Central Region Driver of the Month for June - Basil Shaw

Please join me in congratulating Basil Shaw on being selected as Driver of the Month for June.  Basil currently serves on the Jamestown Container Account out of Rochester, NY.  Basil has been with JB Hunt for just over 10 years, serving a number of accounts within DCS.  Ultimately, it was Basil's hard work, dedication, and get it done attitude that put him over the top for the June DOM selection.  Great work Basil!

 

 

Below is the write-up on Basil:

 



Representing the Jamestown Container account for June, our Driver of the Month is Basil Shaw (SHAB24). Basil has been working with J.B Hunt since February 27th, 2007. Just this year while working with the Jamestown Container account since October 2015, Basil hit his 10-year anniversary.  We are thrilled to award him with this great accomplishment.

Basil is a very dependable driver and handles his job with a great deal of professionalism. He is very dedicated and reliable when it comes to any load, especially those with hard appointment times. Basil has no service failures, which include 2 of Jamestown’s most critical points of on time delivery and pickup. Jamestown Container employees along with the JBH management knows that if Basil is on a load, he does his absolute best to get his customers delivered on time and safely. 

Basil was also a part of our Family Dollar team in Rome NY, where he spent 8 years working for one of the toughest accounts in the region. Account Manager Ryan Amuso said, “Basil was one of pioneers here at the Family Dollar Account. He was very dedicated, trustworthy, and hard working. He delivered some of our most difficult stores on a weekly basis without issue.” 

Basil has also volunteered to become a dedicated driver for our Niagara Sheets account every Saturday, going above and beyond to help them delivery excessive freight.  Whether it’s Jamestown Container’s customers, Family Dollar or our Niagara Sheets account, Basil has developed a great rapport with the customers. After completing delivery at Grisamore Cider Works back in May this year, one of the customers sent a personal email to Jamestown Container Customer Service Rep. stating how much they appreciated Basil’s delivery. 

“Got the bottles. Your driver was wonderful. Perfect driving. Wish there were more drivers like that. We are going to start bottling this weekend. Thanks again for the help.”
-Jesse Ingall, Grisamore Cider Works Lead shipping/receiving

Basil has no HOS violations in the last 5 months and no CVE this year. We are extremely proud to have Basil on our team and so is Jamestown Container. Basil has worked very hard and safe to achieve this award of June Driver of the Month. Thank you, Basil!