Roehl Transport's flatbed division recently won the Industrial Safety Improvement Award from the American Trucking Associations (ATA).
The award recognizes the Marshfield, Wis.-based trucking company's flatbed
division for having the greatest reduction in on-the-job injuries in the industry, as well as the company's overall improvement in accidents per mile.
Roehl's Vice President of Safety John Spiros noted that the awards go hand-in-hand with Roehl's recent safe fleet distinctions. "Highway safety and personal on-the-job safety are both manifestations of Roehl's pervasive safety culture," Spiros said. "We identify safety as a core corporate value so it becomes the fundamental consideration in every thing we do - every decision, every operation. The concept of safety is contagious; it spreads across the entire company."
While the award reflects fewer on-job-injuries among all of the division's personnel, the majority of those employees are drivers. Drivers are a group that typically sustains higher injury rates, and Roehl's record represents a particularly good driver effort.
The most common on-the-job injuries within the trucking industry involve falls from trailers, slipping while climbing into cabs and strains while securing loads. With training, proper equipment and care, most of those can be avoided, Spiros noted. "We make a concerted effort to increase awareness of personal safety. While we are one of the safest companies in the industry, there is still room for improvement. Our goal is that no one gets hurt," he said.
Roehl offers dry van, flatbed, curtainside and refrigerated truckload services coast-to-coast in the U.S. and Canada.