Here at InfraStripe, we’ve been thinking about gratitude during this month of Thanksgiving.
We’re thankful for:
A Society that Cares About Safety
Not everyone in our society can meet their basic needs, especially in regions affected by this fall’s violent weather. Our hearts go out to anyone who is struggling to provide food, shelter, and warmth, and we encourage everyone who can to donate to relief organizations.
Having basic needs met gives people, companies, and our society at large the freedom to think about higher level needs. Higher level needs include our purpose, our relationships, and our plans for the future.
Our purpose at InfraStripe is to improve safety throughout the transportation sector by creating a culture that expects safer conditions. We’re thankful for the freedom to focus on this goal.
Chances to Improve Safety Every Day
Every day, our InfraStripe family of companies works on road projects across the continental U.S. Every day, these projects give us a chance to build relationships and to interact with other key players in the infrastructure industry.
Interacting with such a variety of public and private transportation stakeholders gives us a platform to talk about safety and to share our company’s other core values. It also gives us a way to learn from others who care about the safety of travelers and construction workers alike. We’re grateful for this cross-continental collaboration.
Having Tools like Standards to Rely On
In previous centuries, one company working across a geographical expanse the size of the continental U.S. would have faced a tough challenge we don’t have to think about. Lack of industry standards.
Because of standards developed in the 20th century, we can count on comparable lane widths and travel directions, standard types of signage, consistent paint colors, and even gas pump diameters designed to fit our vehicles. These standards didn’t arise accidentally. People in previous generations had to establish them. We’re thankful for such thoughtful forebears.
Working With so Many Great People
We do excellent infrastructure work in all of our markets, and we’re proud of that. Providing excellent work is part of who we are as a company. But we’re also proud to be building relationships with customers, employees, and other infrastructure companies.
Building these relationships helps us contribute to our nation’s culture of safety, and it helps us perform and grow as a company. Every satisfied customer, and every employee who’s happy on the job, grows InfraStripe.
Providing More Stability in our Communities
People who work in our industry earn better-than-average wages. We’re thankful to be a place where so many skilled workers can find meaningful work.
Most of our companies frequently welcome new talent to their teams. Providing a place for people to learn and grow in a growing profession contributes to our society in many important ways — including helping people meet their basic needs and, we hope, giving them the freedom to enjoy life and plan for the future.
We wish everyone a safe and happy Thanksgiving!