To help everyone bring home treats -- not tragedies -- follow these tips for a safe Halloween:

• Focus on your driving as a single distraction could lead to a tragedy
• Drive slowly in and around neighborhoods and residential streets
• Stay well below the posted speed limit
• Pay attention to what's happening on sidewalks and roadways…Watch for children darting across streets, especially between parked cars
• Be extra alert when pulling in and out of driveways/entrances
• Do not assume children can see you or are paying attention
• Drivers should complete a proper pre-trip making sure all lights on their equipment work
• Do not pass other vehicles that have stopped in the roadway as they could be dropping off children
• Communicate with other drivers and always use your turn signals

‍Tips for parents:

• Make sure drivers can see your children…Give them flashlights and glow sticks
• Dress kids in bright, reflective clothing or use reflective tape on their costumes
• Use makeup, rather than masks, so children have a clear, unobstructed view
• Be sure children know how to cross a street -- to look left, right and left again before crossing the street
• Instruct children to stay on sidewalks and to cross only at corners or crosswalks
• Accompany your children as they trick or treat

With deer season upon us, your chances of hitting a deer are much higher during fall months. According to 10 years of crash data, vehicle accidents involving deer occur more in November than any other month of the year.

Deer strikes involving Saia drivers will be expected and have already been increasing. Our drivers should constantly be on the lookout, especially when traveling in areas known to have deer activity.

All drivers, especially line drivers, please watch the PST video located on all terminal TV’s titled “Deer Safety 101.” In the interim, follow these safety tips:

1. Be cautious while driving during dusk or dawn
2. Pay attention to deer crossing signs
3. Stay alert if you spot a deer as they tend to travel in packs
4. Take precautions when driving at night
5. Don’t swerve to avoid hitting a deer
6. Use your headlights
7. Honk as experts recommend one long blast to scare deer out of the road