6 Steps to Safe Driving Even the best motivational experts admit changing habits is harder than it seems. Getting employees to increase their safe-driving behaviors takes time, patience, commitment and measurement. We recommend bringing multiple employees and leaders to the table at all levels of an improvement plan. Let’s begin the new year with a […]
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Nobody wants to be recognized as Scrooge around the holidays. Yet, we know the hustle and bustle of the season can lead to stress and anxiety. At work, colleagues are wrapping up projects due by the end of the year. At home, they’re planning for family gatherings, keeping a list and checking it twice. Or,
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Often, in transportation safety, we talk about having a plan. Planning ahead for a safe ride home if you’re invited to a celebration that will serve alcohol Planning a social gathering that includes mocktails that are enticing and festive Planning a journey through journey management amps up your awareness of potential pitfalls, such as construction
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This Thanksgiving, I expect many will be extra-thankful for the opportunity to spend time in-person with family and friends. My hope is you will embrace a “be here now” mindset and savor those precious moments. We’ve lost loved ones and altered our ways so much during this pandemic. I will be thankful to see everyone
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Nearly every day you see people talking on their phone while driving. You also see people hauling packages, lumber or scrap metal around town in company or personal vehicles. You see or hear about crash incidents involving road debris and unsecured loads. By themselves, these are challenging transportation safety issues. So are issues related to
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This time of year we get used to changes and anticipate certain things. The sun is rising later and setting earlier. Daylight hours are decreasing – a telltale sign of the change of seasons. And you know what that means, right? People are up and around more during hours of darkness than at other times
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Last month, a gas station video camera captured a truck versus train crash in Luling. Luckily, no injuries were reported even though a witness described the incident as “scary” in a KXAN-TV report because it occurred so close to a downtown market district. Watch the video: Moving train, semi-truck collide in Luling. These kinds of
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During the final days of summer, we will delight in the rituals. There will be parades, pool parties and backyard barbeques. We also will cringe when we hear the stories of celebrations gone awry. You know the kind: A guy breaks his arm falling from a rock. A gal is distracted and crashes her car
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“If you can’t figure out your purpose, figure out your passion. For your passion will lead you right into your purpose. Don’t merely survive, but thrive and do so with passion and compassion.” I recently posted that quote on social media as I thought about my work in transportation safety. Do we thrive when it
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