Honoring our Veterans - Central Farm & Garden

Above is a banner that our Management Team at Central Farm & Garden put up at their Account to honor their three Veteran Drivers.  Thank you Ed Yarber, Don McCarty, and Victor Price!

Honoring our Veterans - Carl Vicknovac

 

Above is a picture sent in by Account Manager Dana Crosby for one of his drivers, Carl Vicknovac.  Carl is one of our drivers on the Ellwood City Forge Account in Ellwood City, PA.  Below is Dana's write-up on Carl:

 

Carl served in the Air Force from August 1976 thru 1980.  He went through basic training and tech school in Lackland, Texas.  After that, Carl went to North Dakota where he was an MP, 91st security police squad.  There he served for 3 almost 4 years.  That beautiful German Shepherd name is Folly. Folly was able to do it all, tracking, vehicle searches, open field searches.  Carl gained a lot from his time served in the military, you can see that same dedication in his day to day work ethic. Shows up to work daily without any questions.  He was hired in April 2012. Carl has NEVER had a collision NOR has he had a WC injury.  We here at the Ellwood City Forge account appreciate everything Carl does!

 

 



Getting to Know - Tom Arthur - Professional Driver - Southern States

Tom Arthur (AART3) - Professional Driver for Southern States

 

Tom is the middle child of a large family of seven siblings and he himself, has a large family of two step-sons, and two daughters.

 

A fun fact that Tom shared with me is that his mother actually used to drive race cars on dirt track courses and was even able to drive tractor trailers when he was younger.

 

Tom has been “Mr. Utility” in helping out with various jobs at the Southern States account in Park City, KY but he’s also pulled for OVACO and our former Dollar General account.

 

Something that stood out to me during our ride along is that Tom is a very friendly and very professional driver for our fleet. He took the time to talk and joke with the customer at the delivery site as well as offer solutions and suggestions for how to best get all of the grain unloaded from the truck. I’d imagine this left quite the positive impression on the customer.

Welcome Joseph Strater - DMIT Indianapolis

Joseph Strater - DMIT Indianapolis

Let's extend a  welcome Joseph Strater to the Central Region.

 He joins us as a DMIT in the Indianapolis area. Joe is a veteran of the U.S Army where in his 4 years was stationed at Fort Gordon in Georgia and Fort Meade in Maryland. As well as the army, he is a member of the Indiana Army National Guard. He currently holds the rank of 1st Lieutenant.

Joe has been married to his wife, Beckie, for 9 years, and they have a son named Ben that is 14 months old. Other members of the family are their dog Jim and cat Heidi.

Joe's hobbies include anything to do with the outdoors. He especially likes to hike, camp, and shoot competitively. He is also a active member of the American Legion and the Reserve Officer's association. Welcome to the region and J.B Hunt.

We are glad to have you on our team!

Happy Anniversary Terry Galyon

Congratulations to Terry Galyon as today marks his six year anniversary with JB Hunt. Terry began his career with JB Hunt back in 2009 holding multiple roles on the operations side. Terry is currently the Region Safety Manager for the Central Region residing in Columbus, OH with his wife and two daughters. Happy Anniversary Terry!

Happy Anniversary Andrew Lickfeld

Happy Anniversary, Andy! November 5th marked his 3 year anniversary with J.B. Hunt.  Prior to JBH, Andy received his Bachelors in Business Management from Canisius College. He is currently an Operations Supervisor at the Niagara Sheets & Goya Foods accounts in North Tonawanda, NY. Thanks for all your hard work, Andy!

Happy Anniversary Michael Cohen

Congratulations to Mike Cohen as November 3rd marked his 1 year anniversary with J.B. Hunt! Mike is a graduate of SUNY College at Buffalo who started his career as a DMIT in Buffalo, NY. He is currently an Operations Supervisor at the Niagara Sheets account in North Tonawanda, NY. Happy Anniversary, Mike!