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PLANNING FOR THE HOLIDAYS
We hope every Decker Professional Driver had a great Thanksgiving holiday, and if you were out on the road last Thursday, we appreciate your dedication and hard work. We are looking at three robust weeks of freight volumes before the Christmas holiday. We strongly encourage that you schedule any time off requests as early as possible with your Fleet Manager. There are 3 major reasons we ask for this information:
- We want to do right by YOU, so communicate your home-time expectations. This will help allow us to book directional freight to get you routed home.
- We want to do right by our CUSTOMERS. By understanding our working percentage of Drivers, we can better meet the shipping needs of our loyal customers.
We want momentum going into 2021. Your ability to help us schedule freight volumes accurately during the holidays will have a huge effect on 2021. Carriers that best service the customers in the holiday weeks always come out with the top lanes in the first quarter.
In short, please communicate upfront to us your plans so that we can book the freight volumes that support You and DTL. Thank you!
AN EXTRA THANK YOU
As in the past, Decker will pay you an extra $100 for the following holidays if you are out on the road/under a load – Christmas Day and/or New Year’s Day.
PLEASE KNOW WHERE YOUR ELD MANUAL IS AT ALL TIMES
In the last week, Law Enforcement issued DOT inspections with violations to three DTL Drivers for not being able to locate and provide their ELD Manual to the officer. For those Drivers who currently have the Omnitracs IVG System in their truck, the ELD Manual labeled, “OMNITRACS HOS DOT ELD DRIVER CAB CARD”, can be found in the back of the permit book. For those Drivers operating a truck equipped with the new Geotab/Transflo System, the ELD Manual labeled, “Transflo Telematics”, can be found in one of the pockets of the permit book (usually in the front of the permit book). Please be sure to check your permit book for the appropriate in-cab card. If you do not have one, please let your Fleet Manager know so a temporary copy can be provided until you can get to a terminal for a hard copy. Thank you.
Fleet Manager Appreciation Week!
For the past couple of months, your DTL Drivers and Communications Team have been working to find a way to show our gratitude to you. Your dedication and enthusiasm for your Drivers have not gone unnoticed and because of you, Decker Truck Line, Inc. truly lives up to our motto: “Driven to be the Best”!
We (your co-workers and Drivers) want to show our appreciation this week for all that you do for us. We have chosen to designate this week to YOU. October 19-23 is Fleet Manager Appreciation Week here at Decker Truck Line.
All week long we will be showcasing our Fleet Managers by sharing comments, stories and photos that we’ve gathered from your Drivers and Directors. Be sure to listen to this week’s podcast, dedicated to you — and maybe even watch for a special gift from us to you, too.
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Market Update
Freight volumes continue to remain strong across the board. Our customers are forecasting that August volumes may even be higher. In market conditions like this, safety and service must remain our top goals. Our on-time percentage is doing great because of you. On-time service gives us better leverage when negotiating rates, so THANK YOU AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK!
Stay Safe This Summer – Part 2
To add to last week’s note about the importance of staying hydrated in severe heat or high temps, you need to think of your equipment as well. Summer heat and OTR trucks don’t always mix well. Good pre-trips will help to eliminate downtime.
Keep yourself cool and hydrated as inside cab temperatures will increase quickly on hot days. All Decker trucks are equipped with a Thermoking APU that provides air conditioning. Also, the truck engine has the capability to idle if the ambient temperature is above 80 Degrees allowing the truck air conditioning to operate at Idle.
Truck components effected by heat include:
- Tires – under inflated tires increase the risk of blowout and downtime – do your pre-trips to avoid down time.
- Brakes – can run hotter; always use safe brake operation and use your jake brake.
- APU – will operate more to maintain temperature and battery charging.
- Batteries – don’t like excessive heat same as excessive cold.
- Oil and Coolant – make sure to check these fluids – all Decker trucks have extra fluids provided in the gray tub under the bunk.
- Engine Fan – will operate more while driving and if idling with A/C on – this is normal.
- Belts and hoses – pay attention to these during your pre-trip inspections.
Please stop at a Decker shop or contact Maintenance Support if any questions or issues.
Face Masks At Our Customer Locations And Vendors
There are a wide range of requirements out there when it comes to wearing face masks. Certain customers and vendors have suggested face coverings in the past and some are now requiring them upon entering their facilities or property. This may be enforced by each establishment, such as Love’s Travel Stops, or may just be required by the state or local policy, such as Pilot Flying J.
For your safety and the safety of others and in an attempt to slow the spread of COVID-19 please consider wearing a face covering when you are out in public and/or are in large crowds. If you choose not to personally wear a face mask, we do ask that you respect other’s opinion on this matter and most importantly abide by the requirements of our loyal customers and vendors. THANK YOU!
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