Happy Anniversary Anthony Warchol!

Happy 10th Anniversary Anthony Warchol!

 Anthony is a proud graduate of The Ohio State University. He began his career with JB Hunt as a DMIT in Columbus. After a few short weeks he became an Operations Supervisor at Limited Brands in Reynoldsburg, OH.

Anthony was promoted to the Account Manager of Masterbrand Cabinets in Jasper, IN in 2007. He moved on to start up the Toyota Owensboro fleet in 2009. When the fleet grew to 50 trucks in 2011, Anthony transitioned into the General Manager role, where he oversaw the Toyota Hebron, O’Neal Steel and Altec-Alumnium accounts.

In 2012 Anthony promoted into his current role, Region Operations Manager based in Louisville, KY. 

In his free time, he enjoys fox hunting.

Thank you for all your hard work, Anthony! 

Congrats!

Happy Anniversary Drew Vincent!

Happy Anniversary to Drew Vincent as today marks his 2nd anniversary with JB Hunt! 

Drew is a graduate of Murray State University and began his career with JB Hunt as an Operations Supervisor at the Soft Lite account in Streetsboro, OH. 

In May of 2014 he took on the challenge of Account Manager for Central Farm and Garden’s start up in Wooster, OH. 

Happy Anniversary, Drew!

Happy Anniversary Corey Palmer!

Happy Anniversary to Corey Palmer!  He celebrates 2 years with JB Hunt!! 

Corey joined the DCS C Region team as Account Manager of Cargill Liverpool, bringing over 20 years of Transportation experience with him.

Corey is a proud member of the Air Force Reserves and has an Associates in Aviation.

He is currently deployed to the Middle East and will be returning in September!

 Congratulations and Thank You for your Service!

Happy Anniversary Anthony Hale!

Anthony Hale is celebrating his 1 year JB Huntiversary today!  He is currently the Night Operations Supervisor at Home Depot Monroe.

He came to us from Miller-Coors where he worked security and processed orders for the drivers.

Anthony completed his Bachelors Degree from Wright State while working at the brewery . He has a degree in psychology.

He enjoys hunting, fishing, or pretty much anything on the water!

Congratulations Anthony!

Happy Anniversary Mark Passantino!

 Mark Passantino celebrates his 5 year anniversary with JB Hunt today!

 Mark graduated from Canisius College and currently serves as Account Manager of our Len-Co Lumber Account in Buffalo, NY!

 Happy Anniversary, Mark!! 

There is no picture, per Mark's request

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HOME DEPOT VAN BUREN - 52 WEEKS ON TIME SERVICE!

The Home Depot - Van Buren recently accomplished what was once thought of to be impossible - 52 straight weeks of On Time Service!!!

 Over the last year this team has delivered over 22,742 outbound stops across 22,319 loads while delivering on time over 99% of the time. The most impressive part of this is that they were able to do this with Home Depot's very stringent service requirements. Once an outbound load leaves the gate it must deliver on time or it will be counted against On Time Service even if the driver runs into weather, traffic, etc.

Congratulations to the team in Van Buren for such a big turn around over the last few years and for such a huge accomplishment! You can finally celebrate because you did it!!!

Pictured (L to R) – Kasey Wilson, Joe Nagle, Eric Blume, Sam Djung, Austin Eckert, Troy Smith, Beth Chapa, Jeremy Messing, Brandon Oreglia, Kyle Herron, Max Messinger, and Jennifer Prater

Getting to Know - Bill Pawlin - Professional Driver Southern States - Westfield, MA

Oliver Skelton (Operations Supervisor, Southern States-Westfield, MA)  recently rode with Bill Pawlin.  Here is what Oliver learned:

Bill came over to JB Hunt from UPS in our acquisition of the Southern States account in Westfield this past May.

He is a veteran driver and has been driving for 34 years.

Bill is happily married to his wife Donna, and has been so for 25 years. They have two children, a son and a daughter, and one grandson, who is 9 years old. Bill and his wife also have 6 tropical birds, that according to Bill, are very vocal. These birds live a luxurious lifestyle as Bill and his wife built them a special room with access to a cage in backyard so they can come and go as they please. Bill and his wife also enjoy birdwatching when they get the chance.

When Bill is not out scouting for birds, he is also an avid sports fan. Born and raised in New England, he stands by his New England teams: the Patriots, the Red Sox, and the Celtics and enjoys watching them and going to games when he not on the road or out in nature.   

