DC Velocity - October 2015

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Schools are back in session and roads are busier everywhere, making responsible driving behavior more important than ever. But that’s no guarantee that drivers are observing the posted speed limits. Now, a study of driving habits shows just how fast the scofflaws are traveling.

A recent survey of 1,013 randomly selected Americans found that just 37 percent of drivers say they always follow the speed limit. The survey was conducted in June by Hankook Tire America Corp. for its Quarterly Gauge Index.

Of the speeders, 61 percent claim they typically exceed the posted limit by just two to five miles per hour, while the remaining 39 percent admit they cruise at least six miles per hour over the limit.

The speeding habit is not limited to highways, but also occurs on local roads, with 34 percent of respondents admitting they typically drive over the speed limit in a school zone.

“Our quarterly Hankook Gauge Index
continually provides valuable and unique
insights into Americans’ driving behav-
iors,” Hankook’s public relations and
social media manager Henry Kopacz said
in a release. “These recent results give us
an interesting perspective on how careful
and responsible Americans are when driv-
ing, especially in those (areas) we have to
be extra wary of.”
Here’s our monthly roundup of some of the charitable
works and donations by companies in the material han-
dling and logistics space.

; The UPS Foundation, the philanthropic arm of logistics giant UPS, provided funding for the delivery of emergency aid to Syrian refugees along the border between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) and the World Food Programme (WFP), the company delivered 163 metric tons of relief supplies, including 86 tons of high-energy biscuits, 30,000 blankets, 25,000 sleeping mats, and 1,000 solar lanterns.

; Hartford, Conn.-based Carrier Transicold, a unit of United Technologies Corp., will help deliver fresh food to needy families by donating a diesel-powered Supra truck refrigeration unit to a local nonprofit. The group, called Foodshare,

will install the unit on one of its two delivery trucks.

; Chandler, Ariz.-based regional package delivery company OnTrac has donated and delivered backpacks and school supplies to 1,000 elementary, middle, and high school students. Company employees filled the backpacks with age-appropriate supplies and brought them to school districts near OnTrac facilities in 11 Western U.S. states.

; Ryder System Inc., the Florida-based commercial fleet management and supply chain solutions company, supported the Special Olympics World Games in July and August by helping to transport sporting equipment for the event. Ryder trucks carried soccer balls, goalposts, bicycles, saddles, golf clubs, kayaks, and other supplies to locations in the Los Angeles area.

; Employees from California-based third-party transportation broker The Allen Lund Co. volunteered recently with Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, a nonprofit pediatric hospital. The volunteers handed out hot beverages and snacks to parents, patients, and staff during the hospital’s “Helping Hands Thursday” program.