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4 Years Collision Free, Perris CA LDC

 Congratulations to our Perris LDC/RDC 461 team for going 4 years accident free on 09/24/2015! This is truly a great accomplishment that could only be achieved by a high caliber driving force. Our team is made up of drivers who commit themselves each and every day to not only be safe, but also perform quality installations without getting hurt. This effort includes our driving fleet, installation specialists, material handlers, office personnel and management; we thank you all for the dedication that you put forth to be one of the safest LDC’s in the entire country. I would like to extend a special thanks to our driving fleet for being on the road every day and making safety their priority. This includes: Pedro Gonzalez, Misraim Sagastume, Lester Thompson, Art Yepez, Elmer Lopez, Jimmy Jones, Byron Sagastume and Jose Salgado.   It takes a special group to achieve this milestone and reminds us all that with teamwork anything is attainable. Our Final Mile team celebrated with a full breakfast cooked by management: John Rodriguez, Jason Willis, Ryan Shaw and Orlando Galindo. We look forward to another year accident and injury free.

Phoenix AZ, Driver Appreciation

Driver Appreciation BBQ at Final Mile Phoenix 9/21   The Phoenix team grilled up some amazing burgers and hot dogs! We also had potato salad, cookies, apple crisp snacks, and soda. The team gathered around, shared some laughs, and enjoyed each others company.

 

Spannaway Driver Appreciation

 

 

Driver Appreciation BBQ at Final Mile Spanaway (09/18/15)

 

The atmosphere in Spanaway, WA was a cool evening with the smell of a hot grill cooking Burgers and Hot Dogs.  A BBQ was the perfect way to end Driver Appreciation Week. The Team enjoyed a burger and hot dog with all the fixings as they ended their day.  Throughout the week the DIS and installers received donuts, waters, pop corn, hat and personal bags of goodies.  Our drivers and installers had a good time as their bellies were full and management thanked them for being part of our team.  

Perris CA Driver Appreciation

   Driver Appreciation Week 2015. This week the Perris LDC 461 celebrated  the drivers with many giveaways that included movie tickets, snack bags,BBQ’s and all summer long they were given water and gatorades each morning to keep them hydrated.  On 09/16/2015, we decided to visit all the drivers out in the field and bought them their favorite dish for lunch. The drivers were surprised and were very  thankful.  On 09/18 we hired a a Taco catertring service that served delicious Chicken, Asada and Al Pastor tacos.  All the drivers  had a smile on their face and were recignized for their hard work and dedication.

Orlando FL Driver Appreciation Event

During the week the drivers were treated with gifts on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. Monday included $10 gift cards to WaWa. Tuesday included gift bags with hand sanitizer, gum, kleenex, febreeze, and candy bars along with a personalized note from the LDC office staff. Wednesday (pictured below) included Cracker Barrel breakfast full of pancakes, French toast, biscuits, and sausage plus a $5 Chick Fi La gift card. Friday included scratch off lottery tickets. The LDC management team is very appreciate of the hard work and efforts of our drivers!

Las Vegas Driver Appreciation

Driver Appreciation Week  Final Mile Las Vegas

 

During the week our team was given breakfast and snack bags full of goodies to get them through their day, along with Gatorade and water bottles. They also received Starbucks and Subway gift cards as well as movie theater passes to enjoy after their long work week. Management here at Final Mile Las Vegas appreciates all the hard work our team puts in day in and day out; it couldn’t be done without them!

 

Salt Lake City Driver Appreication

David Kolinofsky of Dallas fame, is in SLC supporting the training of a new AM this week.  While I'm not exactly sure what he supplied the group with, it does appear they were happy about it.

Baltimore MD Driver Appreciation

Matt Melcher, Hugo Pinedo, Penny Williams and their crew hosted a cookout for driver appreciation on Wednesday this week.  Good times were had by all and the team spent hours talking, eating and sharing stories.

