The Smith System & Risk
Insurance & Benefits
Hours of Service & Cameras
Load Securement
Potpourri
100
The acronym we teach to help remember the Five Keys.

What is All Good Kids Like Milk (or Money)?

100

The number of years since PGT last increased the cost of health insurance for its employees.

What is nine years?

100

11 hours

How many hours can you drive in a single 14 hour window?

100

Choker chains

What is required on slit coils, that isn't required on master coils?

100
The number of pop-quiz questions Dave McKolosky has answered incorrectly through Thursday of this week.

What is 2?

200

The number of slips, trips, and falls reported in August.

What is 5?

200

5% match

What is the amount of free money PGT will match and contribute to your retirement?

If you aren't doing this, you really should consider it. Talk to Kathy.

200

The HOS provision that allows some drivers freedom to drive while off duty, so long as that driving does not further the commercial enterprise.

What is Personal Conveyance?

200

Two in the first 8', and one every 8' in between.

What are the load of length securement requirements?

200

80,000 pounds

What is the max legal weight for a CMV without a permit?

300

A driver who activates his turn signal then immediately changes lanes does not follow this Smith System Key

What is "Make Sure They See You."

300

PGT's Auto Liability deductable

What is $250,000?

300

Pulling a fuse, logging out of the ELD, and violating HOS

What are examples of illegal/unacceptable behavior regarding HOS & ELDs?

300

The number of coil racks to properly secure a 35,000 lb coil.

What is 4?

300

13' 6"

What is the max legal height for a CMV?

400

The term for an extremely large jury award that could put a trucking company out of business.

What is a nuclear verdict?

400

This program will pay you $250 to do simple things to be healthier

What is Motivate Me?

400

The number of full time staff PGT employs to monitor camera footage.

What is two?

400

A trip block, x chains, and a transverse strap

What securement is required for shotgun/eye forward coils?

400

This MLB player was incorrectly called as "safe" on a play at home plate in 1992

Who is Sid Bream?

500

This is the estimated Risk cost for September 2021.

What is $215,229.  Up from $88k  in Sept 2020, and also up from $166k in Aug 2021.

500
This is a policy for ICs that insurers work-related injuries.

What is Occ-Acc?

500

The smartphone app that integrates with the Netradyne dash cams and allows drivers to self coach.

What is Driveri?

500

On a lumber load, this number of stacks high require intermediate straps.

What is 3?

500

This is the wrong answer that McKolosky gave to the question "what is the max legal height of a loaded trailer"

What is 13'1"