October is Safety Month
Wow, October is a busy month for safety! This month celebrates the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week™ and it’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month, too! This year’s National Fire Protection Association campaign is “Fire won’t wait. Plan your escape.™” That’s a good reminder for me to check my apartment building’s fire escape routes and make sure my neighbors do, too!
For Moving & Storage operators, have detailed escape plans for each of your buildings that are clearly posted and reviewed regularly with your employees.
For drivers, if a fire breaks out in your truck, remove yourself from the danger immediately. If safe to do so, move the truck into an open area, away from buildings, trees, vehicles, or anything else that may catch fire. Then call 911 to report the fire and your location. Here are some additional tips for different scenarios:
- If the fire is in the engine compartment, turn off the engine immediately.
- Disconnect the trailer from the truck if you can do so safely.
- Use a fire extinguisher on the source of the fire. Use the PASS method: Pull the pin, Aim at the base of the fire, Squeeze the trigger, and Spray the base of the fire.
- Fire needs oxygen. If it’s in the cab or trailer, keep the doors shut. If it’s in the engine, attempt to extinguish from the louvers, radiator, or underside of the truck.
- If your extinguisher is empty or ineffective, try using available dirt or sand to smother the fire.
The theme for this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month is See Yourself in Cyber. I’m not sure boxes live in CyberSpace, but I’ll play along!
So what can we all do to safely navigate the shark-infested waters of the world of cyber?
The National Cybersecurity Alliance suggests these behaviors:
- Enabling multi-factor authentication
- Using strong passwords and a password manager
- Updating software
- Recognizing and reporting phishing
Latest Industry News
Commercial Truck Fire Safety
Any accident can be financially devastating for a company and driver, but truck fires are especially catastrophic. What may start as a small fire can easily turn into an uncontrollable inferno in minutes, engulfing both the cab and the trailer. This can lead to a loss of both the vehicle and the goods that were being hauled.
Why Do Truckers Need to Care About Cybersecurity?
Cybersecurity is a rising threat across all industries. Trucking may not seem like the most technologically advanced sector, so many truckers may feel like cybercrime isn’t a relevant risk for them.
NMFTA Opens Digital Solutions Conference on Cybersecurity to Entire Trucking Industry
The National Motor Freight Traffic Association (NMFTA) has announced that its annual Digital Solutions Conference on Cybersecurity, once limited to the LTL industry, will now open to the entire trucking industry.
Elections don’t change truck safety
November may change some of our elected officials. One thing the elections won’t change, though, is safety. Maintaining safety on our roadways remains a priority for both parties. The list of basics for both sides of the aisle includes: proper maintenance, safe driving practices, driver qualification, drug testing, and current credentials.
FIRE EXTINGUISHERS:
Know How & When to Use Them
CYBER RISK:
Trucking & Transportation
Mover’s Choice and Move for Hunger Renew Partnership
Mover’s Choice, a specialty moving and storage insurance program, and Move For Hunger, a national hunger relief non-profit organization, have renewed their partnership which will help to provide more than 25,000 meals to communities in need.
Since partnering with Move For Hunger in 2019 and they have helped to provide over 88,000 meals to those in need through their continued partnership with Move For Hunger. So far in 2022, Move For Hunger has transported over 3 million pounds of donated food to food banks across North America.