SACCAx Driver Appreciation Event

Driver Appreciation BBQ at Final Mile Sacramento (09/16/15)

 

Our Builder Specialist Greg Breitbarth prepares the “BBQ” for our tri-tip dinner which will be waiting for our drivers and helpers when they return after a hard day pleasing the customers.  This meal will include baked beans, potato salad, rolls, corn on the cob and cookies for desert.  The drivers always look forward to a meal prepared by Chef Greg who does it right…

Driver Appreciation L844

On 09/04/2015, Omar Ayon and his office staff came to work extra early to cook breakfast for their entire driving fleet, J.B. Hunt Installers and Bright Sky helpers.  The Hayward operation enjoyed Eggs, Sausage, Bacon, and other fixings as laughs and congratulatory comments were the theme of the event.  The drivers were appreciative for the delicious breakfast and thanked the staff for helping them start their day with a full tank. Good Job Team!

Driver Appreciation in Columbus

Ray Fribley, Greg Goodrum, Ben Filbrun and I attended the driver meeting with Ben's management and driver team this morning.  Donuts and coffee were served and each of the leaders took the opportunity to thank the team for the dedication and service.  Gift cards were also handed out to each of the driver professionals for Pilot.  Missing from the pic is resident photographer and COLOHX OS, Tricia Hum.

Driver Appreciation In Philly!!

Driver Appreciation in Clyde

Final Mile Clyde after our appreciation breakfast at Arby's on 9/15.

Fresno LDC, 6 years collision free!!

Its 5am in June, already over 90 degrees in the shuttle. With the only light I have, a headlamp, we mark the appliances route by route.  I maneuver from the front to the back of the trailer over ranges and dishwashers to get what I can labeled before it’s unloaded….we sometimes call those “the good old days.”  Fast forward 6 years, everything runs like clockwork in the morning, we have a beautiful new building, a hand held that tells us what route each appliance is on and have managed to stay accident free for the life of this account. PROUD is an understatement.

 Safety encompasses more than just driving.  It includes warehousing, loading, installing and takes teamwork to be successful.  We’ve been through two facility moves, less than ideal working conditions and multiple networking issues.  None of these hurdles have impacted our business and our priorities have never wavered.  Management can assign all the training available, but nothing beats relaxed conversation.  I feel we get the most from sharing a bite to eat, or a quick talk in the warehouse. When drivers truly understand the responsibility of being a professional and the cost associated with accidents and injuries, they drive with a heightened awareness.  I appreciate my team’s hard work and continued dedication to safety and always take the time to let them know how much I care about them.  We recently celebrated our achievement of perfection at the Fresno Grizzlies baseball stadium, where we rented out the pool and had a great night.  Moving on, handing over what has from day one been MY account is hard but I leave them in good hands and am pleased to be leaving on such a positive note.  As I transition out of this role, I want to pay special thanks to our admin, Letti Rivas who has been an instrumental part of our safety culture for all these years and to my management team for always guiding me in the right direction.

-Ashley Jones, Account Manager L906, Fresno, CA

June 2015 Final Mile DOM

We have several outstanding nominations for the month of June and I am pleased to announce that Darren Tyler has earned the honor of our Final Mile Services Region Driver of the Month. Darren has successfully demonstrated the level of customer service, safety and productivity that everyone should aspire to. Darren also recently competed in the Arkansas Truck Driving Championship finishing second place in the Straight Truck Division and wining the rookie of the year award. Please join me in congratulating Darren on this well deserved accomplishment!

Region Driver of the Month - $500 cash
Darren Tyler
Benton Harbor, MI

Other Outstanding Nominees:
Joel Dopplehammer @ Final Mile Chicago, IL (FMS C)
Joe Welch @ Final Mile Orlando, FL (FMS S)
Abner Pillado @ Final Mile San Diego, CA (FMS W)

June Safety Cup Standings

 

Quite a bit of movement this month as the standings were shuffled around.  The west holds on to the top two spots, but the defending champions have climbed up into a tie for the #2 spot behind best in class injury prevention metrics.  DOT collisions continue to be of major concern as 5 of the 8 regions have experienced a major crash half way through the year.   Continue to coach your teams on space cushion driving and the importance of good eye lead time.  All of our major collisions could have been avoided by adhering to basic Smith System principles.

 



Arkansas Truck Driving Championships!

