Winter 2011 print - Sammons Trucking
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Winter 2011 print - Sammons Trucking
Sammons Scramble A UTi Worldwide Company SAMMONS TRUCKING Winter 2011 October, November & December 2011 Michael S. McClelland Vice President, North American Transportation Management My name is Mike McClelland and I am the new Vice President responsible for the Distribution Group for North and South America for UTi. This group is made up of four companies; Market Transport, Transport Solutions, Sammons and Concentrek that were all purchased by UTi in 2005 and 2006. Prior to this role I was responsible for Concentrek, a company that I helped start in 1999. One of the first things I did when I moved into my new role was to visit each of the companies to meet the people and gain a better understanding of their business. I spent the better part of three weeks at the various locations meeting with the management teams, customers, and people like you who do the work each and every day that keep our customers happy. Here is what I found at each and every location. We have very loyal customers who have been with us for a long time. One doesn’t have to look any further than John Deere and the Department of Defense to see good customers who have remained loyal to us for more than 20 years. Although each of the four companies is different, there are also some things that are similar, and also areas in which each company can help each other to create even more value for our customers. Lastly, and most importantly, we have great people! All four companies are comprised of people who work hard for our customers, are loyal to the company, and are committed to doing a great job every day. So where do we go from here? It all starts with our CORE. CORE represents the four elements of our global strategy called Client as One. This is what CORE means: C stands for our clients or customers. When we create value for them by doing the great things you do each and every day they will remain our clients and our business will grow. O is for organization. What makes an organization? It’s the people like you, we realize without good people we would not have a good organization. It’s also important for us to work together as a team. It’s no secret that when people work together they get better results. I have three kids who all play youth hockey, and it’s the team that wins games not individuals. R means reliability. We want our customers to have a good experience each and every time they do business with Sammons and UTi. If our customers couldn’t count on us to provide good consistent service they wouldn’t be our customers very long. E lastly, the E stands for earnings. When we focus on our clients, invest in our employees and work as a team, and provide consistent service our businesses will create earnings and value for all of us including our shareholders. What does this strategy mean for you and me? It means we keep working within our individual companies like we have in the past AND look for opportunities to work with the other business units within UTi to improve the value we create for our clients and operate as efficiently as possible. When we deliver the CORE we create a business that will grow and prosper for years to come. It was a real pleasure meeting some of you and getting to know the Sammons Trucking business, and I look forward to working together in the future. Inside this issue: PERMIT CORNER 2 CELLPHONE REGULATIONS 3 SAFE OPERATORS 6 RECRUITING CORNER 9 NEW EMPLOYEES 9 CONTRACTOR CORNER 9 PHOTO CONTEST 11 Sammons Scramble Permit Corner By: Ada Kelley 53 Foot Trailer Permits As of January 1st, 2004: 53 foot trailer permits are no longer required. As of March 8th, 2006: Vehicles that are not over 74 feet in overall length, with semitrailers between 48 and 53 feet long, may now be operated on all highways