Recruiting for our Future

 

J.B. Hunt was active in a Career Fair at Ohio State University 2 weeks ago that Deirdre Staten organized.  The participants included Matt Burns and Graham Watson from our intermodal division and John Kemp from the Dedicated Contract Services division.  Several of our customers were represented at the career fair today.

Cargill

Coca Cola

Goodyear

JC Penny

Limited Brands

Scotts

Target

Toyota

Several competitors attended as well and are listed below:

Celadon

Coyote Logistics

Exel

PLS Logistic Services

Total Quality Logistics

Bendix

Final Mile Services changes location in Indianapolis

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We have officially moved into our new site in Noblesville, IN.  The space is located in northeast Indianapolis.  Here are some attributes of the site:

Total sq ft: 35,033

Warehouse: 32,033

Office: 3,000

Trailer parking: 10

Tractor parking: 10

Dock high doors: 7

Drive in doors: 1

 For anyone involved in the old LTL crossdock, the new site is a welcome addition to our network.  Some of us will miss the efficiency of the multiple door offerings that the previous location allowed our FMS loaders and drivers. 

Central Region Promotion Announcement

Please join the Central Region leadership team in congratulating Jerry Hoban, our new Regional Operations Manager for the Greater New York Region. Jerry will be replacing Matthew Walsh on March 4, 2013.

Jerry worked as a Store Manager at AutoZone prior to joining J.B. Hunt. Jerry was hired in March of 2008 as an Operations Supervisor at our Family Dollar account in Rome, NY. After 10 months of excellent performance, Jerry was promoted to Account Manager of the Cargill Animal Nutrition account with responsibility of the Liverpool and Gouverneur, NY sites. Both these operations saw great improvement during Jerry's brief tenure. In September of 2009 the decision was made to bring Jerry back to Family Dollar in Rome, NY as an Account Manager II. This account involved leading a team of 50 drivers/tractors and 2 Operations Supervisors. Meaningful steps were taken during the 1.4 years of Jerry's leadership in the areas of risk management, tractor utility, and budget effectiveness.

With the move of our PPG-Delaware, OH fleet to the 35th floor of PPG place in downtown Pittsburgh, a search for a leader was undertaken throughout our division. Jerry applied for the Transportation General Manager opportunity and has performed admirably for the past 2 years. As a testament to the leadership exhibited by Mr. Hoban, our PPG team was awarded the Central Region Driver Dedicated Account of the Year and Overall Account of the Year for 2012 for our large account category. The performance of this fleet under Jerry's direction has been solid in all the key metric areas.

Jerry is originally from the Utica, NY area. He is a graduate of St. John's University in Queens, NY with a degree in Business Administration. With the promotion to Operations Manager, we fully expect Jerry to return to the Central New York area. He will be leaving behind great memories of a flawless startup with PPG and a set of season tickets for the 2013 Pittsburgh Pirates season.

 Congratulations Jerry !!!

The Number #1 Commercial for the 2013 Super Bowl

This was a fantastic commercial.  For those of you that support the Agriculture side of our business, you can relate to the message.

Enjoy!

Toyota bests Detroit in Sales

Toyota scored huge sales gains last month, besting Detroit's Big 3.

The top-selling Japanese automaker, now the largest maker in the world, says sales rose 26.6% last month. The day also brought a double dose of good news for Toyota: it's U.S. tracking stock was trading at a 52-week high.

Lately, Toyota has indicated it has been making huge sales increases with its Prius hybrid lineup, which includes several models. January was the best month ever for Prius and hybrid sales overall were up 45.4%.

Whirlpool Shares Good News

Whirlpool is considered by many to be a bellwether of consumer demand, with discretionary items such as Maytag and KitchenAid appliances.

Jeff Fetting, the Whirlpool CEO, said new home construction is "on its way to recovery and it is clearly creating new appliance demand." He does, however, see weakness in discretionary spending, which he sees as driven by consumer confidence.

 

"We're coming off low levels and we have a long way to go before we come to what we consider to be a norm," he said.

An Absolute Must Watch

Folks,

This video is some of the most powerful I have seen regarding safety and the trucking industry.  As you know, we have made a meaningful investment in Bendix Wingman and Peoplenet.  We are also testing lane departure technology.

The video should also be extremely important considering the fact that one of our Home Depot-Monroe drivers was involved in the crash in Plainfield, IN.

Watch this video with your drivers and your fellow employees.  Spread the word on this information.  Send the blog address to your drivers and their families. 

Thank you and Be Safe,

Steve Rogers