We had the privilege of attending our Lowell AR orientation last week and meeting some of our newest Truckload drivers. It was impressive seeing our new hires navigate through the driving course as well as they did.
Spending some quality time with our group proved to be of value, it turns out they had a lot of questions and we were able to provide them answers.
This group agrees with our Smith System Safety Training, in fact a large majority of the drivers in orientation said they had either heard of it before or used it before and feel it truly saves lives.
Doing a proper job safety analysis (JSA) will impact the CSA scores and breakdown time of our drivers. Our new drivers were shown what it takes to do a proper pre-trip inspection by ex J.B. Hunt Driver turned Safety Instructor, Stephen Marchand of our Memphis team.
Fun Fact from Steve:
The driver sitting behind the steering wheel always has a blind spot directly in front of the vehicle that can range from a distance of 30 to 50 feet.
A blind spot existing directly behind a vehicle can range at a distance of 200 feet.
Take into consideration, an 8-foot wide trailer multiplied by the 200-foot distance equal 1,600 square feet of blind space.
We know it is there but do we ever really think of how large that blind spot is?
Fleet manager Keith Hall, on-boarding manager Jessica Wheeler, and on-boarding manager Elizabeth Johnson joined us for lunch to make sure all last minute questions were answered and every driver was ready to take their first dispatch for J.B. Hunt Transport.
We are lucky. Not often do we get the opportunity to meet and help on board our new truckload members. Who know's, maybe the difference in having a face to put with a name is just what we need in our truckload division?
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