CUMBERLAND NEWS
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TAPT Board of Directors Meeting – December 2017
The Tennessee Association of Pupil Transportation (TAPT) holds its annual Board of Directors meeting the weekend of December 8th -10th in Pigeon Forge, TN. Cumberland is the proud sponsor of the event for the 3rd year in a row. This year marks big changes in the TAPT...
10th Run MPG Stats
NextGen C10 is fresh off its latest test run and performing as well as Santa and his reindeer on Christmas Eve. And considering Santa and his reindeer run off cookies, milk and carrots, that’s extremely impressive! Over 12,494 miles, NextGen C10 was able to achieve...
How to Survive the Holiday Food Frenzy
Let’s face it, we all tend to lose a little “self-control” around this time of year. It’s easy to talk yourself out of staying in shape and eating the right foods when overindulgence seems to be the prevalent theme during the Holidays. Here are just a few tips to stay...
3 Ways End of Year Purchasing Can Save You Big on Yard Spotters and Trucks
No Better Time to Buy!! As 2017 draws to a close, many are rushing around planning their holiday meals, buying presents, preparing for guests and creating a list of resolutions for the coming year. All too often, November and December are blurs and over before we know...
Congrats Wellness Participants!
Congrats to the following employees for completing the 2017 Wellness Program. To complete this year's wellness program, participants needed to earn a minimum of 1,000 points. This years wellness program included quarterly on-site education sessions, a biometric...
9th Run MPG Stats
Before we started the 9th C10 test run, I asked our customer to put a driver in the C10 demo truck that was NOT his best driver. I wanted to prove the C10 would make a bigger impact on new or less skilled drivers than a company’s best drivers. For example: Raising a...
Congrats to the 2018 Master and Diamond Certified Truck and Bus Technicians
Diamond Truck Andy Roberson Austin Ball Ben Campbell Diamond Truck and Master Bus Jerry Hughes Ken Holleman William Ford Idealease Master Truck Amanda Pritchett Master Bus Nic Carmello Master Truck Dirk Van Der Spec Jared Dumond Jeff Cupp Josh Papineau Lexie Fletcher...
Giving Thanks
From the Cumberland family to yours, we wish you a safe and happy Thanksgiving with your family and friends. "I am grateful for what I am and have. My thanksgiving is perpetual." Henry David Thoreau
Reflecting on Thankfulness and Gratitude
This time of year I find myself wishing that I was more thankful on a daily basis. Periodically, I'll shake myself (mentally) and say "I'm breathing, I'm alive, I'm on the right side of the dirt. I can think for myself. I can walk, run, swim. I have family that loves...
Preventing Driver Injuries in Fall and Winter
The following article originally shared via Idealease Safety Bulletin. Slip/Trip and Fall injuries are the most common type of injury for drivers. Most of them occur during the winter months. Each year, thousands of professional drivers are seriously injured due to...
Communicating with Other Drivers and Pedestrians while Driving
By appropriately using communication, you make it easier for other drivers to see you. You also make it easier for you to see other drivers. Ensuring that you can see other drivers and that they can see you will drastically reduce the chance of an accident. The...
Catch us at the 10TH ANNUAL LT BRAD HUTCHERSON MEMORIAL FIRE SCHOOL (TN)
Visit the Cumberland Fire & App booth at the 10th Annual Lt Brad Hutcherson Memorial Fire School in Cooperstown, Tennessee on Saturday, November 18, 2017. Date: 11/18/2017 - 7:00 am - 5:30 pm Location: 10th Annual Lt Brad Hutcherson Memorial Fire School 3820 Hwy...
Parking Lot Accident Exposure Increases during the Holidays!
As we are drawing near to the holiday season it is time to remind drivers of the exposures that exist in parking lots as they make deliveries and pickups. This holiday season pay special attention when operating in a parking lot and observe the following advice: The...
Daylight Savings Time Starts Sunday
Sunday, November 5, 2017 is the beginning of Daylight Savings Time. Make sure that all of your drivers are aware that the change to daylight savings will occur. Caution route drivers especially that the amount of daylight will change according to their stops...
RACEto10MPG Featured in TDEC OEP’s Monthly Transportation Newsletter
On Friday, October 27, the TDEC's (Tennessee Department of Energy and Conservation) Office of Energy Programs put our their monthly newsletter, which featured a section on Heavy-Duty trucks that have achieved 10+ Miles to the Gallon. Cumberland is happy to share that...
