Safety Commitment
Apply NowThe Sustainability of People and the Environment is our most important responsibility. Safety first is a commitment that Custom Commodities Transport has made to our Drivers, our Communities, our Customers, and the Public.
In addition to our ongoing safety program commitment and use of advanced safety technology, Custom Commodities Transport is a Partner in the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program. Through this program, we continually seek to improve our performance in the areas of Environmental Protection, Safety, Health, and Security.
We are the industry Benchmark, hiring the best Professional Drivers, providing comprehensive training on our EHS&S requirements, and setting industry standards. We equip our fleet with cutting-edge technology, such as collision avoidance, stability control, and wheel health sensors.
This combination of Benchmark-setting people, processes, tools, and services is our roadmap, helping us to live up to our Sustainability commitment and allowing us to deliver reliable service that exceeds expectations.
Safety
Safety is our first and last focus. It’s literally the final word in our our Mission Statement. We believe that Safety is our highest responsibility as Professional Drivers.
Commitment
Custom Commodities Transport has a foundational commitment to continually invest in the latest and most advanced equipment and technologies available.
Benchmark
We will be the BENCHMARK in Safety, maintaining a fleet of clean and precise equipment for the safety and protection of our People, our Families, our Communities, the Environment, and – always, our Customers.
It’s YOUR Health and Safety!
Responsible Care® and EHS&S Policy
Custom Commodities Transport is honored to be a Partner in the American Chemistry Council’s Responsible Care® program. We are committed to operating our business in accordance with the Guiding Principles of Responsible Care®.
Our utmost priority is the safety and security of our employees, our customer’s employees, the motoring public with whom we share the roads, and the communities in which we operate and through which we travel. Our operations at our terminals, at our customers, and on the road will be conducted in a way that protects people and the environment.
We will comply with regulatory requirements as well as with the obligations of the Responsible Care® program. Our Environment, Health, Safety, and Security (EHS&S) policies and procedures are integrated into a Responsible Care® Management System that includes a commitment to continual improvement. To help accomplish this, we have set EHS&S goals to drive performance improvements. We will review these regularly and take action as needed to keep us moving forward toward our goals.
We will strive to communicate openly with our employees and other stakeholders regarding our programs and objectives and will seek their Input to improve our EHS&S performance. We will not succeed in achieving a culture of Responsible Care® without the contributions and full participation of our employees.
As CEO of Custom Commodities Transport, I am dedicated to the implementation of Responsible Care® . I expect that every employee, including leadership, will demonstrate adherence to this Policy.
David L. Stevenson, President & CEO
- For more information and our Responsible Care Guiding Principles see our September 2021 BLOG POST.
Our Mission
We are committed to delivering unsurpassed transportation solutions for our customers. We will be the benchmark that customers and competitors use to establish new class standards in Service, Support, and Safety.
The L3Harris driving simulator is designed to help make roadways safer by delivering best-in-class, cost-effective, immersive training experiences to Drivers. This professional grade simulator measures new hires’ skill level, optimizes fleet and Driver performance to help us operate our equipment safely and efficiently, within compliance, all while minimizing risk to ourselves, our equipment, and the public.
“The main reason we use the simulator is Safety. For new hires, we use it as another tool and look at the person’s driving habits and if they have risky behaviors before allowing them to continue onto the official road test.” – Casey Driggers, Executive Vice President of Safety
The benefit of the Smith System of driving is increased safety. With an initial Smith System Certification, all of our recruits begin their job equipped with this proven system’s “Smith5Keys”. Overall Smith helps reduce accidents and incidents by optimizing the way you drive and increasing your awareness of what is happening on the road. At Custom Commodities Transport, we continually recertify, revisiting the training annually to help Drivers see, think, and act their way through various driving environments, challenges, and changes that exist regardless of where they travel or the equipment they operate. The Smith5Keys are designed to provide our Drivers with the knowledge and skills to create three important things while driving:
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- Space to maneuver their vehicle away from conflict
- Visibility to detect danger and the potential for conflict with another vehicle or fixed object early
- Time to react to volatile and complex driving environments
“All professions require continuing education training.” Says Casey Driggers. “Here at Custom, our Drivers are professional and also need continuing education.” Some of the benefits of using Infinit-I Online for our Driver training are: onboarding from anywhere on their device, ongoing quarterly assignments, and corrective action training (keeping all involved on the same page moving forward after an event).
Microlearning videos provide short bursts of information that make completing and retaining the materials easier. Our training videos average 5-8 minutes, and we can track the fleet’s training successes. Being able to pick from thousands of driving topics and assign specific video-driven training to a Driver, a groups, or the entire fleet is convenient and easy. “The ability to take the training 24/7/365 from anywhere in the country has been a game-changer!” says Jordan Shipp, Executive Vice President of Operations
