When you’re looking to sign on with a fleet, one of the first things to be considered when making such a decision must be safety. There are clearly a lot of valuable factors that play into your choice of who to work with, but it’s a red flag if the priority of the fleet isn’t on the safety and well being of a driver and those out on the road with them.
“Safety is our highest calling. There’s nothing more important than safety in our company,” Wilson Logistics President Darrel Wilson told us. “Everyone knows that we have to operate safe. If our drivers are out on the road and they tell us something is unsafe, it’s unsafe.”
Being able to be part of a culture that invites concerns on the road to be communicated is a valuable piece of a driver-fleet relationship that goes beyond simply the safety aspect. It’s a reflection of the entirety of the culture of the company if you are able to raise concerns.
Safety is baked into becoming a successful driver in so many ways. Be it equipment selection, equipment knowledge, driver health, compliance, so many elements of driver success have safety at the root of it.
We spoke with Wilson Logistics about safety and more in the latest episode of the Successful Drive Podcast.