Those who drive for a living are at increased risk for accidents and job-related injuries. These safety tips from some who drive for a job can help keep you safe.

1. Staying Safe When Driving
Is Part Of Your Job
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2. Delivery jobs in the age of online commerce:
Continued growth of online shopping is putting a lot more delivery
trucks on America’s highways and city streets. For Amazon alone,
20 different delivery companies currently share the duties of
shipping 600 million packages a year, with FedEx, USPS, and UPS
moving the most, according to Business Insider.

3. Delivery drivers’ boot camp:
UPS employs approximately 60,000
drivers who log almost 900 million
miles every year. The average FedEx
driver covers 160 miles per day. Both
companies put drivers through
extensive training and safety courses
before putting them on the street.
Anyone whose job involves operating a
motor vehicle for much of the day
would be wise to heed these safety
tips from UPS training manuals and
top-rated UPS drivers.

4. Limit driving in reverse:
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Unless they are backing
into a loading dock, UPS
drivers are trained to
avoid backing up.
Traveling in reverse
increases the likelihood
that a driver will hit
something or someone.

5. Start with proper rest:
Safe driving starts at home
and begins with proper rest.
According to a report from
the AAA Foundation for
Traffic Safety, drivers who
sleep five or six hours in a
24-hour period are twice as
likely to crash as drivers
who get seven or more
hours of sleep.

6. Pull over if you need to
read a text message:
“If you take your eyes off
what's happening ahead, you'll
be on top of that car in a
fraction of a second and
slamming on your brakes,”
says Tom Camp, the longest-
serving member of the UPS
Circle of Honor. Circle of
Honor members have logged
25 or more years behind the
wheel without an accident.

7. The more you are on the road, the greater the chance you will be
involved in an injury accident. If you are injured while driving on the
job, you should be able to recover workers’ compensation benefits no
matter who was at fault.
The Law Offices of Gallner & Pattermann, P.C., in Council Bluffs, Iowa
is prepared to help you recover the workers’ compensation benefits
you deserve.
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