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.