We just had a big round table discussion about the pros and cons of the speeding policy here at my sic in central New England about a month ago. It was composed of p&d drivers, line haul drivers and a couple of corporate safety managers.
They took our input, digested it, and it was shortly after that meeting that they changed their speeding policy for us. No more letters of instruction, trip to the scm office, being warned of imminent termination if behavior isn’t corrected, etc. Now speeders just get a slap on the wrist with coaching sessions for speeding violations. I remember hearing someone say at the round table that...”the harsh speeding penalty, (5 violations in a year resulting in termination), was written and instituted by T Clark. And now that he is gone from the company,so shouldn’t his policies be gone too”.
So I presume that’s what caused the change.