61: Updates from the Safety Department

A brand new episode of the Decker podcast is now available.

Patrice Fourtina (Director of Driver Development) and Rick George (Vice President of Safety) join host Darin Ladlie to talk about the Truck Driving Championships, the Roadcheck Inspection Blitz, and the new Lytx system we are installing in our trucks.

Decker Truck Line competed in the Iowa and the Montana TDC. The following Professional Drivers competed in Montana:

Roy Middlestead
Art Clubb
Lyle Turville
Donny Nealey
Ron Buck

The following Professional Drivers competed in Iowa:

Todd Ouverson
Tom Melton
Mike Graf
Mike Mertz
Felix Perez

Professional Drivers Lyle Turville and Dean Filmer are going to the National Truck Driving Championship in Indianapolis after placing 1st in their respective categories during their state Truck Driving Championships.

Lyle Turville earned 1st place in Sleeper Berth at the Montana TDC.
Dean Filmer earned 1st place in 5-Axle at the Iowa TDC.

Then, Lindy Batcheller (Driver Coach) joins Tammy O’Tool (Vice President of Administration) to go over a brand new Lytx FAQ page that was created to help drivers as we transition from SmartDrive to Lytx.

Lastly, Darin announces the May Drivers of the Month and talks about the Scorecard and Safety bonuses.

With a refreshing new format, our podcast is now monthly and will feature multiple segments per episode. Don’t worry – even with the new format, it will still sound familiar as we have brought back our host, Darin Ladlie!

As many of you know, Darin is now over the road full-time; and the schedule of a full time Professional Driver can sometimes be unpredictable. This gives the podcast a great opportunity to bring in guest hosts! We have already had offers from Drivers and members of our staff and we can’t wait to hear what they have to say in future episodes. If stepping in as a guest host interests you, please reach out to Kati Frahm at ext. 2206 or email [e-mail].

If hosting isn’t your thing and you’d rather be a guest on an upcoming episode, please let us know – we want to hear from everyone! We are also accepting topic suggestions and questions you would like answered on the podcast! Again, please send these to [e-mail] or call Kati at ext. 2206.

Stay tuned. We’re excited for you to hear what's happenin' Inside the Triangle.

WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!  If you have any topic suggestions or questions you want answered or discussed on an upcoming podcast, email them to [e-mail].  Or, you can create a voice memo on your smart phone and email it to [e-mail].