Safety News LANDSTAR

August 2014

Landstar CSA Performance Based on a 24 month record ending 6/20/2014

BASIC THRESHOLD RANGER INWAY LEA

Unsafe Driving 60% 23.1% 47.0% 7.0%

Hours of Service (HOS) Compliance 60% 53.1% 48.2% 41.0%

Driver Fitness 75% 21.6% 18.2% 0.0%

Controlled Substances / Alcohol 75% 6.2% 1.5% 0.0%

Vehicle Maintenance 75% 63.4% 66.5% 18.2%

Crash Indicator 60% 7.1% 14.7% 2.4%

To view BASIC scores anytime, please visit: https://ai.fmcsa.dot.gov/sms/

Safety While Loading/Unloading PPE It is every operator’s responsibility to have proper Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and comply

with customer requirements. These items help to ensure driver safety while on site.

This means having and wearing items such as the proper footwear, gloves, safety glasses, reflective

vests, ear plugs and a hard hat.

Many facilities require specific protective equipment in order to enter their facility. They have safe-

guards in place to make sure that everyone on site is properly protected. It is good practice to

verify requirements prior to arriving at the site.

Never wear flip flops, sandals, clogs or go barefoot at a customer’s facility or dock. Adequate foot-

wear is the right choice for anyone operating around a truck.

Wearing a reflective vest makes you more noticeable on freight docks and loading zones. Opera-

tors are frequently around forklifts, cherry pickers and other motorized equipment, so you should al-

ways pay attention to your surroundings, and make sure you are easily visible to those working

around you.

Using PPE is just a smart way to do business, not only to satisfy shipper requirements, but for your

Safety! Always ask the booking agent about requirements!

To view our customer requirements go to:

Landstaronline - Safety & Security - Safety Information - Customer Requirements

The Trucker Talent Search is coming to an end! Three finalists, selected by Overdrive will compete for first place at The Great American Trucking Show in Dallas in August! Two of the finalists, Jenny Simpson and Keith Sampson are Landstar BCOs!! Good Luck! Stop and cheer them on, Friday at 5:30.

http://www.gatsonline.com/trucker-talent-search/

Trucker Talent Search

Safety News August 2014

Do not use your hand held device while driving, find a safe place to park before you pick up your phone.

What happens if a driver is caught using a hand-held phone or texting while driving?

The rule imposes sanctions for driver offenses, including civil penalties up to $2,750 and driver dis-qualification for multiple offenses. Motor carriers are also prohibited from requiring or allowing their drivers to text or use a hand-held mobile phone while driving and may be subject to civil penalties up to $11,000. Violations will impact SMS results. Texting and call-ing on a hand-held phone carry the maximum violation severity weighting in SMS!

What are the risks?

Besides penalties and possible driver disqualification, recent re-search shows that the odds of being involved in a safety-critical event (e.g., crash, near-crash, unintentional lane deviation) are 23.2 times greater for CMV drivers who text while driving than for those who do not. Texting drivers took their eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds. At 55 mph, this equates to a driver traveling the approximate length of a football field-without looking at the roadway! For CMV drivers who dial a mobile phone while driving, the odds of being involved in a safety-critical event are six times greater than for those who do not. Why take chances?

Bottom Line: Using a hand held device while driving is a serious traffic violation that could result in a driver disqualification. Published by FMCSA on March 28,2014

CMV Cell Phone Use —UNSAFE & 10 * 3 = 30 CSA POINTS!

Adjudicated Citations Related To Roadside Inspections

FMCSA announced they will allow drivers, motor carriers, and members of the public to file a

DATAQ Request for Data Review (RDR) to seek acknowledgement of the adjudication in the road-

side inspection record.

If you were given a citation on a Roadside inspection and you have taken to court -

- Please provide compliance with the certified documentation if:

• the citation was dismissed

• you were found not guilty or

• the violation was downgraded

- The documents must be:

