3PL Operated Warehouse Staff Denied Truckers Safe Shelter During Tornado
Many Truck Drivers across the country have become outraged over the treatment of fellow drivers who had been not allowed in a Cincinnati, OH storage facility monitored by Excel Transportation. On October 26, 2010, warning sirens sounded as winds topped eighty miles per hour, causing truckers without safety from the 100-year weather system. Company spokes people from Excel Transportation and J.M. Smucker Company has assured truck drivers and also freight companies they will both do more to be able to give protection to truckers as well as personnel anytime severe weather threatens the basic safety of professionals at or around a facility. A Wisconsin-based truck driver named Duane Soderstrom was in fact not allowed safe admittance into the J.M. Smucker Company owned storage facility during the tornado sirens. A security guard refused Mr. Soderstrom entrance and required he return to his tractor until the severe weather was over and that Mr. Soderstrom would be informed once he was permitted to enter the facility once again. Maribeth Baderstcher, Executive for the J.M. Smucker Company conveyed her overwhelming disappointment for the way which truck drivers were treated at the facility and also assured the public that future processes would certainly encourage basic safety of all personnel for future instances. Ms. Baderstcher went on to point out that the safety objectives for individuals while on the J.M. Smucker property was not really satisfied and recognized the significance of encouraging a safe climate for all, during not only severe conditions but all instances in which a person's basic safety is compromised. All of the parties involved in this potentially dangerous circumstance in Cincinnati appear to accept partial responsibility. The Lease-Operator of the facility (Excel Transportation) has discovered mis-communication as a leading cause of the circumstance stating that the contracted security team appeared to be merely executing assignments to the written requirements of the agreement rather than taking sound judgment into consideration while making critical safety judgements. Lynn Andersen, Executive of Communications apologized to the driver operators for the procedures enforced, and the risk these procedures may have prompted to the protection and wellness of all involved. Both companies have made plans to extend their apologies directly to the drivers. The tactical problem as determined by Ms. Andersen was that safety procedures for personnel during emergency situations were not extended to all people on-site at the time, but rather only workers and personnel of Excel and or J.M. Smucker Corporation. Ms. Andersen reassured truck drivers in which all security personnel and facilities management would extend emergency procedures to protect all personnel, people, and truck driver on property during emergency situations and disasters. Regardless of the action taken by management, the Fruit company left truck drivers with a bad taste in their mouths. Mr. Soderstrom pointed out this event topped any undesirable treatment he has experienced in more than 25 years on the road. He had been extremely thankful that a tornado did not indeed touch down near the facility and that no one was hurt in the course of adverse conditions. Mr. Soderstrom feared what could have transpired to the stranded truck drivers had circumstances worsened and even now continues to be bitter at the lack of regard for the stranded drivers. The events of October 26, 2010 ought to serve as a good reminder to all of us in the industry that all of us as fellow inhabitants of earth need to reach out a hand to those in need. This particular event reminds all of us that we must apply common sense when interpreting procedures and continue to keep in mind the safety of others in the course of all emergency situations. By Brad Hollister Full Article Here: http://blog.freightaccess.com/2010/11/truck-drivers-safety-engangered-during-tornado-by-corporate-supply-chain-red-tape/ |
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