Happy Anniversary Traci Kilger!

 Traci Kilger celebrates 11 years with JB Hunt today!

Traci is a graduate of Niagara University, she joined the Central region in 2005 with Joann Stores.

From there she was promoted to Account Manager at the Aurora Parts start up in 2007. In June of 2008, she moved to Buffalo, NY to take on the Niagara Sheets start up.

This is where she currently resides; she also manages the Goya Foods account.

Happy Anniversary, Traci!

We appreciate your hard work!

Getting to Know - Wendell Rose - Professional Driver - Pet Supplies Plus

Last week Austin Stauffer, DMIT - Pet Supplies Plus rode with Wendell Rose.  Here are his thoughts:

Wendell is an outstanding driver who has been with Pet Supplies Plus for a little over three years. He is also a driver trainer for us and has done a great job with new hires and getting the new employees acclimated to how things are done at J.B. Hunt.

He is always a joy to have in the office and he really knows how brighten everyone’s day. Wendell is a proud father and pet owner. 

Wendell enjoys listening to books on CD in his truck and especially enjoys the post-apocalyptic genre.

We are glad to have Wendell with us at Pet Supplies Plus and we hope to have him around for many years to come.

Mid Year Budget Review - Columbus OH

This week we are having our Mid Year Budget Review in Columbus, OH.  Accounts from the Tully, Kimble, and Stampfer Regions came in to present on how their accounts are faring year to date versus budget.  As always, our friends at the Crown Plaza in Columbus were gracious hosts.  All presenters did a fantastic job.  It is clear everyone in attendance knows their business and what is critical to achieving acceptable levels of profitability.  Fantastic job by all!



Kleeh went all out

Tully discusses his ytd budget

Crown Plaza MBR Room

Drew Vincent catches a quick z or two between presenters

Happy Anniversary Michael Green!

Today we celebrate Michael Green's first anniversary with JB Hunt.  

Currently Mike is the Operations Supervisor for Aurora Parts. would like to welcome Mike Green to the Central Region! Mike will be doing an internship with us in the Indianapolis, IN area. He graduated from IUPUI with a degree in Supply Chain Management from the Kelly School of Business.

.His hobbies include golfing and cooking. He and his wife Sharon of 23 years live in McCordsville, IN. 

Congratulations Mike!

Welcome LaMarcus Taylor! - Intern Southern States - Louisville

LaMarcus is currently a senior at the University of Kentucky finishing up a Bachelors degree in Technical Systems Management.

LaMarcus is apart of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc. and also a member of Minorities in Agriculture, Natural resources and Related Sciences (MANRRS), where he holds the position as historian. LaMarcus plans to pursue a career in Operations Management in the near future.

 While LaMarcus attends UK, he is still a Cardinal fan. He is a big Basketball and Baseball fan. He roots for the Chicago Bulls and the Cincinnati Reds.

Fun Fact: LaMarcus loves to roller skate

Welcome Richard Biven! Operations Supervisor Southern States - Louisville

Please join me in welcoming Richard Biven to the Central Region as a Operations Supervisor at Southern States in Louisville, KY. 

Richard has been in transportation for 27 years.  Richard attended Western Kentucky University . 

 Richard is married to his wife Kelly and they have 5 children.  

Richard and his family enjoys boating and fishing in his spare time.  Richard is a BIG supporter of the Louisville Cardinals. 

We are excited to have Richard as a part of the team!

Promotion Announcement - Drew Roberts - Home Depot Monroe

Please join us in congratulating Drew Roberts on his promotion to Operations Supervisor at Home Depot - Monroe, OH.

 Drew has spent his last seven months as a DMIT working at multiple accounts and played a very large role in helping Home Depot - Monroe during their Spring Surge. His contributions to the account and more specifically the yard operations helped to make the Surge the best the account has seen in many years. During his time as a DMIT he also helped Limited, Champion Windows, CFG, and Sanson. 

Drew came to us from Hanover College where he played soccer and graduated in 2015 with his BS in Communication. Drew's main hobby is playing soccer anytime he gets the opportunity to do so and also enjoys watching movies.

 Congratulations on a well deserved promotion Drew!!!

