Driver Appreciation Home Depot Monroe!

THD Monroe started off the week right as they hosted over 100 drivers and family members at ArmCo Park in Lebanon, OH. The events of the day included corn hole, whiffle ball, a bounce house for the kids but also Cincinnati’s famous BBQ – Jim Dandy’s.

 

To say that the day was a good one for Ken Luther would be an understatement, he not only won in corn hole but was also named as the Home Depot – Monroe Spring Surge Driver of the Year. Zach Oakes and Ross Holden are still getting ribbed by Ken Luther (LUTK) by the whipping he put on them at the much anticipated corn hole game.

 

Not only did the account do a great job on starting the week out well with the cook out but they maintained the momentum throughout the week. The account had numerous giveaways from account specific polo shirts to soft sided coolers and duffle bags. You will see Jeremy joking around with John Ellsworth (ELLJ5) during the account’s initiative to help all drivers hook up and perform their pre-trips on Thursday.

 

Driver Appreciation at Family Dollar Ashley!

The FD Ashley Team put together lunch for drivers as they came in on Monday and Tuesday as they picked up their loads.  Monday featured Jimmy John’s sub’s while Tuesday’s lunch was BBQ pork and smoked chicken wings.  All the drivers that came through to eat also had a chance to enter a contest to win some nice swag.  They had to write down the 5 Smith System keys to be eligible for the drawing at the end of the week.  Prizes included a 19” TV, lawn chair, two thermal mugs, and new cooler (with wheels) that will fit perfect in the truck.  Great job team FD for making this all happen. 

Driver Appreciation at Southern States Louisville!

 

Monday and Tuesday were very good days to show our appreciation to our drivers here in Louisville at Southern States.  Weather was great and the food was good.  Our drivers enjoyed the hamburgers, hot dogs, baked beans, potato salad, chips and cookies.  We presented our drivers with their storage clip boards, heated coffee mug, LED flashlight and J B Hunt hats.   The customer was very impressed with the set up and commented on how good everything turned out.    

Happy Anniversary Lisa Winters!

Please join us in congratulating Lisa Winters for 5 wonderful years with JB Hunt & Home Depot Monroe! Lisa’s warm welcome in the office, diligence in care for every driver concern, and overall attitude to help out the account and customer in any way she can is greatly respected among her peers. She has been the rock at an account that has seen a few faces come and go and has taken a few changes in stride in her schedule and responsibilities as the account has also changed from 40 trucks to nearly 90. Congrats Lisa on a great run in Monroe!

Driver Appreciation at Falcon Packaging

Falcon Packaging in Covington, OH celebrated Driver Appreciation this week by doing lunch for the drivers and giving them all tool sets.  The drivers on this fleet deliver egg cartons throughout OH and IN.  These drivers do a fantastic job servicing this customer.  Enjoy your tool sets!

 

Congratulations to the Walker Family!

Congratulations to Tracy Walker and Family on the birth of their granddaughter, Avery Maylynn Louka.  Avery was born last evening, at 7:53 pm weighing 7 pounds and 14 oz.  Everyone is doing great.  Congrats once again!

 

Driver Appreciation at Family Dollar Morehead!

Tuesday was a nice day at Family Dollar Morehead where we were able to work outside in beautiful weather and spend time with our drivers. Our theme for the account is that we care about our drivers and we do. We spent the afternoon talking and laughing and having a good time. We didn't talk business, we just talked about the weather, kids, grandkids, motorcycles, fishing, things they like to do to unwind or have a good time. We ordered Domino's Pizza along with pop, candy and cakes. We purchased some cooling towels for them previously and wrapped them up in a pretty bags and bows to give to the drivers. We have several items on order for our drivers for their Driver appreciation goody bags which should be here by the end of this week. We plan on having dinner with them again next week to enjoy more of their company. Pictures below include: Larry Hughes, Tim Higgenbotham, Wesley Pennington, Greg Davis, Johnny Graybeal, Keith Aldridge and Dean Pratt. Not captured in print (yet) were Jimmy Burns, Kevin Zhek, Tom Weaver and Jeff Mullins. Thank you to our team!