Participants were randomized after baseline assessment-190 each to the intervention and control groups. ![]() Generalized estimating equations were used to model effect on driving exposure, adjusting for weekly measures, and ordinal regression was used to analyze differences in behavior change profiles between groups using an intention-to-treat approach. Secondary outcomes were behavior change, depressive symptoms, and alternate transportation use. Main outcomes were distance driven per week over 12 months and community participation. A staging algorithm based on the Precaution Adoption Process Model measured behavior change toward increased and sustained driving self-regulation. Community participation was measured using the Keele Assessment of Participation. A registered occupational therapist delivered the intervention in two sessions held approximately 1 month apart.Īn in-vehicle monitoring device hardwired into participants' vehicles measured driving exposure. Intervention group participated in an individualized, one-on-one safe-transportation program adapted from the Knowledge Enhances Your Safety curriculum. Monica Solano can be reached at or at 76.To ascertain whether a safe-transportation program can change driving exposure while maintaining community participation of older drivers.ĭrivers aged 75 and older (mean 80 ± 4) (n = 380). “Everyday is different on the road and Landstar is a great company. “I really enjoy what I do and it was really nice to be up on stage and presented with that award,” Trent Bartlett said. Trent Bartlett said he was grateful for the award, and he hopes to keep his safety record going for the next million miles. Other times I’ve been with Trent through countless places, like Pennsylvania, New York, and all over the country as he’s delivering stuff,” Tonya Bartlett said. “Sometimes he’ll be gone for months when he’s on the road. “Actually, I feel a lot safer being inside his 18-wheel truck than I do driving around our smaller truck at home.”Īlthough his job tends to keep him busy and away from home, Tonya Bartlett said it is through the grace of God that her husband has been kept safe traveling on the road. “I was really excited for him after hearing the news he got the award, I knew he could do it,” said Bartlett's wife, Tonya Bartlett. “Trent is a really ambitious guy who enjoys being able to work and interact with customers on a personal level and I wish we had more people like him.”Ĭobb said on average it takes a business capacity owner - Landstar's term for independent owner-operators who provide the company with transportation services - 10 years to travel a million miles, a distance that would take the typical driver 67 years to complete. Adelanto should be very proud of him and this outstanding accomplishment,” said Landstar Vice President of Safety and Compliance Mike Cobb. “Trent Bartlett is among the safest and most talented business capacity owners in the industry. Now a father of five and loving husband, he continues to work hard while attempting to stay safe on the road. Probably my one of favorite places I’ve visited has to be Colorado and remember seeing actual rams so close to the road that people would stop and take pictures of them.”īefore moving to the High Desert and getting into the truck driving business, Bartlett worked as a commercial bus driver for 13 years. “I’ve traveled all over the country and have seen so many things. “It was my first time actually visiting Orlando rather than driving past it,” Bartlett said. is a worldwide, asset-light provider of integrated transportation management solutions delivering safe and specialized transportation services to a broad range of customers utilizing a network of agents, third-party capacity owners and employees.īartlett, who is one of 122 business capacity owners in the 2015 class of Landstar Million Mile Safe Drivers, was recently honored at an awards ceremony in Orlando, Florida, for his outstanding safety records and professionalism behind the wheel. ![]() So you could say it was a great surprise.” “I received an email from Landstar about the award around the time of both mine and my daughter's birthday. I’ve only ever heard good things about them when I first started out,” Bartlett said. ![]() “I’ve been driving for Landstar for 11 years now and they’re a really great company. Trent Bartlett, 58, of Adelanto, was awarded the One Million Mile Safe Driver award by Landstar System, Inc. for driving one million consecutive miles without a preventable accident. ADELANTO - A local Victor Valley resident and truck driver was recently recognized for his safety behind the wheel.
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