash between vehicles, Getting out of a vehicle in an attempt to start a confrontation

 

Threatening to use or using a weapon, Throwing objects from a moving vehicle

 

 

 

 

 

Ways to Avoid Road Rage

 

 

 

Keep a cool head, Avoid eye contact, Never make obscene gestures, Do not use your vehicle to intimidate others, Get out of the left lane for other fast moving vehicles

 

Do not become frustrated or stressed out—if you do, remove yourself from the situation.

 

Avoid confrontation If an angry driver yells at you or shares a rude gesture out his or her window, don’t make eye contact or yell back. Keep your eyes on the road and ignore the angry driver. Fighting and driving angry is dangerous to both of you as well as the other drivers and will only cause the situation to escalate.

 

Cameras Catch By-Passers In The Act

By David Lemke

Motor Carrier Transportation Division size and weight enforcement officers are taking advantage of weigh station camera systems to educate truckers of the folly in illegally bypassing when a station is open. From October 2008 through September 2009, size and weight enforcement officers were able to identify trucks that drove by an open weigh station and issue 701 citations or warnings to drivers. Most enforcement actions, 523 of the 701 total, occurred at weigh stations with the bypass detection systems.

 

Oregon has a reputation now for strict enforcement of weigh station stops. For example, here’s a posting at the Web site called coops are open:

 

 

“Vehicles over 20,000 lbs are required to enter Oregon weigh stations.

 

“Don’t even think about blowing by Oregon weigh stations. Oregon is spending big bucks to install cameras in the roadway- they’ll catch you if you drive on by. You’ll get a citation- $472 to $2,500- in the mail and have a court appearance to deal with.” Bypass detection systems are recording truck traffic in Oregon. The camera systems include one high-speed video camera that captures images of license plates under any lighting conditions and a second camera that captures an image of each vehicle. The entire stream of traffic is recorded on a DVR for playback at any time. This is not like the camera systems many cities have installed at intersections to catch vehicles running red lights. Those systems have a dual purpose of enforcing the law and raising revenue. Oregon’s weigh station bypass cameras are only there to enforce the law.

 

Look us up at www.navajo.com

1-800-525-1969

Stop by and see us at

1400 W. 64th Ave.

Denver, CO 80221

Big Thanks To Truck 2030 From Logistics And Sales Department

By Catrena Rosentreador

Team Drivers on truck 2030, Jerry Gonzales & Zachary Chambers,  we would like to thank for their outstanding work, Safe driving and patience for helping our customer have success with their first load.

The customer is now requesting the return of this team for their product. Great job Jerry and Zachary for making this happen.

Chase would also like to thank Tilo Diaz, Driver Manager, for guiding and managing his team drivers every step of the way to make this happen and please our customer.

 

Look us up at www.navajo.com

1-800-525-1969

Stop by and see us at

1400 W. 64th Ave.

Denver, CO 80221

JOB WELL DONE Stephen Watkins and James Peebles

By Howare Rodarte

Navajo wants to thank Stephen Watkins & James Peebles for doing an awesome job on the Pier 1 account. James and Stephen start their day very early and travel to three to five Pier 1 stores performing “white Glove” deliveries. This is no small feat considering that they hand unload every box and then move the items in to the back of each store. No pallet jacks, no fork lifts, no docks, all by hand in the 110 degree heat of Arizona. Pier 1 store 1373 recently reported that “we love this crew!”.
 
Thanks for the effort and keep up the great work!

Safe Driving Tips

By David Lemke

PLEASE SLOW DOWN IN WORK ZONES
Watch out for highway construction. Stay alert. Almost one-third of work zone fatal crashes involved large trucks. Most of these crashes occurred during the day. Take your time going through work zones. Give yourself plenty of room, and expect the unexpected.
 
BE AWARE OF YOUR “NO-ZONE”
Other drivers may not be aware of the size of your blind spots. One-third of all crashes between large trucks and cars take place in the No-Zone areas around a truck. Adjust your mirrors and be vigilant in watching out for vehicles in the No-Zone.
 
