Happy Anniversary John Johnson!

 

 

Happy Anniversary to John Johnson as this past Thursday marked his 3 year anniversary with the company!  John is the Account Manager on our Toyota Account and is based out of Louisville, KY.  Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary Adam Spannbauer!

 

 

Happy Anniversary Adam Spannbauer who recently passed 4 years of service with JB Hunt.    Adam is a proud graduate of Ashland University.  Adam began his career with JB Hunt Final Mile Services where he served the Solon RDC for 2 years.  In his current role, Adam is the Account Manager for our CHEP Account in Solon, OH. We appreciate your service Adam!

Welcome Nick Banister!

 

 

Please join me in welcoming Nick Banister to the Central Region as an Operations Supervisor at Pet Supplies Plus!  Nick is a recent graduate of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN where he majored in Supply Chain Management and Entrepreneurship & Corporate Innovation.  Nick is also a resident of Seymour, IN and enjoys watching his Hoosiers on the basketball court and Cincinnati Reds, reading, and weight lifting.  We are excited to have Nick join the team at PSP and look forward to great things from him.

 

 



Blowing Off Some Steam at FD Morehead

 

 

 

Sometimes, our safety first stance and being driver dedicated can conflict with the demands of our customers.

 

If service issues do occur, this can cause some frustrations to customers.

 

In addition to this, Family Dollar gave us one of their employees (Rhonda Thacker) whom has done a great job for us over the past 13 months with JB Hunt.

 

Brenda Hardin and Anthony Warchol had much discussion around this. Brenda was ok with this move, but she also had some frustrations internally with replacing her.

 

Anthony's idea was to offer her a dart board with his face on it, so that she can release those frustrations.

Of course, it has arrived (not yet mounted on the wall) and the management team here had to have some fun with it as well!


-Ben Hurt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



Marco's 300 Days Collision Free

 



On 5/19/15, we had a driver round table for 300 days collision free celebration!  In total, 8 drivers attended for dinner and games.   Also, we all took a smith system tests for prizes. The test was made by the account and was taken from our Smith books. Great positive attitudes last night.  The event was a real hit!

Central Region Promotion Announcement - Josh Kimble



 

Please join me in congratulating Josh Kimble on his promotion to Regional Operations Manager for the Central Region. In his new role, Josh will assume the leadership of accounts in Indiana for the Central Region.

 

 



 

Josh is a 2002 graduate of Mississippi State University where he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agronomy. Prior to coming to JB Hunt, Josh worked for 10 years in various roles in both sales and operations in the Agri Industry.

 

In August 2012 Josh began his career with JB Hunt in Indianapolis, IN. After spending some time as a DMIT and supporting various accounts within the state of Indiana, Josh was promoted to Account Manager of Quaker in Indianapolis. In addition to his responsibilities in running the Quaker Account, Josh was also responsible for leading the Service Partners and MasterBrand shuttle fleet. All of these accounts have benefitted from Josh's leadership during his tenure. In addition, Josh graduated from JB Hunt Leaders 301 in October 2014.

With his hard work and dedication, Josh has produced positive results in every role he has served. With his strong operations and management background, Josh is ready to move to the next step in his career. Josh and his family will continue to reside in Indianapolis, IN. We look forward to continued success from Josh in his new role.

 

 



Congrats to the Vera Family!

Please join me in congratulating George and Carrie Vera as they welcomed Joseph Vera on Saturday afternoon.  Joseph weighed in at 9 lbs 4 oz and 20.5" long which is a great start as he works to catch up to his sister and two older brothers.  Both Carrie and Joseph are doing extremely well!

Congratulations once again George and Carrie on their new addition!