“NO LOAD IS SO URGENT, NO CUSTOMER SO IMPORTANT THAT WE CANNOT TAKE THE TIME TO PERFORM OUR WORK SAFELY”

COMPANY SAFETY POLICY

THE BOTTOM LINE OBJECTIVE OF R&D AUTO TRANSPORT IS TO EXCEL IN PROVIDING OUR CUSTOMERS WITH SAFE, EFFICIENT AND DEPENDABLE TRANSPORTATION SERVICE.  TO ACHIEVE THIS OBJECTIVE REQUIRES THE FULL SUPPORT OF ALL PERSONNEL. THIS SUPPORT, COUPLED WITH A CONCERN FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, COMPLIANCE WITH LOCAL, STATE AND FEDERAL REGULATIONS, AND AN EMPHASIS ON GOOD DEFENSIVE DRIVING HABITS BY OUR DRIVERS, SHOULD RESULT IN POSITIVE SAFETY AND ECONOMIC GAINS FOR R&D AUTO TRANSPORT, ITS DRIVERS, EMPLOYEES, ASSOCIATES AND CUSTOMERS.  THAT IS WHY OUR SAFETY AND ACCIDENT PREVENTION PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO BE AN INTEGRAL PART OF OUR OVERALL OPERATIONS.  OBSTACLES ARE CREATED WHEN ATTEMPTS ARE MADE TO SUPERIMPOSE SAFETY PROCEDURES OVER OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES, OR TRY TO SEGREGATE THE SAFETY FUNCTION FROM OTHER OPERATIONAL AREAS.  TO REALIZE A FULL MEASURE OF ACCIDENT PREVENTION EFFECTIVENESS, THE TOTAL SAFETY ETHIC MUST BE INCORPORATED INTO THE JOB OR TASK AT HAND, AND MUST BECOME AN INTEGRAL PART OF THAT JOB. WE WANT THIS MESHING OF OPERATING PROCEDURES AND SAFETY AWARENESS TO BECOME SO INGRAINED IN EACH EMPLOYEE'S MIND THAT IT BECOMES HABITUAL IN THE EMPLOYEE'S DAILY OPERATIONS.

WE KNOW THAT DRIVERS WHO EXPERIENCE FEWER TRAFFIC VIOLATIONS ALSO HAVE FEWER ACCIDENTS.  WE ALSO KNOW THAT MERE COMPLIANCE WITH TRAFFIC LAWS DOES NOT NECESSARILY PROVIDE PROTECTION AGAINST ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES.  R&D AUTO TRANSPORT EXPECTS ITS DRIVERS TO GO FURTHER THAN IS LEGALLY REQUIRED IN DRIVING DEFENSIVELY AND CONDUCTING SAFE OPERATIONS.  A DRIVER WHO IS FULLY INFORMED ON WHAT CAUSES ACCIDENTS, WHO EXERCISES COMMON COURTESY WHEN DRIVING AND WHO, PRACTICES THE ART OF DEFENSIVE DRIVING IS WAY OUT FRONT WHEN IT COMES TO STAYING ACCIDENT FREE.