Photo by Richard Smith, HTrans Driver
I have been with HTrans for over a year now and during that time one of the primary focuses has been to look for opportunities to improve the safety of our Driver Team.
We have accomplished a great deal towards that end by rolling out dash cameras to our entire fleet, implementing additional monthly safety training, corrective action training, and addressing some regular stops that present challenging hazards to our drivers.
An additional improvement in the realm of safety was adding new electric pallet jacks for our Driver Team, which we started rolling out towards the end of 2022.
Moving 2,000+ lb. pallets of coffee syrups or other heavy products with a manual electric pallet jack can present a risk of injury. Providing our drivers with the right tools significantly lowers that risk and these new electric pallet jacks have been a great help to the team.
Safety will always be the number one concern in the transportation industry, and we continue to explore new ways to get our drivers the tools and support they need to be as safe as possible. We are currently testing some back-up camera systems for our trailers and are always looking at concerns the Driver Team brings to our attention.
We all greatly appreciate everyone’s help in keeping our drivers safe out there on the road.
Written by Brandon Raymond, Transportation Supervisor