in Maine. Vehicles that exceed 74 feet in length may operate only on the follow roads and within 1 mile of these roads: The Maine Interstate Highway System (including the Maine Turnpike). The kingpin to center of rearmost axle distance may not exceed 43 feet. Scarborough Connector from I-295 in South Portland to US Route 1 in South Portland. South Portland Spur (SH 703) from I-95 in South Portland to US Route 1 in South Portland. US Route 1 from I-95 in Brunswick to Congress Street interchange in Bath. Additionally, 53 foot trailers are subject to the following conditions: Kingpin setback may not exceed 3 1/2 feet. Rear overhang may not exceed 35% of the semitrailer wheelbase. Semitrailer must be equipped with a rear under-ride guard. Lighting must meet or exceed Federal standards. Semitrailer must be equipped with a conspicuous wide-turn sign. When traveling off the National Network (as listed above), the overall length may not exceed 74 feet. For further information please reference 29A MRSA, Section 2390. 2012 National Truck Stop Directory INSTANT ISSUE PERMITS FOR OKLAHOMA!!!! Yea I am pleased to let you all know that Oklahoma now has instant issue permits. As long as the dimensions are no greater than 16’W, 14’H, 110’L & 120,000 lbs and is on a designated route with no restrictions. Page 2 The 2012 National Truck Stop Directory books are in. The cost for them will be $10.00 each. If you are interested in one please contact Dawn or Ada in the Permit Department (800) 233-0625. Winter 2011 Safety Corner By: Phil Hinshaw ACTION: Final Rule. Effective January 3, 2012 SUMMARY:. FMCSA and PHMSA are amending the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSRs) and the Hazardous Materials Regulations (HMR) to restrict the use of hand-held mobile telephones by drivers of commercial motor vehicles (CMVs). This rulemaking will improve safety on the Nation's highways by reducing the prevalence of distracted driving related crashes, fatalities, and injuries involving drivers of CMVs. The Agencies also amend their regulations to implement new driver disqualification sanctions for drivers of CMVs who fail to comply with this Federal restriction and new driver disqualification sanctions for commercial driver's license (CDL) holders who have multiple convictions for violating a State or local law or ordinance on motor vehicle traffic control that restricts the use of hand-held mobile telephones. Additionally, motor carriers are prohibited from requiring or allowing drivers of CMVs to use hand-held mobile telephones Hand held phones cannot be used by an operator of a commercial vehicle while it is moving! This is true in any state, at any time after January 3, 2012. Potential fines for the operator of a commercial vehicle or bus using a hand held phone while driving is $2,750. This violation will also be classified as a “serious traffic violation” and subject to a 60 day disqualification of an operator’s CDL upon the second conviction of any serious violation within 3 years.. Commercial truck and bus companies that allow their drivers to use handheld cell phones while driving will face a maximum penalty of $11,000 as well. All communication with moving commercial vehicles needs to be focused on safety first. This means that if a truck is moving any phone communication by the trucks operator must be on a hands free device. If it is determined that the operator is driving and not on a hands free device any conversations must be stopped immediately. The conversation can only resume after the truck has stopped at a safe location. Every employee of Sammons Trucking shall be made aware of and needs to fully understand this policy. Failure to abide by this policy will result in appropriate action up to and potentially including termination. Safety must come first. Sammons Trucking has purchased a group of the deluxe sets at