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“The most important thing in life is to stop saying ‘I wish’ and start saying ‘I will.’ Consider nothing impossible, then treat possibilities as probabilities. A very little key will open a very heavy door.”  -Charles Dickens

Individuals and organizations with proven track records of success have one commonly exhibited behavior: they are never...

For those of you facing the bomb cyclone this week (and, no, I have never used that phrase in a sentence before!), beware of the effect that the subzero temperatures may have on your diesel fuel systems. If your fuel lines are frozen or your fuel is gelling, please give your vehicle ample  time to thaw. And head this warning: Starting fluid or...

When it comes to vegetation management, like a chainsaw or trimmer, a finely tuned vehicle is another tool in your toolbox—and your success is literally riding on it. As always, continuous improvement is key.

Our year-end statistics around vehicle safety, including our out-of-service (OOS) violation data, is something to be extremely proud of...

I hope that those of you who were on our Monday morning safety call remember and have been reflecting on the question that I posed: How will we set ourselves up for success this week?

As always, let’s learn from the past but not dwell upon it. Let’s spend less time talking about what happened during incidents and more time on understanding why....

Today is the first day of the new fiscal year for members of the Lewis family tree: Lewis Tree Service, Carolina Tree Service and, of course, my team, Wilderness Environmental Services. That gives us a unique opportunity to start fresh. We do that financially. We can also do that from a safety perspective. We can take the opportunity to do a...