Elizabeth Nordquest

Elizabeth Nordquest

Director of Art at Luma Brighter Learning​

Brake Safety Week 2019

September 15–21, 2019 is the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Brake Safety Week. Are YOU ready?

Transitioning from Peer to Leader

Chances are at some point in your career you will be promoted or will move into a position where you will manage a former colleague. If you consider some of these colleagues friends, the transition from peer to leader can be awkward for both of you. Going through such a transition may be one of the most challenging experiences of your career.

5 Daily Habits to a Healthier You

This month we’ve teamed up with Certified Health and Wellness Coach Gwen Decker from Taking the Healthy Route to bring you tips for improving your health on the go. To learn more about Taking the Healthy Route, visit Gwen’s website.

Fire Safety in the Summer

Every summer we look forward to camping, cookouts, and 4th of July fireworks. As we take advantage of the warm weather there are a few simple tips to keep in mind to make sure you and your family stay safe from unnecessary injuries or accidents involving fire.

Ethical Conduct and the Workplace

Last month we shared three new DRIVE FIRST® eNuggets®, including this month’s highlighted topic: ethics training. We regularly face situations that involve ethical queries. Basic questions like, How am I going to spend my time today? to more complex questions…

Luma continues to add new training

Calling all carriers! As Luma continues to get real-time feedback from carriers and drivers, our DRIVE FIRST® library continues to grow.  We wanted to highlight some of our new eNuggets®: Spotted Lanternfly Training, Ethics Training, and Workplace Harassment. Let’s take…

Distracted Driving Awareness

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and according to the National Safety Council “at least nine Americans die and 100 are injured in distracted driving crashes.” We hear a lot of talk these days about multi-tasking (dealing with more than…

Caring for Elderly Parents (Or Other Relatives)

Last month we opened a poll on what topics drivers and carriers wanted to learn more about. Suggested topics included: driving on ice and avoiding accidents. Another topic that jumped out was about struggling with difficult situations, specifically caring for older parents. This was the topic that was selected for our March eNugget®.