Drivers must stay in the cab at terminals

By the end of 2016 all truck drivers entering APM Terminals must remain within their trucks.

This company-wide project is designed to eliminate one of the top five-high risks areas in terminal operations that have led to injuries.

“Potential injuries related to drivers outside their trucks, caused by yard traffic, miscommunication and human error, can be eliminated by keeping drivers inside their trucks at all times when in our terminals. And that’s the procedure we intend to have in effect at all our facilities by the end of 2016,” said Jeff De Best, APM Terminals’ chief operating officer.