Thank You--Did You Know I Visited Germany Last Year?

As I reached the half century mark today, it was truly awe-inspiring to see the well coordinated plans by the Truckload Team.  To see the sea of folks dressed in black, decorations around the building,  balloons and streamers in my cubicle, and the fantastic cake was humbling.  Also, thank you for the  rousing version of Happy Birthday at our Friday huddle.  I have been truly blessed to work with such a thoughtful and caring team over the past 2.3 years.  A great quote was shared with me today.   Enjoy:

Never fear age, just enjoy life's new stage. 

Driver Experience Survey

At J.B. Hunt our people are our most vital asset. That is why we want to Listen. Understand. Care. about our drivers' experiences.

Starting today until April 22, drivers will have the opportunity to participate in a Driver Experience Survey that will ask about satisfaction with pay and benefits, equipment, work environment, managers, and more. The results will be used to determine ways we can improve drivers' experiences with our company. 

Through this process, we will

·         Ask for honest feedback (LISTEN)

·         Pay attention to the feedback (UNDERSTAND)

·         Take action based on the feedback (CARE)

We are vigorously pursuing any opportunities we can to make J.B. Hunt bigger, stronger, and better. We value everyone's feedback in this effort and look forward to seeing how we can improve the lives of our hardworking drivers.

National Work Zone Awareness Week

Next week is National Work Zone Awareness week.

Trailer Bounty

We need help from our drivers on the road. If you run across any of the trailers listed below, please contact your manager. We will be glad to pay you the reward for finding our missing equipment. 

Gross Net March Madness Winners

Congratulations to our Truckload Operations Top Performers in March 

Georgia Pacific Professional Driver Roundtable

Our operations staff traveled to El Dorado, Arkansas to meet with 8 of our GP - Crossett Professional Drivers.  Our mission was to learn how we can better serve our employees.  The group was extremely engaged and appreciative of the time and energy they received from Aldea Mcclure and Heath Graham.  Our attendees included:

 Stephen Carter         5 months

Tavares McCree    4 years

Nolan Griffin          1 month

Roland Parent       4 years

Raymond Price     5 years

Elvira Ashley        5 years

Steve Allen           15 years

 Craig Hightower     9  years

What a great group of folks we have representing our company.                  

Ever See One of These?

As I was traveling through Oklahoma yesterday I saw something that was new and innovative.  Say goodbye to the flagman.  Here is the new device for controlling traffic in a construction zone.  Here are the facts related to US Patent 7333029 B2 below :

Automated traffic control system

The invention emulates the actions and decisions of flagmen to control and to expedite traffic along a single lane past construction. The invention has two portable traffic signal light units with arms. One unit has a computer that controls the system, three video cameras, and two way radio communication. The other unit has three video cameras and radio communication to the unit. A remote control is also provided for starting and stopping the system along with a manual override of the system. A coding feature restricts starting, and stopping the system to users of the remote control. The system also protects itself against vandalism and functions during periods of obscured vision.