Commercial transportation expert, Brooks Rugemer was interviewed on NPR’s Houston Matters to discuss the fatal bus crash involving Houston high school students. Brooks discusses the early stages…
Brooks is an experienced Transportation Manager specializing in trucking, warehousing, intermodal, and logistics related claims. After 13 years and 1.4 million miles as a CDL tractor trailer driver, Brooks spent the next 17 years in Transportation Management, holding the positions of Safety Instructor, Driver Recruiter, Safety & Risk Manager, Terminal Manager, and Regional Manager.
Brooks is also the former owner of Maryland Safety Services, a firm that provided CDL driver recruitment services as well as driver and warehouse training and compliance assistance.
Throughout his career, Brooks has participated in several hundred hours of training in OSHA and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. Brooks has investigated hundreds of trucking, warehousing, and freight related accidents, injuries and claims for some of the nation's largest Motor Carriers.
Transportation Safety: Commercial Vehicle Accident / Incident Investigations, CDL Driver Actions, Commercial Vehicle Operations, CDL Driver Recruiting / Hiring / Training Programs, Logbook / HOS Analysis, Regulatory Compliance (DOT, FMCSR, OSHA, EPA)
Motor Carrier Management: Safety, Operations, Claims, Personnel, Risk Management, Dispatching, Scheduling, Maintenance Programs, Transportation Security
Warehouse Operations: Distribution Centers, Loading Docks, Freight Handling, PIT Operation / Training, Supply Chain Analysis, Logistics, Vendor Management / Multi-Employer Facilities, Trailer Yard Management, Truck / Trailer Loading / Unloading, Material Handling
Intermodal: Railyard Safety, Port Safety, Container / Chassis Handling
Associate
2005 to presentProvide technical investigations, analysis, reports, and testimony towards the resolution of commercial and personal injury litigation involving truck driver training, driver actions, trucking operations and terminal operations and failure analysis.
Safety & Claims Manager
2007 to 2009Responsible for trucking & warehouse related accident and injury investigations; claims management including settlement authority; DOT, OSHA, FDA, HACCP compliance and inspections; and employee training & certifications.
Retained by several regional trucking firms to restructure their recruiting and HR departments enabling them to meet their increased staffing needs, to establish new operations and to update and revise their safety training programs.
Regional Manager
2002 to 2005General Manager for northeastern US and Canada. Managed a staff of 30 and a fleet of 170 OTR drivers at one full service truck terminal and an off-site location.
Safety / HR Manager
2001 to 2002Duties included incident and injury investigations and incident injury reduction programs. Also responsible for CDL driver recruiting, DOT compliance and safety training.
Director of Safety
1999 to 2001Responsible for safety at 33 terminals consisting of 3800 employees. Performed incident/injury investigations and managed Workers Comp cases. Oversaw DOT, EPA and OSHA compliance measures. Researched and analyzed insurance losses and initiated measures to reduce losses.
Owner
1998 to 1999In charge of company providing safety training, CDL driver recruiting, HOS auditing and consultation services to regional trucking firms.
Regional Safety Instructor
1996 to 1998Responsible for training and compliance for all dedicated fleets and rail operations in the northeast. Start-up Manager for distribution centers for several major retail chains, and various other smaller dedicated fleet locations.
Terminal Manager
1994 to 1996Managed 27 company drivers and 11 owner operators. In charge of all hiring and contract functions, payroll and settlement, scheduling, and dispatching.
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