Happy Anniversary - Troy Smith

Happy Anniversary to Troy Smith on his 4 year anniversary with JB Hunt!  Troy is a proud graduate of The Ohio State University and holds a BA in Business Management.

Troy is our on-site Account Manager for L Brands in Reynoldsburg, OH.  Troy manages two sites (Ohio and New Jersey) that includes 30+ local and regional drivers.  Troy started his career with JB Hunt in 2013 as a DMIT.  He has held Operations Supervisor and Logistics Coordinator titles along the way at Home Depot Van Buren, OH.   

Thank you Troy for all of  your hard work!  Happy Anniversary!

Getting to Know - Dave Nieman

This week, Transportation General Manager Jeremy Stout was able to conduct a ride-along with Dave Nieman.  Dave is a local driver on the Home Depot Account in Monroe, OH.  Dave has been with JB Hunt since April 2015 and lives in Fairfield, OH.  Any time spent out on the trucks is time well spent!

 

 

Below is the write-up from Jeremy:

 

Personal Info



Dave has been a loyal local driver for the Monroe account for over 2 years since transferring from Toyota. He cut his teeth as a professional driver running over the road out of Monroe and has visited many other Home Depot RDC’s including Winchester, VA, Romeoville, IL, Westfield, MA, Breinigsville and Pittston, PA, McCalla, AL, West Columbia, SC and Lake Park, GA. He really prefers the local job this close to his home in Fairfield, OH compared to running over the road. Dave volunteered and knocked it out of the park to support Home Depot’s shuttle operations for the surge season of 2017. Dave has 2 kids at home, Zoe and Lucas, and cares about his family a great deal. Dave likes country music, camping, and spending time with his kids. He says that he stays safe on the road to go home to them every day.

Suggestions

Dave expressed that 1 thing he and his long-time girlfriend used to share was a trip over the road occasionally. Although there is a no rider policy in Monroe, I did inform Dave that with the right safety performance and tenure on the account exceptions have been made to those who have demonstrated that they can handle having a passenger and remain operating safely. We set a goal for Dave to be preventable event-free for the rest of 2017 and he could be considered. Dave admitted that he can sometimes let his mind wander as he goes about his day. I helped direct his focus by showing Dave how to send a reverse safety message to the office and asked that he do that each morning to ensure he is focused on safety before moving his truck. Dave states that moving preplans overnight can be frustrating when you show up to work and are sent in a different part of the region and recommended that we move plans as little as possible.

Getting to Know - James Lopp

 

This past week, Account Manager Rachel Knick conducted a Ride Along with one of our Professional Drivers, James Lopp.  James was recently hired on the Family Dollar Morehead Account, thus it was good for Rachel to get out on the truck and spend some quality time with our new employee.  James resides in Martinsville, VA and enjoys hanging out with is cousins in his spare time.  James has been driving CDL-A for five months with Celadon. He’s excited to join the JB Hunt & Family Dollar team. James was most interested in the Family Dollar account because of his desire to get in shape! He excited to be here, and we’re excited to have him.

 

Fun Fact: In the spring James enjoys subbing as an assistant coach at Lowell Park Middle School in Martinsville, VA.



Howard West 2 Million Mile Celebration

Congratulations to Howard West on achieving his 2 Million Safe Miles!  Recently, the Toyota Team accompanied Howard and his family to a dinner in Louisville to celebrate.  Howard has been with the company over 20 years, and had some great stories to share.  Howard and his family should be proud of this tremendous accomplishment.  Great job Howard!

 



Howard West, Jecorey Newman, and Anthony Warchol

 

2 Million Miles

Howard West and Family

Happy Anniversary Lisa Winters!

 

Please join us in congratulating Lisa Winters on her 6^th year with the Monroe Home Depot team!

 

Lisa joined JB Hunt in 2011 and has been a great asset in her support role for all operations at the Monroe account. From trip sheet organization, payroll audits prior to the submission deadline, CIL reporting, accounting for scale receipts, & keeping the office flowing with supplies, Lisa has been instrumental in helping her team accomplish their duties seamlessly. Her helpfulness and positive attitude as the primary point of contact for each dispatch that leaves the RDC helps ensure safe delivery by providing directions, pickup numbers, and extra clarity as needed for the drivers as well. Congrats on 6 wonderful years, Lisa!

Getting to Know - Anthony Coppler

This week, Logistics Coordinator Kasey Wilson did a ride along with Anthony Coppler.  Anthony is a Regional Driver based out of the Home Depot Account in Van Buren, OH.  Anthony has been with JB Hunt since August 2010 and resides in Perrysburg, OH.  Anthony has done a fantastic job in not only servicing our customer, but doing it in a safe manner.  Since 2010, he has amassed 920,000 safe miles!  It was a great experience for Kasey getting to learn and spend time with one of our best!

 

Driver Appreciation in Cloverdale VA!

This week we held our Driver Appreciation Event in Cloverdale, VA to recognize all of our professional drivers.  This fleet operates just north of Roanoke, where we have near 30 drivers that service Southern States stores and customers.  Drivers are required to assist in the unload and go above and beyond to keep our customer happy.  Thank you to all of our drivers for a job well done!