JUNE 11, 2021 - Miranda’s Update

TEAM SAFE TRUCKING –

ARE YOU INTERESTED IN BEING CONSIDERED FOR BEING TEAM SAFE TRUCKING’S NEXT PRESIDENT?

If so, please email [email protected]

NEW COURSE TO BE RELEASED AUGUST 2021:

Team Safe Trucking will be releasing (34 New Courses to Team Safe Trucking’s Driver Refresher Training Program on August 2021) These courses come from the required training curriculum outlined in the New Entry Level Driver Training regulation becoming effective on February 7, 2022. Although these training requirements have been identified for new CDL drivers, the information contained in these courses will be beneficial reminders for complying with FMCSA regulations, staying informed of what the FMCSA is expecting CDL drivers know and will assist the Forestry Transportation industry meet monthly training requirements, as well as keep safety at the focus of our operations.

The courses will be the following:

Basic Control Content:

Driver Orientation, Control Systems and Dashboards, Pre and Post Trip Inspections, Basic Control, Shifting and Operating Transmissions, Backing and Docking, Coupling and Uncoupling

Operating Procedures:

Visual Search, Communication, Distracted Driving, Speed Management, Space Management, Night Operation and Extreme Driving Conditions

Advanced Operating Practices:

Hazard Perception, Skid Control/Recovery, Jackknifing and Other Emergencies and Railway-Highway Grade Crossings

Vehicle Systems and Reporting Malfunctions:

Identification and Diagnosis of Malfunctions 1, 2 & 3, Roadside Inspections and Maintenance

Non-Driving Activities:

Introduction to Non-Driving Activities 1 & 2, Handling and Documenting Cargo, Environmental Compliance, Hours of Service Requirements, Fatigue and Wellness Awareness, Post-Crash Procedures, Whitleblower Coercion, Tip Planning and Medical Requirements

IN IT FOR THE LONG-HAUL ANNUAL MEETING

Team Safe Trucking’s in it for The Long-Haul Annual Meeting will take place on Wednesday, October 6th, 2021, from 1 – 5pm at The Coeur D’Alene Resort, 115 S. 2nd Street, Coeur D’Alene Idaho. The investment for attending the meeting will be $45.00. You can register online https://teamsafetrucking.com/events/team-safe-trucking-annual-meeting-2021/

Following the meeting Idaho Forest Group has sponsored a Happy Hour where there will be snacks and drinks provided from 5:00-7PM. Team Safe Trucking is excited about the topics that will be covered during the meeting as well as the diversity of speakers. For more information about the meeting visit teamsafetrucking.com. Below is the agenda for the meeting:

ANNUAL MEETING AGENDA

1:10 PM Antitrust – Sherry Halstead 1:20 PM Team Safe Trucking Progress Update 1:40 PM Associated Logging Contractors of Idaho – Bryan Graham 2:00 PM Lawyer – Bridgette M. Blitch (Virtual) 2:30 PM Idaho DOT – Shane Grady 3:00 PM Idaho Forest Group – Marie Price 3:20 PM Lawyer – Jerad Childress 3:40 PM Insurance Industry Update – Jimmie Locklear Forest Insurance Center

LOGGING ASSOCIATION REPORT

4:00 PM Montana Logging Association – Tim McEntire 4:30 PM Oregon Logger Association – Dave Boyd 5:00 PM Meeting Adjourn – Richard Schwab 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM Idaho Forest Group – Meet and Greet Networking Event

Thank you for being sponsors of the Team Safe Trucking in It For The Long Haul Annual Meeting:

Team Safe Trucking is looking for additional Sponsors for the In It for The Long Haul Annual Meeting Annual Meeting Sponsorship: Networking event $400 Annual Meeting Sponsor $1,000 Speaker Sponsor $2,500

TST 2021 VIRTUAL PRESENTATIONS:

Team Safe Trucking continues to hold monthly Virtual Live Online Trainings for the forestry transportation community. Those who attend these trainings will be able to add to discussion over covered topics and receive certificates of completion for each course covered during the training. These trainings can assist with providing forestry transportation monthly training requirements for those who may have challenges with completing courses online or through the app. Each training session includes training on how to download the TalentLMS app and complete future training using a smart device. These training sessions are a great stepping-stone for those who may be having a challenge knowing how to complete Team Safe Trucking training courses online and or through the app. To learn more go to this link: https://teamsafetrucking.com/tst-2021-virtual-presentations/