Home Depot - Van Buren 3rd Quarter Training

Home Depot Van Buren got off to a great start with Third Quarter Training.  As of 18:00 on July 14 they had 59.82% of their fleet completed.  78.57% complete with the Following Distance Exercise and 65.18% complete with the classroom portion.  The managers are having great conversations with the drivers as they are going through the exercise in the yard.


 Here we have Fleet Manager Brandon Oreglia coming back toward the driver, Bob Kopin after walking out and placing the cones where the driver in the truck notified him by honking the horn where Bob thought one and two seconds of following distance would be when he was travelling at 60 miles per hour.

After he walked out and placed the cones where the driver honked the horn, Brandon got in the car and drove to the actual one and two second following distance marks.

Before and after the demonstration there was good conversation on previous headway events and what the driver had been doing to continually improve as a professional driver.

Truck Driving Championships - Central Region - Driver Matt Butler (Home Depot - Van Buren)

Central Region Driver, Matt Butler is representing the Central Region out of the Home Depot Van Buren, OH account. 

 On Wednesday, Matt took home 2nd place in the JB Hunt truck rodeo competition which consists of an hour long written test of the trucking industry, a pretrip inspection and the driving obstacle course.  Matt was 1 point away from tying for first place and has been enjoying himself this week.

This is a great boost of confidence leading into this weekend's TDC while statewide carriers including the likes of Walmart, Tyson, Cal-Ark and others.

Good Luck Matt!

Happy Anniversary Jason Butler!

Let's congratulate Jason Butler on his third anniversary with JB Hunt.  Currently, Jason is transitioning to his new role as Account Manager at Kohl's - Findlay.  He has previously been with both Home Depot Accounts.

Jason is a big sports fan and loves to cheer for his  ichigan (that is NOT a typo) Wolverines in his free time. He is also loving the fact that LeBron won another championship.

Happy JBHiversary, Jason!

Mid Year Budget Review - Louisville, KY

Today, our Account Managers from within the Stampfer and Warchol Regions took part in our Mid Year Budget Review in Louisville.  All managers presented on their accounts and how they have performed year to date compared to budget.  This is a critical step to making sure everyone is aligned for budget season, which kicks off over the next 45 days.  Great job by all who attended and participated!

 

Promotion Announcement - Zach Oakes - Account Manager Home Depot - Monroe

Please join us in congratulating Zach Oakes for his promotion to Account Manager for The Home Depot account in Monroe, OH.

Zach joined us not quite year ago in August as an OS and quickly took on the challenge of Logistics Coordinator when the position was vacated in October.

In that role, Zach made an immediate impact with the customer increasing Asset Utilization by nearly 10 trucks/week, increasing Inbound Acceptance from 83% to 98+%, and setting the table for the operation to achieve 99.0% service since October 2015. JB Hunt has certainly benefited during this time as well with nearly 16% less annualized Turnover driven by a Driver Dedicated approach to smoothing out miles over all drivers and going to great lengths to make exceptions when possible for special requests.

Zach also spearheaded revenue gains of $370k from surrounding accounts by providing much needed and valuable support to the Central Region. It was all during this time that he was able to prove to all that he was very deserving of the Rookie of the Year Award given to him at Kick Off earlier this year.

 A well deserved promotion indeed!

Central Region June Driver of the Month - Adrian Moncrief

Congratulations to Adrian Moncrief for being chosen as the Central Region Driver of the Month for June.  Adrian has been with JB Hunt for 8 years and has served on a variety of accounts throughout the Columbus, OH area.  Adrian currently drives for the CHEP Pallet Account in Columbus.  Adrian's work ethic and flawless safety record were the two main reasons he was chosen from close to 1,100 drivers in the region.  Congratulations Adrian!

 

 

 

Below is the write-up from Account Manager John Schaar:

 

Adrian has always been a very dependable and flexible driver. He started his career at JB Hunt in DCS at the AGC Flat Glass account. Shortly afterwards he took on the challenge of home delivery at FMS. He has now been serving CHEP for almost two years. Adrian regularly asks for extra work and is always willing to come in on a scheduled day off or fill in for other drivers. He also takes initiative and keeps us posted on drop trailer pools at customers in order for us to manage orders with CHEP.

Here are some of Adrian's other highlights/accomplishments:

- Only five log points in RAIR for the first six months of this year

- No Critical Events in over 10 months

- 0 inspections with defects in over three years

- 0 preventable collisions in over seven years

- 100% on time service at CHEP during his tenure

Adrian's work ethic, safety record and pronominal customer service make him 2nd to none on the Chep Columbus DCS account. For all of the above reasons we are proud to name Adrian as our Driver of the Month!

