Congratulations to Eric Thomas for Winning Central Region Driver of the Month for December

Congratulations to Eric Thomas for winning Central Region Driver of the Month for December!  Eric works at the Jamestown Container Account in Rochester, NY.  Eric has been with JB Hunt for 3 years and does an excellent job day in and day out of servicing our customer.  Congrats to Eric for winning this award!

Below is the write-up on Eric:

Eric Thomas is a true professional driver. He is polite and is very patient and will always make his manager aware if there is an issue with any part of his shipment. He is well liked by the customers and is always willing to give a helping hand to them. He is always willing to work on Saturdays for either Jamestown Container or a neighboring account like PrimeSource. Eric is very thorough while doing his pre trip inspections and is always safety conscious. He is a quiet man with a great sense of humor and has the most infectious laugh, making him a bright spot at the end of a busy day. We are proud to have him on our team.

"Eric Thomas could be Driver of the Month every month."  -- Chris Person, Transportation General Manager

"When I first started in my current role I went on a quick ride-along with Eric. At first he was very quiet and reserved, but once we got talking I instantly recognized his positive attitude, great work ethic, and overall easy-going personality. We had a delay at our first customer and an issue with getting our trailer into their dock, and Eric handled the delivery calmly, politely, and professionally. He is a great asset to our Jamestown Container team."  -- Jerry Hoban, ROM

Ed Yarber - One Million Safe Mile Driver

Last evening, we had the pleasure of recognizing Ed Yarber on his achievement of reaching One Million Safe Miles.

We had a great time as Ed shared stories from his long career and specifically his 14 years with JB Hunt.

He has touched many accounts over the years hauling for Joann Fabrics in Hudson, Home Depot Van Buren, Intrigal and currently serves as a the Driver Trainer for Central Farm and Garden.

Ed's experience and personality sets him apart and is evident why he reached this milestone.

 For the celebration dinner Ed was joined by: his wife, Sharrie,  Area Risk Manager: Tracy Walker, Area Risk Manager and Ed's former Account Manager,  Rich Schwartz, Regional Operations Manager,  Brian Tabor and current Account Manager,  Andrew Vincent.

The group met at Ed's choice of restaurants at the Twisted Olive in Canton, OH. 

CONGRATULATIONS ED!!!

The Home Depot - Driver Trainer Meetings

Over the past few weeks, The Home Depot locations in Ohio, both Monroe and Van Buren held Driver Trainer meetings.

Participating in the training from Monroe: TGM Jeremy Stout, AM Jason Butler, ROM Scott Tully and 180 Day Experience Manager/OS Amy Leonhardt.

Participating from Van Buren: TGM Sam Djung and 180 Day Experience Manager/OS Dan Mays. 

ARM Tracy Walker lead both classes presenting the material along with JSA Training. 

The purpose of these meetings was to provide a better understanding to the trainers of their role in the on-boarding and the training of our new hires to the account. Amy Leonhardt from Monroe and Dan Mays from Van Buren discussed with their perspective teams what the 180 Day Experience is and the role the Driver Trainer plays in this.

We reviewed extensive classroom material, then followed up with hands on JSA training to better acquaint the trainers on the task performed causing injuries.  The JSA training was enlightening as the trainers were asked to document their own observations of the student driver performing the JSA task.  The results were reviewed as a group as it was brought to light the need for a keen eye in training to ensure proper technique and policy is followed.  

Both meetings including a Round Table conducted by the local management team.

HD Van Buren: OS Dan Mays, Driver Trainers William Thompson, Ralph Smith, Scott Theis, Angela Liszak, ARM Tracy Walker

ARM Tracy Walker lead both classes presenting the material along with JSA Training. Add caption

HD Monroe: Driver Trainers Lamark Fisher, Dave Sykora, Rick Robb, Dennis Terrell, OS Amy Leonhardt, David Kinder, Mike Mcgill, William Ware

Happy Anniversary Scott Tully

Happy Anniversary to Scott Tully as today marks his 13 year anniversary with JB Hunt.  Scott is a proud alum of the The Ohio State University. In his 13 years he has held various roles at accounts from Stuarts Draft, VA to Indianapolis, IN, as well as spending a year in Final Mile. He currently resides in Ohio as the Regional Operations Manager over The Home Depot Accounts as well as Falcon Packaging. Congratulations, Scott!

Getting to Know - Roger Medlin - Professional Driver - Intigral

Roger Medlin (MEDR18) Professional Driver - Intigral

Brian Tabor (Regional Operations Manager) recently rode with Roger Medlin.

 Roger grew up in the Cleveland, OH area.  He currently lives with his elderly mother in Peninsula, OH and does his best to help her with anything possible during her twilight years.

He likes to work on computers and motor vehicles in his spare time.

Roger has been part of the Intigral DCS account for over 5 years.  He runs locally for Intigral but is known for his flexibility.  He’s known to do any number of local runs as well as work on Intigral’s dock whenever needed.  He’s also known for always having an upbeat attitude and his excellent customer service.  

Getting to Know - RJ Wells - Professional Driver - CHEP Indianapolis

JR Wells (WELR1) - Professional Driver CHEP Indianapolis

Jerry White (Account Manager) got to know RJ Wells on December 21 during a ride along

RJ has been driver for just over two years.  RJ was with Schneider before coming to JB Hunt.  He is coming up on his one year anniversary and has been a very important part of the CHEP Indianapolis team.  RJ works the Sunday through Thursday second shift.  RJ has become to be known as the closer and he has been the go to clean up guy during the CHEP plants issues with getting loads ready to run.  RJ has been driver of the month three times this year and was selected as the CHEP Indianapolis Driver of the Year! 

RJ has been with his girlfriend Brittany, for six years now.  RJ is a hometown guy!  He loves all Indianapolis teams and is big fan of The Indiana University, especially basketball!  RJ had an uncle that played in the NBA for the New York Knicks.

Getting to Know - Dan Robinson - Professional Driver - Intigral

Dan Robinson (ROBD49) Professional Driver - Intigral

Recently, Sam Marcotte (Account Manager) from our Intigral account rode with Dan Robinson.

Dan is married with 2 children. His daughter is a student at Baldwin Wallace and his son is a sophomore at Woodridge High school and is on the Football, Wrestling and Baseball teams.

Dan spends his weekends at his son’s sporting events, hunting deer, and spending time at his family’s cabin in Southern Ohio.

At work, Dan has over 15 years of experience with JB Hunt. He is the only Million Mile Driver on the Intigral Account!  Dan is a driver trainer, and a CDM/driver at Intigral. The CDM role is important due to the fact that he handles the customer relations between Vinyl Design and Intigral. Dan has excelled in this tough role and continues to handle more responsibility.