CONTEST RULES AND PROCEDURES
The Competitive Safety Contest is open to all for-hire tank truck carrier members and tank truck private fleet members of NTTC and in good standing with the association. Carriers and private fleets compete in floating mileage class categories of relative size. The Competitive Safety Contest portion is conducted in two rounds to determine the safest tank truck for-hire carrier or private fleet. In round one, three awards (Grand, Honor, and Merit) will recognize each for-hire carrier and private fleet in their respective mileage class. Round two will determine the North American Champion in three divisions; the Harvison Division (over 15 million miles), the Sutherland Division (under 15 million miles), and Private fleets. Each division will have five mileage classes that are evenly distributed based on the number of participating companies.
IMPORTANT: All company specific information MUST be redacted from the contest form and any supporting documents. Materials which include (but are not limited to) names, company logos, images, contact information, and promotional material are subject to removal from consideration.
COMPETITIVE SAFETY CONTEST - ROUND TWO
Round two focuses on nine areas within the carrier or private fleet’s organization:
Section 1: Driver Qualification (Weighting X 2)
Section 2: Driver Training (Weighting X 5)
Section 3: Driver Management (Weighting X 5)
Section 4: Worker Safety Program (Weighting X 5)
Section 5: Accident/Incident Response (Weighting X 3)
Section 6: Safety and Training Organization (Weighting X 4)
Section 7: Vehicle & Tank Inspection (Weighting X 4)
Section 8: Vehicle & Tank Maintenance (Weighting X 4)
Section 9: Industry Engagement (no additional weighting)
Each section (excluding Section 9) has maximum awarded points of 10, multiplied by the weighting listed for each section above. Maximum score earned is 333 points.
In the instance that a tie would occur in either division, the tie breaker will be the for-hire carrier or private fleet with the lowest Recordable Accident Frequency based on recordable accidents per million miles (as listed in the FMCSA register).
The entire form must be completed to be considered for the NTTC North American Safety Champion.
JUDGING
The Competitive Safety Contest, to determine the for-hire carrier or private fleet North American Safety Champions, is judged by external resources from transportation industry organizations, government agencies, and U.S. based law enforcement.
All company specific information must redacted from the submitted contest form. Unredacted information submitted for this contest (inclusion of company logos, images, promotional material, names, e-mail addresses, contact information, and any other identifiable information) cannot be accepted. Carriers and private fleets must provide supporting documentation upon request.
AWARDS
All 2023 Competitive Safety Contest Grand Award winners will receive awards and be recognized at NTTC’s Annual Conference & Exhibits in Las Vegas, May 2024 during the Annual Safety Award banquet. The North American Safety Contest Champions (Harvison Division, Sutherland Division, and Private Fleet Division Winners) will be announced at NTTC’s Annual Conference & Exhibits in Las Vegas, May 2024 during the Annual Safety Award banquet.
PLEASE NOTE: CONTEST forms must be verified for accuracy by the executive in charge of safety and by the carrier CEO.
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