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THE DAVEY BULLETIN
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January/February 2026
DAVEY CREWS DISPLAY SAFETY SKILLS IN PG&E VIDEO
As a testament to its performance and leadership, the Davey
Tree Surgery Company was asked to record a training video
for PG&E's Vegetation Management Program that was
highlighted during PG&E's annual safety week.
The video shows how a Davey crew stays safe during an
SAFETY
DAVEY AND MOTOR CARRIER SUPPORT TEAM HONORED
Davey Tree and the Motor Carrier Support team were
recognized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
(CVSA) and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration
for helping develop national roadside inspection training,
including a training document and truck inspection bulletin,
used by officers across North America.
In honor of the company's leadership, CVSA produced a
national training video that features Davey, a CVSA member,
as a model carrier and showcases its operational excellence
and commitment to compliance. The recognition came
during the CVSA industry training program held by Davey
at the SEED (Science, Employee Education &
Development) Campus.
"Davey has built a close relationship with CVSA through
input around the 'green industry,' and we support CVSA's
mission and provide sponsorship to workshop committee
meetings," Tim Cheever, director, Motor Carrier Support,
said. "By building these relationships, our teams have been
invited to take part in state competitions, which then send
the best of the best to a national inspectors competition,
where we take part in judging the event."
(Left to right) Jeremy Disbrow, CVSA training course instructor;
Tim Cheever, Director Motor Carrier Support; Ron Jenkins, CVSA
training course instructor; and Beau Wittkowski, CVSA training
instructor, stand with Davey's award for helping CVSA and the
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration develop national
roadside inspection training. The CVSA training program will be
held again at the SEED Campus in 2026.
Scan the QR code to view CVSA's
national training video that features
Davey's Motor Carrier Support team.
(Skip to the 9 minute mark in the video
to see the impact Davey has made for
he CVSA)
Matt Krause, safety and training field manager, Surgery Company,
(far left) speaks to Surgery Company crew members about the
importance of a safety plan during a training video for PG&E.
entire day on the job, starting with a thorough pre-job safety
briefing, followed by communicative and procedure-following
work on assignment and ending with a debriefing after work
is finished for the day.
"It's designed to help everyone feel more confident and
prepared in our work environment," said Arturo Sandoval,
Regional Safety Trainer, Surgery Company, who was featured
in the video. "We aimed to make the information straight-
forward and useful for real situations, and we made sure the
safety information was accurate and clearly presented."
