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