 

The ATDC was held this past weekend at the Embassy Suites in Rogers, AR.  Eligibility for this event is determined by being a full time driver who is accident(both preventable and non preventable) free for the entire year.  Our team was represented by 21 professional drivers including 2 Final Mile team members.  Competing against 130+ drivers from companies like ABF, Conway, Fed Ex and others, our team performed very well.  We took home 6 trophies and 10 total awards.  Melvin Smith, JMC ATLGA, placed first in his class and will be representing our company at the national competition in STLMO.  Darren Tyler, (BHMIx), placed 2nd in his class and also won overall Rookie of the Year.  Andrew Stierley(DETMIx) also competed in the straight truck class and finished 4th.  Rodney Collins(OTR Sleeper), Jeff Helmick(JBI 5 axle) and Bo Nelson (OTR tanker) all also received a trophy finishing 3rd overall in their class. 

The ATDC provided a great week of competition, but also of camaraderie, fellowship and driver dedicated events.  Our representatives were accompanied by their families who cheered for them at every turn.  Additionally, our corporate team turned out in droves to support the driving team.  Among the attendees rooting on our group was John Roberts, Shelly Simpson, Craig Harper, Brad Hicks and Nathan Smith among many others.  This annual event is a great time for our team to recognize and celebrate our professional drivers for all that they do on the roadways.

May 2015 Safety Cup Standings

 

 





May brought forth a repeat of the April standings with the West again holding on to the top two spots.  The Willis region holds 1st in two of the three categories and holds a commanding lead over their closest competition. 

April 2014 DOM---Simon Garcia--SFSCAx

Simon Garcia (GARS45), hands down, is the best driver at our Final Mile Santa Fe Springs account and is very deserving of this award each and every month. He began his Final Mile career in 2008, when he was hired by John Rodriguez and Curtis Liem to the SFS FM team. Since the very first day he started, Simon was a shining star. He established himself as a leader very quickly and has continued to show leadership throughout the entire Final Mile development. He has taken on multiple projects and works with a true sense of pride. He has shown dedication to our company. He has helped mold young installers into career oriented drivers. 2 of Simon’s previous Bright Sky installers have transitioned into fine JB Hunt Non-CDL drivers.   

Simon and his partner Wes are so good that Blair Child knows them by a first name basis and has referred to them as “the all-star team.” On special occasions, when there is any sort of VIP delivery that needs to be made or any sort of special project, Blair has asked that I put my best team or “all-star team” on that particular delivery. When he tells me this, I know that Blair really means to say is, “please send Simon on this delivery.” This has included deliveries to Whirlpool upper management personnel, Whirlpool On Tour projects, SWASH deliveries, Jenn Air Displays, the Ellen DeGeneres show, the Oprah Winfrey TV show, and many more priority projects and deliveries.

                Most recently Simon was asked to take on our biggest Multi Family site in SFS history: Park Place by Irvine Company.  Before the start of this project in June of 2014, we were told they were on a strict schedule to get these done. In our minds, we knew just the person for the job and apparently Irvine Company did as well. During the welcome process meeting, to our surprise, the Irvine Company representatives called out and asked specifically for Simon and Wes to complete this project. We knew immediately that Simon’s fantastic reputation had gone beyond the scope of just JB Hunt and Whirlpool. In 10 months, Simon delivered 4,972 total Major Appliances to a total of 992 living units and 2 leasing offices. During the duration of this project, Simon accomplished to have less than 1% damage returns (47 damage returns total). This project just completed 100% in April 2015.

                Simon is the most dedicated driver of our fleet. He is willing to take on any task at the drop of a dime. Simon is full of ideas and has helped in implementing some of our operational procedures. He helped me in organizing the “parts section” of my warehouse that has caught the eyes and the liking of Whirlpool Management including Stan Dubbert, Blair Child, and Rex Clark.  He has traveled to help out various accounts including Hayward, Las Vegas, Spanaway, San Diego, and even Philadelphia. He has gone above and beyond on numerous occasions. Simon is also one of the safest drivers on our fleet. Our account recently celebrated our 1 Year Accident Free streak on April 18^th, 2015. A streak that is unprecedented since the accounts inception. It was a team effort, with senior drivers like Simon that led our morale and commitment the entire way. He has 1 PD Claim in his 6.5 years and has had 0 accidents with FMS. Simon has currently 0 missing logs, scored 100% on his last audit, and is up to date in all compliance areas: Physical, CDL, and Annual Review. Other than his 1 PD claim (controversial in his/our eyes) he has been nearly flawless with FMS.

