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Effectiveness of my job performance
I began working for US Transport Inc. in January 2009 as the Director of Human
Resources. I assumed the additional responsibilities of the Safety function in 2010. The
Owner/CEO determined that a full time safety manager was needed. In 2011 a Human
Resources Director was hired and I became the full time Safety Manager, (with a title of
the VP of Safety), reporting directly to the Owner/CEO.
The following activities reflect the favorable financial impact of the Safety functions’
contribution to the profits of US Transport Inc.
Claims
The “bottom line” for US Transport Inc.’s safety program is the number and severity of
claims, both vehicle and worker’s compensation. The goal for US Transport Inc. is to
have zero claims which translates to zero injuries to the employees and zero equipment
damage. Reviewing the activity for:
Vehicle claims:
Policy Year No. of Claims Costs
7/08-6/09 45 $417,740
7/09-6/10 26 $198,077
7/10-6/11 24 $713,787
7/11-6/12 21 $382,929
7/12-6/13 5 $251,594
7/13-3/14 5 $133,265
4/14-3/15 3 $98,901
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20
40
60
No. of claims
No. of claims
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The above data reflects significant improvement year-to-year in both the number of
incidents and the severity of the claims. The data reflects continued improved numbers
for three policy years.
The year 2012 is when I was designated as a full time safety manager. Prior to 2012 I
was responsible for the Human Resource function and Safety, which did not allow me to
focus 100% of my time to safe operations.
Management’s confidence in the safety program
The owner of US Transport Inc. has expressed confidence in the safety program in two
ways:
US Transport Inc. changed from a guaranteed insurance product to a captive
arrangement in 2012 due to confidence and actual experiences with the safety
program. A captive insurance program provides for a potential dividend if the
claims are favorable versus underwriting estimates. The safety department is no
longer an overhead to the company, but a profit contributor. The captive
arrangement reflects dividends as follows:
Policy Year Dividend Loss Ratio
7/08-6/09 not applicable 127.7%
7/09-6/10 not applicable 68.2%
7/10-6/11 not applicable 187.8%
7/11-6/12 not applicable 134.9%
7/12-6/13 $178,000 58.0%
7/13-3/14 $276,400 26.0%
4/14-3/15 $374,000 19.4%
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The owner of US Transport Inc. was comfortable with the safety program and it’s
potential that the deductible was doubled in 4/1/2014. The recent lower claims
costs illustrate a savings of premium with a higher deductible.
Insurance rate per mile
The insurance rate per 100 miles for the trucks has steadily decreased year-to-year which
reflects the lower claims costs translated to lower insurance premiums per truck. US
Transport Inc. has increased the number of company trucks year-to-year from a low of 90
units in 2012-2013, to a current level of 150 trucks for 2014-2015. The data is as
follows:
Policy Year No. of Trucks Rate per 100 miles/truck
7/12-6/13 90 $3.27
7/13-3/14 135 $3.30
4/14-3/15 150 $2.97
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50
100
150
200
7/12-6/13 7/13-3/14 4/14-3/15
No. of Trucks
No. of Trucks
Workers’ compensation OSHA injuries and illness case rate
The OSHA injuries and illness case rate has decreased year-to-year reflecting emphasis
on 3-point contact; awareness of slips, trips and falls and the use of traction devices;
lifting exercises; and wearing proper personal protection equipment. The data is as
follows:
Policy Year Case Rate
7/09-6/10 7.14
7/10-6/11 6.50
7/11-6/12 14.17
7/12-6/13 5.28
7/13-3/14 5.57
4/14-3/15 3.78
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CSA score for Hours-of-Service
A principal reason that US Transport Inc. installed electronic logs in trucks was to
decrease the CSA score for Hours-of-Service. The citations received for hours-of-
service reflected 65% due to form and manner violations, (addition errors, missing data,
logs not signed, incomplete logs, 7 days of logs not maintained). Using an electronic
device removes the form and manner violations. I was responsible for:
Presenting the benefits of using electronic on-board equipment to
management and the owner.
Advising the owner and senior management of a comparison study of the
different vendors’ benefits, reference reviews, and costs, assisting in a
decision.
Planning the installation and training.
Monitoring the installation.
Preparing the process documents for drivers and managers.
Monitoring and reporting to management the daily features of the program
(speeding, hard braking, equipment failure, hours-of-service violations).
Upgrading the systems from keyboard technology to touch screen systems.
The CSA scores improved as follows:
Period Value Threshold
March 2013 76.6% 60%
June 2013 84.1% 60%
September 2013 79.2% 60%
December 2013 73.5% 60%
March 2014 65.1% 60%
June 2014 54.1% 60%
September 2014 67.0% 60%
December 2014 62.0% 60%
March 2015 52.0% 60% (currently satisfactory)
The actual score is currently satisfactory due to using electronic logs, educating drivers of
the importance of legal logs, and continual review and supervision of the process.
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Cameras
I was responsible for US Transport Inc. installing cameras in the tractors, service trucks,
and management vehicles at the end of 2014. It is documented that 80% of accidents
involving a commercial vehicle the CDL driver is accused of fault. After all of the
evidenced is presented, the CDL driver is at fault 21% of the time. The cameras will
assist US Transport Inc. in defending the CDL driver from erroneous claims. The
cameras are changing the driver’s behavior with: slowing down when turning; using seat
belts; not using hand-held phones or devices; and increasing their following distance.
The cameras have reduced claims when evidence reflects the fault of the other driver.
To-date, for 2015, one claim has been denied of approximately $5,000.00 in costs.
Subrogation
Insurance subrogation is handled by me. Doing subrogation in-house increases the funds
received by 30%, (the charge from the TPA for subrogating claims). In excess of
$375,000 was received in 2014 for two claims, producing a savings of $112,500.
Contaminations and spills
Controlling product contaminations and spills is my responsibility to train and monitor
driver activity.
Year No. of Incidents Cost
2013 13 $12,016
2014 6 $208
2015 to-date 1 none
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No. of Incidents
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Incidents
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Costs
Costs
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