BEST IDEA FOR SAFETY VAN WYKS BEST SAFETY

BEST IDEA FOR SAFETY

VAN WYK’S BEST SAFETY IDEA! WE WERE FORCED TO COME UP WITH A BETTER WAY OF MONITORING COMPLIANCE AND SAFETY DUE TO A SEVERE ACCIDENT IN AUGUST OF 1999. • THIS ACCIDENT TRIGGERED AN AUDIT. • WE WERE GIVEN A CONDITIONAL SAFETY RATING.

LATE 1999 SAFETY SCORES WERE AS FOLLOWS • SAFESTAT SCORE = 234 • 2 SEA SCORE = > 75 • DRIVER SEA SCORE = 92 • SAFETY MANAGEMENT = 97 • INSPECTION VALUE = 100 THIS MEANT THAT EACH TIME OUR DOT NUMBER WAS PULLED UP BY LAW ENFORCEMENT IT WAS A MANDATORY INSPECTION! WE HAD TO CHANGE THE WAY WE DID BUSINESS AND CHANGE IT FAST!!!

WE HAD TO: 1. SLOW DOWN OUR DRIVERS 2. FIND A BETTER WAY TO MONITOR AND AUDIT THEIR SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE. • WE BEGAN DOING A 100% LOG AUDIT CHECKING FOR MATCHING VIOLATIONS AND 10/15/70 HOUR VIOLATIONS • SPLIT THE FLEET INTO 5 GROUPS AND ASSIGNED A LOG SUPERVISOR TO EACH GROUP TO DISCUSS VIOLATIONS. • $50 BONUS FOR EACH PERFECT DOT INSPECTION • AT SAME TIME GAVE DRIVERS PAY RAISE

AS WE IMPLEMENTED THESE THINGS WE ALSO PUT INTO PLACE THE FOLLOWING POLICY: • ANY DRIVER GIVEN A O/S VIOLATION FOR LOGS WILL BE GIVEN A 1 WEEK SUSPENSION AND IF THERE IS A 2 ND OCCURRENCE WITHIN 3 YEARS HE WILL BE TERMINATED. • IF DRIVER HAS A PREVENTABLE DOT REPORTABLE ACCIDENT THEY WILL RECEIVE A MINIMUM OF A 1 WEEK SUSPENSION. IF THEY HAVE ANOTHER DOT REPORTABLE ACCIDENT WITHIN 3 YEARS IT IS AUTOMATIC TERMINATION. THESE POLICIES SERVE AS VAN WYK’S BEST IDEA!!

TODAY OUR SAFETY SCORES ARE AS FOLLOWS: • ALL SEA SCORES = <50 • INSPECTION VALUE = 33 THIS MEANS IF LAW ENFORCEMENT PULLS UP OUR DOT NUMBER, THEY ARE TOLD THERE IS NO REASON TO INSPECT US. WE HAVE ALSO SEEN IMPROVEMENT IN OUR HIGH $$ ACCIDENTS. AUTO LIABILITY LOSS RATIOS

WE DO NOT ALWAYS DO THINGS PERFECTLY AND THERE ARE PLENTY CRACKS IN OUR SYSTEM. HOWEVER, THE FOLLOWING WE BELIEVE TO BE TRUE: 1. THE POLICIES WE PUT IN PLACE IN 1999 ARE STILL IN PLACE TODAY, BECAUSE 2. THERE IS NO QUICK FIX TO SAFETY AND COMPLIANCE. IT IS A DAY TO DAY BATTLE WHICH REQUIRES INTERNAL CHECKS AND BALANCES HOLDING ALL ACCOUNTABLE.