                Simon’s commitment and maturity is seen on and off duty. His sole motivation for his hard working lifestyle is his family. He has been married to his beautiful wife for 12 years and is a father to 3 lovely children (2 boys, 1 girl). I have had the pleasure of being able to interact with Simon outside of the workplace, and it is special to see a man who is as dedicated to his job as he is to his family. His 2 boys play little league baseball, and Simon is a part of the coaching staff on both teams. He lives a life on the go, and seems to never have time for rest, but he always rises to the occasion and keeps pushing forward with a smile on his face.

                It is with my honor and privilege to nominate Simon Garcia for Driver of the Month for April 2015. Thank you for all your professionalism, dedication, and hard work. We all greatly appreciate it!

J.B. Hunt Employee Discounts!

When was the last time you checked out the J.B. Hunt Homepage at www.my.jbhunt.com ?  If it’s been a while you should stop by, and check it out!  Besides access to the employee portal it contains relevant company news, and things you should know about as an employee!  On the bottom right side of the page there is a link for discounts that YOU are eligible for!  While there are many specific to company’s headquarters in Lowell, there are still a significant amount for those of us across the United States.  If you have a cellular phone plan with one of the larger providers, you are probably eligible for a significant discount just for being an employee!  Also, if you need a new vehicle, computer, or an appliance, it’s definitely worth checking out.  Below are a few of the many participating companies:

J.B Hunt experience manager at the Boston LDC

http://experience.blog.jbhunt.com/2015/05/28/onsite-in-final-mile-boston/

Onsite at Final Mile Boston
 

Derek Roy, the new J.B. Hunt Experience Manager, brings us a unique perspective and voice from the field. Derek worked in operations at our field offices and served in the military for over nine years before joining the Experience team. As Craig Harper put it, “His enthusiasm and desire to take the J.B. Hunt Experience to the “next level” will help us in achieving our goal to become the envy of companies of all types and sizes.” Below is Derek’s observations from a trip to Boston. We hope you will find this article informational and insightful.

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I pulled my rental car out of the airport lot and plugged my cellphone into the car charger I brought. A bus cut me off as I struggled to merge onto the Whitestone. Bumper to bumper as always, I reached for my E-ZPass and slipped out of my traffic lane a bit. A cabbie slammed his horn and waved the middle finger as we approached the toll booth. “Good to be home.” I said to myself. To my right was a J.B. Hunt daycab and a 53 ft dry box. The driver was intensely looking ahead and checking his mirrors. Buckled in and focused I caught his eye and waved hello. He stared back at me as if to say, “Who the heck are you?” He had no idea my full time job is make his job better, much less that we worked for the same company. I watched in awe as our driver safely moved ahead through traffic.

I was in New York City and driving to Boston, Massachusetts. We had a guy up there, Nicholas, who had recently been honored with the “2014 Driver Dedicated Account of the Year.” Nicholas had been transferred into a challenging business location – Final Mile Boston. Tasked with delivering anything and everything in a straight truck all over New England, the account has been struggling to be profitable, safe and keep drivers employed.

Nicholas onboarded into his new role and immediately began to turn it around. Clearly the J.B. Hunt Experience was living in Boston and I was going to find out exactly who, what, why and how. I was hoping to find the secret – the magic trick.

I pulled into the driveway of the office complex a few hours later and immediately recognized the building. Nicholas was outside laughing with three of his drivers when I pulled in and parked. His booming voice and outgoing personality was contagious. “DEREK! Welcome to Boston! Find it okay?” I told him I had no problem finding it, “Nicholas, two years ago I interviewed at this same office for a Dedicated Manager in Training position!” I went on to explain my past 2 years…managing a large Dedicated account that delivered groceries 24/7 to Long Island, New York and Connecticut. Nicholas asked me, “How many drivers did you have?” I proudly stated, “Over a hundred! Couldn’t have done it without the awesome team of Operations Supervisors, Mario, Jason, Laurie, Shannon and Danny.”

He motioned for me to sit down once we got to his office and began telling me about his career with the company. A uniformed driver walked briskly by the door. “Hey, come meet Derek,” Nicholas shouted out. I stuck my hand out, “Nice to meet you sir.” “Don’t call me sir, I work for a living” the driver quipped back.