a discounted price for interested operators to purchase. Page 3 If interested call Phil at 406-327-2420. Remember it is now illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving Currently available at $95 each (plus shipping if needed from Missoula) Normal price is $135.00 unless it is totally hands free. Sammons Scramble 1627 Wayne Evans 1233 JD West 1771 Scott Cullen 1627 Wayne Evans 1771 Scott Cullen 1271 Waylon Black Page 4 Winter 2011 January Anniversaries NAME ALLAN D. KIRBY CJW SPECIALIZED CARRIER LLC JAMES C BUSHONG DAVID B NASH DOWNING ENTERPRISES INC. LORA & DARREL MADDEN BOBBY J MCCLAIN CARL D. MERRIFIELD JACKSON TRUCKING INC. CHARLES E SOMMER JR. MOOSE HOOF TRANSPORT INC. WILLIAM W WEATHERFORD JOHNNY DILLS TROY SOUKUP JASON M HARTE DANA HINSCH CHRISTOPHER WILLARD HOLTZ J & L BUILDERS LLC RANDALL T. KERSHNER OVER DIMENSION SERVICES LLC DATE 1/9/2002 1/13/2004 1/19/2005 1/21/2005 1/26/2007 1/4/2007 1/22/2007 1/19/2007 1/29/2008 1/16/2008 1/12/2009 1/15/2009 1/29/2010 1/26/2010 1/27/2011 1/28/2011 1/19/2011 1/7/2011 1/4/2011 1/25/2011 UNIT # YEARS 1545 10 1269 8 1535 7 1519 7 1645 5 1565 5 1613 5 1255 5 1593 4 1707 4 1505 3 1509 3 1517 2 1329 2 1015 1 1043 1 1067 1 1749 1 1097 1 1619 1 March Anniversaries NAME J & W BURKS INC. WAYNE P. WHITTECAR ADAM HEARN KENNETH WALTER MISNER RAY L & PEGGY VOORHEES BRIAN K EILER GARY MONTGOMERY DAMON BARRICKLOW CHADWICK L CLARK SR. DENNIS & BECKY HUBER THEODORE R KASPARIE ROBERT LITTLE CLARY L WASHINGTON WENDY SUE CLARK DEAN S CROUSE WAYNE A EVANS WILLIAM G MOWREY STEVEN PATRICK PHILLIPS CHRISTOPHER RICHARDSON DATE 3/17/2004 3/16/2005 3/23/2007 3/18/2008 3/18/2008 3/10/2009 3/2/2009 3/24/2010 3/4/2010 3/23/2010 3/3/2010 3/3/2010 3/9/2010 3/11/2011 3/30/2011 3/31/2011 3/8/2011 3/30/2011 3/22/2011 UNIT # YEARS 1629 8 1647 7 1847 5 1719 4 1723 4 1711 3 1685 3 1041 2 1577 2 1633 2 1623 2 1019 2 1303 2 1243 1 1033 1 1627 1 1095 1 1311 1 2245 1 February Anniversaries NAME EARL FARO BENTLEY TRUCKING CO LLC THOMAS & TERESA MINICK JAMIE & JULIE MORGANTI RONALD E. HAYDEN JAMES HILL CHARLES LAY JAMES LYONS WAYNE MAYNARD MICHAEL A. LEMBKE KIRT LAFORREST ELSEY JERALD R CRAFT MIKE CUMMINGS KEITH W MITCHELL RICHARD E MORRIS PAMELA A MORRIS MICHAEL WRAY PARKS DALE L SMITH KARL L SMITH JAMES TERRY WOLFE DATE 2/1/1968 2/25/2003 2/17/2004 2/20/2009 2/20/2009 2/22/2010 2/25/2010 2/9/2010 2/18/2010 2/1/2010 2/2/2010 2/22/2011 2/11/2011 2/1/2011 2/8/2011 2/8/2011 2/10/2011 2/16/2011 2/11/2011 2/14/2011 1593 Larry Jackson Page 5 UNIT # 13 1543 1573 1581 1581 1559 1227 1203 1131 1365 1523 1241 1527 1999 1085 1099 1529 1541 1237 1515 YEARS 44 9 8 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Sammons Scramble Safe Operator - July 2011 Tracy Stack, 2101 Tracy is an Owner Operator for our container division in Baltimore, MD. He drives unit 2101, a 2001 International. He also has two other trucks leased to us that he has drivers in. Tracy has been leased to Sammons Trucking since August 2008. Tracy served 6 years in the Air Force and started driving commercially when he got out. He started driving containers locally 4 years ago as it worked well with his family life. Tracy and Kimberly Justice-Stack have one daughter, Kyla Stack who is 4 years old. In Tracy’s spare time he enjoys playing pool and has been a member of the APA Pool League for the last 10 years. Tracy was awarded for 13 years accident free with Sysco Food Service. Tracy’s top three safety tips for a new driver driving container: 1. Make sure your truck is road worthy at all times 2. Be aware of your surroundings 3. Always be well rested and alert. Tracy enjoys the independence of being a professional operator. Thank you Tracy, keep up the safe driving! Safe Operator - August 2011 Randy Voltenburg, 1637 Randy has been leased to Sammons since August 2000 and drives unit 1637, a 2003 Kenworth and pulls an RGN. Deciding to