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Central Region Promotion Announcement

Please join us in congratulating Jon Gauda as the Logistics Coordinator for Family Dollar in Ashley, IN!

 

Jon has been a member of the Central Region since September of 2011 when he started at the Niagara Sheets account. After leaving Niagara Sheets, he relocated to Syracuse, NY as a DMIT where he trained and provided coverage for accounts in NY, PA, and VT. Most recently, Jon has worked as an Operations Supervisor where he is responsible for all new drivers on the fleet.

 

Jon is a proud Niagara University graduate with a degree in International Management with a minor in Supply Chain Management. Jon and his wife (Melissa) are expecting their first child, a son, in January 2014.

Central Region Promotion Announcement

Please join us in congratulating Elvis Sehic on his promotion to the Operations Supervisor at Family Dollar in Ashley, IN.

 

Elvis joined JB Hunt nearly six months ago as a DMIT in Indiana and has been a great addition to our team! Since joining, he has spent time training and assisting at Aurora Parts, C&S, CHEP, Quaker Oats, and Pet Supplies Plus. Elvis played a key role at C&S where he covered the night shift during the management transition. Most recently, Elvis has been very active in the Trailer Pool Optimization Project at CHEP - Indianapolis. Also, Elvis is newly engaged to his fiancee Shauna.

 

Please join me in congratulating Elvis on this well deserved promotion!

Driver Dedicated-The C & S Way

The leadership at our C&S account in Yorktown, IN has put in place a program that rewards our drivers who do not have any log violation points in RAIR fora month.  Those drivers that achieve the goal receive a coupon.

All of the drivers who have coupons put them in a hat and the one that is drawn wins a $25 gift card. It was noticed that one of the drivers was getting a coupon every month.

Doing some more digging, it was found that Thomas Mcalister (MCAT5) did not receive any log violation points so far in 2013. Even more exciting, Thomas did not receive any violation points in RAIR in 2012 either. Today when Thomas walked into the account we told him of this great achievement and how proud of him we all are Thomas said, "I am just doing my job".

That is one more reason we are proud to work with and know Thomas Mcalister.

Driver Dedicated-A Living Example at Aurora Parts

We would like to welcome Larry Buss to the elite team of DCS Certified Trainers!

Larry joined our company back in 2006. During his time on the Aurora Parts account, Larry has shown strong leadership skills. When the account needed some out of the ordinary work done, Account Manager Tim Wilhelm often depends on Larry for help. When drivers on the account needed assistance Larry was there with helpful counsel.

Larry will make a great addition to our on boarding new people onto our account.

ABS Cannot Defeat Us!

Today our Home Depot team in Monroe, OH introduced their new trailer light and ABS diagnosis system. In the past this account has faced times where the drivers have found that some of the upper trailer lights or the trailer ABS system did not work. This would make the trailer illegal to be used and would fail a DOT inspection. This would cause the client to have to unload that trailer and place the load on a different trailer or wait for a repair truck. In either case this could cause a load not delivering on time and a disappointed customer.

Now the account can check for these mechanical defects while the trailer is sitting on the customers lot and if defects are found they can make arrangements for repairs before loading.

Doing this will help cut down on service failures do to mechanical issues and cut down in DOT violations. Great effort to save us problems both in compliance and service.

Thank you for going the extra mile guys.

Cort Duggins came out and instructed OM Brian Tabor and TGM Scott Gray on how to use this diagnosis system. During this time we are very happy to find more trailers that did not require repairs than we found that did. This showed that the accounts action have been going in the correct direction. This system will help fine tune our efforts

Sums Up Turkey Dinner Perfectly

I know this is from "The Christmas Story", but it fits perfectly for Thanksgiving.  Enjoy this day with your families.  Having everyone together is a blessing that should never be taken for granted.  If you are working today or could not travel home, know we are thankful for everything you do to make all of us successful.

Enjoy the video and be sure and Thank the people you love today.