Driver Safety

Safety is the first responsibility of every Renzenberger employee. Each person will have the responsibility of performing his or her job in a safe and efficient manner.

  • Pre-employment Screening/Testing
  • MVR and Criminal Background Checks
    • Checks are conducted on a regular basis to ensure compliance with customer and company requirements.
  • Controlled Substance and Alcohol Testing
    • Pre-employment
    • Random

Driver Safety cont.

  • Post-accident
  • Return to duty
  • Reasonable suspicion
  • Driver Training
    • Defensive Driver Training based on Smith System concepts
      • Management team certified as Smith System Trainers.
    • Fatigue awareness
    • Operation Lifesaver
    • Classroom
    • Behind the wheel sessions
    • Follow up training is conducted at regular intervals
  • Hours of Service
    • Allows for more rest time than required under state or federal regulations
    • Real-time electronic monitoring ensures alert and compliant drivers
  • Inclement Weather Warnings
    • Weather information communicated to all drivers via the on-board messaging system
  • No-Backing Policy
  • Grade Crossing Policy
  • Track-Fouling Policy
  • Management
    • Ensure drivers are properly trained
    • Review drivers’ performance by conducting unannounced observation audit of our fleet and drivers.

Results – Our accident ratio are well below recognized transportation standards. We conduct an in depth review of all accidents and perform root cause analysis on accident information to determine what processes to change to reduce future accidents.