Post on 26-Nov-2018
John Christner Trucking Newsletter May 2018
Well, we have steamrolled through the first quarter of 2018 and the trucking story line can be described without exaggeration in one word: Historic! The mar-ket has allowed for rate increases from all of our shipping partners which in turn
led to 3 separate pay increases to our operators for a total of 11% since November 2017, first time in the history of our company we’ve raised pay that many times in such a short period. The freight to capacity imbalance continues to be at unprec-edented levels, so it should prove to be a chaotic produce season when that mar-ket heats up. The weather continues to be a little unsettled in certain parts of the country
(there was snow in upstate NY on April 30!) and the tornado season has so far been uneventful but far from over. All of our operators should make frequent checks on the weather in the areas to which they are traveling and our support staff will provide any information they have in order to keep everyone safe during the severe weather season. The reason we are one of the top temperature controlled fleets in the coun-
try is all of you doing Whatever It Takes! We thank you for all that you do.
On the Inside
A Message From John 1
Employee Anniversaries & Birthdays 2-3
Driver Anniversaries & Birthdays 4-5
JCT Wellness 6
Photo Parade 7-8
Whatever IT Takes 9
FYI 10 New Hires
Annette Young-Christy Compliance
Jacob Osborne Mechanic
Zachary Norton CSR Shop
Holidays
Mother’s Day 13th
Armed Forces Day 19th
Memorial Day 28th
Evin Hamilton 3yrs. Recruiter
Dustin Byrd 7yrs. Director of Logistics
Rob Williams 3yrs. CS Weekend Operations
Laci Johnson 1yr. Logistics
Desiree Vankalsbeek 2yrs. Recruiter
Claude McClendon 12yrs. Breakdown
Teresa Weise 5yrs. Driver Settlements
Tracy Pierce 2yrs. Tractor Mechanic
Denise Henninger 8yrs. Administrative Assistant
Allen Smith 14yrs. CS Night Operations
Allen Allday 4yrs. CS Night Operations
Sheila Dorris 5yrs. Driver Settlements
Whitney Molloy 2yrs. Load Planner
Gina Bartley 11yrs. Recruiting Manager
Bryan Skinner 2yrs. Trailer Refrigeration Tech.
Amy Cason 4yrs. Ratings and Billings Clerk
Christina Uhlman 7yrs. Recruiter
5/02 Jacob Zemp Trailer Refrigeration Tech
5/03 Jordan Basham Recruiter
Glenn Elkins SWAP
5/05 Lucy Hobbs Data Analyst
5/08 Renee Underwood Human Resource Assistant
5/10 Jeff Buckley Truck Inspector
5/11 Brian Stewart Driver Manager
5/13 Sheila Bane Leasing
Chuck Bertotti CS Night Operations
5/15 Shelby McNeill Tire Technician
5/16 Brenda Joice Receptionist
5/19 Tonya Ladd Maintenance Clerk
5/22 Jacob Lliteras Marketing Manager
5/23 Leslie Bowser Breakdown
5/24 John Noble Logistics
Allen Smith CS Night Operations
5/28 Jeremy Smith CS Weekends Operations
5/30 David Wilson CS Night Operations
May 2018 JCT Employee Birthdays
Join John For a Birthday Lunch at
Freddie’s Steakhouse
5/01 Michael Dean 5yrs.
Jessie Chestee 1yr.
Kathy Marie Diaz 1yr.
5/04 Terry Mauldin 2yrs.
Edward Medeiros 1yr.
Quinton Wilson 1yr.
5/05 Eric Gilmore 3yrs.
Angela Shaw 3yrs.
5/06 Darrell Shaw 3yrs.
5/07 Jack Hein 3yrs.
5/08 Ted Wysocki 3yrs.
Robert Blankenship 1yr.
Michael Dlacruz 1yr.
5/09 Francine Cruz-Sanabria 2yrs
Vernon Jones 2yrs.
5/10 Curt Soard 11yrs.
5/11 Francis Sill 3yrs.
5/12 William Armstrong 13yrs.
Bryan Palmer Sr. 9yrs.
Donald Rusk 3yrs.
Dennis Zorn 1yr.
5/13 Rocky Losh 8yrs.
John Despain 3yrs.
5/14 Robert Davis 9yrs.
5/15 Robert Grigsby 5yrs.
Robert Kabrel 4yrs.
Michael Griffth 3yrs.
Carl Morris 1yr.
5/16 Carl Benge Jr. 6yrs.
5/17 Cletis Zundel 16yrs.
5/18 Billy Laferney 2yrs.
5/19 Matthew Frank 2yrs.
5/20 Robb Lewis Jr. 8yrs.
Feliz Aguilar ` 4yrs.
5/22 Jonathan Ortego 4yrs.
Joshua May 1yr.
Mark Butcher 1yr.
5/23 Robert Barish 2yrs.
David McPheron 2yrs.
5/25 Victor Natal Feliciano 1yr.
5/26 Brian Evans 1yr.
Devric Ingram 1yr.
5/28 Shawn Heintz 4yrs.
5/30 Charlotte Heller 1yr.
Georg Heller 1yr.
Jason Kloos 1yr.
Marc Thomason 1yr.
Deborah Kitchens-Williams 1yr.
5/31 Thomas Rogers Jr. 5yrs.
James Thurlo 5yrs.
Steven Harlow 2yrs.
