A Driver's Perspective

Hello,

My name is Shawna Hunt.  I am a Lease Purchase driver.  I like e-logs because of the ease of use.  The e-logs create less clutter and have quick notes for fast logging.  The tool keeps my logs more accurate as far as available drive hours and 70 hour clock.

E-logs make trip planning easier and faster.  The summary screen allows you to see all hours available on one screen.  You still have to pay attention to the buttons and make sure you hit the right ones because that can give you an incorrect hours total.  All in all, e-logs are fairly simple to learn and operate.

I like them and insist that they be on my truck.

Sincerely,
Shawnda Hunt

  

844-LUV TRUK

It is here!  We are now providing an update to our drivers every week via hotline.  The toll free number is 844-588-8785 (844-LUV TRUK).  We will be updating the number on Fridays.  The calls will be hosted by our leadership team so our professional drivers get familiar with everyone here in Lowell.

Our first call is hosted by Ed Page and he touches on the following topics:

*  Truckload Risk Management Performance-April/May
*  4 Million Mile Drivers honored in Lowell this week
*  Freight conditions and forecast for the weekend

We will be observing analytics associated with our call volume on this hotline.  As always, content ideas are welcomed.  This OBC message went out to every one of our professional drivers yesterday afternoon:

                                    
PLEASE TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO LISTEN T
O THE TRUCK GROUP HOTLINE AT 844-588-
8785. THANK YOU AND DRIVE SAFELY.   
                                    
                                    
                                    

 

 

Popup PCS Carrier of the Month April 2014 - CBR Delivering Service Inc.

Byron Munden, Carlos Rodriguez, and Cody Styer celebrate CBR's recognition.

Carlos is a great example of what a professional driver represents to our company.  Carlos always has a good attitude.  He is willing to get the job done no matter how hard or out of the way it is for him.  Carlos is a team player and has been spotlighted before on our blog for outstanding customer service at our Walmart-Tannersville fleet.

Here are Carlos' stats for the month of April:

 

1.       Number of loads moved _49_

2.          Total Loaded Miles _6,532__

3.          Service percentage _98.1%__

      4.         Turndowns or acceptance rate _100%_

Carlos will receive $250 for his outstanding work in April.



Network PCS Carrier of the Month April 2014 - KW Trucking LLC

Kevin Woolwine of KW Trucking runs hard and doesn’t take much time off. He is set up on the recommend function so he can pick his own loads.  Kevin can’t do heavy loads like beer, water, and paper. So to keep his refusals down, we put him on the recommends and it is working great. Even with his weight issues and  inability to do the heavier loads, he still ends up with more miles than most of our fleet. We just never have any trouble with this carrier. Kevin will run in all states and he only calls in when he really needs something, but is a very low maintance carrier.

Here are the stats for KW Trucking in April:

1.          Number of loads moved _19___

2.          Total Loaded Miles _12443____

3.          Service percentage _95%____

4.         Turndowns or acceptance rate _100%____


Our carrier of the month receives $250 for the superior performance they provide.

 

 

 

Road Realities

Our drivers know this scene all too well.  When J.B. Hunt Undercover arrived to get unloaded they soon found out they were #9 out of 10 trucks waiting to get unloaded.

 With the new HOS in place the starting of a driver's clock is a key component of successful utilization and our employees/contractors making a living wage.  Getting to the receiver early did not help in this situation.  Our drivers are telling us more and more how important it is to know parking limitations at shippers and receivers.  The strategy around parking can be the difference between starting their clock or not each morning.

Knight and Day

 

While our dynamic duo was on the road last week they had the opportunity to see a competitors tractor.  The tractor was a ProStar + with the Eagle package.  This particular unit is the 73" International tractor.

 

 Roominess in the bunk area and storage are key components for drivers who are out for more than 1 week.

 The wood trim on the dash is telltale sign of the Eagle interior package.

This driver obviously took a lot of pride in how he kept the interior of his truck.

Walmart Tannersville, PA/Sam's Club Taylor, PA

We visited the team in Tannersville and had a great dinner with the entire group.  This account is providing stellar service to our client and we could not be more proud of their work.  The team includes from left to right:  Ryan Roark, Mark Mastrine, Byron Munden, Jessica Brooks, Trissa Telesky, Steve Rogers and Beth Tompkins.

It is always a pleasure to visit this account and see what good work they deliver day in and day out.