Ep 166: Safety Tips That Keep Money in Your Pocket

This week on the Oakley Podcast, host Jeremy Kellett chats with Dustin Barnett and Carl Morrow of the safety department at Oakley. During the conversation, the group thanks owner-operators for their significant decrease in unsafe violations. They also discuss the importance of safety and customer service at Oakley Trucking, the impact of the CSA program on the company and drivers, services and requirements, hazmat best practices, speed and force cameras in construction zones, upcoming changes to the submission process for maintenance reports, and more. Episode Notes: Key topics in today’s conversation include: Dustin and Carl’s work in safety at Oakley Trucking (1:16) Categories of safety violations (10:03) Vehicle maintenance violations (11:49) Brake violations (13:59) Hazmat violations (21:08) Speed cameras in construction zones (24:28) Personal conveyance misuse (27:09) New policies for submitting maintenance reports (29:55) Reminders for CDL renewal and physicals (31:41) Reporting issues with ELDs (34:20) The importance of safety at Oakley (38:17) Oakley Trucking is a family-owned and operated trucking company headquartered in North Little Rock, Arkansas. For more information, check out our show website:podcast.https://podcast.bruceoakley.com/ To learn more, visit our socials and websites: Facebook:   / oakleytrucki.  . Instagram:   / oakleytruck.  . TikTok:   / oakley_trucking   YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpHd... Main Website: http://bruceoakley.com/oakleytrucking/ Driver Landing Page: http://driveoakley.com/