National Tank Truck Carriers Grand Award Winners: 2006 & 2007
Safety:
We at Elliott Truck Line, consider the
safety of our employees, customers and general public to
be first and foremost, whether it be on the highway or in our customers
facilities. Our people are highly trained in every aspect of their job,
with safety and service given the highest priority.
Training:
After he/she has been
screened and selected for employment as a driver for Elliott Truck Line,
he/she will receive two days of orientation, training and
testing at our office in Vinita, Oklahoma.
This training
consists of: Watching DVD's (subjects ranging from Hours
of Service to Handling, Loading and Transportation of Hazardous Materials),
reading various publications and Company manuals, testing in Hazmat
and logs, also one hour of Drug and Alcohol abuse counseling.
We are in full
compliance with the U.S. DOT Drug/Alcohol testing regulations.
All our drivers are subject to Pre-employment, Random, Probable Cause,
and Post Accident drug screens.
After our new-hires
complete their orientation, they spend at least a week running with
one of our driver trainers. During this week, they will be instructed
in the handling, loading, and unloading of hazardous materials and any
other products we haul. They will get familiar with procedures
of the various plants at which we load and unload. They also learn
to properly fill out their paper work as well as checking to see if
Bills-of-lading and Waste Manifests are properly filled out before accepting
the load.
If after a weeks training,
the trainer thinks our new driver is ready; he/she is assigned a tractor
and begins to work solo. Our dispatcher will closely monitor his/her
progress for ninety days (probation period).
All of our drivers
carry the required safety equipment for the handling of hazardous materials.
They are also knowledgeable of all regulations pertaining to Hazmat
and Truck Transportation over our nations highways.
We recognize our drivers each year with
safe driving awards. Currently we recognize each consecutive year
of safe driving (without a preventable accident), with patches and pins.
We also keep track of safe driving miles. Drivers will receive
awards for 500,000 , 750,000 One Million and Two Million "Safe Driving Miles"
in conjunction with their "Consecutive Years of Safe Driving"
awards. These mileage awards consist of Patches, Pins, and Belt
Buckles. The Million Mile awards also has a solid oak Wall Plaque
with an engraved Bronze Plate. When a driver is awarded a "One Million
or Two Million" award his/her name, along with our company name is placed in
the ATA Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C. We also give a "Driver
of the Year" award through our insurance company.
No Rider Policy:
Elliott Truck Line, Inc. has adopted a
No Tolerance policy toward non-authorized passengers in our trucks.
Speed Restrictions:
Elliott Truck Line, Inc. set restrictions
for all trucks of a maximum speed of 72 MPH. Trucks are checked
randomly for tampering.