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Yearly Archives: 2013

Safety Blog: Driving with School Buses

There are laws governing driving on the highways with school buses which must be observed: * Drivers traveling in the same direction as buses are ALWAYS required to stop when buses do. * Vehicles may NOT pass a school bus until the flashing red lights have been turned off. * Drivers approaching a school bus…

Drive Away Exemptions

There are some violations that a drive away driver should NEVER receive: as our service is one-time transportation of what are often unlicensed, untitled vehicles, we have been granted three exceptions to the law: 393.95 (1) (6) exempts drive away drivers from the requirement to carry a fire extinguisher and reflective triangles. 396.15 exempts drive…

Thirty Minute Break Regulation

Because the likelihood of a collision increases after a driver has been at work 6 hours, we have a new 30 minute break regulation. A driver MUST take a 30 minute break before he has been on duty 8 hours He MUST log the break as off-duty – on the top line of the grid…

Just another Manic Monday 9/30/13

Hello to all contractors, hope you had a great weekend! We are still very busy and in need of drivers in many areas. Please get on the phone and call your dispatcher, we are specifically heavy in OH, PA, NC, SC, IN, MI, areas. We also have trucks scattered all over the US so if…

Safety 9-24-13

  Please check your legalization packets and make sure you have a current insurance certificate.  The current insurance certificate expires on 6/1/14.  If you have an old one, please stop in an office and pick up a new one or ask any office to fax or mail, or email you one. Please drive safely and remember…

Happy Monday 9/23/13–we need you on the road

Good Morning to everyone, I hope that everyone had a great weekend.  We continue to be busy and need every driver on the road that we can get out there.  We have many trucks in the Northeast as well as in North and South Carolina and Kansas.  We also have plenty scattered throughout the U.S.…

Dispatch 9/19/13

ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A LOAD? We have loads all over the place.  We can keep you as busy as you want to be.  Please contact dispatch today to find out what is available. Remember CHAIN LAWS are now in affect in some areas so make sure you are aware of what is needed when…

Important Mailing 9/18/13!!

Hello business partners! We have mailed the Annual Certificate of Violations to your house today. We need you to sign those and send them back to us as soon as possible. Don’t forget that we offer $300.00 for each new contractor referral. Once they complete 10 loads, you will get $300.00 added to your settlement!…

Dispatch 9/3/13

Hope everyone had a nice and restful holiday weekend. We continue to be busy so contact dispatch to see what we have available. If you are involved in an accident, please contact the SAFETY DEPARTMENT as soon as you can even if you don’t think you need to. We continue you to have contractors running…

Safety 9/3/13

Hope everyone had a nice and restful Labor Day Weekend. We continue to be busy so contact dispatch to see what we have going on. As we start getting into fall please remember that driving at night can become more dangerous with deer moving around. BE SAFE OUT THERE!