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Let's Get the New Year Started Right "On Topic" Safety is the greatest most extreme issue.
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<blockquote data-quote="10 point" data-source="post: 1491897" data-attributes="member: 52520"><p>IMO, from what I've seen over the years, one of the greatest safety mistakes the company makes is qualifying new drivers and after the first six months (or less) of them running routes they are presumed to be adhering to the methods they were taught in school and on road with supervision.</p><p></p><p>The short cuts start coming in to play during the stress of learning new areas and the main objective goes from "safety first" to "no missed pieces" and that can be a recipe for disaster.</p><p></p><p>Maybe the on road supes have too much on their plates, I don't know.</p><p></p><p>If you want to grow a tree to be straight while winds are continuously present you have to give it continuous restraint and monitor it's growth until it's mature enough to handle the stress.</p><p></p><p>Are there veteran employees with bad habits? Sure. But starting out of the gate and developing bad habits without ample supervision to correct them is a plan to fail.</p><p></p><p>Basically, if you want your children to behave correctly you start teaching them and making them obey the rules when they're young... not when they're teens.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="10 point, post: 1491897, member: 52520"] IMO, from what I've seen over the years, one of the greatest safety mistakes the company makes is qualifying new drivers and after the first six months (or less) of them running routes they are presumed to be adhering to the methods they were taught in school and on road with supervision. The short cuts start coming in to play during the stress of learning new areas and the main objective goes from "safety first" to "no missed pieces" and that can be a recipe for disaster. Maybe the on road supes have too much on their plates, I don't know. If you want to grow a tree to be straight while winds are continuously present you have to give it continuous restraint and monitor it's growth until it's mature enough to handle the stress. Are there veteran employees with bad habits? Sure. But starting out of the gate and developing bad habits without ample supervision to correct them is a plan to fail. Basically, if you want your children to behave correctly you start teaching them and making them obey the rules when they're young... not when they're teens. Just my opinion. [/QUOTE]
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