Business World |
May 2015
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and they’re not loaded until they have on
the proper PPE (personal protective equip-
ment). It took a while but now word has
gotten out to our customers and any inde-
pendent trucks that are sent into our yards
to load or unload at the Port. They know
that if they don’t have the right equipment
they won’t get loaded. This is for their safety,
as well as that of our crews.”
“We also promote safety by holding quar-
terly Safety Lunches, providing a meal and
giving each employee a $100 safety bonus is
they have been safe for the entire quarter.”
Environmentally conscious, Rains ensures
that AllTrans Port Services retains its re-
spect and responsibility for the integrity of
the Port of Houston Turning Basin. From
internal policies such as ‘clean-up-as-you-
go’ and a commitment to recycling products
from scrap metal to wood and used oil, the
integrated team effort at AllTrans illustrates
the importance and impact that awareness
can have on the growth of a company.
“We have an excellent Maintenance Manag-
er who invaluably contributes tomaking sure
our shops are in top order environmentally,”
she said. “Our Environmental and Safety
Manager has been extremely helpful in get-
ting representatives together from the City
, the Port, the County and the Transit Au-
thority to accomplish several objectives such
as: adding a traffic light at the intersection
of Clinton Drive and Gate AA at the Port,
causing Clinton Drive to be reworked and
paved with new asphalt to help avoid truck
accidents, and to cause the Port of Houston
Gate AA entrance to be paved or concreted
due to the heavy truck traffic entering and
leaving this gate.”
“I have time and again been touched by the
