Today is Thanksgiving - a day set aside to pause and reflect on the blessings of life. I am sure each of us has a different set of blessings that come to mind when reflecting on our lives. For some it may be health, maybe it is children or grandchildren, our shared freedom, perhaps for some it is our work - something we can all be proud of. In the diversity of our team there are no doubt a wide range of blessings bestowed upon us. 

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The latest release of the FirstFleet Mobile App brings a few exciting new features which are geared to keeping our driver community informed and connected. This release provides two new cards on the main screen and some less obvious but likely well received enhancements.

In this release there is a new card for our driver community geared toward connecting them with the closest authorized fuel stops in our network. Using the card is simple, just tap and scroll the list of stops within close proximity to your current position. In the coming weeks a new release will provide additional details about the stop such as the number of lanes, showers, types of food offered and more.

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Response to our mobile app has been great, and we are grateful for your feedback and suggestions to make the app better. Today we have an exciting new release to announce that includes additional functionality for our driver community which allows our drivers to be more productive and connected when away from the cab.

The latest release now available on the app store and play store enables drivers to access features which allow them to interact with details of their electronic logs and personal fuel performance.

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Today we are excited to announce that the FirstFleet Mobile app is now released for Apple iOS and Android platforms. The FirstFleet Mobile app is a quickly enhancing means of interacting with FirstFleet for both employees and customers. The app is designed to allow easy interaction with important details of pay, load assignment, load tracking and POD retrieval. If you are a FirstFleet employee or customer we hope you will find this tool helpful.

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A couple weeks ago we launched our first version of the FirstFleet Mobile Application. The response to this app roll-out has been great, and we are very excited about the future of how we can use this app to streamline the flow of communication with employees and business partners.

Today we are announcing a few exciting enhancements that are designed to add functionality and speed to the application. An updated version of the FirstFleet App is now ready for install in using this link.

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In towns all across our country today Americans will celebrate the birth of our great country with family, food and festivities. As citizens of this great country we have the privilege of freedom and the right to choose. These blessings are not to be taken for granted or forgotten. They have come at a great cost to countless individuals and families throughout the history of our nation.

239 years ago our nation was founded with the hope and dream that we would one day be a great nation. It is with great thanks that we honor and remember those who dared to dream big in the name of freedom. Let us not forget that with great privilege comes great responsibility, and may today be a day of celebration, hope and unity for our country.

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If the headline caught your attention we are glad you have found your way to this post. We are always looking for ways to leverage technology to provide better service to our business partners and driver community. The smart phone of today packs a powerful computer in the palm of your hand. This computer is not only packed with power, but it is also connected to the web 24x7. This combination of power and connectivity makes great things possible in terms of communication and interaction.

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Today is a day set aside to remember and honor those who have given their lives to preserve the freedoms we enjoy as citizens of this great country. We recognize that we owe a great debt of gratitude to an untold number of men and women who paid the highest cost of their lives so that we can remain free as a nation.

It is our hope that wherever you find yourself today that you will be able to pause for a moment and reflect on the blessings of these freedoms and the find some way to honor those who made it possible. To those who are serving today or have served in the past we express our heartfelt thanks for your willingness to answer the call. Your service is greatly appreciated.

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Today is a day to be thankful - a day to remember all of the blessing in our lives. For each of us there are no doubt a different set of things that jump out in our mind for which we are grateful. There are no doubt some common themes among us, but we are a diverse group of people with a diverse set of circumstances as well.

As I think about the things which stand out to me personally I am flooded with an attitude of gratitude. There are the personal things - my spouse, my children, health, caring friends and a collection of items that are convictions of my heart which are hard to articulate - but I am none the less thankful. There are undoubtedly blessings of country, freedom and an appreciation for those who sacrificed to ensure those things remained for future generations. We have much to be thankful for.

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Hello FirstFleet - A few weeks ago we asked you to participate in a photo contest sharing photos on Facebook of our equipment in action. The photos that were submitted we great, some of them very creative and even one trip down memory lane. We are please to share that three winners have been selected and the gift cards will be mailed this week.

We have added a photo gallery of all the submissions to make review of these photos quick and easy. If you are interested in seeing the photos just follow this link.

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Hello FirstFleet! - Time is running out on our Facebook photo contest. We are looking for some good photos of our shiny red trucks, and we are asking for your help with this. If you want a chance to win $50 just look us up on Facebook and post a quick photo of our truck - use the contest page below.

If you want to get creative - how about a sunset, maybe your family in the picture, just something to make it an interesting photo. The contest is simple and can be found at this link.

While you are there take a second and "like" the page - this helps us share the word about new opportunities with others online. We appreciate your help and look forward to your photos!

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FirstFleet drivers enjoy a large and accessible fuel stop network that covers the needs of our drivers while over the road. In some cases you may find your self in unfamiliar territory and in need of fuel. In effort to help connect you with the closest fuel stop we have created a tool specifically designed to point you in the direction of the closest fuel stop from your current location.

Located at www.firstfleetinc.com under the title of Driver Fuel Network (login required) you will find a tool that can search for authorized fuel stops in a given state or located near your current position - using the GPS in your phone. The details of the fuel stop include the address, if the site has DEF, the stop phone number and a link to view the site on a map.

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FirstFleet takes great pride in our ability to operate an efficient fleet of equipment. We are regularly refreshing equipment in effort to take full advantage of the latest advancements in fuel economy, and we are supported by some of the very best professional drivers and maintenance staff in the business.

Good fuel economy is the result of a joint effort from everyone who has the ability to impact the performance of our equipment. This includes our drivers, our maintenance team and even back office staff who review the performance.

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Friday I spoke with a driver our of Wichita Falls, TX. This driver was very helpful in tracking down a slight problem with the way the mobile site was presenting information in some situations, but he was also helpful because he brought to my attention the fact that it would be helpful to be able to view Hours of Service information when you are not in the cab of the truck.

In this conversation it became apparent that the driver wanted a simple interface to quickly view the status of the logs - how many hours remain, how long has a duty status been in progress. These details are known by FirstFleet so it was not a tough task to push this information directly to the website in a user friendly manner.

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It has been a productive first day and a half of the new site. We have seen nearly 1400 different employees and partners using the site already. These numbers are very encouraging because they account for a significant number of our employees and business partners. Today's enhancements are designed to add some user friendliness to the mobile experience.

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