become a truck driver was a natural transition for Randy since he grew up on a farm, in Michigan, driving and hauling equipment. Randy still lives in Michigan with his wife, Marguerite. When he is off the road, he enjoys watching NASCAR, relaxing at the cabin, fishing and boating. Randy prefers to haul equipment, he enjoys the challenge that each load brings! He will run anywhere that the money is good. The freedom of being an independent Owner Operator is what Randy enjoys most. Work when you want to, don’t when you don’t want to. A memory that has stuck with Randy was seeing a fatal accident on the roadway, at that time Randy was not wearing a seat belt, from that day on, he has worn his seatbelt! Randy’s three safety tips are: 1. Always look ahead. 2. Always have an out, in case of what is ahead of you. 3. Drive Defensively. Safe Operator - September 2011 Rick Schumann, 1609 Rick has been leased to Sammons since September 2001 and drives unit 1609, a 1996 Peterbilt 379 and pulls an RGN. Rick wanted to be a truck driver ever since he was a kid. Back in his early 20’s Rick worked as a mechanic and driver for the Budweiser King Funny Car. Rick has been driving truck for the last 30 years with over 3,000,000 miles behind the wheel. Rick shares the road with his faithful companion Sara, a 5 year old Jack Russell Terrier. When he is off the road, he enjoys ATV’s and has over 20 years of service as a volunteer fire fighter. Rick prefers to haul construction equipment and likes to run the mid-west and western part of the U.S, where it is less time consuming securing the correct permits. Mike Hearn talked to Rick over 10 years ago, convincing him to come on board with Sammons Trucking and the heavy haul fleet. Rick enjoys the independence and determining his own work schedule as a professional operator. Rick’s safety tips, especially in heavy haul are: 1. Be patient! 2. Securement is important, always better to over chain than to be lazy! 3. Don’t drive “over your head”, be patient & take your time to do a good job. Page 6 January Birthdays Winter 2011 February Birthdays NAME WILLIAM WALTER CHESTER DAVID E. CLARK CHRISTOPHER W. HOLTZ GEORGE E. MEYER CLIFFORD ALAN STORMES RICHARD E. MORRIS WAYNE GARNER MAYNARD JAMES DEAN WEST JOSEPH JOHNSON DILLARD RAY BURKS MICHAEL DUANE RIEFFEL JR. ANTHONY LASHUN WRIGHT REX ALLAD MOUNTS STEPHEN THOMAS PINDER WAYNE PAUL WHITTECAR CARL A. WILLIAMS II CURTIS PATRICK QUINN MICHAEL CARL BIBLE JOHN PAWLAK ADAM ULRIC LANE KENNETH L. WEEMS JAMAR RENARDO ELLIOTT DATE 2/24 2/22 2/29 2/19 2/17 2/8 2/20 2/7 2/13 2/28 2/14 2/23 2/15 2/14 2/3 2/10 2/14 2/7 2/13 2/23 2/13 2/19 UNIT # 1005 1009 1067 1075 1083 1085 1131 1233 1273 1301 1309 1319 1345 1539 1647 1679 1717 1737 1757 1809 1819 2241 1627 Wayne Evans Page 7 NAME JOSEPH M NOMPLEGGI BRUCE WAYNE SLAVEN ANTHONY ROBERT FILLA KENNETH WAYNE NEIHART RONNIE LEE THOMAS GARY JAMES DODDS KEITH N. COLE JOE ALBERT GOTT DAVID R. HOUT EDWARD JERNIGAN RALPH J. TRACY DAVID P. ADAMS JAMES BEASLEY DAVIS STEVEN MICHAEL IBARRA MICHAEL ANDREW TERRY LEONARD MICHAEL BARTON DALE L. SMITH DARREL WAYNE MADDEN RONNIE DEAN LEDRIDGE PHILLIP H. CLARK LARRY LAVERN JACKSON RICHARD MICHAEL RIEGEL DALE EUGENE BISE MONICA JO LEOPOLD KYLE DANE HOWARD TRACY STACK JOSE CARDENAS DATE 1/25 1/22 1/7 1/24 1/31 1/27 1/21 1/16 1/6 1/16 1/17 1/24 1/11 1/20 1/16 1/4 1/6 1/19 1/4 1/16 1/5 1/3 1/27 1/16 1/6 1/27 1/20 UNIT # 1027 1029 1035 1045 1049 1087 1245 1251 1285 1297 1317 1323 1331 1351 1363 1505 1541 1565 1587 1589 1593 1615 1617 1801 1867 2101 2129 March Birthdays NAME DAVID RODNEY MCFATE EARL L. FARO WILLIAM MARTIN BUTTERWECK DIANE HUNT HOLLYFIELD COLIN C. GRAHAM LARRY HEIDENREICH JR. WENDY SUE CLARK THOMAS FREDRICK MCNEIL STEVEN PATRICK PHILLIPS RONALD E. HAYDEN STEVEN L. KOEGLER ROBIN ALLEN CALMAN DATE UNIT # 3/20 7 3/30 13 3/20 967 3/30 1059 3/18 1165 3/9 1235 3/25 1243 3/17 1295 3/13 