Touch A Truck 2016

Rodney Collins and Jerry Rico participated in the Touch A Truck event held this past Saturday at the Promenade in Rogers, Arkansas.  The two Professional Drivers spent the day showing their Razorback truck to children and adults from around the local area.  

 Our decaling and branding on the tractor and clothing made certain that everyone was aware of our partnership with the Razorback football equipment team.

 New branding was exhibited on all of our Nike gear.

 Rodney Pace, a DCS live haul driver, represented the local need for AGRI drivers and helped remind the public of all the difficult business segments we represent within our driving jobs.  

 The public was fascinated with Rodney's truck and trailer. 

As you can see, the line was steady to see the official equipment of our Razorbacks.

The ladies of GROW represented our ERG and the company well.  The tent was positioned between our two pieces of equipment.  A coloring contest was conducted that helped engage children.

Making A Day Brighter

We received this note from Deb today:

Thank you for taking the time to participate in the Point to Point video. It's short, interesting, and easy to follow. I think it gets right to the "point" of what our drivers need to know to generate enthusiasm about this super new tool.

Truckload 10---July 31st at The Tricky Triangle

We have asked our drivers to submit a request to attend the Pocono race held on July 31.  We want to make an impact on 10 drivers who have delivered top results in their jobs.  We also want the event to showcase the appreciation we have for Professional Drivers.  The ultimate goal is to continue to retain and promote our drivers based on the overall experience with our business unit and the enterprise.  Enjoy the first 12 submissions:

As a driver I leave children behind for weeks at a time.  I get in a routine of work, work, work to help raise my kids financially.  This limits the time to just relax or go to events.  Attending a NASCAR event would be awesome and would help me with a mental break.  Mental health is just as important as physical fitness.

My wife has been a NASCAR / Racing fan for as long as I can remember.  Back in high school she used to ride on the back of the tow truck that was part of the safety crew at our local dirt track.  Seeing that I only get to spend about 35 days a year with her it would be nice to have a day to be with her doing something she actually enjoys doing.

I would like to go to the race and there is no bigger NASCAR fan than Dusty Dan!  I also drive one of your military wrapped trucks and it makes a great backdrop for the races.  Yeee Hawww!

It would be my dream to go to a NASCAR race.  I have always wanted to go.  I have driven by most of the race tracks, but I never got to go.

I've been following NASCAR since long before Dale Sr. passed.  I have attended races in California, Texas, and Las Vegas.  I know all the drivers names, crew chiefs, and owners.  I would love to go to another race.

Growing up in the South --- NASCAR is in our blood.  I have never attended a race since my father passed and he was the one who got me into loving NASCAR.  Dale Jr. has been my idol for as long as I can remember.  When J.B. Hunt joined Richard Petty Motorsports it gave me more incentive to stay with the company, even though I wouldn't trade my job for any other trucking company.

I had a great time at the Atlanta race, which was my first NASCAR race.  Thank you very much.  Smiley Face :)

I would love to attend this NASCAR even because I have never been to one and would love to experience this special honor.  This event would be my chance to honor my late grandfather because I know he would have loved to be there with me looking at all the fast cars.  Thank you very much if I am chosen.  If not, thanks for considering me.

The chance and opportunity to be able to go to the NASCAR event would be a childhood dream come true.  I have been a NASCAR fan since I was 4 years old and have never been able to attend an event in person.  If ya'll send me to this event there would be no words to describe the joy and happiness I would feel to have my childhood dream come true.

The old time drivers we have, the ones who have been loyal the longest, should be the ones that get to go to Disneyland :).  Don't send me.  I am not playing favorites.  But, we have drivers on their last leg.  I have seen them.  You know who to send.  That is the correct move.  Thanks!

Attending the NASCAR experience would be an awesome opportunity.  I have looked up to Richard Petty ever since childhood.  I feel like going to Pocono would bring back childhood memories and also be an amazing birthday gift.

Going to the NASCAR race in July would mean a great deal to me because I have been a fan of NASCAR for 30+ years and I have never been to a live race.  I watch them on t.v. and listen to them on the radio, but would really love it if I was there and got to experience it in person.  I also think what J.B. Hunt is doing for the drivers is awesome and hope you continue the program.  Thank you for the consideration.         

Point 2 Point Feedback

Today we asked our Professional Drivers the following question, "Have you seen the new format for "Summary of Tentative Preplans" messages that J.B. Hunt Truckload started using this week?  We received this feedback today from Richard, one of our senior employees: 

It's really great!  You've added a very large amount of information to it.  Point 2 Point has essentially everything a driver needs to plan, and indeed to run, your next preplan without waiting for the dispatch message.  Kudo's to whoever came up with the program. 





 

Touch A Truck

 

 

10th ANNUAL TOUCH A TRUCK EVENT THIS SATURDAY!!

 

J.B. Hunt and GROW will be participating in the 10th annual Touch a Truck event at the Promenade in Rogers! The event will be open from 10am to 2pm this Saturday, May 7th!

We will be providing the Razorback truck and a DCS Agri truck at the event. We will also be putting on a coloring raffle for all the kids that come by our tent! The prize for the raffle will be a miniature J.B. Hunt Truck. You and your kids will be able to climb up into both of our trucks at the event as well as check out a lot of other really cool equipment from the NWA area.

Tickets are $5 per person or $20 for a family of 5.

The Junior League of Northwest Arkansas is an organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving communities through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. View more on the Junior League of North West Arkansas' website below.

https://www.juniorleaguenwa.org/touchatruck/

Representing With Pride

Check out this great shot of two of our PCS Carriers in the western network.  The black truck is driven by Jag and Hardev is the owner of the lime green tractor.  Impressive look for our brand.

 

 

IY to the ^D

The Indianapolis, Indiana location for Truckload maintenance has moved. 

Unfortunately, we are still seeing a lot of traffic through our old location commonly known as the Dickinson's location. Intermodal is still in an agreement to use 13 spaces with this outsourced vendor, but Truckload needs to use our maintenance shop and yard.   It is imperative for service and cost control that we utilize our new location.  We also wanted to share the specific address and google maps overview:

The address is 4910 W. 86th Street in Indianapolis, Indiana. 

The new code for this site is ^D.  We will also ensure that Navigo and our POI (points of interest) button on PeopleNet is accurately sending our drivers, contractors, and carriers to the right location.  We have waited for over 20 years to have a brick and mortar site in this strategic location.  We want to drive our maintenance and parking spend to the appropriate site.