The office was clean. Drivers moved with a deliberate sense of urgency. Folks on conference calls, the smell of fresh hot coffee brewing in the lobby, the quiet chatter of the radio.

I started to take notes and photos. So many of the places I had been were struggling to retain their drivers – so many places seemed chaotic and noisy. This was a well-oiled machine.

Heriberto came into the office and introduced himself as Eddie. What’s that?” I said motioning to a large cell phone looking device in his hand. “This is our MCC. It has all the load information, customer addresses, services needing to be performed and ePOD.” Clearly we’ve made some large investments into state-of-the-art technology, especially the electronic proof of delivery.

 

“Wanna see how it works?” he asked me. Excitedly I said, “Heck yeah – let’s go.” We hopped in the company truck and drove to the construction site. Eddie previously worked for BrightSky, an agency that we contract with for delivery assistants. He did such a great job we made him an offer to work directly for Final Mile. What a great guy.

We had a few drivers inside doing punch work – a term Final Mile locations use to describe the installation process behind setting up a washing machine or a dish washer, for example.

The site was busy. Crews everywhere. Men standing on an I-beam 40 feet in the air with a saw – sparks flying everywhere. White hard hats in a huddle looking at construction plans rolled out on the hood of pickup truck. Four electricians smoking cigarettes on ladders were installing light fixtures in the parking garage. The noise of a truck backing up with yet another gentlemen waving the driver back. Beep-beep-beep. Needless to say it was exciting.

 And there we were – our J.B. Hunt straight truck proudly in the middle of it all. Our drivers were unloading 300 pound refrigerators using the lift gate, strapping it carefully to a dolly and wheeling it up through the parking garage to the 5^th floor. I asked Eddie, “How come they don’t just use the elevator?” With a grin on his face he replied, “Cause there isn’t one.” I was impressed. The construction site was a living breathing thing.

We made our way inside looking for our driver. I donned my hard hat and watched my step. People were everywhere.

We walked into one unit and Eddie double checked the work that had been done. He secured a hose, firmly grasped the door handle and open and closed the stove. “Looks good,” he said, and we walked to the next apartment unit under construction.

 

Hey!” shouted Eddie as we walked into one of the units. “Boss man, how are you?” Marvin happily replied. I introduced myself and was put to work immediately. Enamored, I watched another driver, Erik, lift a dryer and stack it on top of the washing machine in middle of the living room. In a patient and professional tone, Erik instructed me exactly how to attach the dryer vent and washer hoses. I’m a handy guy but imagining doing this every day seemed monotonous. “Ever get bored doing the same old day in and day out?” I asked. “Bored? In Final Mile? No way! We’re at a different job site all the time. Different customers, different products. I love my job.” Erik said.

A loud horn sounded from outside, and I went to the window to see what was happening. Droves of people were pouring out of the building. Guys sat down everywhere – on the tail gates of pickup trucks, at a picnic table, on a concrete beam. The line at the food truck grew. “You guys want anything?” I said, waving at the truck outside. “No thank you. The gut truck is bad news. I’m trying to watch my gorgeous figure.” he said laughing as he rubbed his stomach.

These drivers are incredibly talented and very passionate about their job. “Marvin, can you give me a quick hand with this please?” Erik went over to the kitchen and the two of them worked on the stove together. I asked them – “What do you like about J.B. Hunt? What can we do better?” They both grinned and shared an insightful list of items. I voraciously took notes so as not to forget one word.

Heading back to the office, I leaned out the window at the red light and snapped a picture of the building. Our customer, Whirlpool, hired us to install a full complement of appliances in over 300 apartment units at the new Hanover University Station. The job would normally take us 5 months to complete – in this case, we started in February and wouldn’t finish until September, due to a slower job site.

We stopped for a bite to eat and chatted about ways the managers here had built relationships with their employees. I asked Nicholas and Eddie, “What’s the secret here?” They looked at each other and Nicholas said, “Close the laptop. Take the time to ask about their day, wish em’ a happy birthday and get to know to them. It’s just basic people skills.”

 

I took more notes and wrote, “Be a trusted advisor – go the final mile – close the laptop!”

