UPT Expands Footprint To Arkansas Darrell Ward ~ Employee

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2015 1st QTR
UPT Expands Footprint To Arkansas
On Sunday, April 12th the Prices; Greg, Matthew and David , along with Tim Rains, Robert
Moore, Joe Nation, Lisa Lam, Kaleb Robinson, Scott Hoover, Ron Holte, Kevin Deeds, David Keegan,
and Scott Hunt traveled to Magnolia, AR to transition our newest piece of business from Service Line,
Inc. to United Petroleum Transports. We would like to formerly welcome Gary Bailey, James Watson,
Dayon Loe, Ron Caswell , Ken Parker, Cindy Rager, and the rest of their team including the shop and
tank wash associates to UPT. In addition to meeting the local staff, they also had the opportunity to
meet with many of the 50 professional drivers that support this operation as well. Also in attendance
were Don Benoit (Quality Carriers VP Ops) and Brad Thomas (Albemarle, Baton Rouge).
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Darrell Ward ~ Employee Spotlight
Darrell Ward
Only two jobs in thirty eight years, how many can say that?
,
Oklahoma City Parts Manager has worked for UPT since May 1994. He came to us from
our friends at Southwest Trailers where he previously spent 17 years as a trailer mechanic.
As the old saying goes “history repeats itself ” holds true for Darrel, as he once again is
reporting to Mike Steward who hired him back 1994. He has enjoyed how “his office” has
grown from a small two bay shop to a large, 3 drive-through bays and a spacious
parts room. Darrel lives in Deer Creek Oklahoma where he spends his spare
time tinkering with old cars. While many know him, most do not realize his
love for muscle cars. How many do you think he has? Your guess is as good
as any since he won’t fess up to the actual number. His father spent 25
years in the Air Force which afforded him the opportunity to see much
of the world with time in Switzerland, Holland, Australia and Tahiti, just
to name a few. During this time, he lived only 1/8th of a mile from the
Berlin Wall. When the opportunity arises he loves to fish and drive jeeps
in Colorado. Next time you talk to Darrel, see if you can determine how
many muscle cars he has refurbished.
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As part of our affiliate relationship with Quality Carriers (QC), UPT will operate this
business in coordination with QC. The Magnolia facility consists of a Customer Service
Center, a shop and an external tank wash, supporting primarily Albemarle, a leader in the
bromine and lithium industries. Bromine (Br), atomic number (35) is a halogen and is
used in many applications, such as flame retardants, gasoline additives, pesticides, etc. I
think this is a good place to end my chemistry lecture, but do Google bromine to learn
its very interesting history and other uses. It is fairly rare and you won’t find much of it
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in the USA, outside of Columbia and Union counties in Arkansas.
In addition to the transportation of bromine, this facility also supports several of our existing customers, including
Calumet and Nexeo. Between our Shreveport ops team and our sales team, we have developed strong relationships
with both of these customers, which make this a great fit for the organizations. This addition will also drive
additional density into our Chemical segment to provide additional capacity solutions for our customers, not to
mention providing more business opportunities for our professional drivers.
A special thank you goes out to James Watson’s brother John who did a great job manning his impressive grill/trailer
during our visit! I have seen some pretty ingenious BBQ trailers in my travels, but John is a competitive BBQ’r and
his grilling rig proved that.
We sincerely thank everyone in Magnolia and throughout our UPT network that supported and made this successful
transition. As always, our primary vision and mission remains focused on seamless delivery and safe choices.
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As we enter the spring season, the Risk Management Department is again rolling
out our Safety: Back to Basics courses. We’ve already completed classes in Phoenix, AZ;
Oklahoma City, OK; Wichita, KS; among others. The courses are designed to provide our
team of professional drivers with crucial safety and compliance information. So far, the
feedback we’ve received has been positive.
A primary topic in these meetings is the revised Driver Safety Manual. Although not yet
VP Risk Managment
complete, the Risk Management Department has completely retooled the former Driver
Process Manual into a more robust and user-friendly manual. Primary changes to the manual include:
• Revised career path.
• Changes to our CST and driver training programs.
• Implementation of a personal protective equipment program.
