Drivers Denied Safe Shelter by 3PL

Drivers Denied Safe Shelter by 3PL

Drivers Denied Safe Shelter by 3PL

Several Truck Drivers countrywide have become very angry over the treatment of fellow truckers whom were not permitted inside a Cincinnati, OH facility maintained by Excel Transportation. On October 26, 2010, storm sirens sounded as wind gusts topped 81 miles per hour, leaving truck drivers without cover from the 100-year storm. Company spokes people from Excel Transportation and J.M. Smucker Company has assured drivers and also freight companies they will both do much more to give protection to drivers as well as personnel anytime extreme weather conditions threatens the basic safety of professionals at or around a facility.

A Wisconsin-based driver named Duane Soderstrom was initially not permitted safe access into the J.M. Smucker Company owned storage facility during the tornado sirens. A security guard refused Mr. Soderstrom entrance and also demanded he return to his truck until the severe weather was over and that Mr. Soderstrom would be advised once he was permitted to enter the premises once once more.

Maribeth Baderstcher, Executive for the J.M. Smucker Company conveyed her extraordinary dissatisfaction for the method in which truck drivers had been treated at the facility and also assured the public that future procedures would promote basic safety of all personnel for future instances. Ms. Baderstcher went on to mention that the actual safety expectations for individuals while on the J.M. Smucker property was certainly not attained and identified the significance of encouraging a safe area for all, through not only extreme weather but all occasions in which a person's well-being is compromised.

Almost all parties involved in this potentially dangerous circumstance in Cincinnati appear to agree to partial responsibility. The Lease-Operator of the facility (Excel Transportation) has determined mis-communication as a major cause of the circumstance stating that the contracted security company appeared to be merely performing duties to the written requirements of the agreement rather than taking common-sense into consideration while making important safety judgments. Lynn Andersen, Vice President of Communications apologized to the truckers for the procedures implemented, and the risk these types of procedures may have prompted to the basic safety and wellness of all involved.

The two organizations have made programs to extend their apologies directly to the drivers. The tactical error as determined by Ms. Andersen was that safety procedures for personnel during emergency situations were not extended to all people on-site at the moment, but instead simply staff and personnel of Excel and or J.M. Smucker Corporation. Ms. Andersen reassured truck drivers in which all security personnel and facilities management would extend emergency processes to protect all personnel, individuals, and drivers on premises during emergency situations and disasters.

Regardless of the action taken by management, the Fruit company left drivers with a bad taste in their mouths. Mr. Soderstrom mentioned this event topped any undesirable treatment he has experienced in more than 25 years on the road. He was extremely thankful that a tornado did not indeed touch down near the facility and that no one was hurt during adverse conditions. Mr. Soderstrom feared what could have happened to the stranded drivers had conditions worsened and even now stays bitter at the shortage of regard for the stranded truckers.

The events of October 26, 2010 should serve as a good reminder to all of us in the community that we as fellow inhabitants of earth need to reach out a hand to those in need. This event reminds us that we must apply common sense when interpreting procedures as well as continue to keep in mind the safety of others in the course of all emergency situations.

By Brad Hollister

Freight Access, Inc.

Full Article Here: http://blog.freightaccess.com/2010/11/truck-drivers-safety-engangered-during-tornado-by-corporate-supply-chain-red-tape/

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