Central Region New Employee Profile - Dallas Mudd

Please welcome the newest member of the Central Region in Dallas Mudd who is the new Account Manager at JMC Restaurant Distribution in Richmond, IN. Dallas joins J.B. Hunt after serving in the U.S. Army for seven years before joining TMC Transportation as a driver for another ten years.

 

After a successful driving career he moved into the office for TMC where he served as a Dispatch Intern at a dedicated account in Silver Grove, KY. Dallas then became a District Manager for Murphy USA where he oversaw eleven stores in the Indiana and Ohio markets. During this time he also earned his Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Indiana University East in Richmond, IN and will soon be earning his MBA from from Western Governor's University.

 

Dallas lives in Centerville, IN and is the proud father of three (Dallas, Hunter, and Emma).

Pulte Group Recognizes One of our Finest!

Pulte Group has started a program to recognize outstanding individual performance by our trade partners and suppliers. The Pulte Group feels it is important to take the opportunity to thank these individuals for their hard work, positive attitude, and professionalism. They want to be sure these top performers understand how much Pulte appreciates what they do. This will be a quarterly award that includes a t-shirt, cash award, and personalized plaque for each winner. Our winner is: 

Perry Paidoussis – JB Hunt    Indianapolis LDC

 

Hub of the Month-CINOHX

 

We were informed by Tempur-Pedic that our Cincinnati LDC has been selected as the Hub of the Month in their network for March 2013. This is a great accomplishment, as there are over 90 hubs in the Tempur-Pedic network, and only one location is selected each month. The Cincinnati survey scores for March were some of the best, and the customer service that you have provided to the Kenwood Retail store have not gone unnoticed by the Tempur-Pedic group.

 

Great job Rob and Brian !!

Can you smell what the Hood is Cookin?

David Hood cooked up breakfast sandwiches as the Solon team hit one year injury free. David is serving Frank Miller.

Central Region Driver of the Month-March 2013

Please help us in congratulating Roger Medlin, our Central Region Driver of the Month for March 2013.  Roger is a 2 year employee for J.B. Hunt and Intigral.

Don't just take our word for it.  Let Roger's customers speak on his behalf:

I would like to let you know that we really appreciate all Roger has done for us over the past few weeks.  With the recent spike in business he really stepped it up.  Roger is an integral part of our shipping crew.  Please extend our appreciation to Roger and know that JBH is fortunate to have an employee of this caliber.

Thanks,
Robert Rhodes
CDM Supervisor

I couldn't agree more with Robert's letter of appreciation for Roger.  He continues to do an excellent job working with our shipping team; especially during this surge in business.  Roger goes above and beyond the duties of a driver by helping our shipping team satisfy our customers; he does so well that I often forget that he works for J.B. Hunt and not Intigral!

Regards,
Jason E Thomas
VP - Operations

Roger provides the following attributes according to his manager Rich Schwartz:

FLEXIBILITY-

Roger brings a new term to the word flexibility, he proves CVD daily! How? You may ask, well, Roger is a dock worker/driver for Intigral. He loads, unloads and ships his own truck nightly. Also, he is the yard switcher for Intigral and is responsible for getting third shift set up for loading at night. Roger is also the driver that will take emergency loads as far as Oak Park, MI. When Intigral has a need it is always filled by Roger, he is irreplaceable and brings value beyond measure! That is why when Roger is off you can tell he is missed.

SAFETY- NO COLLISIONS

in 2 years! He is one of the safest drivers on the account. He shows his safety knowledge daily and provides comfort for management knowing he will take any load and do it safely.

LOGS-

Roger is on top of his logs and scans them in promptly.

FUEL-

Roger floats from truck to truck but one thing is consistent, he conserves fuel for Intigral.

PEOPLE-

Roger has a one of a kind relationship with Intigral. As you see above, they view roger as an Intigral team member. He is well known and highly thought of throughout the building.

DEPENDABILITY-

Roger is dependable and comes to work on time daily. He has done an excellent job learning Intigral’s computer systems to ship trucks and is always counted on heavily.

As you can see Roger isn’t just a driver, he is the definition of Customer Value Delivery. He does a job so different provides value beyond all recognition.

Congratulations Roger!

Jamestown Container sets the mark on SAFETY

The Jamestown Container Companies' New York manufacturing facilities recently qualified for the New York State Department of Labor's Workplace Safety and Loss Prevention Incentive Program (WSLPIP). Jamestown Container facilities in Falconer, Buffalo and Rochester NY were inspected and found to be in compliance with the states safety program.

This voluntary program, also called Industrial Code Rule 60 (CR-60), rewards companies with a discount in their workers' compensation costs if they can comply with the state's 14-point Industrial Safety Program. The state's Safety Program seeks to prevent occupational illnesses and injuries by identifying, preventing, evaluating, and controlling workplace hazards.

Jamestown Container is only the 3^rd company in the entire state of New York to receive such certification

LLS up 3%

Limited Brands Inc reported a comparable store sales increase of 3 percent for the five weeks ended April 6, 2013. The company reported net sales of $894.8 million for the five weeks, an increase of 6% compared to net sales of $840.9 million for the five weeks ended March 31, 2012.