1311 3/20 1581 3/28 1635 3/9 1775 MARK ANDY YOUNG WILLIAM L. NEVALAINEN BRIAN L. BARNES RONALD GRANT WILLIAMS 3/6 3/30 3/22 3/22 1785 1811 2079 2143 Sammons Scramble Recruiting Corner By: Joe Vandenburgh We are getting close to the January 20th drawing for the Harley Dynaglide in the lobby. If you have someone who has been on the fence to come on, you still have time to get your name in the drawing. I want to thank so many of you for all the wisdom, pictures and some funny stuff that you share on Sammons’ Facebook page. If you haven’t visited it yet stop by when you are online. We try and get company updates posted here, too. We still have a lot of people calling us saying they have spoken to one of you the contractors but don’t remember your name or truck number. We have referral cards you can hand them or your business cards (you need some, just call). You can let us know with a call or e-mail that they will be calling and we’ll get your name on the application. We want to pay the referral bonuses. From the recruiting department and all of us in Missoula, have a safe and happy holiday season, we are here for you. New Employees Sammons, Davenport, IA, would like to welcome Rick Sodeman to our team. Rick has been in the trucking industry as a Brokerage and Fleet Manager since 2006. Born and raised in the Quad-Cities, Rick currently lives in Rock Island, IL. Rick has 3 children; Brianna age 20, Devin age 15, and Caitlin age 8 and lives with his girlfriend Darlene. In his down time, Rick is an avid football fan (Chicago Bears all the way), they have a pool so their summers are pool parties and cookouts. Rick says “Looking forward to my new position and whatever challenges it may hold”. Sammons, Missoula, MT, would like to welcome Billie Rauser to the CSR/Dispatch team. Billie is from North Dakota and has spent the last ten years working as a Operations Coordinator for the Walhalla Bean Company in Walhalla, ND. Billie has three children; Dustin age 22, Mariah age 19, and Dylan age 15 and lives with her boyfriend Shay. In her downtime, Billie enjoys reading, cross stitching, spending time with their horses and loves going to rodeos, especially the bull riding events. Contractor’s Corner By: Teresa Minick As we say good bye to 2011 and hello to 2012, I would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all the Contractors, Agents and Dispatchers who made it such a successful year for all of us at Sammons. We started 2011 with renewed optimism and adopted the motto “Operator Success = Sammons Success”. Who would have known how true it would hold and it is certainly reflected in our contractors’ truck earnings. The top ten lists for Heavy Haul and Regular Fleet will be posted in our next issue of the Scramble. Also in 2011, we rolled out the quarterly Contractor conference calls to keep all of you informed on the company and stepped up our email communications in regards to industry and trucking news. Then in October, Phil rolled out the monthly Safety conference calls and those are held the second Wednesday of every month. So what does 2012 hold in store for us? January 20th is Sammons’ 50th Anniversary! In this day an age, how many companies can have those bragging rights and hope you can join us at our celebration party. Forecasters say truck availability will remain tight and our shipping clients are asking for greater capacity which should keep our rate levels where we need them to be. We want to continue to grow the fleet with safe, professional operators so hope you will keep the referrals coming. To you and your families, here’s to a safe, healthy and happy New Year and again, thank you for being part of the Sammons Team! Page 8 Winter 2011 We’re on the web Employee Birthdays www.sammonstrucking.com Employee Anniversaries HUTCHESON, VALETTA ODELL, BECKY CHESTNUTT, ROBERT TAYLOR, KARLA MAJOR, DAVID