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Putting the “Hi” in Hiring

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We’re Hiring! Nothing says company growth quite like a HELP WANTED sign. And sometimes, taking your message right to the streets is the best way to get word out there. Enter the humble truck magnet…

To help increase the number of job applicants who have a clean driving record, Carolyn Bell is sending out samples of magnetic signs you can use on your vehicles. The magnets let people who see our vehicles on the road know that we are “on the grow” and encourage potential job applicants to visit the 1-800-SWEEPER jobs web page. On that page, pre-applicants can check out our Night Sweeper and Day Sweeper orientation videos and even communicate with us.

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BMPs For Cleaning Porous Pavement

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To provide our Partner companies with some background on permeable pavement and a Best Management Practice (BMP) checklist for the care and maintenance of pervious pavement areas, we requested assistance from 1-800-SWEEPER Board Member, Gerry Kesselring. Gerry previously participated in a day-long workshop/conference along with Ohio Department of Natural Resources, National Ready Mix Concrete Association, Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute, and Flexible Pavements of Ohio.

The workshop provided an opportunity for material suppliers, construction inspectors, local agency employees and contractors involved in stormwater management (CPESC, CESSWI, CMS4S & CPSWQ) to learn recommended design, inspection and maintenance of permeable pavement as a part of long-lasting stormwater management pavement surfaces.

Permeable Pavement Background

Pervious paving, also called porous paving, gap-graded paving, permeable paving, or enhanced porosity paving, is increasingly being used as part of a stormwater management design to reduce stormwater runoff and replenish aquifers.

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Monthly Photo Contest – Show Off Your City and Sweepers

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Announcing a new opportunity for your sweeper truck operators to submit a photo of a truck and enter a monthly drawing for $100 worth of Amazon Gift cards!

We’re looking for ways to show off our Partner’s vehicles sporting the 1-800-SWEEPER phone number. We figured the perfect way to get some colorful pictures is to have sweeper operators take pictures and submit them directly through the website. Cell phone pictures are fine!

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Fleetio Webinar: Distracted Driver Research and Solutions

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In case you missed it, one of our Vendor Partners is hosting an educational webinar to give you insight and tools to improve fleet safety. Fleetio has teamed up with Matt Camden of the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) to present a webinar: “Improving Fleet Safety with Driver Monitoring Systems” this coming Wednesday, June 28 at 11:30-12:30 US Eastern Time.

Matt’s expertise is derived from his work at the Center for Truck and Bus Safety at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. Matt joined the institute in 2008 and is currently a Research Associate in the Behavioral Analysis and Applications group.

His research experience includes the design, implementation and evaluation of occupational safety and organizational improvement programs using behavior-based safety, organizational behavior management and human factors applications.

The free webinar is promoted by Fleetio as detailing in-depth distracted driving research which was conducted at VTTI. The webinar will offer information on how you can use groundbreaking technology to improve driver safety.

When: Wednesday, June 28 at 11:30-12:30 US Eastern Time

In this webinar, you will learn:

  • How to identify and address risky driver behaviors
  • Which risky behaviors are the most dangerous and how they can negatively impact your fleet
  • How driver monitoring systems can improve overall fleet safety
  • How to implement a driver monitoring program, get driver buy-in and measure effectiveness

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR

Even if you will not be able to attend the webinar in-person at the time offered, Fleetio encourages you to sign up anyway. They will we’ll email a link to the webinar recording following the event.

ABOUT FLEETIO: Fleetio helps control the chaos of fleet management with a complete system to automate your sweeper vehicle fleet operations. Their mobile capable system stores all pertinent information about your service vehicles – purchase or lease details, operating expenses, status history, driver assignments, important dates and more — all in one place.

The system allows you to set up reminder notifications for any preventive maintenance or other service task (e.g. oil change, PM-A, etc.) You can also link vehicles together to better manage associated assets.

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Road Friction Aggregate Application Creates Unique Specialized Cleanup Opportunity

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From portable water truck services and pavement striping to complete parking deck scrubbing equipment, multiple Partners in the 1-800-SWEEPER workforce have developed high value services and products that they now offer. It is important for fellow power sweeping contractors to take note and determine if there may be a niche in your market to provide additional service and income opportunities throughout the year or during what might otherwise be a slower season of the year.

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