Utilizing the Right Resources to Protect Your Business
Are you a small business owner that must deal with consistent transportation of your products? You always have concerns about the safety and reliability of your employees, your company as well as your products. It becomes a liability for you not to take precaution in transporting your company’s product. Nowadays, anything can happen on the road. According to IIHS.org, in the year 2016 there were 3,986 people who died in a large truck crash and 17 percent of those deaths were drunk occupants. The number of truck accidents continue to increase every single year. Business owners should utilize third parties and other resources to prevent these types of incidents from occurring. However, you cannot never truly prevent anything from happening, but you can take the necessary measures to protect the outcome of your business.
There are many advantages to utilizing third parties and or companies to help you ship your liquid products. For one, it prevents your business from being held liable in case of a major spill. In California there are many requirements and specific laws that companies must abide by when transporting certain types of liquids, especially wine. In addition, there are many violations that can occur if your company and or drivers are not following. According to Thebalance.com, your driver can receive 7 points on their driving record for any leaking/spilling/blowing and or falling cargo. It is critical that your company protects your driver from having to face any of these violations. In addition, you do not … READ MORE ...