Team Safe Trucking offers a Team Safe Trucking weekly train-the-trainer course on Wednesdays from 10AM Eastern time to 1045AM to assist Educational Sponsors of the Driver Refresher Training Program and The State sponsors of the Entry Level Driver Theory Training Program. If you are interested in holding classroom trainings using Team Safe Trucking’s courses this class goes over how to hold a classroom training with or without internet access, administrative documentation, entering users, creating groups, managing classroom completions, and uploading administrative documentation. You can register for these trainings by going to the following link: https://teamsafetrucking.com/2021-tst- train-the-trainer-trainings/ here you will find a list of training dates and the links to be copied into your search bar for registering, as well as the documents that will be gone over during the training.

NOW AVAILABLE ON TEAMSAFETRUCKING.COM

There have been several updates done to the Team Safe Trucking website. You are now able to download brochures for Team Safe Trucking’s Driver Refresher Training Program https://teamsafetrucking.com/tst-driver-refresher-training-program-brochure/ and Entry Level Driver Training Program https://teamsafetrucking.com/entry-level-driver-theory- training-program-brochure/. You can now find Team Safe Trucking’s course catalogue for 2020-2021 https://teamsafetrucking.com/2020-2021-tst-course-catalogue/.

TEAM SAFE TRUCKING OUTREACH EFFORTS

The greatest challenge is reaching out to Forestry Transportation Drivers and Business Owners to make them aware of Team Safe Trucking and what Team Safe Trucking can assist them with accomplishing. • Providing a Fleet Safety Training Program – new employee training, monthly training, and remedial training requirements (OSHA and Insurance) • Providing courses to meet FMCSA – Entry Level Driver Training Requirements for Classroom/Theory training (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) • Documenting driver training records all in one spot from industry training providers including Team Safe Trucking, mills, insurance companies, logger associations and Master Logger Programs. (CEU’s, Insurance, Lawyers, OSHA, FMCSA) • Ability to upload safety courses for non-driver employees and track their training progress. • Ability to store employee records so that owners can always have access to records, no matter where they are (The landing zone, in the woods, at the office, getting parts, meetings etc.) • Ability to assign courses to individuals. • Ability to monitor individuals course completion progress. • Ability to see which courses individuals are spending the most time completing.

There has been an effort to connect with Forestry Transportation Business Owners and Drivers through State Master Logger Program lists, Logger Associations, Forestry Associations, Mills, Insurance Companies, Foresters, Colleges, Forestry Transportation Trainers to make Owners, Drivers, driver- trainers aware of the new FMCSA Entry Level Driver Training regulation and Team Safe Trucking’s Entry Level Driver Theory Training Program that can assist Forestry Transportation Businesses continue to train new drivers for the Forest Products Industry.

Team Safe Trucking has been reaching out to contacts by state, sharing Team Safe Trucking’s Driver Refresher Training Program Brochure, Entry Level Driver Theory Training Brochure and Team Safe Trucking’s Course Catalogue for 2020-2021. Making sure that the industry knows about Team Safe Trucking, Team Safe Trucking’s mission and what we are offering for forestry transportation training solutions.

ENTRY LEVEL DRIVER THEORY TRAINING PROGRAM – STATE SPONSORS

Team Safe Trucking is working with State’s on how to make connections with organizations and businesses to become Behind the Wheel Training Providers and Trainers in their state. Team Safe Trucking has a Sample Master Trip Sheet that was provided during a FMCSA Regulation meeting in Washington to track Behind the Wheel Training from Behind the Wheel Training Providers. Encouraging state associations to create lists of Behind the Wheel Training Providers and Trainers on their websites. There have been social media ads created for those states that have sponsored Team Safe Trucking’s Entry Level Driver Theory Training Program to create awareness about the New Entry Level Driver Training Regulation and that Team Safe Trucking is providing a solution for their state including the state’s Entry Level Driver Theory Training website address and group key. TST is a resource for these states to ensure that when Forestry Transportation Businesses, College, Community schools, Veteran Programs, Prison Programs and Economic Development Programs are interested in offering the Entry Level Driver Theory Training Program they know how to access the program, provide the program, monitor the program and provide reports on how the program is doing at their organization. Miranda works through the State Contact for the ELDT program. There are weekly work sessions for all Team Safe Trucking Sponsors on Wednesday 10AM to 1045AM. State Sponsors or Educational Sponsors can register for these weekly work sessions by clicking this link, identifying the work session date and copy the link for registering for that session. https://teamsafetrucking.com/2021-tst-train-the-trainer-trainings/

