Safety
United Vision Logistics
Industry Leading Safety & Sustainability
Safety is a defining part of our company culture, taking daily precedence in how we think, act and execute tasks in our personal and professional lives.
We are committed to providing our employees and contractors with a safe and healthy working environment. Our personnel sign an annual personal safety contract and participate in continual safety training. Our state-of-the-art information services allow us to provide integrated fleet management with regulatory and incident tracking, and our hazmat-certified transportation solutions are supported by a team of safety professionals.
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Driver Incentives
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Bonus program for multiple clean roadside inspections.
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Double bonus for clean HazMat roadside
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Points awarded for meeting all quarterly safety requirements; safety meeting attendance, quality on-line training, zero preventable incidents. Points equal dollars drivers can spend on what they want to buy through provider of program.
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Extra Pay for HazMat Loads
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Training
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All drivers complete New Driver Orientation
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Required HazMat Training 2 years instead of 3 year federal requirements.
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Defensive Driving Training required every year.
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On-line quarterly and remedial training.
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CSA Compliant
Compliance, Safety & Accountability Compliant (CSA)
Our drivers are best-in-class, meeting CDL license requirements and upholding safe driving records. Each of our drivers also has verifiable employment histories and experience and undergoes drug testing, medical examinations, and a criminal background check.
In addition to ongoing preventative maintenance, our vehicles receive biannual DOT maintenance inspections from an approved, independent and qualified vendor.
We are committed to continually improving our safety offerings with a focus on the CSA safety improvement categories.
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Safety Communications
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Monthly Safety meetings conducted by senior management; company wide attendance in person, phone, or online.
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Weekly Terminal Update communicates Safety Alerts, Learnings from incident investigations, regional issues, specific customer requirements, directly to terminals.
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24/7 locally manned Driver Assistance Line; Stop Work, Incident reporting, questions, concerns, road conditions, etc.
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IVMS
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Real time position tracking
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Electronic Hours of Service tracking
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Forward facing dashcam; driver capture button, remote on demand footage retrieval
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Harsh event immediate notification
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Safety & Training
DOT, OSHA, and customer specific
Investigates all incidents/injuries
stop works, near misses.
Equipment inspections
Manages driver accountability
Conducts Driver Safety Meetings
Compliance
New driver on-boarding
equipment leases
Hours of Service compliance
auditing
Driver & equipment compliant
monitoring
Managed UVL Drug & Alcohol Program
Risk Control
Incident response
Assists with incidents/injuries,
stop works, near miss
investigations
Equipment/cargo insurance and claims
Litigation liaison