Rick Atkins - TN Driver of the Year! Tuesday, May 22, 2012 FirstFleet is proud to announce that Rick Atkins of Cleveland,TN was honored on April, 28 2012 by the Tennessee Trucking Association as the Tennessee truck driver of the year. Rick has be... Read More of the article Rick Atkins - TN Driver of the Year!
Hiring Drivers in Bluffton, IN - Open House Thursday, May 17, 2012 Bluffton, IN - Open House 5/20/2012 2:00 - 6:00 pm We are looking to hire drivers for our Bluffton, IN facility (30 mins south of Fort Wayne, IN), and to support that goal we are conducting an open hous... Read More of the article Hiring Drivers in Bluffton, IN - Open House
401K Statements Online Monday, May 14, 2012 Daniel Lamont Your 401k retirement plan statement is now available online! To view or print your statement, just log into principal.com to view account information. If you have not... Read More of the article 401K Statements Online
2012 Driver Trainer Meeting Saturday, April 28, 2012 FirstFleet’s 2012 driver trainer meeting, was held in Murfreesboro, Tn. on April 13-14. Driver trainers from FirstFleet locations around the country were welcomed by FirstFleet President Gary Wilson, and Vice Presidents ... Read More of the article 2012 Driver Trainer Meeting
Ronnie May - Three Million Miles Friday, April 27, 2012 FirstFleet is proud to announce, the Three Million Mile safe driving accomplishment of Ronnie May. Mr. May drives out of Cleveland, TN delivering multi-stop grocery deliveries and has been with us since 1987. Thadd ... Read More of the article Ronnie May - Three Million Miles
Pre-Trip Inspection Friday, April 20, 2012 John Cole A Pre Trip Inspection is extremely important, so try not to take the attitude that you will just kick a few tires, check a few lights and head on down the road. A proper Pre-Trip involves a lot more! S... Read More of the article Pre-Trip Inspection
Insights Article - April 2012 Thursday, April 19, 2012 Are there mornings where you sometimes feel tired and less than motivated at the thought of getting up and going to work? Remember a time when you were excited and willing to tackle any duties that th... Read More of the article Insights Article - April 2012
Everydate Article - April 2012 Wednesday, April 18, 2012 Who isn’t busy these days? A super-hectic life can lead to high levels of stress. But, if we internalize our stress, it can wreak havoc on our bodies, minds, and relationships. We can relieve our stress in a number of wa... Read More of the article Everydate Article - April 2012
Injury Prevention - Opening Swing Door Tuesday, April 17, 2012 John Cole Opening swing doors should be a relatively simple procedure and usually is. What we need to remember is that from point A to point B…freight sometimes moves. Most of the time falling freight isn’t an issue and is an easy... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Opening Swing Door
Injury Prevention - Proper Right Turn Monday, April 16, 2012 John Cole Laws and regulations are in place for a purpose – to prevent crashes which could result in injury or death. In this video, we raise awareness to making sure we don’t take short-cuts when making right turns onto four-lane... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Proper Right Turn
Injury Prevention - Dock Safety Friday, April 13, 2012 John Cole Following strict guidelines when pulling away from the dock will ensure no one will be injured due to miscommunication or a mistake. These accidents happen when the forklift is backing out of or into the trailer. This co... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Dock Safety
Injury Prevention - Falling Freight Thursday, April 12, 2012 John Cole Falling Freight causes many injuries per year in the trucking industry. Raising awareness to just a few simple bad habits can prevent drivers being injured when assisting in the unloading process. Paying attention is fir... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Falling Freight
Injury Prevention - Cranking Landing Gear Wednesday, April 11, 2012 John Cole Drivers have many different tasks to complete each day… some of which, if not performed correctly, could cause injury. Depending on how a trailer is dropped, tremendous pressure can be applied to the landing gear when ho... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Cranking Landing Gear
Mobile Web Experience Monday, April 9, 2012 Austin Henderson Most of the conversations that I have with drivers about our web site are good conversations - meaning typically folks are excited about the tools we have built and often even have constructive feedback to make it better... Read More of the article Mobile Web Experience
Injury Prevention - Opening Roll-Up Doors Thursday, April 5, 2012 John Cole This video raises awareness on the importance of making sure you are not injured by falling freight when opening a roll-up door on the trailer. Taking your time to make sure the freight is secure before you open the door... Read More of the article Injury Prevention - Opening Roll-Up Doors