Central Region October Driver of the Month - Ed Yarber

 

Congratulations to Ed Yarber on being selected the Driver of the Month for the Central Region for October.  Ed is a 14 year JB Hunt employee, all with DCS, and currently runs on the Central Farm & Garden Account out of Wooster, OH.  Ed is without a doubt one of the most safety conscious, service oriented, and professional drivers we have in the region. Congratulations Ed!

 

Below is the write-up from AM Andrew Vincent:

 

Ed is the type of driver every account wishes they had! Ed is known through out the DCS Central Region as a driver who is willing to step up and help out other accounts and being a top notch trainer. With this reputation Ed was selected to come to Central Farm & Garden in January of this year (transferring over from Intigral). Central Farm & Garden had a turnover issue in 2014 and didn't have a true "lead driver". Ed has since filled that role and done an amazing job!

The Central Farm & Garden account averaged nearly 2 collisions per month in 2014. They also ended the year with over 100% turnover. Since Ed's arrival in January, here are the 2015 numbers as of September:

 

• 2 W.C. in first 4 months of start up at $72,500

• 0 W.C. since Ed identified as driver trainer

• Collisions reduced by nearly 50%

• Currently 395 days injury free

• Streaks of over 40 days collision free

• Driver Turnover reduced to 14%

Ed's influence on new hires has been flat out amazing. He helps us ensure our safety culture is alive and well at Central Farm and Garden. Ed is currently over 986,000 safe miles and is on pace to his 1 million safe miles later this year! Congratulations Ed on Driver Of The Month! You have definitely earned it!

 



Southern States Park City Hits Safety Milestone!

The Park City Bulk fleet celebrated two years collision free and four years injury free streak this morning at Cracker Barrel. This is a remarkable accomplished by this group of guys. They currently sit at 750 days collision free and 1,464 days injury free. Congratulations to Tom Arthur, Wilson King, Marcus Morgan, Charlie Short, and Lloyd Wilhoite.

They were joined by their sister fleet in the celebration who were celebrating an impressive streak of their own, 337 days collision & injury free. This dates all the way back to December 2014 when the fleet was created. Congratulations to Bill Benningfield, Mike Kaufman, and Josh Orr.

What a great accomplishment by everyone involved.  

Getting to Know - Paul Sparks - Professional Driver - MasterBrand Cabinets

Paul Sparks (SPAP1) - Professional Driver - Masterbrand Cabinets

Paul is an Indiana native, born and raised. He recently bought a mini farm in Marengo, IN.

 

He is happily married to his wife, Cassandra. They have been married for 21 years and have two children, Tim & Dakota.

 

One of Paul’s most notable accomplishments is time serving his country in the United States Special Forces.

 

After his time in Special Forces he trained soldiers for battle in both Iraq and Afghanistan. Paul enjoys farming, fishing and hunting as well as spending time with his loved ones

Welcome Hannah Church - DMIT - Southern States - Vinton, VA

 

 

Hannah Church - DMIT - Southern States - Vinton, VA

 

 

We would like to welcome Hannah Church to the Central Region DCS team.

 

She is joining us as a DMIT and will be based at our Southern States account in Vinton, VA.

 

Hannah is a 2014 graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor's degree in Animal and Poultry Sciences with an emphasis in equines. For the past year and a half, she has worked at a veterinary clinic as a veterinary assistant and receptionist as well as being a part time drug testing technician on equine show grounds for USEF. She enjoys horse back riding, spending time with friends and family, and relaxing at home with her dog, Jade. She looks forward to her future with J.B. Hunt.

Happy Halloween - the celebration continues

The Kleeh Family

Lillie Simpson

Richie Schwartz - Oompa Loompa (check out the green hair!)

Adalynn Grace Galyon - Pinkie Pie 

Chef Thomas Stampfer

Happy Anniversary Tracy Walker

Happy 12 year Anniversary to Tracy Walker! Tracy has held several positions in his 12 years with JB Hunt and is currently our ARM assigned to the Home Depot accounts and Central Farm & Garden. His experience and drive to continue to build upon our Region's Safety culture makes him an invaluable asset to our Region. Tracy was recently awarded the Golden S.E.A.T belt award for earning the ARM of the Quarter.

Happy Halloween Continued

The Halloween pictures continued to flow in, so we figured we would extend the holiday by a few days.  Hopefully everyone had a safe and happy Halloween!


Team Dennison

Team Dennison

Tully Crew, Eliot and Emmit

Crosby Clan, Sasha and Samarrah (top middle), Sienna and Syrin(bottom middle)

 

Penny and Joey Nagle, Penny must have just got done helping Dad with the invoice

Christina Palmer step daughter Hannah Barry