Our food finally came out – we were right by Gillette Stadium, the home of the Patriots football team. I joined the Army in 2005, and a few years later I was honored to stand on that field and be part of the half-time show with a group of other soldiers. Between bites, I told Nicholas and Eddie how special we felt, a Patriots t-shirt, food, etc.

“How do you make your drivers feel special? Do you buy them a J.B. Hunt t-shirt?” I asked sipping my iced tea. Eddie said, “We have uniforms here for our drivers, but we fire up the grill regularly to treat everyone.” Nicholas chimed in, “Yeah, just don’t undercook the burgers!” He paused, “Derek, write this down too – don’t run out of food at the BBQ!”

Laughing, I added it to my notes. Nicholas went on, “You don’t always have to plan a cook out – I find that being the go-to for my team, solving problems and being reliable works too.”

What Nicholas and Eddie didn’t know was that their ideas: trusted advisor, close the laptop, cook outs and teaching managers how to problem solve would all find their home in the J.B. Hunt Experience.

Keep up the great work out there in Boston and don’t undercook those burgers!

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If you know of any great stories you’d like shared on the Experience blog, email the J.B. Hunt Experience Team at jbh_experience@jbhunt.com

April Safety Cup Standings....New Leaders!

April finished out with a change at the top of the Safety Cup standings.  The West has replaced the South in the top two spots due to outstanding execution in all categories.  Clark's region is still with in striking distance of the lead and we have 3 regions deadlocked for the 5th spot. 

We all need to continue to focus on completing our deliveries without collisions, injuries or damage every day.  Our teams need to feel empowered to challenge unsafe situations and utilize their management team for support. 

Million Mile Celebration for Fred Roberts(COLOHx)

The COLOHx Final Mile team along with Fred's family joined him at Outback Steak house for his million mile celebration dinner.  Fred, pictured holding his plaque commemorating his accomplishment, was surrounded by loved ones at the event.  A veteran of driver unload fleets at Pier 1, Office Deopt, Family Dollar and most recently Final Mile Columbus, Fred earned his million miles the hard way. Congratulations once again on reaching this milestone in your career Fred.

1 year collision free in Santa Fe Springs CA

Congratulations to the team on this tremendous accomplishment.  Completing over 35,000 deliveries in a heavily congested area is tough enough, but doing it without a single preventable collision over the course of 12 full months is truly amazing.

Great job team!

March Final Mile Driver of the Month!!!!!

After reviewing several outstanding nominations, I am pleased to announce that Mickey Johnson has earned the honor of our Final Mile Services Region Driver of the Month for the month of March. Mickey has successfully demonstrated the level of customer service, safety and productivity that everyone should aspire to. Please join me in congratulating Mickey on this well deserved accomplishment!

 

 

 Mickey Johnson is one of the most versatile drivers at the account in Houston.  Mickey was originally hired on to deliver cabinets for American Woodmark, but transitioned out of that role to a DIS that can run any tiype of route at the account.  Retail, single family builder, home delivery or multifamily, he can do it all.  In the month of March Mickey has stepped up to start taking on the largest multifamily sites at the LDC.  At one site in particular, Mickey took on 2 week’s worth of appliances and completed the installs in one week due to the builder’s short deadline.  In the month of March Mickey installed more appliances than ay ther driver at the account and did not have one failed installation audit.  DEA, or property damage claim.  Mickey comes to work with a positive attitude and a smile on his face that is contagious to anyone around him. Mickey has also helped the account with urgent service calls and left jobsites in the middle of the day to complete a service call and then would return to the jobsite and complete the remainder of his work.  He ahs also done the same when he ahs been asked to help another driver make a difficult Tempur-Pedic or Tacony delivery.  Mickey has quickly developed a rapport with the superintendents on the multifamily sites he is assigned to and is able to solve problems and issues at the site without a builder specialist or manager having to get involved.  Mickey has also helped develop delivery assistants at the account and is one of the most reliable employees at Final Mile Houston!

