Posts by aaronbrookshire

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  Host Drivers, One of the most inconvenient and easily avoided issues that you may deal with on the road is a dead battery.  It can also cause major headaches to your coworkers if you have left a bus so that the batteries can run dead.  It is very important that you make sure headlights…

Host drivers, we are having a “soft launch” of our new host driver training center this weekend!  Park in the spaces beside the building. We will continue to develop and improve the space for you!!  You will want to bring your bedding, towels and toiletries.  Make sure you lock your bedroom door when you are…

Host Drivers! We have now added HDMI to all of our mini buses.  Watch the video below to know how to operate the system!  Once you switch the video and audio to HDMI mode, it is plug and play for your guests!!!

Host Drivers, We have had several of you ask about mountain climbing and descents utilizing the Jake Brakes and downshifting techniques.  A couple of years ago, we shot some videos at Monteagle.  They are available at www.ectsafety.com under “Safety and Equipment” in our Orientation Series videos.  We would recommend that you check out those videos.…

Host Drivers, Driving teenagers can create challenges in the area of keeping the bus clean on the interior.  This video offers a great tip to help you in your quest to keep a clean bus!  Adding trash bags down the aisle, letting the group know that you-the host driver that they have been bonding with…

Host Drivers, The Georgia DOT is now enforcing close following laws within fleets, as well as in general, under the commercial vehicle aggressive driver laws.  We had a friend contact us today that had 3 different drivers receive tickets for following too closely in 3 different groups across the state-including I-20 in the Bremen area.…

  Host Drivers, We have put together a video showing how much the H3’s nose swing and tail swing when making tight turns.  Check it out!  Your bus swings out 37″ in a hard turn.  When backing, it swings the nose out nearly 20′ as you are rolling backwards, and it backs up over 20′…

Lines, Lines, Everywhere There’s Lines… Host Drivers!  Something you may have noticed between when you left last week and when you returned are lines in the parking spaces again!  We realize it has been a while since we have had lines in our parking spots that went the full length of the bus, were straight, etc……

Host Drivers, It is wonderful to be seeing you all at various times as things are slowly but surely starting to move again!  As we have been off for several months, we just wanted to share a few reminders with you as some of you are starting to roll again! The following is a great…