Southern States Account Manager, Mike McGuire, retired today
after serving over 40 years with Southern States and JB Hunt. Mike was
hired as a warehouse worker by Southern States in 1977. One day, a bulk
driver did not show up for work and the plant manager asked him to take a load
to Danville, KY. Mike had never driven a truck on the road at time—he had
only driven them around the mill parking lot to move ingredients. After
successfully delivering the load to Danville, KY, he came back to the mill to
discover that he was scheduled to take a load the next day. The rest,
they say is history.
After being a driver/dispatcher for the next 30 years, he
came over to JB Hunt in 2009 as a bulk driver. He hauled bulk feed for
another 3 years until he became an Operations Supervisor at Family Dollar
Morehead in 2012. In 2014, he returned to Winchester as an Operations
Supervisor and eventual Account Manager.
We held a celebration for Mike at the mill today.
Several of his former co-workers-- including the former plant manager that
hired him-- were in attendance. After the meal, he was presented with 3
plaques: one from Southern States, one from the JB Hunt management team, and
one from his current drivers.
Thank you, Mike, for all your years of service! Enjoy
retirement and stop by and see us sometime!
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