Welcome Brittany Kelly!

Please help us welcome Brittany Kelly to the DCS Central Region.  Brittany is our newest Dedicated Manager in Training stationed in Morehead, KY.  Brittany previously worked for Marshall University in Huntington, WV as an academic advisor where she assisted students in their transition from high school to college and helped them determine career goals.  Brittany has a Bachelor’s degree in Communications from West Virginia University. In addition, she is currently working on an online Master’s degree in Supply Chain Management from the University of Wisconsin.

Brittany spends her free time spending time with family and watching her 7-year old son play football and wrestle so most weekends she’s constantly on the go. Additionally, Brittany enjoys theme parks and traveling.

Once again welcome Brittany.  We are excited to have you as part of team!

Welcome Scott Murry

We are happy to announce Scott Murry as our new Operations Supervisor on the Kimball International Account.  Before joining JB Hunt, Scott worked as a shipping and receiving supervisor at Kimball for 5 years.  Scott is a proud alumni of Vincennes University and in his spare time enjoys watching sports, bowling, golfing, and spending time with his family.  Congratulations on your new role and welcome to the team!

Darrell Budd One Million Safe Miles!

 

On Friday February 16^th we celebrated Darrell Budds One Million Miles Safe Award. Darrells parents, brother, sister in law and niece all joined in the festivities held at St. Elmo’s in Indianapolis. As a perfect walking brand of JB Hunt, Darrell Budd excels in any aspect of what it takes to be the best. At 11 years of positivity and professionalism “The Budd” has carried the torch in all factors of exceptional truck driving. We are all very proud of Darrell and this great accomplishment. Congratulations and Thank You for all your hard work and dedication.

 

 

 

Central Region Promotion Announcement - Sean Maines

Please join us in congratulating Sean Maines on his promotion to Account Manager for Champion Windows - Cincinnati, OH!  At Champion Windows, Sean will oversee (15) professional drivers and a book of business that generates roughly $4 million in annual revenue for our region. 

Sean began his JB Hunt career the summer of 2014 where he started the company as an Operations Supervisor for Home Depot – Monroe, OH.  Sean has since promoted multiple times and currently holds the position of Account Manager for Chep USA – Hamilton, OH.  Sean is a proud Northern Kentucky University graduate with a degree in Business Management.  In his free time, Sean enjoys following his favorite sports teams: the Cincinnati Bengals, Cincinnati Reds, and Kentucky Wildcats.

Once again, congratulations on your new role!

Central Region Promotion Announcement - Oliver Skelton

Please join me in congratulating Oliver Skelton on his promotion to Account Manager for Family Dollar in Morehead, KY!  At Family Dollar, Oliver will oversee (2) Operations Supervisors and (25) professional drivers for a critical customer in our region. 

 

Oliver began his career with J.B. Hunt in May 2015 as an Operations Supervisor at Pet Supplies Plus in Seymour, IN.  He has since worked for Southern States and most recently Champion Windows as the site’s Account Manager.  He is a graduate of the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University. In his free time, Oliver enjoys following his favorite NFL team the Green Bay Packers.   

 

Once again, congratulations Oliver on your new role!



Getting to Know - Mark Yeater

This past week, Rhonda Thacker of The Family Dollar Account in Morehead KY went on a ride along with Mark Yeater.  Mark has been with JB Hunt, and on the Family Dollar Account, since October of 2017.  Mark does a fantastic job for us and it was a great day spent with him out on the truck!

 

 

Below is some additional information about Mark:

 

Mark is married to Tina and they have 2 sons, Jonathan 15 and Mark 16. Mark was relocated and came to Morehead. He has had several jobs prior to JB Hunt having lived in WV, Colorado and Missouri to name a few places, but Mark decided that when he came to Morehead, this was the last time that he wanted to move. Mark is a gentleman when you speak to him and has had several comments on his paperwork stating that. While we were on our ride along, he opened my door for me, waited until I was in and shut it for me and even helped with my seatbelt. During our ride along Mark was very pleasant and we had a very pleasant conversation. Mark likes to spend quality time with his family. When he isn’t on the road he likes to watch his youngest son Jonathan play football and take his family out for some quality time. Mark has a hobby of collecting guns, at one time he had 150+ guns but has cut down some since coming to Morehead, but said he would like to build his gun collection back up now. Tina, Mark’s wife, likes staying home spending time with their 2 month old German Shepard. Although Mark hasn’t been with the account very long he has proven that he is an asset to account.  We are happy to have Mark on the account and look forward to him being a long time JB Hunt employee. Thank you Mark for all your hard work and dedication since you have been with the account!

Welcome Gift

 

 

As a manager, you know you are making inroads with your drivers when they go out of their way to make a special gift for you.  Recently, 3 Million Mile Driver Rick Baker of Southern States Winchester along with the team of drivers there did just that.  Rick and the team made Account Manager Logan Williams his very own, customized hard hat.  Personally, I think it looks fantastic!

 

 

Note from Rick:

 

Your new poster boy for safety! All the Drivers chipped in and got Logan his very own Safety hat! That boy looks professional.

Rick