Central Region DOM for November Joe Zieroff

Congratulations to Joe Zieroff for winning the November Driver of the Month for the Central Region.  Joe is a local driver on our Home Depot Fleet in Van Buren, OH.  Joe has been with JB Hunt for 2.5 years and has done an outstanding job at servicing our customer.  Congratulations to Joe! 

Joe's Write-Up:

For the month of November, The Home Depot- Van Buren selects Joe Zieroff for our November Driver of the Month. Joe is a local driver and a driver trainer on the account. He is a dedicated driver that puts his full effort to be safe and on-time each day and every day. Joe is a dedicated employee that wakes up each day to have a big breakfast of eggs, bacon, pancakes and whatever he can whip up. He then heads into The Home Depot Van Buren to make a difference and help make the account a success.

Over the last few months, Joe has been tirelessly training driver after driver. Joe was the first choice to be the Hunt’s Hero Trainer. With his patience and skill, Joe is perfect for the job. During this time, Joe spends six weeks with the same new driver that had no prior driving experience. These new hires are recent veterans of our armed forces and have no prior experience. Joe took this challenge of training a new driver with no experience in stride and he trained two very valuable drivers for JB Hunt. One of the trainees, Aaron Lynch, had this to say. “Joe made me into the driver that I am today. Before Joe, I didn’t know anything and he brought me up to speed. And now if I have any questions, he is a great resource for me.” Joe has trained 22 new drivers since spring surge including the two hunts heroes. He is incredibly thorough when training and displays great patience and skill in all areas. Joe is invaluable to the team in Van Buren.

In his free time, Joe likes doing anything that brings him closer to his family including fishing and four wheeling. Joe is dedicated to his job and his family. He takes great pride in both and is a great asset to the home depot team.  

Happy Anniversary Shawn Wilson

 

Happy Anniversary to Shawn Wilson, today marks his two year Anniversary with JB Hunt!  Shawn is a graduate of Utica College with a Bachelors Degree in Economics. Sean currently serves as an Operations Supervisor at Family Dollar in Rome, NY. Happy Anniversary Shawn!

Happy Anniversary Jack Lussier

Happy Anniversary to Jack Lussier as yesterday marked his one year Anniversary with JB Hunt. Jack is a graduate of Wright State University where he obtained his Bachelors of Science in Business Administration and Management.  Jack is currently an Operations Supervisor at the Home Depot Account in Monroe, OH.  Happy Anniversary Jack!

Happy Anniversary Lena Howard

Happy Anniversary to Lena Howard as yesterday marked her one year Anniversary with JB Hunt! Lena began her career with JBH as an Operations Supervisor at the Home Depot Account in Monroe, OH. In October of 2015 she was promoted into a Logistics Coordinator role at the account. Happy Anniversary Lena!

Wreaths Across America - Rome Carter - CHEP Columbus Professional Driver - U.S. Navy Veteran

Rome Carter - Chep Columbus - U.S. Navy Veteran

Jerome (Rome) Carter served in the United States Navy for 10 years.  Rome comes from a family that has served a combined total of 352 years staring with World War II.  After separation from the USN, Rome became a professional driver.  After hiring on at JB Hunt in 2012 Rome worked briefly on a regional fleet before coming to the CHEP Columbus fleet.  He has over 550,000 safe miles.  Always proactive in order to insure service to his customers, Rome goes above and beyond offering his help to our customers whether it be moving trailers in/out of docks or checking on future orders for them.  Rome always extends the same level of service to our account offering his support whenever he has leftover hours.  Never without a smile. Rome is a great asset to us and our customers.

J.B. Hunt proudly is participating in the annual Wreaths Across America event again this year. On December 12, National Wreaths Across America Day, more than half a million fallen heroes will have wreaths placed on their graves. Getting the wreaths to cemeteries across the nation is no easy feat, though. Therefore, we select  20 of our best military veteran drivers to help honor the fallen by driving a leg of our two routes, traveling in one of our wrapped Hunt’s Heroes trucks.  Rome Carter from the Chep Columbus, OH fleet was selected as one of these drivers! 

Getting to Know - Percy Burney - Professional Driver - CHEP Indy

Scott Dorsey (Operations Supervisor) recently rode with Percy Burney, Professional Driver for CHEP Indy.

Percy Burney (BURP38) 

Percy is the proud father of four children, two sons and two daughters. He has recently wed his girlfriend of two years and enjoys the experience of being a newlywed.  

When he isn’t driving or spending time with his family, Percy works on restoring a house passed down to him from his father.  He expects the house to be finished and occupied by his family shortly after the holidays. 

Percy Burney is a pleasant man; always having a smile on his face and never displays a negative attitude. His demeanor is contagious to those around him.  When the customer experienced a flux in loads, Percy took it upon himself to work extra days in order to accommodate their needs.  His sacrifice and excellence in service has earned him CHEP Indy’s Novembers Driver of The Month honors

Marcos Pizza Distribution Safety Blitz

There was a safety blitz at Marco's Pizza Distribution last night.

People who were present were ARM Rich Schwartz AMM John Dodson AM Andrew Ferguson, and OS Chris Wulf. 

We were having the blitz to address some CSA safety concerns as well as ensuring all drivers have proper PPE. Overall the outcome was great!

We were able to talk about some safety topics including, Peoplenet, Bendix/Meritor, and overall account safety.

We ordered the drivers none other than Marco's Pizza and Account Manager Andrew Ferguson bought his drivers LED flashlights to give them last night.

Pictured above, AMM John Dodson and Driver Trainer Art Lowe

Pictured above from left to right, Art Lowe, OS Chris Wulf, AM Andrew Ferguson, and JP