TEAM SAFE TRUCKING STATE ELDT SPONSORS: FLORIDA, MISSISSIPPI, MICHIGAN, NORTH CAROLINA, SOUTH CAROLINA, TENNESSEE & VIRGINIA

STATES NEEDING SPONSORS: ALABAMA, ALASKA, ARIZONA, ARKANSAS, CALIFORNIA, COLORADO, CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, GEORGIA, IDAHO, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, KANSAS, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MINNESOTA, MONTANA, NEBRASKA, NEVADA, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW MEXICO, NEW YORK, NORTH DAKOTA, OHIO, OKLAHOMA, OREGON, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, SOUTH DAKOTA, TEXAS, UTAH, WASHINGTON, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, WYOMING

TO DO LIST FOR FORESTRY INDUSTRY:

• Educate everyone about the new FMCSA Entry Level Driver Training regulation and it becoming effective on February 7, 2022 and what it means (people will need to complete training prior to sitting for CDL Exam). • TST is a (economic and efficient) solution for providing theory/classroom training. • There is a driver trainer shortage. We need to use our driver trainers for Behind The Wheel Training. We need to use online technology for the classroom theory training. • We need behind the wheel training providers. • We need behind the wheel trainers. • We need lists of both behind the wheel training providers and behind the wheel trainers for each state. • We need to have all the Forestry States sponsor the ELDT and Driver Refresher Training Program courses. • We need to market these programs to Forestry Transportation Business Owners and Drivers so they will use the programs. • We need to get the word out to training programs to add these programs that have been sponsored in States to the following. (Prison work release programs, economic developing training programs, Veteran training programs, Immigrant training programs, State Motor Transportation Associations, Forestry Transportation Businesses, Colleges, High Schools, Technical Schools. • Share these four points with the Forestry Industry: 1. ON FEBRUARY 7, 2022 THERE IS A NEW FMCSA REGULATION FOR ENTRY LEVEL DRIVER TRAINING. 2. AFTER FEB 7, 2020 YOU WILL NEED TO COMPLETE THEORY/CLASSROOM & BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING BEFORE SITTING FOR CDL EXAM. 3. THEORY/CLASSROOM TRAINING IS FREE & AVAILABLE ONLINE FOR STATES SPONSORING TEAM SAFE TRUCKINGS ENTRY LEVEL DRIVER THEORY TRAINING PROGRAM 4. FORESTRY TRANSPORTATION DRIVER TRAINERS NEED TO REGISTER IN AUGUST ON THE FMCSA TRAINING PROVIDER REGISTRY.

BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINERS/BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING PROVIDERS TO DO LIST: Review the FMCSA Entry Level Driver Training Regulation: Behind the Wheel Trainer Requirements, Behind The Wheel Training Provider Requirements and Behind The Wheel training requirements. https://teamsafetrucking.com/behind-the-wheel-training-in-the-united-states/ Review the state Licensing Requirement for Instructors https://teamsafetrucking.com/state-licensing- requirements-for-instructors/ AUGUST 2021 – Register your Behind The Wheel Trainers https://tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov/ AUGUST 2021 – Register your business as a Behind The Wheel Training Provider https://tpr.fmcsa.dot.gov/ Download the Sample Master Trip Sheet: https://teamsafetrucking.com/behind-the-wheel-training-in- the-united-states/

WHY INVEST IN A STATE TEAM SAFE TRUCKING AND ELDT AND DRIVER REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP?