WESTERFIELD, BARB KINNEY, NANCY POTEET, SUZYE PHILLIPS, ANGELA 3/28/1978 3/5/1981 2/3/1992 3/4/2004 2/17/2005 2/18/2005 3/7/2005 3/14/2006 1/24/2011 34 Years 31 Years 20 Years 8 Years 7 Years 7 Years 7 Years 6 Years 1 Year SCOTT, SHELLY KELLEY, ADA CARDIN, LISA POTEET, SUZYE BAKER, PATRICIA RANDLES, VICKI SCHULTZ, GENE GARCIA, TERESA TOUCHETTE, BETTY WESTERFIELD, BARB DAVIS, ERICA SODEMAN, RICK MINICK, TERESA 10-Jan 14-Jan 17-Jan 19-Jan 22-Jan 22-Jan 22-Jan 28-Jan 31-Jan 19-Feb 24-Feb 5-Mar 26-Mar Attention Licensed Motor Carriers Serving Non-Container Terminals at the San Pedro Bay Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Beginning January 1, 2012 All Trucks Serving Non-Container Terminals Must Have A 2012 Non-Container Terminal Access Sticker In order to service the Non-Container Terminals at both ports throughout 2012, Licensed Motor Carriers (LMCs) must do the following before December 31, 2011: Have their trucks registered in the Ports’ Drayage Truck Registry (PDTR), Pay the annual truck registration fee in the PDTR ($100 per truck, per port), and Bring their trucks to the Truck Access Center (TAC) to be inspected. Sticker application must be witnessed by TAC staff at the time of issuance Note: Trucks already equipped with an RFID tag that service both Container and Non-Container Terminals will still need to obtain a 2012 Non-Container Terminal Sticker. However, drayage trucks that have already paid the PDTR truck registration fee ($100 per truck, per port) for container terminal access will not be expected to pay an additional fee for the 2012 Non-Container Terminal Sticker. Renewal of Annual Non-Container Terminal Access Sticker The current 2011 Non-Container Terminal Access Sticker will expire on December 31, 2011. To renew the annual Non-Container Terminal Access Sticker, please follow the steps below: Pay the annual truck registration fee ($100 per truck, per port) in the PDTR, and Bring the registered truck to the TAC to receive the 2012 Non-Container Terminal Access Sticker. Register Your Trucks in the PTDR, eModal’s Trucker Check, and the State DTR All trucks must be registered in the PDTR, eModal’s Trucker Check, and the State DTR to secure access to the marine terminals in both the Port of Los Angeles and the Port of Long Beach. Failure to register in all three will result in the truck being denied access to the ports’ marine terminals. Page 9 Sammons Scramble No Violation Inspection Rewards 1079 Mike Libby’s Grandbaby 1009 David Clark 1271 Waylon Black Page 10 THIRD QUARTER Date Unit 6/29/11 2155 7/1/11 13 7/1/11 1521 7/3/11 1515 7/7/11 1693 7/12/11 1771 7/14/11 1279 7/14/11 1303 7/16/11 1873 7/21/11 2075 7/27/11 1203 7/29/11 1077 8/3/11 1307 8/3/11 1731 8/8/11 1037 8/9/11 1095 8/9/11 1612 8/10/11 2155 8/10/11 1659 8/11/11 1769 8/11/11 1765 8/16/11 1559 8/16/11 1209 8/18/11 1759 8/19/11 1603 8/19/11 1677 8/21/11 1285 8/22/11 1737 8/22/11 1619 8/23/11 77 8/27/11 1755 9/2/11 1853 9/5/11 1631 9/5/11 1631 9/9/11 1123 9/14/11 2155 9/15/11 1077 9/18/11 1617 9/22/11 7 9/23/11 1167 9/23/11 1763 9/23/11 1739 9/23/11 1019 9/23/11 1169 9/27/11 1123 9/30/11 1889 WINNER Paid to Settlements Name Amount Fick, Brad $50.00 Faro, Earl $50.00 Lembke, Mike $100.00 Wolfe, James $50.00 Munsch, Troy $75.00 Cullen, Scott $100.00 Sistek, Richard $50.00 Washington, Clary $50.00 Carter, James $50.00 Meza, Benny $50.00 Lyons, James $50.00 Asher, Ferlin $50.00 Burkhead, James $100.00 Smith, Allen $50.00 Ordway, Tim $75.00 Mowrey, William $50.00 Riegel, Richard $50.00 Fick, Brad $50.00 Sipress, Randy $50.00 Grant, Randy $50.00 Wilkey, Trent $50.00 Hill, James $50.00 Thompson, Steven $50.00 Ndisya, Samuel $50.00 Cornwell, Kenneth $50.00 Munroe, Rocky $75.00 Hout, David $100.00 Bible, Mike $50.00 Dennis, Earl $50.00 Roth, Tom $100.00 Ballard, James $50.00 Rauch, Shawn $75.00 Vermeer, Jeff $75.00 Vermeer, Jeff $50.00 Moe, Kelly $50.00 Fick, Brad $100.00 Asher, Ferlin $50.00 Bise, Dale $50.00 McFate, David $50.00 Arndt, Richard $50.00 Bailey, Kenneth $75.00 Hogg, Richard $50.00 Little, Robert $50.00 Stokes, Shawn $75.00 Moe, Kelly $50.00 Hillweg, James $50.00 Jeff Vermeer 1631 $1,000.00 Winter 2011 Photo Contest 1763 Ken Bailey $100 1233 JD West $75 1273 Joe Johnson $50 Page 11 The Sammons Scramble is Sammons Trucking’s employee, contractor & agent newsletter, published quarterly from Sammons’ headquarters in Missoula, MT A UTi Worldwide Company SAMMONS TRUCKING REMINDER FROM THE SETTLEMENT DEPARTMENT: P.O. Box 16050 3665 W Broadway St Missoula, MT 59808 Phone: 800-548-9276 Fax: 406-549-4989 E-mail: [email protected] VERIFY THE FUEL STATION YOU ARE AT TAKES ‘COMDATA’ BEFORE FUELING. North America's Superior Transportation Choice IF YOU GO HOME, CALL SETTLEMENTS BEFORE YOU LOAD OUT TO VERIFY YOUR CARD IS ON AND READY TO GO BACK TO WORK. I got a call from Malachi Salcido of Wenatchee, WA to tell me what a good job Steven Thompson on unit 1209 did for him on an air conditioner load out of York in Oklahoma City. This load was to unload at a church there in WA with a crane appt set at 6am. He told me that Steve was in touch with him all the way from OK to WA, and that he went out of his way to make it a pleasant event for this customer. The driver was on time and worked with the crane guys to make it a safe and fast unload. Thank you Steven for a job well done. Betty, Tulsa OK KUDOS Thank you so much Karla for helping me out all the time I know I have to get on your nerves. I don't know what I would do without you babysitting me all the time! LOL.I really do appreciate what you do though and I know your job can be very stressful my mom is in payroll and accounts payable also. without you I would not get paid and I realize that. THANK YOU & HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Travis Waters 1267 pro 389560 020 I received an e-mail from Flat Cat Freight about unit 1657 Gary Pilota “Your driver did a great job” Karla Taylor In Memory of Georg Blatcher By: Reed Bentley Years ago Reader’s Digest had an article titled “The Most Unforgettable Character I’ve Ever Met”. Georg would be on my list of unforgettable characters. Georg was a caring and giving individual. Especially good at giving his opinions. I’ll say no more on that subject. Georg was an individual who liked to help other people by doing things for them and helping financially when he felt the need was there. I remember one experience that best exemplifies Georg Blatcher. Several years ago, Georg, Robert Flath, and I were taking loads to Rifle, CO from Houston, TX. It was January about 9:00pm, wind chill and temperature about -70 degrees. We were traveling on 287 east of Limon, Co. We kept hearing on the CB about a stalled 6 wheeler ahead of us with his flashers on. More CB chatter and someone said they thought they saw people inside. Georg suggested we stop and check it out. We found two young men about frozen. They had left Houston to deliver the truck to Billings, MT. They had no cold weather clothes, only light jackets. They were so excited about making the trip they forgot to buy diesel. We put them in our trucks to warm up. With three of us working together, Georg in charge, we were able to siphon fuel and with starter fluid and a little Divine help, the truck started just as the battery was going dead. Without Georg suggesting we stop, I’m sure those young men would not have survived the night. Georg was a good Christian in action and deeds. Most of us are like a kaleidoscope, we reflect different images at different times and our light reflects bright and dim. Georg was a most interesting person. Not many dull moments when Georg was around! Georg, you made my life more interesting and fulfilling. You are missed and memories of our experiences will always be remembered.