 

Region Driver of the Month - $500 cash

 

 

Mickey Johnson
Final Mile Services Houston, TX

 

 

Other Outstanding Nominees:

  

John Burgess @ Final Mile Baltimore, MD (FMS N)

Tim Blalock @ Final Mile Dothan, AL (FMS S)
Jesse Hall @ Final Mile Boise, ID (FMS W)

Q1 2015 South Region Safety Award Winners

During the first first quarter, the South Region implemented a safety program to include all of their LDC's. For each month the LDC goes accident / injury free they received an entry into a quarterly drawing for prizes. The prizes for Q1 included $100 Gift Cards, $50 Gift cards, and Safety Jackets. This became a huge incentive for our delivery drivers to achieve. As you can see from the graph below, the South Region is currently leading the way in both categories going into the 2nd quarter. Thank you to all of our LDC teams for the hard work to get this point!

 

 

Our Orangeburg, SC LDC went the entire quarter accident and injury free plus is currently on a 300+days accident and 200+ days injury free streak! They were the recipients of a very nice rain jacket!

Our Jacksonville, FL LDC went the entire quarter accident and injury free plus is currently on a 600+ day accident and 600+ day injury free streak! They were the recipient of $50 Gift Cards.

 

Our Birmingham, AL LDC went the entire quarter accident and injury free plus is currently on 244 accident and 120 + injury free streak!. They were the recipient of the $100 Gift Cards!

 
 

Safety Cup Challenge Updated



 

 

We are through one quarter of 2015 and we have a new front runner in the race for the cup.  Currently Final Mile South holds the top two positions in the competition.  Commitment to Smith System principles and a keen focus on injury prevention are the keys to and outstanding safety culture and outstanding results.  We've made it through a challenging first quarter with weather that effected most of the country.  As we head into the spring and summer months, we need to catch our stride and string together long safety streaks at every final mile location.  What will you and your team do today to positively impact safety? 

 

 

Fred Roberts(COLOHx), Final Mile's newest million mile driver.

 

Congratulations to Fred Roberts our newest Million Mile Driver.  This is an impressive accomplishment under any circumstance, but Fred has accomplished this without ever having a

preventable collision while driving for JB Hunt and has worked at some of our most challenging dedicated accounts including Office Depot, Family Dollar and most recently our Final Mile operation in Columbus. 

 

 

 

Driver Appreciaiton in Columbus!

Our Columbus LDC is conducting the end of quarter raffle tomorrow morning (TV) and decided they would turn it into an Easter themed event with a Giant Chocolate Bunny to be raffled as well as individual Baskets of goodies for each of our Professional Driver Teams and helpers. Instead of donuts, we have secured some Easter colored cupcakes for the guys to sugar up on as well. We will be celebrating 130 Days Collision Free and 222 Days Injury Free at the RDC. We decided to do something different and hope to surprise and let our guys at the RDC know how much their safe operation means to us.

 

Great job by this group of DIS's and IS's as well as their management team for taking the time to recognize the hard work. 

February 2015 DOM

Charles Wooten (“Mr. Charles”) is our most tenured DIS at the Chantilly LDC.  He first started his career with JBH back in 2009 at our Hayward Final Mile account, after many years with the previous provider and later became a successful Builder Specialist.  He transferred to the South Region to the Chantilly LDC as a DIS.  His years of knowledge and expertise provide great coaching and training to everyone around him.

Charles is a trainer and has done a fantastic job on-boarding new hires.  Charles makes the work environment a pleasure for all and has played a key role in the turnover reduction at the LDC.  He takes pride in what he does but more importantly wants to see everyone around him develop and be just as good as he is. Charles is always prepared to speak at the weekly meetings and adds value to the Manager and Builder Specialists every week. Having this kind of mindset gives him a bright future and makes him a huge asset to the company.

In all layers of management, the opinion of Charles is that he is the kind of driver everyone needs.  A guy that makes decisions based on safety and standard operating procedures.   Charles is always ahead on training and compliance items.  The team looks up to him because he is patient and provides great advice on many things.  He’s extremely easy going and does whatever he needs to do in order to get the job done safely and to provide each and every customer with a positive “JB Hunt Experience” type of delivery.  Since his skills are so well rounded, he is normally assigned to the more difficult installations and if he isn’t, he is on the phone providing guidance to the assigned DIS.  We are proud and honored to nominate Charles as the February 2015 Driver of the Month for the Chantilly VA LDC. 