 



Happy Anniversary John Goodwin!

Happy 5th JBHunt Anniversary to John Goodwin 

John is a graduate of Bowling Green State University. He began his career with JB Hunt within the Integrated Capacity Solutions division. This spring, John competed in a Tough Mudder competition.  John is the Account Manager of Limited Logistics in Reynoldsburg, OH. 

Happy JBHuntiversary, John!

Getting to Know - Mike Paluso -Professional Driver - Family Dollar Morehead

Nick Nocheck (Operations Supervisor - Family Dollar Morehead) rode with Mike Paluso.  The following is what he learned:

Mike has been with the Family Dollar account for almost 3 years and due to his reliability and consistency he has become a cornerstone of the account. He has accumulated 1.5 million safe miles, putting him in the 99 percentile of drivers with a rank of 311. 

On an account that requires daily close quarter maneuvering and back road routing this makes his safety record that much more impressive.

On a personal note, Mike is a family man. He has four daughters and two grand children. In his free time he loves to fish and hunt with two of his daughters. Unfortunately the only boy is his grandson who is only two but from the way he describes him you would think they were attached at the hip.  

Happy Anniversary Matt Stark!

Happy Anniversary to Matt Stark as he celebrates his 4 year anniversary with JB Hunt!

 Matt is a graduate of University of Central Arkansas.  Currently Matt is the Account Manager for Falcon.

 Happy Anniversary, Matt! 

Getting to Know - Robert Hines - Professional Driver Family Dollar Morehead

Rhonda Thacker (Account Manager for Family Dollar - Morehead) recently rode with Rob Hines.  Here is what she learned:

Rob was a proud member of the Unites States Army from Aug. 1984 – May 1988.

He has 2 grown children, Robert Jacob Hines and Christina Marie Hines. Rob is a proud man and has a great work ethic. His passion is his job and how well he can perform. Rob has talked jokingly about retiring but decided now wasn’t the time because he just had a major life event this year with the purchase of a new home!

Rob’s career with JB Hunt began in March of 2010. Since he has been with us he is one of our more tenured drivers and is one of our Senior Trainers on the account.  Early in his career with JB Hunt he had an accident, which was eventually overturned, but it made him a better driver. He is more cautious because of it. Instead of it thinking of it in a negative light he used it as a learning tool. Since then, he has done nothing but excel! 

When you talk to Rob you will find that he loves to help people. When a trainee passes his training class, you know he has been thoroughly trained and well equipped to handle any issue that he might face on this account. He also continues to mentor these new drivers after they complete their training.  Rob is what you think of when you think about what you want in a professional driver. He has caused no service failures this year, he has 100% Compliance and his 12 week MPG is 6.54.  He has excellent customer service skills and works great with store employees. He leads by example when it comes to safety as well.

He is on the forefront of driver safety for this account. He is in constant communication with management over safety issues, such as the way trailers are loaded and has taken and sent hundreds of pictures of unsafe conditions. Not only does he report safety issues but he has also been very helpful with offering ideas to help find solutions to these issues. 

Rob is one of those drivers that actually takes ownership in this account and wants everybody on this account to succeed and with that he holds every driver up to the standard that is required for us to be highly successful. 

Happy Anniversary Sheldon Williams!

Happy Anniversary to Sheldon Williams as today marks his 3rd year anniversary with JB Hunt! Sheldon is a graduate of Indiana University with a bachelors in Criminal Justice. He began his career with JB Hunt as an Operations Supervisor at Pet Supplies Plus in Seymour, IN. Last year he transitioned over to Team Toyota in Louisville, KY.

Happy Anniversary, Sheldon!

Getting to Know - Wendell Rose - Professional Driver - Pet Supplies Plus

Recently Brandon Denison (Account Manager - Pet Supplies Plus) had the opportunity to ride with Wendell Rose.  

He came to Pet Supplies Plus as a transfer from our Intermodal Division and has been a valuable asset to the company from day 1.

Wendell is one of our driver trainers at Pet Supplies Plus and he does an outstanding job teaching and coaching our new hires when they come on board. Wendell is not only a great mentor, but he is one of the nice guys you’d ever hope to meet.

