Don, Bur, DHL Safe Suzie Coupling
| 19 October 2009
Don/Bur/DHL Safe Suzie Coupling. It's as easy as 1,2,3, says Biglorryblog! The Don-Bur Safe Suzie coupling which has been developed in association with DHL. What's it meant to do?
Stop drivers becoming 'fall guys' by removing any need to climb up onto the back of a tractor to couple up the suzies. Biglorryblog was impressed by it (I even had a go myself - which shows how easy it must be!). DHL will now make it standard kit on all their new dry freight trailers and are working with Don-Bur to develop a version for tankers and reefers too.
It's all part of the operator's accident reduction strategy which has recently recorded an impressive 40% year-on-year drop in its Lost Time Injury Frequency Rate for drivers - and it intends to reduce that by a further 30% this year, not least thanks to the Safer Suzie device, which has been given a resounding thumb's up by DHL's drivers.
Thanks to Richard Owens at Don-Bur and DHL's Dave Potter, Russell Clark and Keith Tress for yesterday's demonstration. Keep an eye out for the full report of it in a forthcoming edition of Commercial Motor.
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