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Houston — AFC Transportation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the TBL Group, is now a two-time recipient of the National Safety Council’s “Our Driving Concern” Traffic Safety Award. AFC was also honored with the same award in 2014. Presented in partnership with the Texas Department of Transportation, the award recognizes employers who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the safety and well-being of their employees on and off the job in the area of traffic safety.
The 2016 honorees were selected through an application process that evaluated each company’s commitment to promoting safe driving behaviors among their employees. Employee education, training, and other activities centered on traffic safety were considered. While each of these employers has a commitment to traffic safety, the group is diverse in many ways. Applicants ranged from employers with as few as 100 employees to those with 2,000 and from nonprofits to municipal organizations.
Paul Gage (left), safety director at AFC Transportation with Mike Ezzell of the National Safety Council.
Paul Gage, safety director at AFC Transportation accepted the award on behalf of the organization and recognized the accolade as a team effort. “I am very pleased to receive this recognition and award from the National Safety Council on behalf of AFC Transportation and would like to give the credit and recognition where it is due—to the drivers and staff who have joined with us to create this “Safety Culture” within our company.”
Gage also stated that safety is a team effort, achieved by each employee coming together to demonstrate the right attitude and mindset to create a safe environment. AFC actively promotes a safety-first attitude within their corporate culture under their corporate initiative, “PEOPLE POWERED, SAFETY DRIVEN.” Gage believes the commitment to that ideal is present not only behind the wheel, but when dispatching, booking reservations, maintaining the fleet, and at home with AFC families and friends.
“Texas is a leader among states in many areas, but sadly it has the highest rate of fatal car crashes,” said Deborah A.P. Hersman, president and CEO of the National Safety Council. “These employers are working to protect their employees and reverse this trend. We are thrilled to recognize their work.”
“Many thanks to the National Safety Council for their commitment to safety in the state of Texas and nationwide,” said John Ferrari, CEO, TBL Group. “I’m also very grateful and proud of the AFC staff and congratulate Paul Gage and our team on a job well done!”
Visit afchouston.com for more information.
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Denver — Industry consultants Driving Results recently held a meeting for their Wheels in Motion owners group in Denver. Fourteen members group fanned out across downtown Denver to perform random acts of kindness upon the citizens of the city.
The group randomly showed up at a soup house, washed dishes, and worked the food line. Later, they came upon a lady who had locked herself out of her car and they helped her unlock it, and then paid for a young woman’s groceries when her debit card was declined while she and her young son purchased groceries. The group handed out flowers to people they passed, as well as Oreo cookies, bottles of water, and fresh fruit from the hotel lobby where the group stayed.
The random acts of kindness were part of a team building exercise intended to measure leadership, use of resources, creative thinking, and cash management as each team was given cash and expected to achieve maximum value with the money. Each interaction was documented in a video and presented later in a class setting. The real winners were the people of Denver who received a kind gesture from total strangers in the limousine industry.
Wheels in Motion meets four times a year in different cities for the purpose of learning, round table discussions, goal setting for the next quarter, and sharing creative ideas about problems, trends, and situations in the industry. The group also entered into a weight loss challenge and each member bet $100 they could lose the most weight by November. Members of the group did a weigh in during a site visit at Towne & Country Limousine of Denver and will be weighed in Orlando when the group meets again. The weight loss winner will get $1000 for their effort.
Visit drivingresults.org for more information.
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Henderson, Nev. — CALECHE USA recently announced a new convertible bus made custom for Silver Service Tours in Napa. Since launching their convertible buses earlier this year, CALECHE USA has seen many orders coming in from all across the United States.
“Our customers are looking for something unique to offer to their passengers and we build exactly that,” said Robin Verachtert, president of CALECHE USA. “With our latest creation for the Silver Service Tours in Sonoma, we really created something special unlike anything else in the transportation and tour industry. Vehicles like this are not just build on a production line, they are completely custom made by an extremely dedicated team.”
The model created for Silver Service is a 4x4 convertible Sprinter with fully a customized interior design and exterior options. The vehicle has the company’s signature convertible roof, allowing for panoramic transport all year long.
"The amount of heart and pride that our team puts into each and every build is what makes these buses so special,” said Dennis L. Shaffer, general manager of CALECHE USA.
CALECHE USA will be displaying their convertible busses at the Chauffeur Driven Show in Washington, D.C. on October 9-12.
Visit caleche-usa.com for more information.
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