Apr 12, 2022 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By K C Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist As I am traveling Nebraska facilitating the requested NIRMA trainings, I am noticing increased construction season activity. In addition to the highway work zones popping up, I am noticing more heavy equipment...
Mar 1, 2022 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By K. C. Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist As I am writing this, I heard the weather forecast for this week. It is forecast to be in the 70’s here in the central part of the State for a couple days this week. I would guess that it would be the same...
Mar 1, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist I love February, we’re getting closer to spring and it’s the month I get to distribute the $500.00 checks to the Money for Minutes winners. Usually when I’m meeting with a Safety Committee, I’m asking them to do...
Feb 1, 2022 | Law Safety, Safety Shorts
By Terry Baxter, Law Enforcement and Safety Specialist When was the last time anyone in your agency reviewed policy relating to emergency vehicle operations? When was the last time your agency conducted any type of defensive or emergency driving exercise? Most might...
Feb 1, 2022 | General Safety, Safety Shorts
By Chad Engle, Loss Prevention and Safety Specialist There has been a lot of discussion about how this new Department of Transportation (DOT) regulation will make it more difficult and costly for employers to fill vacant driver positions and some were holding out hope...
Feb 1, 2022 | Road Safety, Safety Shorts
By K. C. Pawling, Road Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist As we begin to think about the upcoming construction season, there is one topic that keeps coming to mind. I say that it keeps coming to mind because I frequently get asked by the claims department to review...