With roughly two million 40-ton tractor-trailers crisscrossing North America’s highways each day, the potential for danger—and damage—is great. Yet we rely on trucks to move almost 80% of the goods we need daily.
Schneider National, a provider of truckload, logistics, and intermodal services, works hard to keep roads safe while making effective supply chain management possible every day. To recognize this commitment and expertise, two of Schneider’s senior safety leaders recently received national acclaim for demonstrating excellence in their field.
Tom DiSalvi, Schneider’s director of safety and loss prevention, received the National Safety Professional Award of Excellence from the American Trucking Associations’ Safety Management Council. Each year, this award is presented to individuals who have dedicated their careers to safety and excelled in implementing safety policies, procedures, plans, and programs; monitoring their progress; and managing safety training.
“Tom DiSalvi epitomizes why this award was created,” said Susan Chandler, executive director of the Safety Management Council of American Trucking Associations. “With two decades of safety-related experience, he has proven himself to be a tireless advocate of safety, never shy about seeking out, analyzing, and adopting new technologies and programs to reduce accidents and injuries. Because he is often one of the ‘first on the block’ to test the latest and greatest, he is an expert on a number of technologies, data records, and health and wellness. He is a true resource and friend of the industry.”
In addition, Don Osterberg, Schneider’s senior vice-president of safety, security, and driver training, was invited to join the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. Established in 2006, the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee is charged with providing information, advice, and recommendations to the FMCSA.