FIRSTFLEET is growing and we need your help in spreading the word about a great opportunity to drive for a premier dedicated carrier and be home daily. You, our drivers, are our best source for qualified dedicated driver candidates. This opportunity is hauling dedicated freight with multi-stop grocery load deliveries that can get you home daily!

Please talk it up to your Friends, Relatives and Fellow Drivers and tell them about this Great Opportunity in Detroit, MI! You will qualify for FirstFleet’s Referral Bonus of $1000 for this effort too! For more information and to see the job details please follow this link or call our Recruiting Hotline @ 888-838-7646. Help us spread the word about this opportunity to join the growing family of FirstFleet - where drivers on the go choose to stay!

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New Release - The latest release of the FirstFleet Mobile app has some great features designed to make the app better service the community of users which includes drivers, operations team members, customers and more.

HOS
The Hours of Service card has been enhanced with two new options to better service the needs of our driver community when help is needed. The added functions are:

The ability to email the log support team with a simple tap. You will find this option perhaps helpful when your request is not of an urgent nature and some delay in reply is acceptable. 

A new FAQ section designed to cover the most frequently asked questions with regard to HOS interactions. These topics include screenshots and tutorials designed to help our drivers service their needs quickly. A quick review of these tips may give you a better experience all the way around. 

The ability to issue a unit reset in times of trouble. In certain situations the in cab unit becomes locked or performs in a manner that requires a soft reset be sent to the device. We have now built this functionality into the app in. If you are logged into the Omnitracs unit and know it needs to be reset you now have the ability to issue a soft reset command directly inside the FirstFleet Mobile app without contacting the help desk.

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Motivated by the option of going on blood pressure medicine in 2014, Carl decided it was time to take his health into his own hands. The doctor informed Carl that he must lose weight to decrease his risks of a heart attack. At that time, Carl weighed 440 pounds. After making a life-change by instituting one hour of walking every day and changing his eating habits on the road, he has successfully lost over 130 pounds since that early diagnosis of obesity and high blood pressure. 

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In late 2015, Frank Hudson realized he needed to meet the wellness requirements at FirstFleet.  So he scheduled a wellness visit with a primary doctor to have his biometric test completed.  What he did not realize when he made this appointment is how it would impact his life and the lives of his family. 

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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 Kicks Off 2016 and brings focus on how to receive your 2017 Health Plan Premium Discounts, how you can earn up to $180 in Gift Cards and Omaha, NE Driver Trainer, Frank Hudson, shares Why Wellness is so important! 

Another area of focus is our Fountain, CO location. Opening in 1999 with 5 drivers, this location grew quickly and currently has 125 full time drivers who proudly provide dedicated service to grocery and beverage customers. Click the link at the bottom of this post to read more about Fleet Manager, Brad Lundquist and the outstanding group of people who work in our Fountain, CO location.

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The latest release of the FirstFleet Mobile app has some great features designed to help our driver community quickly locate authorized fuel stops and to speed the process of reporting a breakdown event.

Fuel Stops

The fuel stop card itself is not new but we have extended the functionality. In this new version you can not only locate an authorized fuel stop but you have options to view the amenities at the stop (ex: Showers, DEF, Parking Spaces, Food services, etc). If you have updated to the most recent version of the app you will see this new section inside the fuel stops card.

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Your 401k retirement plan statement for the quarter ending December, 31 2015 is now available online! To view or print your statement, just log into principal.com 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:

1. Navigate to the Principal.com site
2. Under Account Login, select Personal as the login type and click Go
3. Click the Establish your new Username and Password
4. Enter your Social Security Number & the Account/Contract Number 705090
5. Verify your identity, create your username and password, enter your email address, and select and answer your online security questions.

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After only two days of offering our 2015 Federal Tax Forms online, we have had resounding success, with over 25% of active employees pulling these forms off the FirstFleet website!!!  That is fantastic!!

There have been some questions that have been asked that we can answer for you.

These forms will be available on your User ID at any time for you to pull.  If you have not pulled your form off the website by 1/31/2016, FirstFleet will mail the W-2 and 1095-C to your home address we presently have on file.

 

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As 2015 has now come to a close, we know many of you are anxiously awaiting your 2015 W-2 in order to begin your tax filing process.

We are excited to announce that we are introducing a quicker and more efficient delivery of your W-2 information. Current employees are NOW able to access their W-2 on-line through the FirstFleet portal.  This process is very simple and similar to the process everyone uses to access their weekly pay information today. Those who do not download the tax forms online will have forms mailed 1/31/2016.

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This week marks the first pay run for the new year, and that means the exciting new benefits announced in this blog post are now live and ready for use. These benefits include employer contributions for those enrolled in 401k, paid time off and other wonderful benefits that have been extended to FirstFleet, Inc. employees. If you haven't heard about these items please take a moment to familiarize yourself with them here.

In addition to the benefits going live with this check run we have also extended the online tools used to manage these benefits. Using your online account you have full access to pay details, benefits enrollment, vacation balances and a host of other great tools to help manage your employment experience.

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Today we celebrate the arrival of a new year. Events like this are often a cause for reflection of the previous season and hopeful anticipation of the next. 2015 was a wonderful year for FirstFleet in many ways. We welcomed many new members to our team and grew the footprint of the organization into new horizons thanks to the hard work and dedication of the entire organization. 

You should be proud of the work you have invested and the company we are building together. Our shipping partners are a critical part of our nation's economy and you have served them well by providing consistent and professional service. Thank you for the integrity you have in your daily tasks.

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As 2015 is quickly coming to a close, we know many of you will be anxiously awaiting your 2015 W-2 in order to begin your tax filing process.

We are excited to announce that we are introducing a quicker and more efficient delivery of your W-2 information in January 2016.  Employees will be able to access their W-2 on-line through the FirstFleet portal.  

This process is very simple and similar to the process everyone uses to access their weekly pay information today. We anticipate the earnings information will be released for you early in January. When the forms are released a detailed set of instructions on how to access this this information will be shared.

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With the the New Year holiday approaching, we wanted to assure everyone that all Direct Deposits will be posted by the banks on schedule this week. Due to the banking holiday this New Years Day on Friday, our direct deposit schedule was moved up one day to post on Thursday of this week. Your direct deposit date will be on December 31st of this week.

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Today is Christmas Day and we at FirstFleet wish you and your family the very best. The holidays are a time for family gatherings, festive events, and often a flurry of activity. In our industry we keep the holidays moving in very important ways, and our drivers are dedicated to meeting the needs of our partners who trust us with their freight.

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As we approach the final days of 2015, we wanted to remind all associates that have not enrolled into the FirstFleet 401(k) plan that you still have a few days to enroll in the plan to take part in the 401(k) matching program that is going live in January 2016! If you missed the announcement please take a look at this link for more details on this exciting new benefit starting 1/1/2016.

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