November 5-12 is Drowsy Driving Prevention Week
The National Sleep Foundation has launched Drowsy Driving Prevention week as an educational campaign designed to save lives by increasing awareness of the dangers of driving while sleepy. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that drowsy driving...
C10 RACEto10MPG featured on Cummins website
Cumberland's C10 project has been featured on the Cummins website. Check it out here.
Operation Safe Driver Week is Oct. 15-21
Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced that its 2017 Operation Safe Driver Week would be held during Oct. 15-21, 2017. During this event, law enforcement agencies throughout North America will engage in increased traffic safety enforcement and education...
Shooting Hunger 2017
The Tennessee Farm Bureau, Farm Credit of Mid-America, and Tennessee Farmers Co-op partnered with several agriculture companies to host the Shooting Hunger event at the Nashville Gun Club. Steve McCarley and Pamela Bartholomew- Gardner represented Cumberland Tractor...
How Idealease will Support Your Compliance with the ELD Regulation While Operating our Rental or Lease Vehicles:
Idealease locations will present ELD solutions in the following manner: Rental personnel will review ELD Exceptions with the customer to determine if they are exempt from being required to utilize an ELD. Reasons for exemption include: Drivers who have a rental...
Terry Minor Elected Chairman of Idealease, Inc. Board of Directors
Idealease, Inc. 430 N. Rand Road North Barrington, IL 60010 (847) 304-6000 www.idealease.com CONTACT: Lance Bertram Sr. VP; Sales, Marketing & Distribution (847) 304-3165 lancebertram@idealease.com Terry Minor Elected Chairman of Idealease, Inc. Board of Directors...
Firehouse Expo – Cumberland Fire & App Gearing Up
Firehouse Expo 2017 is here in Nashville once again, at Music City Center from October 19 - 21, 2017. Cumberland can be found at Booth 605, so make sure you swing by. We'll also have two of our recently built Sutphen trucks on display at other booths. Sutphen's,...
People’s Choice and LT Walkaround WINNER!
Cumberland is excited to share that Patrick Mendenhall won International’s live LT Walkaround Contest this past weekend at NACV! The LT Walkaround Contest was judged by industry experts and tested product knowledge about International’s LT. Patrick completed...
The Race to 10 Miles Per Gallon
All, as many of you know, over the course of several years, the Cumberland International Fleet team has been striving to produce a truck that gets 10 miles per gallon. That project yielded a truck we call the C10. The C10 has been on demo runs around the county...
11.2 MPG! —>In case you missed it – RACEto10MPG round up
Here's a round-up of #RACEto10MPG updates you may have missed - 11.2 MPG! 8th Run Update Cumberland's C10 Changed the Way I Drive Gooch's Driving Tips Gooch's Mid-Trip Review Driver Bio: David Gooch Second Run Launch 9.9 MPG! 7th Run Update James Talks About Lane...
Cumberland’s C10 Changed the Way I Drive
"I want to thank everybody at Sharp Transport, Cumberland, International. Everyone who gave me the opportunity to do this. I believe driving this truck [Cumberland's C10], has changed the way I'll drive the truck I'm in now." - David Gooch (11.2 Miles Per Gallon,...
8th Run MPG Stats – 11.2 Miles Per Gallon!!! #RACEto10MPG
Here's our 8th run update from Jarit Cornelius, VP Maintenance/Compliance at Sharp Transport, who we partnered with on the #RACEto10MPG. We are excited share the results. We at Sharp Transport, Inc. are proud to announce the RACEto10MPG results! David Gooch...
Want to improve your performance by 66%?!
Do more of what already works. I've been following an author, named James Clear, for a number of years now. He writes about behavior and habit formation. His articles are full of golden nuggets. His posts are insightful, researched and practical. Here's a snippet of...
Gooch’s Tips to Get 10 MPG
What are some tips you can provide other companies to achieve 10 MPG? "Trust the cruise control. It does what it needs to do. Set your speed and leave it alone. Don't override it. Stay off your breaks as much as possible." - David Gooch (11.2 MPG, #RACEto10MPG)
You’re not going to believe our next #RACEto10MPG C10 Update
....so we're going to have someone from Sharp Transport write the run recap. Be on the lookout. Gooch in Meteor Crater, AZ.