In his spare time, Charles enjoys spending time with his wife (Tanya) and watching all kinds of sports, and golfing whenever possible.  Charles has 2 daughter, Estasia – 28 and Nina - 26, who have both graduated college (Arkansas and Cal State, respectively).  Charles also enjoys every moment and new memory with his 2 grandchildren, Kirra – 5 and Jair - 1 yrs old.

Other outstanding nominees were;

Jeremy Wiggins--Final Mile, Baton Rouge, LA(FMS C)
Fred Robert--Final Mile, Columbus, OH (FSM N)
Arthur Yepez @ Final Mile, Perris CA (FMS W)

New addition to the JB Hunt Final Mile Family

Mark and Elizabeth Gillespie welcomed their first child, a son, in to the world late in the afternoon on Wednesday, March 11th,

While everyone is tired, both mom and baby are healthy and doing well.

Please help me congratulate Mark and his family on the arrival of their bouncing baby boy, Aiden Gray Gillespie!

Follow Final Mile on Instagram!!!!

As John Vargo mentioned during the roundtable discussion at Kick Off, Final Mile has recently created an Instagram account.  Follow us at J.B._Hunt_DCS_FMS.  We'll be posting pictures of interest from our travels around the region.  You'll see the people, buildings and equipment that make Final Mile the leader in the industry. 

Final Mile 301 representatives hard at work

This years crop of 301 representatives is made up of David Kolinofsky(not pictured), Tom Best, Nick Schooley and Frank Rodriquez.  As you can see the team is hard at work using some of the problem solving tools that 301 will expose them to.

The 301 course prepares our candidates for future leadership positions within our network and company as a whole.  It provides them with valuable problem solving tools and strategies that they'll be able to utilize to benefit the organization throughout their career.  During this year long course(3 weeks spent in Lowell), they will complete an account audit as well as a project that will bring measurable value to the organization.  They will work on this project with their leadership team as well as a variety of other resources.

2014 Final Mile Driver of the Year – Mike Stansbery

2014 proved to be a successful year for many of Final Mile’s Delivery Installation Specialists.   The award ceremony featured each Driver of the Month from 2014, as well as three “Million Mile” drivers.  The driver’s and their spouses were all invited and enjoyed being a part of the ceremony.   

The winner was Mike Stansbery from Final Mile Nashville TN, who was awarded with a $5,000 check and given a plaque to keep forever.   The Stansbery’s had a special night.  Mike and his wife, Tammy, were asked to stand during Craig Harper’s “Customer Experience” speech early in the evening and embraced in a special moment as they remembered their time together during the “Wreath Across America” event.     Mike had a very special year in 2014 and was very appreciative to receive the Driver of the Year award.   During the presentation of the award, there were some links mentioned that feature Mike and his family that are provided below. 

Links featuring Mike Stansbery:

1. http://experience.blog.jbhunt.com/2014/09/11/a-life-of-service/

2. http://experience.blog.jbhunt.com/2014/12/22/wreaths-across-america-with-craig-harper-day-1/

3. http://experience.blog.jbhunt.com/2014/12/23/wreaths-across-america-with-craig-harper-day-2/

Please enjoy the below video from Mike Stansbery’s team and some images from a very memorable night! Congratulations to our Driver of the Year – Mike Stansbery!

Stansbery Images

2015 Kick Off Meeting

We hope that everyone found the 2015 Kick Off Meeting as enlightening and inspirational as we did.  From our special guest speaker, Craig Harper, to the powerful DOM speech from Jeremy Clark, the awards ceremony was outstanding this year.  We are very pleased to offer the opportunity for those that attended, and those that didn't to see the pictures from that night.  Follow the link below to view.

FMS Awards Pictures

The Jackson File Mile Team Strikes Again!

Congratulations to the Final Mile Jackson, MS LDC for being named Tempur-Pedic Hub of the month for January 2015. After recently coming off the win for TempurPedic's Hub of the quarter for Q4 2014, to be recognized again is a huge accomplishment. During the month the Jackson LDC delivered to 13 TempurPedic customers. On those deliveries they averaged 4.87 Aggregate Survey Score, 0 White Glove Issues, and a perfect 5.0 Scope of Work Score. Being selected out of 84 hubs for TempurPedic is a HUGE accomplishment. Great Job to the Jackson Team! Each employee will receive a TempurPedic pillow for their strong effort!