Why 51 state employees in Delaware made more than $200,000 in 2020
The list of people is nearly double the amount who made $200,000 the year before.
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The list of people is nearly double the amount who made $200,000 the year before.
Delaware News Journal Fifty-one state employees made more than $200,000 in 2020, nearly double the number of people who made that sum the year before. That's according to a database of state employee salaries provided by the state Office of Management and Budget. The plethora of high earners is due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic demanding more hours of top health officials and Black Lives Matter protests prompting police to clock in an unrivaled amount of overtime. Dr. Rick Hong, the medical director of the Division of Public Health, was the highest-paid employee last year – and the o...
What will CVSA inspectors be checking during Operation Safe Driver Week? AskWaves: Inspectors to focus on speeding, unsafe driving Inspectors to focus on speeding, unsafe driving during Operation Safe Driver Week. Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves Truck drivers and fleets have two months to prepare for the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) annual Operation Safe Driver Week, which is set for July 11-17. CVSA said inspectors throughout North America will focus on speeding and unsafe driving, including distracted driving, making improper lane changes, failing to use a seat belt a...
May 04, 2021 While special emphasis will be placed on driver logs and lights during this year's Roadcheck, it's still open season on the rest of the vehicle and the person in the driver's seat. Beginning last Monday, CCJ published a six-part series on Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Roadcheck blitz, which kicks off today. I hope the nearly bumper-to-bumper series was a simple, high-level reminder of basic maintenance best practices. Maybe it served as the impetus for a thorough system check just in case. Safety and solid maintenance fundamentals are always important, and they are n...
This year’s Operation Safe Driver Week will take place July 11-17 with an emphasis on speeding. During Operation Safe Driver Week, law enforcement personnel will be on the lookout for commercial motor vehicle drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaging in risky driving behaviors in or around a commercial motor vehicle. Identified unsafe drivers will be pulled over and issued a citation or warning.“Data shows that traffic stops and interactions with law enforcement help reduce problematic driving behaviors,” said Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance President Sgt. John Samis with the De...