• clearly identified and

verifiable with the applicable court

email documents to compliance@landstar.com or fax 1-888-345-4976

August 21 - 23, 2014

Dallas Convention Center—Booth 12055

Safety Meetings held in D163 - D165

Thursday Safety Meeting starts at 10:45am

with the Safety Thursday Conference Call followed by lunch

Friday & Saturday Meetings start at 10am, lunch follows

Safety News

Congratulations! July LSO of the Month Brent Antil

Safe Years

George Gail Johnson 20

Diane Benjamin 20

Tom Edward Reed Jr. 20

Albert P Bazzell 21

Joel W Lane 21

Robert H Jones 21

Danny L Trull 21

Dennis E Victor 21

Normand Lizotte Jr. 21

John T Myers 22

Thomas L Barczewski 22

Robert M Conner 23

Harold L Stewart 23

Ronald D Franklin 23

WAY TO GO!! June 20+ Years Safe Drivers

Safe Years

Larry Crawford 24

Rodney Smith 24

William C Christy 24

Raymond A King Jr. 24

William Brubacher 24

Hubert Tobitt 25

Joe L Baker Sr. 26

Richard C Grogan 26

Ellis M Lineberry 27

George K Prewitt 27

Lonnie Daniels 29

Gerald Evans Nichols 31

William D Harrier 31

Ronald M Rogers 39

Congratulations to Brent Antil of the BAH Agency in Litchfield, MN for being selected as the July

LSO of the Month. Following the complete and accurate dispatch process is the cornerstone of

Brent’s agency. Brent and his staff support their largest customer by making sure their high risk car-

go is secure and safely transported. Check calls at pick up, in transit and upon delivery are critical.

Brent attends Safety Meetings in his area and assists with the sponsorship for Region 1 annual BCO

Boat Ride Safety Meeting. BAH is a frequent caller on the Safety Thursday Conference Call! Once

again, congratulations to Brent and the entire BAH Staff!

July Monthly Tire Winner (for Clean Inspection and/or Safety Event Attendance)

NAME DATE / EVENT LOCATION

Samuel Betjoseph 6/16/14 Clean Inspection

Congratulations to

ALL STAR - MILLION MILER

FRED SHELL

2015 Peterbilt Truck Winner in Savannah, GA

And a special THANK YOU to Comdata for sponsoring!

OPERATION AIR BRAKE SAFETY WEEK SEPT 9-14, 2014

http://www.cvsa.org/programs/op_airbrake.php

Safety While Loading/Unloading PPE Thursday, August 21, 2014 @ 12 p.m. ET

Region Sponsor: Region 7

Department Sponsor: Specialized Operations

To dial in on Safety Thursday, call 877-717-5921

Please call in 5 –10 minutes early to avoid congestion

getting on the call.

September’s Topic: Cargo Security & Border Crossing

Stop by any Landstar Orientation Center every Safety Thursday for a free lunch and an extra entry in

the Safe Truck Giveaway for listening in on the Safety Conference Call

Safety News

Safety Thursday Conference Call

August 2014

Safety Thursday Events August 21, 2014 Portland, OR - Safety Meeting

Hosted by PRT Agency starting 8am breakfast

@ Jubitz Truck Stop 10205 N. Vancouver Way

Reno, NV - Safety Meeting

Hosted by JKT Agency starting 9am @

Cabela’s off I-80 near Boomtown

Sacramento, CA - Safety Meeting

Hosted by SJV Agency @

49er Travel Plaza 2828 El Centro Rd.

Laredo, TX - Safety Meeting

Hosted by LMO @

18702 Metropolitan Rd. in the drivers’ room Ashland, KY - Safety Meeting

Hosted by SSL Agency @ 12080Virginia Blvd.

Lunch will be served.

Joplin, MO - Safety Meeting

Hosted by SFM Agency @ Petro Truckstop

I-44 exit 4. Meeting starts 9am lunch to follow Oak Grove, MO - Safety Meeting

Hosted by SCL @ Petro Truck Stop I-70 exit 28 Elkhart, IN - Safety Meeting

Hosted by WDS Agency @ 4311 Pine Creek Rd

Lunch to follow

Additional Safety Events August 1 & 2, 2014

Salina, KS - Races & Safety Meeting

Hosted by SAL Agency Friday Races @ Salina

Speedway. Saturday Safety Mtg @ Pilot Truck-

stop 1944 N. 9th St. RSVP 785-825-0751

August 2, 2014

Galveston, TX - Safety Meeting

Hosted by OLI, LCH, BMO & RWE Agencies @

Moody Gardens Hotel, Seven Hope Blvd.

Mark Your Calendars….

Prior recordings of the Safety Thursday Conference Calls are available for your listening on Landstaronline. Go to: Safety Section/ Safety Publications/ Safety Thursday Conference Call Replay

Safety Thursday Events (continued)

Congratulations Terry L. Brown! Jacket winner for participating in the July safety topic online training.

Truck Beauty Contest Enter your truck into the 4th Annual MIN Agency Truck Beauty Contest for your chance to have your truck on the 2015 MIN Agency mouse pad calendar.

Entry deadline is Sept. 15th, 2014 Contact Erica at MIN office for more details email: e.berg@bestwayinc.com