JBI Work Hard and Play Hard

  The Charlotte Intermodal team recently celebrated Driver Appreciation on August 30th at Frank Liske Park in Concord, NC.

Well over one hundred people were in attendance to fellowship with coworkers. The weather was a bit on the warm side at 90 degrees, but we were pleasantly surprised with a light breeze throughout the afternoon. Some of the activities for those in attendance were fishing, trail walks, a playground, paddle boats, horseshoes, volleyball and dominoes. The food was excellent and consisted of fried chicken, barbecue chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers & pulled pork with all the trimmings.

                               Pictured below is an image from the barbecue.

Back-back-back-back..... GONE!

The Memphis Intermodal team recently attended a baseball game at AutoZone park where the Memphis Redbirds hosted the Colorado Springs Sky Sox.

 

It was a cool 75 degrees throughout the mid-July night and the conditions were perfect for a baseball game. The smell of world famous Rendezvous pork BBQ nachos filled the entire stands as almost every one of the 10,000 fans in attendance were eating portions piled as high as the old Memphis Pyramid.

 

Xavier Scruggs, the 1st baseman for the Redbirds, hit a 2-run shot in the bottom of the third inning to put Memphis up 2-0. That homer was enough to keep the Redbirds on top the rest of the game. At one point in the night a foul ball was hit directly to our section of the stands. Several hands went up in the air so that one lucky person would have bragging rights within the office. After a failed attempt at a bare handed catch by DJ Jinks (Local FM), and after the dust and commotion settled, Melanie Brown (Regional FM) rose victoriously with the ball in hand.  A nice souvenir for it being her first time ever to AutoZone Park! 

 

Fireworks were provided after the game and it was a great ending to a great night.

Pictured below is an image from our seats on the third base line.

GO REDBIRDS!

 

New Additions to the Charlotte Intermodal Team

Due to significant growth in Charlotte, NC two new Fleet Managers joined the Charlotte Intermodal Team in June. Their pictures along with short autobiographies are listed below.


                                                  Colin Malcolm 

I grew up in southern Virginia in a town called Lynchburg with two older sisters, mom, dad, and two dogs.  My passions growing up were tennis, biking, snow skiing, and golf.  My claim to fame growing up was beating American professional tennis player Andy Roddick in tennis when we both were juniors.  I graduated high school and enrolled at James Madison University were I played collegiate tennis all 4 years.  After college I moved to Richmond, VA for a couple years where I met my wife and for the past few years I have lived in Northern Virginia. I started working for J.B. Hunt in March of 2013 for the DCS division in Winchester, VA.  I was an operations supervisor for the Home Depot regional fleet.  This job has taught me a lot but most importantly it has shown me first-hand the hard work that truck drivers put in, so citizens can have products in the store every day.



      
                                                      Austin Wolff

                                               


I grew up in Snellville, GA with my brother and parents. I graduated from Georgia Southern University with a degree in Logistics and Intermodal Transportation. I’ve been with JB Hunt since November of 2011. I worked with DCS for the first 2 and a half years with the company at Weyerhaeuser, Mission Foods, and Corsicana Bedding account in North Carolina and Georgia. I’ve relocated three years in a row right around Labor Day weekend.  As a kid I raced motocross and that lead to an interest in racing cars. I’ve been drifting for four years now. I’m currently competing in a Formula D Pro-Am series which holds competitions all across the southeast.





































 

Memphis driver, Bill Gober, celebrates 30 Years with JB Hunt.

1984... It was a time of hair bands, thick mustaches and french rolled, stone washed jeans when Bill Gober first started driving for JB Hunt.

 

The #1 movie was "Beverly Hills Cop"
The #1 televison show was "Dynasty"
The #1 song was "Owner of a Lonely Heart" by Yes
The #1 album was the "Footloose" soundtrack
The average price of a gallon of gas was $1.19
Ronald Regan was elected for his 2nd term
The Cosby Show first debuted on NBC

You couldnt ask for a better driver.  Bill is sitting at just over 2.5 million safe miles, he had one preventable accident (trailer door) back in 2003 that closed out at $148.00, and has had no work comps.  He's pleasant to be around, and will do anything he can to help a fellow driver or manager.

Bill is pictured here with his good friend Glen Cook.  Glenn hit 27 years with JB Hunt before retiring in 2012.

We celebrated the day with a cake, and lunch at Memphis BBQ.  During lunch Bill and Glenn spoke of what it was like driving back in the 80's for JB Hunt, and the challenges they faced back then.  There were no computers, no cell phones, and DOT regulations were loosely enforced.  They had story after story which made for a very interesting time.  A lot has changed in 30 years, and we are blessed that Bill has stayed with JB Hunt for so long. 

Congratulations Bill!!

John Calcote
Ops Manager - Memphis, TN

Jon Mowery and Carrol Phillips

Here is a great picture of Jon and Carroll next to his new truck.

 

It also comes with the new Cummins 400 HP engine, too.  And what driver would not want that!!

 

New Trucks in Haslet, Texas

 

We received our first Peterbilt Day Cab today.  When Carol Phillips heard he was going to get one he was speechless.  Carl as been with us since 1988 and is a super employee.  He wears the company colors well and does his part to take care of our customers.  He does this as a midnight starter, too.  Probably to beat the Texas heat!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A Happy Birthday to our Two Local Load Planners in Haslet

 

 

 

Two of the best planners, too.  Carl has been with JB Hunt since 2004 and Mandi since 2010.  They both have had a few different positions within JB Hunt and even here in Haslet.  Both do a super job in planning our ever growing local market.  So drop them a line and wish them Happy Birthday today!