Thursday, March 17, 2016

Getting to Know - Michael Whissen - Professional Driver Home Depot Monroe

Jeremy Stout (General Manager - Transportation) rode with Michael Whissen on March 14.  Here is what he learned about Mike:

Jeremy Stout (TGM) and Michael Whissen (WHIM28) Professional Driver Home Depot 
Mike has a wife and 3 kids (ages 11-5). The oldest, his only daughter, is quickly approaching the teen years both in age and attitude (ha).

Mike met his wife in AZ when he was stationed there in the Marine Corp. He was in that branch of the military for 13 years before going into driving as a civilian. He got his start driving for an oil rig company near Laredo, TX, but moved back home when the work dried up. He then drove for Schneider OTR and actually hauled loads for the Home Depot out of the RDC in Monroe.

He wanted more home-time and switched to the good guys by joining JB Hunt Dedicated late in 2015. Mike doesn’t necessarily dislike driving, but really doesn’t like when others act crazy behind the wheel when sharing the road with them. 

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