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September/October 2023
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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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Teamwork at Davey is evident and far superior
to anywhere else I've worked. When I correct
unsafe behaviors or make recommendations to
improve a work plan, it is received in a positive
manner. Any improvements or changes to the
work plan are made and agreed upon as a team.
I can assist employees as a leader versus being
just a supervisor. Employees comply with safety
policies, not for fear of being disciplined, but
because they genuinely want to perform the
tasks correctly and avoid incidents.
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LIVING OUR VALUES
Thien "Diego" Adams
supervisor
City of Austin account
Davey Tree Surgery Company
SAFETY
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TGR APPLICATORS SWITCH TO ZERO EMISSIONS
In San Diego, California, and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma,
two Davey Resource Group (DRG), Utility Vegetation
Management services (UVM) tree growth regulator (TGR)
teams have replaced their gas-powered trucks with Ford
F-150
®
Lightning all-electric trucks.
In addition to swapping out gas for electric-powered trucks,
Vince Mikulanis, Western operations division manager,
DRG, UVM, said Chris Fleming, UVM lead specialist, worked
with suppliers to find a solution to add an electric motor to
UVM lead specialists Dan Defelice, pictured using a TGR backpack
sprayer, and Chris Fleming operate the Ford F-150
®
Lightning, pictured
on the right, in San Diego. Corey Dyson, UVM technician, along with
Quentin Stewart and Landon Tolbert, project managers, DRG, UVM,
also operate a Lightning for TGR applications in Oklahoma City.
Gas-powered backpack sprayers have been replaced with battery-
powered ones, which are charged by the Lightning.
the spray rig. "It runs off a 12-volt deep cycle battery, and
we use the Lightning to charge that battery, allowing us to
operate at zero emissions," Mikulanis said.