The company reported a comparable store sales increase of 3 percent for the nine weeks ended April 6, 2013. The company reported net sales of $1.607 billion for the nine weeks, compared to sales of $1.495 billion for the nine weeks ended March 31, 2012.

Kudo's to FMS in Lockbourne, OH

We got the following note from Andy Piatt, the Client Manager for Lane Furniture:

I just wanted to send a Thank you to you and your team for taking care of the deliveries that came into the RDC for Lane last week. I am still tracking down orders from other regions, and it is nice to have someone just knock it out of the park.

Great job all around from your team!

Our team at the RDC is top notch.....great work folks.

NCAA Final Championship Game

64 is now 2.....who do you favor for tonights game?

VS.

 

100 Days Collision Free at C & S

It was a great day in Yorktown, IN.  Several drivers took a bite out of the trailer before our photographer was ready to say, "CHEESE."

Nice baking job Connie....your a person with many different talents!

 

Arkansas Trucking Report-JB Hunt Style!

Greer Woodruff is the cover article in this months ATR Magazine.

 

 

Recall Training - Columbus, OH April 1-2

We are participating in Recall Training with 4 new managers.  The participants are:

• Derick Bores
• Adam Zargaroff
• Jon Gauda
• Daniel Davis

These managers are learning about Career Pathing, Driver Dedicated, CVD, and a Contract Review on day #1.

Day #2 consists of Safety, P & L Review, Financial Analysis, Fuel, Maintenance, and a Final Mile review.

This teaching and training is great for everyone involved.  We all get better during these sessions!

Driver Referral Program

Receive up to $1,000 when you refer a driver to J.B. Hunt.

Our fleet is growing and we need your help to fill our trucks! Through April 30, 2013, we are paying additional referral dollars for drivers hired in to the positions below.

C&S Wholesale: N. Hatfield, MA, Brattleboro, VT, Chester and Newburgh, NY (company) =$1,000

Home Depot: Breinigsville, PA (yard or local company) and Pittston, PA (local company) =$1,000

Odessa, TX: Family Dollar (IC only) = $750

Any Truck opening: IC or company = $500

Lease Purchase = $500

JBI: Chicago, Memphis and Haslet (regional company) = $500

DCS: Any account in IL, NJ and PA not already listed (company only) = $500

All other JBI or DCS not listed = $250

Referring is easy. Simply TEXT your referral to 702-238-8806, COMPLETE your referral online at

www.jbhunt.jobs/driverreferral or CALL our referral voicemail at 877-318-4491.

*Rehires are eligible if they left the company more than 90 days ago. See full policy at www.jbhunt.jobs.

Industry News : Large Merger Announced

Greatwide Logistics Services, LLC (“Greatwide”) and Cardinal Logistics Management, Inc. (“Cardinal”) today announced the successful completion of a merger of the two companies, creating a market leading logistics organization offering a broad service platform with annual revenues in excess of $1 billion.

The combined company’s dedicated contract carriage and delivery division will have one of the largest, most diverse dedicated fleet operations in the country and will be uniquely positioned to provide industry leading capabilities for its customers with over $850M in annual revenue, 5,000 drivers, 125 operating locations and demonstrated expertise across multiple industries, including grocery, bulk food, retail, metals and building products. The combination of Cardinal’s expertise in high touch, final mile company truck dedicated solutions with Greatwide’s expertise deploying high service, flexible owner operator based dedicated solutions will create a compelling customer value proposition. In addition, the combined company will continue to offer customers highly customized, value-added irregular route truckload, less than truckload, full service freight brokerage, managed transportation, and warehousing services across the U.S. and Canada.

John Tague, Chairman and CEO of the combined company, said, “We are excited that this transaction creates an industry leading logistics company that is supported by a strong customer base, experienced management team, best in class company drivers and owner operators and a differentiated technology platform that enables creative, low cost solutions for our customers.”
Cardinal Logistics Management provides delivery solutions for U.S. companies coast to coast – allowing deliveries in places where companies do not have sufficient density, activity or resources to justify having their own facilities, drivers and trucks. As has been widely noted, outsourcing is now a key trend as companies look to improve service while cutting costs. Companies like Cardinal provide solutions.

Vin McLoughlin, the newly appointed Vice Chairman of the combined company, said, “Combining the strengths of Greatwide and Cardinal puts us in an excellent position to serve our customers and continue both companies’ history of providing industry-leading service.”

Will Manuel, Senior Managing Director of Centerbridge Partners, L.P. (“Centerbridge”), a leading investment firm and majority owner of the combined enterprise, commented, “We are very excited by this merger as it combines two highly complementary companies that together will be able to offer enhanced service capabilities to all of our customers.”

FMS March 2013 Risk Management

 

 

This is a note that was sent out by Tracy Walker today to his team:

It is not by chance that our Final Mile group posted Zero Collisions and Zero Work Comp events in the month of March. Their hard work and dedication to their teams is shining through. Having daily contact with the drivers and installers in the Dock Meetings makes a big difference.

 

Tracy has asked them the management team to continue to bring quality information to our teams and engage them in these conversations. While we can celebrate our March success, never take for it granted that the months to come will be the same.

We may be the smallest FMS sub region by number, but we have outstanding safety results. Thank you for all you do in keeping our teammates safe.