We know that this season is a particularly busy time for professionals employed in our industry, and we are grateful for your service and hard work to meet the needs of our business partners with excellence. We hope that whenever or wherever you enjoy this holiday that you are able to be near friends and family. We at FirstFleet join with you in giving thanks for the wonderful blessings of freedom that this nation affords us the opportunity to enjoy. Thank you and be safe!  

Deer strikes are up over 8% in the past twelve months!    November is the peak month for deer strikes. There is an estimated 20 million animals in deer herds currently. To help avoid a dangerous an costly situation please consider these tips:   Take note of deer crossing areas, and slow down  Expect more than one animal to cross the road  Use your high beam headlights when possible  Understand dawn and dusk are peak times for deer movement ...

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  We would like to extend a special thanks to all of the Veterans and their families on this Veterans Day.  With the sacrifices made by both the present and past Veterans and their families our country is a safer place to live.   We must never take for granted the freedom we enjoy in this country. Thank you Veterans.  

As communicated via blog earlier this week and via email to all managers a few weeks ago, the quarterly safety bonus payments to our drivers changed to a direct deposit process this week and are included in the drivers' pay today. There has been some concern raised over the tax effect of including this in with the regular paycheck/direct deposit vs. the tax effect when we were issuing the bonus checks separately. Per IRS Publication 15 on bonus payments, any type of bonus payment, which would of course include safety bonus checks, must either be taxed a flat 25% or, alternatively, must be incl...

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As delivery drivers, backing is something we must do every day.  Almost all backing accidents are preventable!  GOAL…Get Out And Look, is the best way to prevent a backing accident. In this video we talk about different job duties drivers fail to do that will result in a backing accident. To watch this video and more have a look at our YouTube channel or the Employee Video library found here on our website (login required). ...

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  A large part of Fatigue is Drowsiness, which is the last step before falling asleep…not the first. Drowsiness means you are seconds away from falling asleep; you must put forth a conscious effort to remain focused and stay awake. At one moment you are aware of the fatigue and in a split second you are sound asleep, completely unaware of what your vehicle is doing. This is an incredibly dangerous situation! Fatigue can be responsible for all different kinds of accidents…from hitting a yellow pole in a parking lot to a rollover accident due to ...

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As another step in the Payroll process of going paperless and to make it more convenient for our drivers to access their bonus pay, we will be converting the quarterly safety bonus payments to direct deposit effective with the third quarter bonuses. If you qualified for a safety bonus for the third quarter, your bonus payment will be included with your regular pay on the November 9th pay date.  We appreciate all our drivers’ efforts to operate in a safe manner on the road, at our terminals, and at our customer locations. If you have an...

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  We are excited to announce the implementation of electronic logs for FirstFleet.  You may hear QHOS (Qualcomm Hours of Service) is coming to your fleet.  The CSA program is a government program that is designed to level the playing field by providing good visibility into a carrier’s safety performance – in relation to their peers.  This program provides clear access into what was once lost in the details of a safe stat score. FirstFleet wants to be a leader in our industry and is deployi...

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Your 401k retirement plan statement is now available online! To view or print your statement, just log into www.principal.com/retirement/statements to view account information. If you have not yet set up an online account at www.principal.com, you will need to complete the following steps first: Under Account Login, select Personal as the login type and click Go Click the Establish your new Username and Password Enter your Social Security Number and the Account/Contract Number 705090 Verify your identity, create your username and password, enter your email address, an...

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