$3,400 for TST ELDT STATE SPONSORSHIP - ECONOMIC SOLUTION TO PROVIDE THEORY/CLASSROOM TRAINING MATERIAL TO TRAIN NEW DRIVERS FOR THE INDUSTRY - BETTER USE OF TRAINER RESOURCES AT TRAINING FACILITIES TO PERFORM BEHIND THE WHEEL TRAINING REQUIREMENTS - ASSIST WITH THE SHORTAGE OF CDL TRAINERS IN UNITED STATES - COURSES CAN BE UPLOADED TO MEET STATE LAWS REGARDING CDL DRIVERS AND ADDED THEIR STATE ELDT PROGRAM - CAN BE SHARED WITH ALL TRAINING RESOURCES IN THE STATE (COLLEGES, TECHNICAL SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, CDL SCHOOLS, MOTOR TRANSPORTATION ASSOCIATIONS, VETERAN TRAINING PROGRAMS, IMMIGRANT TRAINING PROGRAMS, PRISON TRAINING PROGRAMS, FORESTRY TRANSPORTATION BUSINESSES, ASSOCIATIONS ETC.)

$500- $15,000 for TST DRIVER REFRESHER TRAINING PROGRAM SPONSORSHIP - BUSINESSES, ORGANIZATIONS & MASTER LOGGER PROGRAMS WILL BE ABLE TO UPLOAD THEIR OWN COURSES FOR INDIVIDUALS TO EARN CEUS ON TIME THAT WORKS FOR THEM DURING THE YEAR - MONITOR INDIVIDUALS PROGRESS AND RECEIVE CREDIT BASED ON ACTUAL TRAINING CREDIT HOURS - BUSINESSES WILL HAVE ALL THEIR TRAINING RECORDS AVAILABLE IN ONE PLACE (DOT AUDITS, FMCSA, OSHA, INSURANCE, LITIGATION)

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR STARTING FORESTRY TRAINSPORTATION TRAINING PROGRAMS IN YOUR STATE

FMCSA Grant Opportunities: https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/mission/grants https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/grants/cmv-operator-safety-training-grant/commercial-motor-vehicle- operator-safety-training-grant https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/grants/mcsap-basic-incentive-grant/motor-carrier-safety-assistance- program-mcsap-grant https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/grants/mcsap-high-priority-grant/motor-carrier-safety-assistance-program- mcsap-high-priority-grant

PRISON WORK RELEASE GRANT

• FY2021 Emerging Adults Reentry Initiative Grant Opportunity • Mass.govedocsfy21-emerging adults reentry initiative availability of grant funds agf download • Attachment_A_SFY21ApplicationTemplatePSNReentry Team Safe Trucking

Veterans Programs:

FRA VETS 101 Sep 2019 presentation – How to connect with Veterans seeking training

Immigrant to Citizenship Grant Opportunity https://www.uscis.gov/citizenship/civic-assimilation/learn-about-the-citizenship-and-assimilation-grant- program https://www.grantwatch.com/cat/28/refugee-immigrant-grants.html https://www.boundless.com/blog/uscis-will-provide-10m-in-grants-to-citizenship-prep-programs/

SFI GRANT DUE FEBRUARY 5th 2022 https://www.forests.org/sfi-community-grants-rfp-process/

TEAM SAFE TRUCKING TRAINING PLATFORM UPDATE:

Top Five Courses: Distracted Driving, Loading and Unloading, Clearances, COVID19 and Alcohol and Drugs Part 1

84 Education/State Sponsors 324 Groups/Businesses/Organizations using system to track training efforts. 14,832 Completed Courses 262 Team Safe Trucking Trainers

States using Team Safe Trucking training courses: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Wisconsin

TEAM SAFE TRUCKING PLEDGE TO DRIVE T-SHIRTS ARE BEING MAILED OUT FOR THOSE THAT COMPLETED THE DISTRACTED DRIVING COURSE IN APRIL 2021 & TEAM SAFE TRUCKING TRAINERS!

We are very appreciative of those that chose to complete the Distracted Driving course in April! Team Safe Trucking relies on Team Safe Trucking trainers to train Forestry Transportation Drivers and Business Owners across the United States. We are grateful to all those that participate on Team Safe Trucking’s Executive Committee, Board and Various Committees, as well as those that continue to support our mission and development of courses, sponsor State Entry Level Driver Theory Training Programs and the Team Safe Trucking Driver Refresher Training Program.