Wendell has 5 children: Step Son – Kyle, 19, Step Daughter Melanie, 13, son Nickolas Rose, 18, Nicholas Rose, 15, Alexandrea Smith, 13.  Wendell’s wife is Tina and they will have been married 3 years on August 3^rd, 2016. 

In talking with Wendell, he finished 1^st in his class and 4^th in the state of Ohio for diesel mechanic in 1994.

During his free time, Wendell enjoys shooting pool, hanging out with the kids, family time and cookouts.  Wendell is, without a doubt, a joy to have around.

His positive attitude, his great work ethic and his leadership in coaching drivers is extremely helpful in maintaining our family environment that we strive to sustain at Pet Supplies Plus.

Wedding Bells Were Ringing at the Limited!

Recently one of the Limited Team Drivers were married!

 Dave and Shelly Luddens's wedding (LUDD and LOPS) was two weeks ago!

The Team was all together for the party!

Michael Jackson(Operations Supervisor), Shelly & Dave Ludden, John Goodwin(Account Manager) and Justin Schloesser (Operations Supervisor)

CONGRATULATIONS DAVE & SHELLY!!

PECO Pallet Startup

This week we started up our new partnership with PECO Pallet in Indianapolis, IN.  PECO's corporate office is in Irvington, NY.  Our relationship started with them at their Chicago Location, which opened back in November 2014.  This account will employ 1 Account Manager and 6 Professional Drivers.  Here, our team will assist in transporting pallets throughout IN, IL, and OH.  We are looking forward to this new venture!

http://www.pecopallet.com/

Red Pallets

AM Elvis Sehic and OM Josh Kimble strategize

Getting to Know - Richard Faust - Professional Driver - OVACO

Kim Huff (Account Manager - OVACO) recently rode with Richard Faust.  Here is what he learned.

He has been with the OVACO account since November 2015.

Richard is married and has a son and the lives in Louisville KY.  He enjoys yard work and gardening.

Getting to Know - JeremyDunn - Professional Driver - JMC Restaurant Distribution

Jeremy and Chris Block (Account Manager for JMC) had the opportunity to cover a RTLA together. 

During our trip to Bloomington, IN and back Chris learned a lot about him.

Jeremy is a proud oldest sibling of 10 children.  He has a degree in Business Administration from Cincinnati State.  In his younger years, Jeremy was an avid wrestle with much success. Nowadays, he coaches at his local high school passing his knowledge of the sport down to the next generation. 

During Jeremy’s free time he enjoys spending time with his girlfriend Heavenly, spending time with his large family, and going to the movies.  

One Year Collision Free At CHEP Columbus, OH

Please help us congratulate the CHEP Columbus and Lima fleets for a combined 1 year collision free!

 These fleet travels in high traffic areas and completes multiple deliveries per day per driver. 

 Needless to say this is a great accomplishment for John Schaar (Account Manager), Dan Tebbutt (Operations Supervisor), Janice Phelps (Administrative Assistant) and their 20 driver fleet.

Great job CHEP team!!!

Getting to Know - Will Carter - Professional Driver - CHEP Columbus

Will is from a family of professional drivers.  He is part of the third generation of his family to drive; his grandfather, father, uncle and brother all are career drivers.

Will started driving after he left the US Army and has been driving professionally for over 19 years now.  In the past he has OTR and intermodal experience.  Will is proud that he has not had a preventable collision in his driving career.  He attributes this to “always staying focused”.

This is Will’s second time at HJBT; he worked at THD Monroe back in 2012. 

During his time off he enjoys “not driving” and watching sports.  He resides with his wife in Columbus.

Promotion Announcement - Jason Butler - Kohl's - Findlay, OH

Please help us congratulate Jason Butler on his promotion to Account Manager at Kohl's - Findlay, OH. Jason has made quite a name for himself in several roles with our Home Depot business where he has held Operations Supervisor and Logistics Coordinator roles at our Van Buren site. Jason was then quickly promoted to Account Manager at Home Depot - Monroe, OH in July 2015. Jason was a vital part of the turnaround at Monroe in the last year. He is from the Findlay, OH area and is thrilled to take this opportunity to return to the area with this promotion!

Jason is a big sports fan and loves to cheer for his Michigan Wolverines in his free time. He is also loving the fact that LeBron won another championship. Congratulations Jason on this well deserved promotion!