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| The question comes down to whether the damage is preventable or non preventable. |
Today, I read an article in a trucking publication that discussed an accident, and laid out the case to 
question whether it could have been prevented. These types of articles are interesting because they tend to make you think of you own actions throughout your workday. When doing certain tasks repeatedly, it’s easy to develop bad habits through repetition. Often times, bad habits develop when we take shortcuts to increase productivity.
Later this afternoon, I had an appointment to take my trailer into the shop for repairs. It appears that the interior walls of the trailer are damaged due to repeated “accidents.” This begs the question… was this damage preventable? My trailer tends to get loaded/reloaded at the same dock location on a regular basis. It’s not often that I get to see the inside of the trailer without a load. Upon going over the repairs with the shop foreman, we 
determined that the trailer needs new scuff rails along with some additional repairs to the steel wall liners. In certain places, we noticed that there were large areas of damage to the liner. Once again, this begs the question… was this preventable? Don’t get me wrong, I don’t believe the fork lift operators are intentionally causing damage on purpose. However, I do think bad habits have formed as shortcuts have taken over. All the damage to my trailer has happened over time from shortcuts in the loading/unloading process. Whether it’s sliding multiple pallets into the trailer at one time, which wears out the flooring, or using the side walls as a guide, both are damaging.
It seems as though a case could be made for printing similar articles such as the ones I mentioned above. The question would be…preventable or non -preventable?
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| While at the dealer, I took the time to look at a replacement trailer in order to see what improvements have been made. This trailer has the same "snag free" interior as my dry van. I am planning on replacing my trailer in a few more years and hopefully these repairs should allow me to reach this goal . |