The manual should be completed by May 1st of this year. Once complete, Risk Management will forward
copies to all staff and professional drivers for review. I encourage each of you review the revised manual in detail
and get back to the Risk Management Department any necessary changes or additions.
As always, if you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me at [email protected]. Thank you for all you
do on a daily basis and please have a safe year!
Robert Moore
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Welcome Aboard
Promotions
Nicole Moore joined us
in January and assumed
the role of Manager of
Training and Instructional
Design. Nicole comes to
UPT most recently from
LexisNexis where she
held the position of Lead
Development Coordinator.
In that role, Nicole worked
as an instructional designer
/ trainer utilizing e-learning models and course design
techniques. She also has experience with developing
and maintaining Learning Management Systems.
Joanne
Miley
has
been with UPT since
2008, serving in several
capacities in the Human
Resources Department.
She is active in the
Oklahoma Chapter of
SHRM and is a certified
Professional in Human
Resources
(PHR).
Joanne
will
assume
the responsbilities of leading our Human Resources
department, overseeing legal compliance, employee
relations, and benefits administration.
Hannah Ankney joined
the
Risk
Management
team in February and is
the Compliance Specialist.
Hannah will work in the
Oklahoma City CSC and will
be responsible for completing
lease agreements, conducting
various audits, including DOT
log and driver qualification,
and a number of other related
compliance responsibilities. Hannah graduated from
the University of Central Oklahoma with a Bachelor’s
degree in general education. Hannah previously worked
for two years as a Compliance Specialist in Colorado
Kevin Deeds is our new HR
Generalist. He will oversee
staff acquisitions, helping
supervisors with employee
relations, and other HR
related projects.
He has
a Bachelor degree in HR
Management and a Master's
in Science from Southern
Nazarene.University. Kevin
previously
worked
at
Chesapeake Energy as a Field HR Generalist for 8 years.
Originally from Oklahoma himself, Kevin and his wife
Cheryl have a 26 year old son, Drew.
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Veronica Towe, Payroll
Supervisor and nearly nine
year UPT veteran, will
assume the responsibilities
of our non-driving staff
payroll. All payroll will
then be under one roof,
managed and processed
by Veronica and her team,
Tammy Harralson and
Leslie Yarbrough.
Kaleb Robinson joined the UPT family in 2008 and
has served in a variety of capacities in Operations,
most recently as our Project Manager overseeing the
rollout and implementation of TMW, PeopleNet, and
TotalMail. With these projects well underway Kaleb
will be transitioning to a critical roll overseeing the
efficient utiliziation of our equipment, evaluating lane
productivity, and analyzing data from our various systems
to aid in making strategic business decisions both at the
CSC level and in++++ Oklahoma City. As Manager
of
Business Process
Improvement, Kaleb will
report directly to Scott
Hunt, COO, but will work
with business leaders and
teams throughout UPT to
ensure business continuity,
process improvement, and
strategic goal attainment.
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Louisiana Kicks Off the Annual TDC
ith incredible weather and increased spectator participation, the
Louisiana Truck Driving Championships were a resounding success
for Louisiana Motor Transport Association (LMTA). The competition
consisted of three main events; written test, pre-trip and road course. The
competition is a two day event ending in the awards banquet on Saturday
night. Ron Holte, Shreveport CSC Manager, was fortunate to participate
as an announcer for sequence one of the road course obstacle. The written
test comprised of 50 questions with14 defects in the pre-trip, which drivers
had 8 minutes to discover. Two defects which stood out, to Holte was the
out of service tag and an I.E.D (a yes, bomb!) planted under the trailer.
Both UPT professional drivers; Certified Safety Trainer James Jesse and
Donnie Webb did an awesome job each receiving honorable mention. Holte
said “Three things the Price family heritage instills in us were very apparent throughout
the event; Safety, Family and Seamless. The Shreveport team was very thankful for the
opportunity to represent UPT and we encourage all our peers to participate at their local
Pictured L-R: Jesse, Holte & Webb
state sponsored event.”
