January is behind us and February is upon us….keep pushing forward with your New Year’s resolutions to pursue a healthier lifestyle including kicking the habit for good!  Check out the Quitnet smoking cessation program FirstFleet provides to all employees and their covered dependents who are enrolled in the company sponsored medical plans through BlueCross/BlueShield. Here’s to a healthier you!!  For more information click this link for details of how to get started.  

There are plenty of reasons to quit tobacco. Maybe you want to reduce your risk of illness down the road, save money, feel better, or lessen the impact of second-hand smoke on loved ones. When you quit tobacco, you actively take back your life. You no longer have to plan your day, and life, around nicotine. Anyone who has ever tried to kick the tobacco habit knows it's not easy. Quitting is a unique process for each person. There is no "best" way to quit. There is only what is best for YOU. That's why FirstFleet QuitNet Comprehensive meets you where you are in the q...

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FirstFocus is the quarterly newletter publication of FirstFleet, Inc. We use this newsletter to keep our employees updated with happenings, celebrations and information from around the FirstFleet family of facilities. This newsletter installment brings us the celebration of our first 3-Million Mile safe driver Dave Hall, 2-Million Mile driver Orville Wood, and a host of others that have joined the million and half million mile clubs! Check out the newletter here and celebrate the accomplishments, weddings, new births and other events o...

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Summer has passed and Winter seems to be fast on its heels. Winter brings with it wet, slippery and sometimes frozen surfaces which create hazardous conditions for our employees. In order to avoid painful and costly slip and fall injuries the company has added slip-on traction aids to its available personal protective equipment (PPE). These traction aids go on easily over the employee’s existing shoes or work boots. All drivers and mechanics are expected to wear these traction aids. If you have not already been issued a pair, or need replacement cleats for those issu...

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Your Open Enrollment is October 1 - 31, 2011 Enrollment Option 1 – On-Site Benefits Enrollment: October 1-31, See your manager for specific dates and times    Enrollment Option 2 – Online Benefits Enrollment: October 1-31, Visit https://harmonyenroll.coloniallife.com Your login ID is FFI- plus your Social Security Number (example:  FFI-123456789) Your password is the first four characters of your last name followed by the last four digits of yo...

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Your Open Enrollment is October 1 - 31, 2011 Enrollment Option 1 – On-Site Benefits Enrollment: October 1-31, See your manager for specific dates and times    Enrollment Option 2 – Online Benefits Enrollment: October 1-31, Visit https://harmonyenroll.coloniallife.com Your login ID is FFI- plus your Social Security Number (example:  FFI-123456789) Your password is the first four characters of your last name followed by the last four digits of yo...

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Open Enrollment is just around the corner - October 1-31, 2011. If you are a full-time employee hired on or before October 2, 2011, a detailed information packet will be mailed to your home in advance of the start of Open Enrollment so that you have an opportunity to familiarize yourselves with your options, plan details, etc. so that you can make informed choices for you and your family for the 2012 benefit year. If you have not received an enrollment packet at your home by 9/26 please contact FirstFleet’s Benefit Department at 800-819-0905. ...

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Open Enrollment is just around the corner - October 1-31, 2011. If you are a full-time employee hired on or before October 2, 2011, a detailed information packet will be mailed to your home in advance of the start of Open Enrollment so that you have an opportunity to familiarize yourselves with your options, plan details, etc. so that you can make informed choices for you and your family for the 2012 benefit year. If you have not received an enrollment packet at your home by 9/26 please contact FirstFleet’s Benefit Department at 800-819-0905. ...

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With rising temperatures of record numbers across the country, FirstFleet wants to convey the importance of knowing how to stay safe in this intense heat. According to the Centers for Disease Control, initial symptoms of a heat emergency include: hot, dry skin or profuse sweating extreme weakness or fatigue pale or flushed complexion confusion/dizziness fast, shallow breathing hallucinations clammy, moist skin elevated body temperature throbbing headache slurred speech The quickest and most effective way to treat an indiv...

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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.

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.

Because there were some issues with the Harmony site closing a day early we had a number of people who had waited until the next to the last day to participate that were unable to make their elections for 2011.  We are going to open the call center and the Harmony on-line self-enrollment site again for one day only, Friday November 5th.   The hours are noted below as well as the phone number and website information. Call Center: Friday, November 5th from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. 1-866-310-3992   Self-Enroll Online: https://harmonyenroll.coloniallife.com Friday, No...

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Open enrollment will end on 10/31/10 so you need to make sure you don't miss the opportunity to review your current selections and make any changes that will benefit you and your family in the coming year.  If you've already met with an enroller, then you're golden, but if not, you can still call the CALL CENTER at (866) 310-3992 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST until Friday 10/29/10.  You can also GO ONLINE and self-enroll at: https://harmonyenroll.coloniallife.com.  Once there you will be asked for a user name and a password.  Your User Name is: ...

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I wanted to remind everyone that you may increase your voluntary life insurance by $10,000.00 without providing evidence of insurability.  You may elect coverage up to five (5) times your annual income, but only $10,000.00 of your new elected amount is what is known as guaranteed issue.  Anything more than $10,000.00 will require you to submit a form known as an Evidence of Insurability form (EOI) to Reliance Standard.  If you meet with a benefit counselor during your location's meetings, if you attempt to elect an increase of more than $10,000.00 the benefit counselor...

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Open enrollment for the 2011 benefit year is well under way.  Meetings are taking place at all locations with 10 or more employees, the call center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. ET to 5:00 p.m. ET, and the self-enroll online site is available again this year.  All full-time employees have received packets at their homes outlining the benefits offered for 2011.  The call center number is 1-866-310-3992.  The call center is open Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time through October 29th.  To view and print benef...

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