With 2012 drawing to completion our benefits and payroll teams are hard at work preparing for the upcoming benefit year. 2013 will have 53 payroll cycles, and this makes it an odd year because our benefit deductions are taken over a 52-week period.  Because of this oddity everyone will in effect have a "Deduction Holiday" - one pay check (dated 1/4/2013) where there will be no regularly scheduled benefit deductions taken other than those for 401k elections. This will affect all insurance benefits and the Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA). ...

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By this time you should have received information in the mail outlining the exciting wellness initiatives FirstFleet is making available in 2013. This blog entry builds upon the previous posting (found here), and it is our hope that these mailers and electronic forms of communication are helpful for you as you consider these new options to encourage and promote health. This second form of communication brings new information and greater detail to the plan options. I encourage you to read through the document found here and if you have questions or concerns please fee...

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  The holiday season is a time to gather with family and friends to reflect upon the blessings in our lives. If I were to pause and ask each of you for one thing you were thankful for I am certain we could fill this page with thoughts of children, grandchildren, health, friends, freedom and countless other examples of things you hold dear. As a company we are grateful this Christmas for our business partners and the dedicated team of hard-working individuals that support this organization. We are blessed to be in longstanding business relationships ...

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If you’ve been watching the news lately, you know that there is a lot going on in the world of health care and health insurance.  As we are all aware, the costs of health care have risen steadily over the last several years.  Last year, the cost of FirstFleet’s medical plan exceeded $10 million.  Over and above the weekly deduction from your paycheck, the Company contributes on average over $8,000 annually for each family covered by the plan. In an effort to control costs long-term and provide access to health care for all Americans, the Federal gover...

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FirstFleet Drivers: Thank you for doing a great job as we are implementing electronic logs and electronic DVIRs. It has been a learning process for all of us, and we appreciate all of your efforts as we work out any kinks. Maintenance has brought one item to our attention regarding electronic DVIRs which we need to address. It is EXTREMELY important for us to correctly specify whether or not a DVIR is SAFETY related. The easiest way to answer this question is to ask yourself, “Does this defect present a safety risk if left unaddressed?” I...

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Making turns in a tractor trailer is something that needs perfecting through practice and patience.  Practice comes from doing it…the daily honing of critical skills necessary for the job. Patience comes from the knowledge that you are capable of handling any situation the road throws at you, in a professional and courteous manner, because you have fine-tuned those critical skills needed to drive a tractor trailer safely. In this video we will touch on different issues of making a turn with information that...

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NEWS Today marks an important day for our company – we are happy to announce that we have passed the half-way point with the implementation of electronic hours of service. There is no doubt you have in one way or another been exposed to this project already and there is a great chance that you are already online and using this new service. As of this update we have 680 tractors operating with E-Logs and are scheduled to complete the implementation for all tractors equipped with Qualcomm units by the end of March 2013 We have greatly appreciated the pati...

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