The Jankovich Company has selected the iZUP application to eliminate all distractions from cell phone use in its petroleum distribution fleet.
The Jankovich Company, privately owned and based in Paramount, Calif., is an Exxon Mobile distributor for fuel and lubricants to marine, automotive, commercial and industrial customers.
The company is approaching multiple years without any reportable incidents and the deployment of iZUP is its latest preventative safety measure, says John Kenner, executive vice president.
The Jankovich Company continuously looks for ways to improve its safety systems, Kenner says, but not every improvement has required a technical solution. For instance, the company operates barges along the West coast. To keep seagulls from soiling the decks of its barges and making them slippery, the company invested in “Jen,” a specially trained Border Collie that works the decks from sun up to sundown.
“We’ve done dozens of these things like this over the years. Nobody ever questions our dedication to safety,” he says.
The use of iZUP addressed one of last standing issues the company was struggling with. Drivers are not allowed to have a personal phone with them while on company time, but how could it control drivers and dispatchers from communicating via cell phones while driving?
