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Entries for 2011

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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.
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01
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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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.
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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.  
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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.
Posted in: Employees
04
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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03
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.  
Posted in: Employees
03
In conversations with drivers recently we have seen an increased interest in how to obtain and review ones driving record as it is reflected by the FMCSA. In hopes that we can make connecting you with this information easier we have created a link on the Employee Resources page of our site that will link you to more information as well as provide the links to get the process started. If you would like to explore this process simply login to our site using your credentials and navigate to myPortal -> Employee Resources. You will see a link titled CSA Driver Record on this page. A ...


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Driving a commercial vehicle is a physically and mentally challenging job. Long hours, customer demands, and other traffic are a lot to deal with. Driver fatigue is a constant companion to the truck driver. Mental stress; such as financial concerns, issues at home, or medical problems, can all weigh heavily on an already tired person. Please stay aware of your alert status. Drowsiness is an advanced stage of fatigue. When you are tired – STOP – REFRESH! Sleep is involuntary; you can doze of at a moments notice.
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We are very pleased to announce a new feature that provides transparent access for all employees into fuel economy values for our organization. Using this new tool an employee can see his or her specific vehicle economy values over time, the values for their specific fleet, or the entire organization.


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A while back we released a tool designed to allow employees to view pay history including viewing their settlement data by trip. It was recently brought to my attention that in some instances drivers reported that when clicking on the "View Trip Detail" they were taken to a blank white page. Today I was contacted by a twelve year employee "Joe" from Phoenix, AZ with some specifics that allowed us to track this issue down and resolve it. Thank you to Joe and others for reaching out to us and giving us a chance to resolve the issue for you. If there are additional questions or concerns about t...


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04
This year FirstFleet will celebrate 25 years in business. Founded in 1986 with two trucks we have grown into 1440 power units and 1850 employees around the country. We are as an organization proud of this accomplishment and are planning celebrations to commemorate. An open house anniversary celebration is planned in Murfreesboro, TN on May 21st from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm.   As part of the festivities Gary Wilson will address those in attendance at 2:00 pm. Employees, customers and vendors are invited to join in the celebration with us in Murfreesboro or at local fleet celebrations. More ...


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We have recently received an increasing number of requests for information about how a user can change their email address associated with their user account at www.firstfleetinc.com. The video below is a short tutorial designed to step you through this process. We hope this tutorial helps clarify this process for you and if you have any questions or concerns please feel to contact us at any time. Thanks for your time!
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With the help of "Bruce" through a comment on this post we have modified the Pay History tool to provide a way for employees to see pay information from the previous year. To use this navigate to myPortal - Employee Resources - Employee Pay History. There is a parameter for the report which reads "Days Back" - select the option from this list and click update. The pay items from the previous year will be displayed on the page. Thanks Bruce for your comments and suggestion! A note for those who desire to reconcile W2 information with the detail of their checks. There are special considerat...


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