Team Safe Trucking would like to recognize those individuals that have completed between 28-34 Team Safe Trucking Courses:

User State Company Name Driver's License Issued Chris Barnes Georgia Gillis Bros. Inc. Michael Burke Washington Dilley & Soloman Logging Inc Adam Louisiana International Paper Chamberlin Glenn Dawson North cushmans Carolina James Edwards Texas Gen4 logging Jack Lofton Alabama ASR Transportation, LLC Lyle McVey Jr Pennsylvania McVeys Logging and Lumber Rick Meyer Virginia Forest Resources Association Quentin Alabama C & M Logging LLC Norwood Eric Norwood Alabama C & M Logging LLC BJ Padgett Georgia Gillis Brothers Curtis Reed Alabama ASR Transportation LLC Jeff Rogers Texas Rogers Lumber Company Brandt Ryan California Brandt Ryan Beverly Salard Louisiana Louisiana Logger Council Randy Sanders North Montgomery Logging Inc Carolina

James Virginia Charles A Wright Trucking Seamster Richard Shaw Texas Cunningham Wood Products Terry Smith Virginia Charles A Wright Trucking Rickey Tousha Texas R&L Trucking Timothy Washington Dilley & Soloman Logging Inc Warren Jeremy Yonce South Log Creek Timber / Felix Carolina Transport

JUNE SAFETY REMINDERS

JUNE is Defensive Driving Month. June is Defensive Driving Month: Take time to complete the following Team Safe Trucking Defensive Driving Courses available online at teamsafetrucking.com. It is easy just click online training, join a group (all of Team Safe Trucking Educational Sponsors have a group key, enter that group key) and complete the following courses: Passing and Being Passed, Following Distance, Entering and Exiting, Speed, Backing, Turns and Curves and Right-of-Way! Formed in 2015, TEAM Safe Trucking (TST) is a broad-based, non-profit volunteer group seeking to elevate the standard and performance of the American forest industry’s log trucking sector, which organizers believe is the most serious issue confronting the wood fiber supply chain.

TEAM SAFE TRUCKING ONLINE AUCTION – OCTOBER 3rd through OCTOBER 8th, 2021

Team Safe Trucking would like to recognize the following businesses and organizations who have contributed Online Auction Items, for Team Safe Trucking’s October Online Auction! American Logging Council – Individual membership to American Logging Council Value: Cambria Hotel – Wendy Farrand – Two Night Stay – St. Petersburg – Medeira Beach, Florida Scott Bishop – Forestry Transportation Artist – Donating Artwork of Forestry Trucks The Coeur d’Alene Resort – Chuck Shirley - Bed and Breakfast Package TJ Blackburn Syrup Works – Pat Cromer – Jelly, Preserves and Syrup packages

Team Safe Trucking New State Educational Sponsors: Virginia ELDT State Sponsors: (THAT’S FOUNDATION DONATION FROM TEAM SAFE TRUCKING) Greif, Virginia SIC Committee, Virginia Logger Association and Virginia Forestry Association Tennessee ELDT State Sponsors: Tennessee Forestry Association (THAT’S FOUNDATION GRANT)

Wishing you a Happy Retirement! Danny Dructor, Executive Director, American Loggers Council

Team Safe Trucking Executive Committee (6 years) Team Safe Trucking Fundraising Committee

Welcome to the Team:

Scott Dane: Executive Committee and Budget and Finance Committee New Executive Director of American Loggers Council

Jeff Jenkins: Team Safe Trucking Board Member and Education, Awareness, Programming and Awareness Committee Forest Resources Association: Appalachian Region Consultant

GRANTS AWARDED $14,000

THAT’S FOUNDATION $10,000 South Carolina SIC Grant Application $4,000

TEAM SAFE TRUCKING BELIEVES THEY HAVE FOUND AN IT COMPANY TO CONNECT TEAM SAFE TRUCKING’s TRAINING PLATFORM TO THE FMCSA TRAINING PROVIDER REGISTRY SITE!

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