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December 2024 Newsletter: One Year Ends, the Next Begins and We’re Stronger, Wiser!

Hit Your Safety Mark Days are shorter and nights are longer in December, and on occasion, rain will turn to sleet or snow in parts of Texas. Inclement weather can impact driver and transportation safety. One way to reduce the risk of crash incidents and injuries involving your fleet drivers is to implement a journey […]

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November 2024 Safety Coach: Learn to Keep Older Drivers Safe and Share Fall Driving Safety Tips

Safety CoachYou’ll Never Age-Out Is your workforce aging? You’re not alone. According to recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, about 39 million workers in the U.S. are age 55 and older, and the number of older adults holding onto jobs has continuously increased for decades. In fact, data from the Pew Research Center

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November 2024 Newsletter: On a Crowded Road, There’s Still Room to Go the Extra Safety Mile

Breed Apart As the Thanksgiving holiday weekend approaches and millions prepare to celebrate with family and friends, let’s redouble our efforts to increase awareness of drunk- and drug-impaired driving risks. Here’s why this is so important: Nationwide, 479 drivers were involved in fatal crashes on Thanksgiving eve – sometimes called Blackout Wednesday – from 2018

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October 2024 Safety Coach: Learn How to Reduce Stress and Prepare for the End of Daylight Saving Time

Safety CoachCalm Behind the Wheels Make plans now to join us on Thursday, Nov. 7, for our next free online learning session: How Stress Affects Driving National Safety Council Program Manager April Ramos will discuss how mental stress can be a serious risk factor when driving, as well as ways to reduce stress in your

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October 2024 Newsletter: Try These Two BOO-itful Ways to Make a Safety Impact!

Special Delivery Looking for ways to reinforce the importance of road safety and help keep your young delivery drivers safe? Do you want to make a safety impact employees can bring home to family and community members? Well, look no further. Start by participating in National Teen Driver Safety Week Oct. 20-26. To make it

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September 2024 Safety Coach: Autumn is Time to Be on Gourd for Pedestrian and Impairment Safety

Safety CoachWalker Rangers National Pedestrian Safety Month is right around the corner. The observance is celebrated annually in October as a way to shine a light on road safety risks and encourage the creation of safer transportation systems for pedestrians and bicycle riders. There are a number of ways you can work to cultivate a

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September 2024 Newsletter: Model the Best Practices of Our Award Winners, Chart a Path Forward as a Community Safety Leader

Safety Stars At the TxDOT Traffic Safety Conference in Austin, DeAnn Crane and April Ramos introduced the 2024 Our Driving Concern Texas Employer Traffic Safety award winners. Fifteen employers were recognized by the National Safety Council for their commitment to road safety in three categories: Exemplary Chalk Mountain Services Indeca Crude Xpress Pioneer Natural Resources

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August 2024 Safety Coach: Short Request for Long Weekend – Take Safety with You!

Safety Coach Pack a Bag of Safety As Labor Day weekend approaches, many will be looking for ways to celebrate the unofficial end of summer. Friends, loved ones and coworkers will plan road trips, and attend backyard barbeques or local festivals. Some will throw tailgate parties to mark the opening of football season. Here are

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2024 Texas Road Safety Leaders Honored by National Safety Council

https://youtu.be/o2DvqFQ8v18 Our Driving Concern Awards Presented to 15 Texas Employers The roads in Texas are a little bit safer because of the work of 15 employers recognized by the National Safety Council as safety champions through the annual Our Driving Concern Texas Employer Traffic Safety Awards program. All 15 have demonstrated a commitment to road

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