CONTEST RULES AND PROCEDURES
The Competitive Safety Contest is open to all for-hire tank truck carrier members and tank truck private fleet members of NTTC and in good standing with the association. Carriers and private fleets compete in mileage class categories of relative size. The Competitive Safety Contest portion is conducted in two rounds to determine the safest tank truck for-hire carrier or tank truck private fleet. In round one, three awards, Grand, Honor, and Merit will recognize each for-hire carrier and private fleet in their respective mileage class. Round two will determine the North American Champion in two divisions; the Harvison Division (over 15 million miles), and the Sutherland Division (under 15 million miles).
COMPETITIVE SAFETY CONTEST - ROUND ONE
The first stage will be judged on Recordable Accident Frequency based on recordable accidents per million miles (as listed in the FMCSA register). All carriers and private fleets with subsidiaries must account for all current tank truck subsidiaries and submit the total aggregate as one entity safety data in the data fields below. Two categories compete against each other in round one, for-hire tank truck carriers and tank truck private fleets. Those for-hire carriers and private fleets companies with the lowest accident frequency in their mileage class will be named Grand Award winners and move onto round two, post an external audit to verify the Recordable Accident Frequency.
For-hire Mileage Classes:
Over 90 Million Miles
40 – 90 Million Miles
31.5 – 40 Million Miles
18.5 – 31.5 Million Miles
15 – 18.5 Million Miles
12.5 – 15 Million Miles
7 – 12.5 Million Miles
5 – 7 Million Miles
3.5 – 5 Million Miles
Less Than 3.5 Million Miles
Private Fleet Mileage Classes:
Over 90 Million Miles
40 – 90 Million Miles
31.5 – 40 Million Miles
18.5 – 31.5 Million Miles
15 – 18.5 Million Miles
12.5 – 15 Million Miles
7 – 12.5 Million Miles
5 – 7 Million Miles
3.5 – 5 Million Miles
Less Than 3.5 Million Miles
You need complete only the enclosed two pages at this stage. The first page will be used in the Competitive Safety Contest, and page two will be used for the Personnel Safety Contest.
COMPETITIVE SAFETY CONTEST - ROUND TWO
All for-hire carriers and private fleets who received Grand Awards compete for the North American Safety Champion in either the Harvison Division (over 15 million miles), and the Sutherland Division (under 15 million miles) depending on their mileage class. Round two focuses on eight areas within the carrier or private fleet’s organization:
Section 1: Driver Qualification (Weighting X 2)
Section 2: Driver Training (Weighting X 5)
Section 3: Driver Management (Weighting X 5)
Section 4: Worker Safety Program (Weighting X 5)
Section 5: Accident/Incident Response (Weighting X 3)
Section 6: Safety and Training Organization (Weighting X 4)
Section 7: Vehicle & Tank Inspection (Weighting X 4)
Section 8: Vehicle & Tank Maintenance (Weighting X 4)
Section 9: Industry Engagement (no additional weighting)
Section 10: Performance (adjusted DOT frequency) (no additional weighting)
Each section (excluding Section 9) has maximum awarded points of 10, multiplied by the weighting listed for each section above. Maximum score earned is 372 points.
In the instance that a tie would occur in either division, the tie breaker will be the for-hire carrier or private fleet with the lowest Recordable Accident Frequency based on recordable accidents per million miles (as listed in the FMCSA register).
The entire form must be completed to be considered for the NTTC North American Safety Champion.
PERSONNEL SAFETY CONTEST
The Personnel Safety Contest is open to all for-hire tank truck carrier and tank truck private fleet members of NTTC. Carriers and private fleets compete in mileage class categories of relative size. The Personnel Safety Contest recognizes those for-hire carriers and private fleets with the best Incident Frequency Rate. Three awards, Grand, Honor, and Merit will recognize each for-hire carrier and private fleet in their respective mileage class.
JUDGING
The Competitive Safety Contest to determine the for-hire carrier or private fleet North American Safety Champions is judged by external resources from transportation industry organizations, government agencies, and U.S. based law enforcement.
All company specific information is redacted from the submitted contest form. Please do not include additional company logos, images, promotional material, etc.
Carriers and private fleets must provide supporting documentation upon request.
AWARDS
All 2019 Competitive Safety Contest Grand Award winners will receive awards and be recognized at NTTC’s Annual Conference & Exhibits in Washington D.C., May 5, 2020 during the Annual Safety Award Luncheon. The North American Safety Contest Champion (Harvison Division Winner and Sutherland Division Winner) will be announced at NTTC’s Annual Conference & Exhibits in Washington D.C., May 5, 2020 during the Annual Safety Award Luncheon.
All individuals responsible for safety of the 2019 Competitive Safety Contest Award winners and 2019 Personnel Safety Contest Award winners (Grand, Honor, and Merit) will receive awards and be recognized at NTTC’s Annual Safety & Security Conference in Biloxi, MS, June 18, 2020 during the Annual Safety Banquet.
GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING THE FORM
PLEASE use miles as reported to IFTA (International Fuel Tax Agreement). Contest category winners may be asked to verify miles.
REMINDER: ALL RECORDABLE ACCIDENTS, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER CHARGEABLE OR NON-CHARGEABLE, MUST BE INCLUDED ON THE CONTEST FORM.
PLEASE READ THIS PRIOR TO COMPLETING THE ATTACHED SAFETY CONTEST FORM.
1. Please include all North American tank truck miles and all tank truck accidents in North America that meet the Department of Transportation’s definition of “accident” in 49CFR 390.5. That definition is included in this letter. (U.S.-based carriers must include all miles and accidents in Canada, and Canada-based carriers must include all miles and accidents that occur in the U.S.) At this time, it is not necessary to include miles and accidents in Mexico.
2. You must include all tank truck accidents for any category of drivers, whose tank truck miles are included in your total miles, including tank truck owner-operators.
3. DOT definition of an accident and the accident register requirements.
390.5 “Accident” means . . . an occurrence involving a commercial motor vehicle operating on a highway in interstate or intrastate commerce that results in:
(i) A fatality;
(ii) Bodily injury to a person who, as a result of the injury, immediately receives medical treatment away from the scene of the accident; or,
(iii) One or more motor vehicles incurring disabling damage as a result of the accident, requiring the motor vehicle(s) to be transported away from the scene by a tow truck or other motor vehicle.
(Please note: The above definition does not take into account “fault” or “chargeability.” Any accident meeting the above definition must be included on the accident register and included on the NTTC Contest form.)
4. For the personnel safety contest, use the formula (see contest form) to determine total hours worked by different categories of workers. Please report the hours for any drivers who are included on your OSHA Form 300. If you do not report your owner/operators to OSHA, do not include those drivers’ hours.
PLEASE NOTE: CONTEST forms must be signed verifying accuracy by the executive in charge of safety and by the carrier CEO.