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Reyes Retiring Soon
With more than three decades in the industry, and 18 years with
United Petroleum Transports, it is with a heavy heart we announce
the retirement of Tony Reyes, CSC Manager in El Paso. Tony joined
UPT when we acquired Oil Transport in 1997 and has served diligently
in several capacities over the years, most recently as Western Regional
Manager and CSC Manager in El Paso. We will miss Tony and his
wealth of knowledge and experience, but we wish he and his wife,
Gloria, great happiness, health, and excitement as they take on the
adventure of retirement. I know they both look forward to spending
more time with
the grandchildren.
Please join us in
thanking Tony for
his
tremendous
service to UPT and
successful career. Filling Tony’s shoes will not be an easy task, but
Jeff Williams is onboard and ready to do his best. Jeff comes to us
from Ruan Logistics in Roswell, NM, where he served as the Center
Manager. Jeff graduated from Tarleton State in Stephenville, Texas
with a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science/ Business. Jeff and his
wife Margarita have two childern; Emily is a graduate of Texas Tech
and lives in Austin and Carolyn is attending New Mexico State in
Las Cruces, NM. Jeff enjoys officiating High School baskeball and
playing golf.
Tony
Jeff
Future Scientest
Congratulations to
Ed David, Technician
for
the
Phoenix
Customer
Service
Center, and his fiance’
Brenda; they were
married on January 24,
2015.
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Laugh
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Congratulations to Miss Ernestine Isabel
Saenz, daughter of Marta Manning CSR from our El
Paso center. She was recently selected for the National
Academy of Future Scientists and Technologists
Award of Excellence. This prestigious award is for
outstanding academic achievement, leadership potential
and determination to serve humanity in the field of
science and technology.
She is in the 10th grade
attending
America’s
High School. Her goals
are to study Mechanical
Engineering and Business
Management.
She is
keeping her collage plans
open; however, it won’t be
long before her mailbox is
filling up with prospective
offers.
Thank YOU!
You have one heck of a guy on your [UPT] team.
I work for AllStar Fuel/Fred Garrison Oil Company. I
was traveling to Lubbock early morning on Thursday the
8th, and had a flat tire. I didn’t have my flashlight and
it was a cold 19 degrees outside. I already called a tire
service to come help me, but in the meantime Ronnie
Shults [UPT Grand Master of Odessa] pulled up at the
Exxon station and came right over to me. I deal with
drivers on a daily basis and I must tell you, Ronnie went
above and beyond his call of duty that cold morning. He
stayed outside with me until the tire service showed up
and even gave me a flashlight for my car. He was super
nice and I felt really good about having someone like
him there with me. He stayed with me the entire time,
didn’t start dropping his load until I started to leave. I
don’t know if you guys have a driver of the month or a
special award or a newsletter, but I really think Ronnie
deserves some recognition for what he did for me. Some
people say—anyone would have done that. Well, that is
just not the truth. Several people passed me right up not
even giving me a second glance. It is very important for
you to know that he is a real asset. I really appreciate
him and what he stands for. He is truly a special kind
of person. He makes me want to be a better person.
Therefore, I have donated $ 250.00 to the San Angelo
Animal Shelter in his name.
PS. He may need a new flashlight, as he gave his to me!
Oh baby
San Antonio Lease Operator Antoine Woods is proud
to announce the birth of their son Preston Jay Woods.
Rhonda, Allstar Fuel
SUN CITY, AZ - Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies worked an accident where two people were fighting
for life after their car collided with a guardrail and caught fire, trapping the man and woman inside. Deputies said
both victims, in their 20s, had to be extricated and were airlifted to an area hospital in extremely critical condition.
First person to arrive on the scene was Phoenix Professional Driver Steve Shover. He and another passerby tried to
get the two injured people out of the car with no luck. Continuing to use fire extinguishers to help keep the flames
down, Steve even had the hair burned off of his legs and arm from being so close. However he continued using his
fire extinguisher keeping flames at bay until the emergency crews arrived.
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DOQ John Alexander & Kathy Goode
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Jessica Henderson, DOQ Tito Uriar te & Alf Alvarez
The greatest casualty
is being forgotten.
Ask your Manager how you can help! UPT will match
dollar for dollar up to $10,000 towards the 2015
UImpact Family Fund recipient – Wounded Warrior Project.