WSA Member Update 12.15.23 includes:
• Info on contacting our endorsed insurance organization
• Congrats to WSA member Pro Sweep for its 21-year zero accident safety record — in North Dakota!
• Info reminder about Telwell member benefit
• Info on new synthetic oil blends
• Safety First! monthly info
WSA Member Update 12.1.23 contains:
A variety of reminders about holiday safety. These included:
• OSHA’s refresher on holiday workplace safety
• An article about drowsy driving
• An article about distracted driving
• Pros/cons of outsourcing your fleet maintenance
• Article on minimizing stress and defining company policy during the holidays
• Info on the IRS Section 179 program for tax deductions
• Info on what tax experts say you should definitely deduct and ones you definitely should not.
• Request to let WSA know about any Christmas giving your company does for your community
WSA Member Update 11.15.23 includes:
• Notice of free seminars for WSA Members at NPE and PAVE-X
• Link to an info-PDF about GPS and telematics
• Request for info on GPS Insight
• Request to see if anyone wants to be on a Zoomcast with GPS Insight to see about them becoming a WSA Membership benefit
• Monthly Safety First! information
WSA Member Update 11.1.23 contains:
• Update on CASE non-payment
• Update on Telwell benefit
• Heavy Duty Trucking webinar link
• Tips for organizing PC computer files
• Question about continuing with pad folios
WSA Member Update 10.15.23 contains:
• Announcement of Telwell virtual on-demand doctor visit membership benefit.
• Link to Sutherland/Kidwell-Ross webinar on current sweeping/stormwater state-of-the-art.
• Link to free webinar on Vehicle Maintenance Reporting.
• SafetyFirst! for October
WSA Member Update 9.15.23 contained:
• Link to “A Pocket Guide To Maximizing Tax Returns For Subcontractors”
• Link to “A Fleet Manager’s Guide to Prepping for Winter Operations”
• WSA Member response to previous Walmart Special Report
• John Meola’s Safety First! info
• White paper article entitled “How to Determine Your Marketing Budget”
WSA Member Update 9.1.23
• Note that Mark Boyer, Editor of SweeperMarket Magazine, passed away.
• WSA Memorial Scholarship winner announced
• Info on what to do when homeless are sleeping on a parking lot where you’re sweeping
• Ideas about what to do when attacked on the job
• Update on WalMart’s 3-year back auditing program by Auditec.
• Note about the 23% off sale by V-Belt Supply
On August 25, 2023, the two-person team operating a parking lot sweeper owned by Oregon-based WSA member, Cantel Sweeping, encountered much more than an overly dirty lot. When they entered the area on that Friday night for a twice-monthly sweep, the lot was packed with perhaps as many as 200 ‘street racers.’
