The holidays are a time to see family, to enjoy friends far and near, and to connect with those we love. It is our great hope that this season will bring life to you and your family as you celebrate the season. We know that ours is a business of tight schedules, and that the holidays bring unequaled load volumes and customer needs. Thank you for your hard work and efforts to provide our customers with service that continually exceeds expectations.

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The federal motor carrier association announced recently a change in their rule making that removes the requirement for property carrying commercial motor vehicles to submit post trip vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs) when no defect is found by or reported to the commercial driver.

Motor carriers must continue however, to maintain a DVIR process, where drivers submit DVIRs when a defect is discovered by or reported to the commercial driver. An example would be a defect noted on a roadside inspection, needs to be noted on a DVIR that the driver completes for that day. This provision will be in effect on the day it will be published by the FMCSA, which is December 18, 2014.

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We have had a few inquiries about the payroll deposit date for this week, with it being a holiday week, so we wanted to assure everyone that your pay will be processed for Friday deposit as normal this week.

When banking holidays have fallen on Thursdays in the past though, we have seen a few instances where some banks may be a little later than normal posting deposits to their customers’ accounts on Friday morning.

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FirstFocus is the newsletter publication of FirstFleet, Inc. We use this newsletter to keep our employees updated with happenings, celebrations and information from around the FirstFleet family of facilities.

This newsletter installment brings us the celebration of 3-Million mile driver Dale Moore, Ten new 2-Million Mile safe drivers, Sixteen new 1-Million Mile safe drivers, and host of others that have joined the half million mile club!

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The past week has been an interesting one in the world of trucking and has resulted in the suspension of two provisions of the FMCSA’s Hours of Service (HOS) regulations. The two rules being suspended are the provision requiring a drivers’ 34-hour restart to include two 1 AM to 5 AM periods and the provision limiting the use of a 34-hour restart to once per week. The rule will be suspended until September 30, 2015.

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The company wants your thoughts on the FirstFleet Wellness initiative this past year. The success of the Wellness Program consists of how well you benefit from the investment. In order to offer more opportunities for you to take advantage of this next year, we are asking you to take this very brief (2-3 minutes) online survey to tell us how you will benefit from the Wellness Program in the future. Please understand that your replies to this survey is anonymous and confidential.

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As we complete the final days of 2014, we want your thoughts on the FirstFleet Wellness initiative this past year.   The success of the Wellness Program consists of how well you benefit from the investment.   In order to offer more opportunities for you to take advantage of this next year, we are asking you to take this very brief (2-3 minutes) online survey to tell us how you will benefit from the Wellness Program in the future.  Please understand that your replies to this survey is anonymous and confidential.  

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