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IDFA applauds passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

The act addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials and rail programs of the Department of Transportation.
November 8, 2021

Michael Dykes, D.V.M., president and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-based International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA), released the following statement on Nov. 8 regarding the Congressional passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act:


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Don Wilson

Fleet safety is a management function, not a supervisory one

Don’t push off fleet safety and regulatory compliance to a department head or supervisor. These areas can make or break your business. So put a senior manager in charge.
Don Wilson
August 17, 2012
Responsibility for fleet safety and regulatory compliance can be one of the toughest jobs in a dairy or ice cream company. It’s often not viewed as an important component in making a company successful or profitable. It is quite common to see these functions as second-tier management functions that are handled at the supervisor level.
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Don Wilson

Riding shotgun, from afar

You can’t ride along in every truck. But information systems allow you to monitor the operation of every engine and refrigerated unit, and every driver’s actions.
Don Wilson
May 15, 2012
Wikipedia defines “telematics” as “any integrated use of telecommunications and informatics, also known as ICT (information and communications technology).” Today, I would add “command and control” to that as well.
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