Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Tire Safty

Tires are one of the most important and often overlooked components of our vehicles. Safety studies show that maintaining proper tire pressure, observing tire and truck/trailer load limits (not carrying more weight
on your rig than your tires can safely handle), avoiding road hazards, and inspecting tires for cuts, slashes, and other irregularities are the most important things you can do to avoid tire failure, such as tread
separation or blowout and flat tires. These actions, along with other care and maintenance activities, can also:
•Improve vehicle handling.
•Help protect you from avoidable breakdowns and
accidents.
•Improve fuel economy.
•Increase the life of your tires.

Friday, June 14, 2013

SAFETY TIP FOR TODAY

SAFETY TIP FOR TODAY
PRETTY MUCH A REHASH OF THE PAST , BUT YOU NEED TO BE READY, BECAUSE DOT IS READY AND YOU ARE THE ONE PAYING THOSE FINES OR SITTING ALONGSIDE THE ROAD WAITING FOR A REPAIR TRUCK...

ROADSIDE INSPECTIONS
Make sure you have your driver’s license and current medical card on you at all time.
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Make sure you have a copy of the Qualcomm instruction sheet to provide to the officer if requested. It is CSA violation if you don’t have it.

Be sure you know how to request your logs to be faxed to the officer.

Make sure your equipment is not defective. Some of the most common defects are brake issues, lights not working and damaged tires.

If hauling a hazmat load, you must make sure your bills are correct and readily accessible, the trailer is properly placarded, the load is secure, and that you have your emergency response guide with the bills.

Turn in or send your roadside inspections to your safety department

God Bless and , Safe Travels Out there On the Road  

The heat is rising so make sure you're drinking plenty of water to stay alert. Drive save over-the-road!

The heat is rising so make sure you're drinking plenty of water to stay alert. Drive save over-the-road!

"Think of water as a nutrient your body needs that is present in liquids, plain water, and foods. All of these are essential daily to replace the large amounts of water lost each day," says Joan Koelemay, RD, dietitian for the Beverage Institute, an industry group.
Kaiser Permanente nephrologist Steven Guest, MD, agrees: "Fluid losses occur continuously, from skin evaporation, breathing, urine, and stool, and these losses must be replaced daily for good health," he says.
When your water intake does not equal your output, you can become dehydrated. Fluid losses are accentuated in warmer climates, during strenuous exercise, in high altitudes, and in older adults, whose sense of thirst may not be as sharp.

1. Drinking Water Helps Maintain the Balance of Body Fluids. Your body is composed of about 60% water. The functions of these bodily fluids include digestion, absorption, circulation, creation of saliva, transportation of nutrients, and maintenance of body temperature

2. Water Can Help Control Calories. For years, dieters have been drinking lots of water as a weight loss strategy. While water doesn't have any magical effect on weight loss, substituting it for higher calorie beverages can certainly help.

3. Water Helps Energize Muscles. Cells that don't maintain their balance of fluids and electrolytes shrivel, which can result in muscle fatigue. "When muscle cells don't have adequate fluids, they don't work as well and performance can suffer.
 
4. Water Helps Keep Skin Looking Good. Your skin contains plenty of water, and functions as a protective barrier to prevent excess fluid loss. But don't expect over-hydration to erase wrinkles or fine lines.

5. Water Helps Your Kidneys. Body fluids transport waste products in and out of cells. The main toxin in the body is blood urea nitrogen, a water-soluble waste that is able to pass through the kidneys to be excreted in the urine, explains Guest. "Your kidneys do an amazing job of cleansing and ridding your body of toxins as long as your intake of fluids is adequate.

6. Water Helps Maintain Normal Bowel Function. Adequate hydration keeps things flowing along your gastrointestinal tract and prevents constipation. When you don't get enough fluid, the colon pulls water from stools to maintain hydration -- and the result is constipation.