It is the policy of Dick Harris & Son Trucking to provide a safe and healthful work environment for employees at every level through the awareness and prevention of occupational injuries and illnesses.

The objective of Dick Harris & Son Trucking’s Safety and Health Program is to reduce work-related injuries and illnesses and to promote safety and health in every task undertaken by employees on behalf of the company. To this end, our Safety and Health Program will include:

• Routine safety and health inspections to identify and eliminate unsafe working conditions or practices and control health hazards.
  
  
• Safety and health training for all new and existing personnel.
  
  
• Provisions for mechanical and physical safeguards to the maximum extent possible.
  
  
• Safety and health policies, requiring our employees to comply with these policies.
  
  
• Provisions for a thorough and prompt investigation of every accident to determine its cause, correct the problem, and reduce the likelihood of it happening again.

Safety Training Program

Harris Trucking Company, Inc., has a continual training program. All new employees will go through an orientation program that covers all company policies and procedures, as well as the required training.

The safety plan is included in a very comprehensive driver manual. The company holds quarterly safety meetings, which are designed to promote continual training in all aspects of the industry.

Harris Trucking has several safety award programs, along with an incentive program that pays a one cent per mile bonus on a quarterly basis for all drivers who operate without accidents, injuries, or D.O.T. compliance violations.

In addition, there is a driver of the month and the driver of the year safety award program.

The company uses weekly payroll stuffers and newsletters published periodically.

The disciplinary policy is contained in the driver’s manual and the company does utilize a check-ride system for training and evaluation of the company drivers.

Outside road observation services by both Sidnal, Inc., and Safety Services are also used to recognize safety performance. They identify good driving habits and also offer solutions to problems.

Although the company hauls a very small percentage of hazardous materials, drivers and company employees have been trained as required by law.

Training is held throughout the year to assure that all employees who specifically deal with accidents fully understand his/her responsibilities as outlined in the company’s policies.

Full internal audits are conducted on a continuous basis verifying fuel audits, haz-mat audits, random drug screen audits, D.O.T. inspection report audits, and hours of service audits on all logs received from drivers.