Heavy Duty Trucking, December 2018
COUNT ON PROVEN EXCELLENCE COUNT ON SUMITOMO Finding an outstanding commercial tire requires excellence in all areas not just one Sumitomos product quality application coverage and availability were ranked in the Top 3 by nearly 600 dealers in the last 3 Tire Review annual surveys Count on proven excellence count on Sumitomo Learn more at SumitomoTruckTires com For what drives you Survey conducted by Marketplace Insights on behalf of Tire Review for its 2018 Brand Study August 2018 Sourcebook issue 4329_ 18TBC13367DealerSumitomoCom_ HDT indd 110 15 18 3 43 PM Its apparent that this is all working Boyle was able to drop its accident rate to zero from the previous year Laskos role in educating and providing the resources necessary for all Boyle employees to excel allows them to all work toward the same goal of delivering world class results for our customers We do that by working as a team Lasko adds To get those results there is a lot involved but being proactive and preventing problems before they occur is key There is no one reason why we have had great results there are about 140 of them Not coincidentally we have 140 professional drivers DECEMBER 2018 HDT 33 WWW TRUCKINGINFO COM The best part is that I dont need to sell safety here safety and security are simply what we do adds Lasko And while the drivers are there on the road living this philosophy every day Lasko is at the home office making sure he is supporting them in every way he can According to this years award winner everything else comes second to that Professional drivers have a demanding job that involves hard work long hours and not enough thanks explains Lasko The most important part of my job is to be an advocate for them and support them when they need a hand I do everything in my power to avoid that company hammer stereotypical safety approach Im a coach advocate and a part of the professional driver team before anything else Nevertheless technology also plays a role The fleet of more than 100 tractors uses radar based forward collision mitigation systems with emergency braking lane departure warning systems electronic roll stability tire pressure monitoring systems auto tire inflation systems blind spot cameras and a forward looking video event system Each of these systems by themselves helps but the video system took them another step The video technology connects to all these systems and provides us with tools to develop a holistic analysis of each professional driver Lasko says That allows us to really get specific with coaching training and protecting each of our professional drivers from false claims We can give the training and skills development that each professional driver needs rather than something out of a box that doesnt fit the needs of the individual Lasko with professional drivers Doug and Loretta Cochran at the companys recent annual Employee Appreciation Celebration PHOTO BOYLE
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