Safety
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Safety
Safety is an unwavering commitment for all of us at Monroe Transportation. From the owner of the company to each and every employee, job safety awareness is part of our culture and will never be compromised.
Our Safety Department leads the way in continuously improving our company-wide safety performance. Scheduled meetings are held for driver training, education, and awareness to ensure we maintain full compliance with Federal Department of Transportation requirements. All employees are awarded and held accountable to high standards of safety, in an ongoing effort to meet or exceed DOT requirements, resulting in outstanding CSA scores. The safety and well being of our employees, our customers, and the public is our top priority.
D.O.T. has awarded Monroe its highest rating of “Satisfactory,” making us one of the safest carriers in the industry.
- Educating dispatchers, drivers and customers about D.O.T. regulations
- Continuous hazardous materials (HazMat) training for drivers, dockhands, and customer service employees.
- Scheduled maintenance of equipment with professional, D.O.T.-certified company mechanics
- Driver safety award/incentive program
- Development of a video training series focusing on professional driving skills, safety regulations, awareness, drug/alcohol compliance, and hazardous materials training
- Bringing in professional training resources from insurance companies, holding seminars and using benchmarking studies
- Equipping all trucks with load bars for securing freight
- Inviting Illinois State Police to provide training to all drivers on truck safety and roadside inspections
- CSA 2010 compliance
- Random drug and alcohol testing for all drivers
- Outside safety consultant/auditor
- Operating an in-house, full-service maintenance crew of company-certified mechanics
- Trust Monroe to adhere to the industry's highest safety standards.