5/01 Shane Atkinson
Charles King
Joshua Pannell
David Walk
Jerry Willimas
5/02 George Brannon
Connie P Bryan
Mark Simpkins
5/03 Billy Caudill
Ronald Norris
Phanna D Sieng
5/04 James Stafford
5/05 David Birkbeck
Lois Osorio
5/06 Daniel Chavis
Jessie Chesteen
5/07 Brandon Bartee
Robert Desabre
Lee McFarland
Paula Sarchet
5/08 Tammy Morisette
5/09 Edward Judson
Bryan Palmer, Sr
Scott Weatherford
5/10 Charlotte Heller
5/12 Randy Huntoon
James Riches
5/13 Walter Carner
Jimmy O’Dell
5/14 Karen Kucera
Johnny Sutton
5/15 Calvin Youngblood
5/16 John Anthony
Ross Dicks
David Field
Clifford Marts
Kirby Pappas
Steven Ruth
Anthony Wathers
5/17 Michael Chittim
Darrell Cromer
Delbert Fleming
5/18 Lance Calvert
Laquarance Green
Scott Rush
Darrell Shaw
Westpaleon Thomas
5/19 Bert Wilson
5/20 Shawn Heintz
5/22 Richard Catahena
Eugene Poteete Jr.
Daniel Scott
5/23 Cary Goolsby
Mark Hall
Michael Jackson
Daniel Reeve
5/24 John H Canon III
5/25 Marcus Edwards
Martin Wenger
5/26 Trayvon Golden
Johnny Hightower
Michael Jacques
Raymond Miller
Janet Mayfield
5/28 Val Harmon
Charles Johnson
Heath Leahey
Lee Shepherd
5/29 James Price
5/31 Norman Chamberlain
Part I. Stepping for Wellness Starting June 1st — ends August 30th, $5 buy-in, top two teams split the money Teams of 2 — total steps of combined team members Keep a record of your steps either on your phone, fit bit or other method. Will tally re-sults on Thursdays
Part II. Walk Around the World The second part of our challenge will be a company wide challenge. Our goal is to walk the entire way around the globe in 90 days by combining ALL of our steps together in an attempt to circumnavigate the globe with our steps. It takes roughly 65 million steps to make one trip around the world. • Our start point will be in Sapulpa as we proceed walking to New York City
hitting U.S. cities along the way. • Next jump in the ocean and swim (step) to Lisbon, Portugal • From there walk through Madrid and on to Barcelona, Spain • Next jump in the Mediterranean sea and head for Corsica and then Rome,
Italy. • Next stop would be Istanbul, Turkey then stop in Bangladesh near India. • As we trek through China to Shanghai we will then swim across the East
China Sea to Tokyo, Japan. • Lastly, a long swim to Hawaii, and eventually on our way home to Sapulpa
from San Diego
We have 3 months to do this!!!
Coach Jeff will map our progress and update with interesting facts along the way. For more information please contact coach Jeff at jeff@coachjeffswellness.com or 918.857.8600 (June 7th will be first day)
Elliot James,
Cheryl Owens’ Nephew,
Born April 11th 8lbs 12oz.
Tempest & Brooke
Brenda Joice’s Daughters
Prom 2018
Teagan & Tinlee,
Carrie Copper’s Granddaughters
Emsley Jane,
Parke & Cindy Whitney’s
Granddaughter
Truck# L3457
Javada Walker’s grand-daughter,
Kenzie, riding her horse
Mia (The Flying Hawaiian)
Kenzie competes in
Better Barrel Races,
Oklahoma Cowgirls Association,
Sooner Barrel Racing Association, &
National Barrel Horse Association
Nikki O’Dell’s, daughter Kynlee &
niece Sierra at the Zoo
BLAST FROM THE PAST,
Our very own
Donny Morgan
Joey Ribbens nominates Scott Conrad from the Driver Managers for the
May “Whatever It Takes” Award
Scott is committed and steadfast in his duties at JCT. He is the type of co-
worker and employee you can always count on. Day in and day out Scott is here for
both his drivers and his co-workers. Scott’s level head and problem solving under
pressure exemplifies what it takes to be a great Driver Manager. He takes problems
head on and works diligently to provide a solution. Scott is also the first one to vol-
unteer to help a co-worker in need, whether it is covering while on a lunch break or
covering a weekend, you can always count on Scott to lend a helping hand. This
kindness and loyalty extends to the drivers as well, not just drivers on his board.
Scott comes in early and stays until the job is done. There are countless times
Scott does “Whatever It Takes” to get the job done! That is why I have the honor to
nominate Scott Conrad for this award! Scott will be honored with a trophy. A
“Whatever It Takes” designated parking space in front of the building and a $50
“QuikTrip” gas card. He will also have the honor of naming next month’s
“Whatever IT Takes” winner.
JCT Facebook Address:
www.facebook.com\johnchristnertrucking
JCT Twitter Handle:
https\\twitter.com\driverjct
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1900 Sapulpa, OK 74067
19007 W. Hwy. 33 Sapulpa, OK 74066
BCBSOK BCBSOK 800-672-2567
TrueNorth Driver Insurance 800-877-9637
Driver Legal Driver’s Legal Plan 800-417-3552
JCT Wellness Jeff Ravenscroft 918-857-8600
Zurich OCC/ACC 866-280-4390
Reach out to other JCT employees on
Facebook, Twitter, phone, mail or fax
Any correction or input for next month’s
newsletter is welcomed & appreciated
please send to halk@johnchristner.com