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DRIVER QUALIFICATION: 5. Improve driver wellness pro- has driven approximately 99,500 miles
BEYOND COMPLIANCE grams. Truck drivers are more at in 30 months on routes through the
risk for health problems than those Atlanta metropolitan area.
in other occupations. Initiate a “Jerry’s commitment to safety goes
wellness program that puts your beyond his personal demonstration of
drivers’ health in the spotlight. driving safely,” MHC Director of Safety
For more information on how and Risk Management Adrian O’Hara
InfoStream can help your organization said. “He now trains all new drivers
with driver qualification file manage- on how to stay safe on the job. He is
ment, visit www.infostreamonline.com deserving of this recognition, as he
The process of managing driver or call 833.255.5046. truly embodies MHC’s commitment to
qualification files is daunting. Here are safety culture every time he gets behind
some tips on how carriers can do more MHC EMPLOYEE RECEIVES the wheel.”
than the bare minimum and raise the DRIVER OF THE YEAR AWARD
bar for regulatory compliance. TA TRUCK SERVICE OFFERS
1. Upgrade your employment TECHON-SITE MAINTENANCE
application. Adjust your employ- TA Truck Service TechOn-SITE pro-
ment application to include more vides maintenance on your schedule.
in-depth, behavioral questions to With highly skilled ASE and TIA certi-
help you get at the heart of a driv- fied technicians, TechOn-SITE brings
er’s qualifications. the technical expertise needed to service
2. Enhance your interviewing your vehicles right to your fleet yard or
skills. Include behavior- or com- distribution center—or anywhere you
petency-based interviewing for- have a need.
mats to gauge how a driver might The TechOn-SITE team can cre-
respond to certain situations so you MHC’s Jerry Ingram received Lytx, ate a completely customized preventive
can form a better opinion of their Inc.’s Driver of the Year award for his maintenance program to fit your spe-
qualifications. outstanding record behind the wheel of cific business needs. Our fleet of over
3. Dig deeper into MVRs. Go back his Ford F150 truck and transit van. The 200 “bays on wheels” comes to wher-
even further than the minimum award acknowledges the best profession- ever your trucks and trailers are idle to
requirement of three years in order al drivers using the DriveCam program perform the preventive maintenance
to paint a more comprehensive pic- who are committed to improving safety services and repairs needed to keep your
ture of the driver’s record. and efficiency. This is the third time in vehicles road-ready and less likely to
4. Provide better education and three years that an MHC driver has won break down.
training. Regardless of whether the award. TechOn-SITE offers a wide scope
the training occurs during the Ingram maintains a clean driving of services and our technicians arrive
onboarding process or is a continu- record while working as a pickup and equipped with the right tools, parts and
al part of the driver’s employment, delivery driver at MHC Kenworth in cutting edge equipment needed to keep
everyone benefits from enhanced Atlanta. He navigates through the third your vehicles in good health and ready
training. most aggressive city in the nation and for their next shipment. Our mobile

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