Ellwood City Forge Safety Blitz

Recently Ellwood City Forge had a Safety Blitz. 

Ellwood City Forge Driver Roundtable

The purpose was to address their recent CSA scores. What we were looking for was dunnage securement, PPE, proper load securement, and overall truck condition (permit books, truck cleanliness, and general maintenance).

Overall we had a great turnout. We had AMM John Dodson and AM Dana Crosby and ARM
Rich Schwartz present for the blitz. 

Our trucks in the beautiful PA fog.

Maintenance Tech Will with driver Carl Vickinovac checking fluids.

Checking the fire extinguisher, pictured AMM John Dodson and driver George Blazzo

Happy Anniversary Amy Leonhardt

 

Happy Anniversary to Amy Leonhardt as Wednesday marked 2 years with J.B. Hunt! Amy started as an Operations Administrative Assistant for the Home Depot account in Monroe, OH as she completed her Bachelors of Administration/Management. In November of 2014 she promoted within the account to an Operations Supervisor, where she currently manages the 180 Day Driver Experience. Thanks for all your hard work, Amy!

Happy Anniversary Chris Person

 

Happy Anniversary to Chris Person as November 29th marked 5 years with J.B. Hunt. Chris is currently resides in Rochester, NY as the TGM over the Cargill accounts in NY & VT. Congrats, Chris!

Getting To Know - Dave Sykora - Professional Driver - The Home Depot Monroe

Dave Sykora - SYKD9 and Anthony Hale

Anthony Hale (Operations Supervisor) rode with Dave Sykora this week. Dave has been with JB Hunt for over four years now.  He says he loves his job being right around the corner from his home.  Dave and Anthony had a chat about Thanksgiving, which he spent with his children and mother.  During lunch Mr. Sykora also showed Anthony pictures of a display case he was crafting for his veteran's father's flag and war medals. 

Dave is a trainer for Home Depot Monroe.  This was very apparent as his driving was very much what the SMITH System teaches.  His following distance never seemed to drop below 7-8 seconds and he slowed down when cut off by other drivers seemingly instinctively.  Anthony commends Dave on his safe and practical driving.

Getting To Know - Clayton Pope - Professional Driver - Central Farm & Garden

Clayton Pope (POPC) - Professional Driver Central Farm & Garden

Orin Schumacher rode with Clayton Pope last week.  He learned that Clayton is from West Salem, OH where he lives with his wife, son, and daughter who goes to Ashland University.

Clayton enjoys working on Jeeps and classic cars when he is not committed to his job.

He demonstrates a great work ethic by covering various difficult routes for us here at Central Farm & Garden in Ohio, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and parts of Indiana. On the road, he is very cautious around heavy traffic areas and points of caution like on/off ramps and toll gates, and he is professional with all of our customers at pickups and deliveries. Clayton is very dedicated to his family and job, and I am happy to have him on our account.

Happy Anniversary Mike McGuire

Happy Anniversary to Mike McGuire as today marks his 6 year anniversary with JB Hunt!  Mike began with JBH as a professional driver during the start up of Southern States, where he had worked for the customer for over 30 years. In May of 2012, he transferred from the account into an Operations Supervisor role at Family Dollar in Morehead, KY. In April of 2014, Mike had the opportunity to transfer back over to Southern States in Winchester, KY as the Operations Supervisor, where he currently resides. We appreciate all the hard work, skill and expertise you bring to the team and company! 

Happy Anniversary Chet Gilbert

Congratulations on your 1 year anniversary with J.B Hunt! Chet has been Operations Supervisor at the Family Dollar account in Ashley, IN. Chet has thrived in the fast pace, demanding world of Family Dollar. In the past 6 months he has taken charge of safety at the account, and made it his project. Since he took the lead the culture has improved dramatically. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication.