Kal's Corner

Safety Steps

Please make sure you never skip vital safety steps. FMS drivers are a step above the rest and we have many critical safety steps and procedures in place to protect ourselves and the motoring public. You cannot shave time out of your day by skipping safety procedures...it does not work. Remember what makes you an elite driver and keep your integrity in tact. Your safety and the safety of others is depending on it each and everyday!  

• Always conduct your Pre Trip Inspection as required by law and JB Hunt
• Plan your day in advance and set yourself up for success
• Get plenty of rest and stretch before, during, and after physical activity
• Secure your vehicle and your delivery area

These are just a few things required to keep you safe and injury free. See the example below on what can happen when vital safety steps are skipped:

Kansas City, MO - Kansas City police are investigating the death of a man after he was run over by a semi-truck near I-435 and Front Street. According to authorities, the male's body was found in the parking lot behind Flying J. Police were called to the truck stop around 5:15 a.m. Wednesday morning. Officials say a white male, who may have been homeless, was sleeping under a semi-truck before he was crushed to death. KCPD is treating this as a hit and run, but it may be possible the driver didn't know someone was under the semi-truck.

We have a huge responsibility to ourselves and others to go above and beyond for SAFETY.


Here is another good posting to throw in to this one and/or the next:

Roadcheck 2016 – June 7-9

Each year during the CVSA Roadcheck event, tens of thousands of inspections are conducted. This year, International Roadcheck will take place June 7-9, 2016.

Roadcheck 2015 was no different from past years. On average, about three times as many inspections are done each day during Roadcheck than on any other day. Now is the time to take what you have learned from Roadcheck 2015 and make sure your drivers and vehicles are operating safely.

The emphasis this year is tire safety – measuring the tire tread depth, checking the tire pressure, checking to make sure no items are lodged between dual tires, and examining the overall condition of the tire to ensure no deep cuts or bulges exist in the sidewalls of the tire.