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The Fuel to Find a Way Home

An article in my local newspaper The Ledger was brought to my attention. A truck driver for Publix, a regional grocer, had set a safety record. 36 years! More than 3 million miles! No accidents. As someone who has had multiple accidents driving (when you see me sometime, I can tell you stories), that kind […]

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Being Lean Contributes to Improved Safety

Eddie Stokes of Butner wrote me back about my safety note from Tuesday. He thinks our May safety results have more to them than just us paying attention to new guys as they come in the plant. “I truly believe that lean is having a major impact on safety. Through the last several months of […]

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A Renewed Commitment to Safety

I have a confession to make. A couple of years ago, I wrote in one of these notes that I was going to make my effort towards safety be slowing down on my driving. So far, so good. No tickets. But, after a good, long road without attracting “blue lights,” I have been pulled over […]

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