ALWAYS KEEP YOUR DISTANCE
Always leave enough space between you and the vehicle in front of you. In rear-end collisions, regardless of the situation, if you hit someone from behind, you are considered “at fault.” Large trucks, given their mass, have much greater stopping distances than 4-wheelers. Take advantage of your driving height, and anticipate hard braking situations.
 
ALWAYS DRIVE DEFENSIVELY
Avoid aggressive drivers and maintain a safe speed. Two-thirds of all traffic fatalities may be caused by aggressive driving behaviors. Keep your distance and maintain a safe speed. The only thing excessive speed increases is your chance for a crash.
 
 

The Importance of CSA Scores: High scores puts your trucking operation and the drivers employability in jeopardy?

By David Lemke

When carriers CSA scores reach “Alert levels” – not only does this catch the attention of the FMCSA through Alert letters and other possible intervention steps, Shippers (and an important part of Navajos business) are looking twice at Navajo before hauling goods with them again. Losing revenue as a result of poor safety stats is never something you want to report home about. The reality of CSA data is very real. Anyone can access the data – insurance companies, shippers, the FMCSA and drivers that are considering working for your firm. These people look to see if you are dispatching drivers after 11 hours of driving, or if you have too many instances of speeding. They look to see how many tail lights have been out, and which trucks those are on. From there, they decide if they are willing to insure you, ship with you, or be your new best drivers.

BACKING ACCIDENT PREVENTION

By Ron Wristen

We had 2 backing accidents yesterday (5/30/12) that could have easily been prevented.   They can be costly and usually can be prevented when following certain procedures.  
 
BACKING ACCIDENT PREVENTION    
1)      Get to know your trucks blind spots.  If needed, adjust your mirrors when you are backing.
2)      Get out and walk around your truck when backing to the dock or parking space.  If you are ever in doubt when backing.  Stop the truck, get out as many times as needed when backing to make sure your path is clear and you don’t hit anything or anyone.
3)      Determine Space limitations.  Is the space wide enough?
4)      If possible, please use a reliable guide.  Responsibility is the driver but it helps if you have a dependable, reliable guide.
5)      BACK SLOWLY AND CAUTIOUSLY!!!!    ALWAYS GET OUT AND LOOK BEFORE YOU BACK INTO YOUR SPACE.   

Service Is Our Businesss, And Business Is GOOD

By Jim Schram

Navajo Hersheys 

Navajo Express, Inc had another great service month for Hershey’s! In the Month of May

Navajo had 60 loads out of theOgden,UT facility to the McLane distribution facilities with only 2 loads that had on-time issues. This left us with a 97% on-time rating for the month of May.

 I would like to thank all of the Navajo team for your hard work and dedication toward keeping our customers satisfied and continued success stories like these!

 

Jim Schram

VP of Sales and Marketing

 

Look us up at www.navajo.com

1-800-525-1969

Stop by and see us at

1400 W. 64th Ave.

Denver, CO 80221

Kelly’s Corner: On the Road to Healthy Choices

By Kelly Gallegos

Out on the road it can be hard to find healthy choices. Two of the biggest Health challenges truck drivers can face out on the road is high blood pressure and diabetes. One of the things you can do is pick up rotisserie chicken from your local grocery store. It quick easy and reasonably priced. You can pick up a whole chicken or King Soopers has an 8 piece for just $ 6.99. I usually transfer the chicken to a plastic container or baggies.

You can eat it warm the first stay then stash it in your cooler later cutting in up on a salad or making chicken salad out of it. Add some fruit and even nuts to your chicken salad for an extra boost. Substitute regular bread for 45 calorie wheat bread.

It’s the little changes that add up to fight high blood pressure and diabetes.

 

Chicken Salad

Cut up Rotisserie Chicken

Light Olive Oil Mayonnaise

Grapes cut up

Chopped pecans

Whole wheat 45 calorie bread   

 

Healthy Tip: Don’t forget to hydrate and drink your water it’s the best way to flush toxins out of your body.