Debra Houston @ August 11, 2011 08:00
Check out these helpful summer hints to help ensure eye health brought to you by our vision insurance provider VSP. For more information on our vision insurance provder please visit www.vsp.com.
Mark McKnight @ August 04, 2011 16:54
It is my privilege to pass along to you a nationwide discount opportunity for back to school savings. As part of a customer appreciation program Staples has granted us the ability to share this discount with our employees. For the week of August 7-13, 2011 simply print the document listed below and take it to your local retail store to purchase many of the items in the store at a 10% discount.
There are some exclusions that apply so make sure you read the fine print at the bottom.
Click : Staples Discount Flyer
Daniel Lamont @ July 19, 2011 15:03
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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Debra Houston @ July 15, 2011 08:00
In order to ease the process of employees getting connected with the proper resources for benefit management we have created a quick reference page found here (login required) to provide our employees with a listing of web based resources for benefit management and interaction.
Should you have any questions or comments please feel free to leave them below of use the contact us form.
Daniel Lamont @ July 14, 2011 08:00
New retirement mobile application - putting the future at your fingertips
How do you like to stay informed about your retirement account? You now have an exciting option - with the new Principal(r) Mobile application.
Introducing a new mobile application
Our new mobile application allows you to access your retirement account information at your fingertips and on your smartphone. The application is:
Free and secure
Available for iPhone(r), AndroidTM and BlackBerry(r) phones1
Designed for you to view your retirement plans with The Principal(r)
What can you do?
Now i...
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Daniel Lamont @ July 13, 2011 16:35
The FIRSTFLEET, INC. 401(K) PLAN is a great way to save for retirement. The goal of the plan is to continue helping you build a more secure financial future by providing a wide array of investment options.
All associates that have reached the age of 21 and have been employed at FirstFleet for 60 days are eligible to enroll in the 401k plan at the beginning of each month. If you would like to enroll, you may do so online at www. Principal.com or you can enroll over the phone directly with Principal by calling 1-800-547-7754.
Your terminal manager will have enrollment...
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Austin Henderson @ June 20, 2011 16:42
Today FirstFleet recognized its first driver to reach three million safe driving miles. For twenty four years Dave Hall (Cleveland, TN) has driven FirstFleet trucks without so much as a single preventable accident.
In 2009 Mr. Hall was elected as the Tennessee Trucking Association’s Truck Driver of the Year, and he has previously served on the Tennessee Trucking Association’s Road Team.
Today at the corporate offices of FirstFleet, Inc. Mr. Hall was presented with certificates of recognition and vehicles placards to indicate this distinguished status. We wish to express our heartfelt t...
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Austin Henderson @ June 02, 2011 08:00
Saturday 5/21 we hosted a celebration of twenty-five years of business at our corporate offices in Murfreesboro, TN. In attendance were employees from around the region, vendors and even some representatives from our customer base.
It was an honor and joy to remember the roots of the company, celebrate the road we have travelled and look into the future of the organization. Thank you to all who attended and made this special day possible.
Be sure to check out the photo galleries at http://facebook.com/fftiTrans.
Austin Henderson @ June 01, 2011 10:14
From time to time we get questions about employee discount programs. The short answer is - yes, we have a few relationships that allow our employees to purchase at a discounted rate. These programs are not administered by us and the rate of savings may vary from experience to experience. To help connect you with these opportunities we have decided to fire up a page on our site dedicated to posting these types of discount programs.
You will find this page in one of a few ways.
Clicking Here
Navigate to myPortal - Employee Resources - Employee Dis...
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Daniel Lamont @ May 31, 2011 12:00
The FIRSTFLEET, INC. 401(K) PLAN is a great way to save for retirement. The goal of the plan is to continue helping you build a more secure financial future by providing a wide array of investment options. Recently, we restructured the investment option line-up.
For more details on the upcoming investment option changes and effective date(s) please click here. You also may pick up a paper copy of the investment option change information at your terminal.
Austin Henderson @ May 19, 2011 14:33
We have just uploaded a new training video that is targeted at 2012 Volvo trucks. This video covers what you need to know about DEF and exhaust regeneration on these trucks. You will find this and a selection of other training videos located on the Employee Video Library found at www.firstfleetinc.com.
It is all hands on deck around the country, and we are excited to say that we are hiring in most every facility. All company drivers and mechanics are eligible to receive a referral bonus of $500 for any full-time driver we hire. After the newly hired full-time driver has been employed for 90 days the referring employee will receive the bonus payment. We would love it if you would pass this link along to your friends and family to help us fill these positions quickly.
A few facilities are currently in a big push to find the right resources, and as a result the referral bonus has been increase...
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We are presently looking to hire drivers in many of our locations around the country, and we need your help. We have a good referral program for full-time employees so check with your manager for details, and please help us spread the word. For a listing of hiring opportunities check here: http://goo.gl/vCBSO For a listing of Benefits and to Apply check out the careers page.
The federal CSA program continues to be enforced in all states at increasing levels. While we are proud as an organization of our standings in this program there are always opportunities to refine and improve in the interest of safety. We are seeing increasing enforcement of trucks in restricted lanes, seat belt usage and speed for the “Moving Violation” basic.
We are also seeing increased activity with regard to the “Fatigue and Hours of Service” basic – the short description of this is: your logs. Federal law requires and FirstFleet policy supports that if you are driving a commercial vehic...
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Austin Henderson @ May 03, 2011 16:14
We have created our Facebook page here - not much to show yet - but if you are an active Facebook user you know it is a great way to stay in contact and up to date with the latest information on friends, businesses and just about anything you need information on.
We will use our Facebook page to post information from our Blog, share photos, get the word out regarding job openings, new tech features and hopefully much more. We would appreciate it if you would "Like" us so we can gain some traction.