Transpro Burgener Director of Safety and Compliance Wins Prestigious Leadership Award
Dan Wheeler, Transpro Burgener’s Director of Safety and Compliance, has been awarded the Rodman C. Stewart Memorial Leadership Award. The award, which recognizes individuals in the ready mixed and aggregates industry that have made superior and substantial contributions to his or her company or to the industry’s efforts toward proactive, safe operating practices, is presented by the Colorado Ready Mixed Concreate Association and the Colorado Stone, Sand and Gravel Association. “It is an honor because…
Summer Driving Tips for Truck Drivers
As a driver, you’re know what life’s like out on the road no matter what the season. Winter brings icy roads that are tough to navigate, blizzards and bone-chilling temps, and the spring and fall months offer unpredictable driving conditions, at best. Now that we’re in the thick of the warm and sticky months doesn’t mean that life as a trucker is as easy as a piece of sweet, summer peach pie. In fact, some…
Military Veterans Love Transpro – Here’s Why
Trucking, much like the military, is not so much a job, as it is a lifestyle. It should be no surprise then, that many military veterans find rewarding careers in the trucking industry when they return to civilian life. Of the approximately 9 million veterans employed across the U.S. economy in 2019, 10.3 percent (about 926,000) were in occupations directly involving transportation. And no wonder! The skills and life experience of veterans are a great…
Mental Health Matters: Coping with COVID-19 as a Truck Driver
During the pandemic, about four in 10 adults in the U.S. reported symptoms of anxiety or depressive disorder, up from one in ten adults who reported these symptoms from January to June 2019. Meanwhile, a tracking poll suggested many adults are reporting specific negative impacts on their mental health and well-being, such as difficulty sleeping (36%), increases in alcohol or substance abuse (12%) and worsening chronic conditions (12%) due to worry and stress over COVID-19.…
Information About Executive Order D-2020-138 For Truckers
On July 16th, 2020 Colorado Governor Jared Polis passed executive order D-2020-138 mandating that masks need to be worn at all times when entering indoor public spaces and using non-personal transportation like busses, Ubers, & Lyfts. This executive order comes at the heels of the increasing number of novel coronavirus cases in the state of Colorado, according to these graphs created by the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. What Does This Executive Order…
5 Quick Tips to Achieve Healthy Sleep For Truckers
Safe driving is critical within our industry; after all, when you’re driving an 80,000-pound truck, it’s important to keep others safe on the road. However, this can be hampered by one of trucking’s biggest problems, sleep deprivation. The more fatigued you are, the chances of an accident happening increases. That is why healthy sleep for truckers is so important, but how do you accomplish this when you have deadlines to make and miles to travel?…