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Administrative Professionals Week
April 25-29, 2011
It is with pleasure that we recognize the day-to-day contributions our administrative support people make toward the success of the Fred Taylor companies. We thank you for your loyalty, dedication and hard work. May we continue to strive for excellent service for our customers.
You are appreciated!
MARK TAYLOR, President
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CUSTOMER FEATURE
CHILLY'S LLC
Birmingham, Alabama
Chilly's LLC was established by owner Steve Seward in Mobile, Alabama in 1995 as an impulse distributor.
Today, with total employment at 40, Chilly's home office and warehouse are in Birmingham with a regional office in Mobile. The company runs 25 delivery trucks servicing 500 customers in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana with company sales totaling $10 million in 2010.
As a customer of INL since February 2010, the relationship began with parking and maintenance on four refrigerated box trucks. Recently Chilly's signed up for five additional refrigerated straight trucks for a total of nine trucks on FMA with Interstate.
Steve Seward is looking to the future and working on ways to expand his business at Chilly's. INL appreciates the opportunity to meet the transportation needs of this valuable customer.
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V.P. Operations Named
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Mark Taylor announces that Joe Puff has joined Interstate as its new Vice President of Operations.
Joe has a 35-year background in the transportation industry. He began his career as a diesel technician for Ryder and worked his way through the ranks as Shop Foreman, Service Manager, and District Service Manager. After 15 years in the maintenance arena, Joe moved over to lease sales as an Account Executive. After five years in sales, he was then promoted to Ryder General Manager in the south Florida market. Most recently, Joe was Vice President/Chief Operations Officer of Atlantic Truck Centers, one of the largest truck dealers in the State of Florida and the lead Freightliner dealer for NationaLease.
Joe will be relocating to Atlanta, Georgia and will work out of INL's West Atlanta Regional Office. He is a welcome addition to the Interstate NationaLease team.
Director of Business Development Announced
Mark Taylor has also announced that Bob O'Donnell is the newest member of the sales team for Interstate Distribution Services and Interstate
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Warehouse Services as he comes aboard as Director of Business Development for IDS and IWS. Bob is a graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Management. In addition, he has been trained in all supply disciplines offered by Georgia Tech.
With a 30-year career in the transportation and logistics industry, Bob has gained valuable experience from holding numerous sales and executive sales positions. For 28 years, he was employed by two of the top ten logistics companies, Menlo Worldwide Logistics and UPS Supply Chain Solutions. Having been on the ground floor with both these organizations, he played a vital part in helping develop their logistics capabilities. Bob's extensive experience in supply chain includes three key areas: Dedicated Contract Carriage, Warehousing Management and Transportation Management.
Bob makes his home in Atlanta, Georgia, and will be based at the INL Marietta branch. We welcome Bob as a valuable addition to our sales force.
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SAFETY NEWS
SAFETY IS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT
Comprehensive Safety Analysis (CSA) 2010 Cost of CSA Development -A different look at a large impact Federal program One of the most interesting bits of information is just how little CSA has cost up until now. Over the last few years CSA has only used a maximum of five full-time employees and its budget has been well within the limits of the finances already assigned to FMCSA. Take a look at the budget for the last five fiscal years:
FY2011: $14.3 million� FY2010: $9.5 million�
FY2009: $11.8 million�
FY2008: $6.6 million�
FY2007: $2.3 million.
That is remarkably little for a government program with the impact of CSA. It is not surprising then that FMCSA has asked for a big influx of cash and personnel for FY2012.
The Future Cost of CSA
The agency has requested $78 million and 98 new full-time positions in FY2012 to fully implement and integrate CSA. The figure represents $61 million for 696 full-time employees; $15 million for travel, equipment, training and expenses; and $2 million for CSA-related contracts. FMCSA's FY2012 budget request also includes a $261.8 million consolidated CSA grant program for state and local law enforcement agencies. The grants would help fund a variety of CSA-related activities and interventions, such as roadside inspections, compliance reviews and targeted enforcement.
Safe Days These Locations have zero lost time injuries for the 2010-2011 fiscal year that began October 2010. |
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Safe Chemical Handling Crossword
Your Chance to Win $100! Here ...click here and Learn Seven Things You Should Never Do When Using Hazardous Chemicals.
Buffalo Rock Holds Safety Training Meetings
About 30 Buffalo Rock drivers attended a safety meeting held March 1, 2011, in Albany, GA and about 60 attended the meeting in Dothan, AL on March 2.
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Associates Complete Training
Navistar A/C Program 1
Louie Molnar, Cowarts, 2/17/11
Navistar OnCommand Parts Information for Fleets Louie Molnar, Cowarts, 2/22/11
Navistar ICP Diagnostics Will Tucker, Cowarts, 2/16/11 John Hodges, Macon, 3/17/11 Chad Cooper, Macon, 3/17/11 Buddy Miller, Macon, 3/15/11J ay Garmon, Birmingham, 3/3/11 Jesse McConnico, Birmingham, 3/3/11 Phillip Doss, Birmingham, 3/3/11
M.D. Alignment Services Alignment Training - 2/25/11 Danny Holmes, Albany Shane VanBrunt, Cowarts Herbert Welch, Albany Wesley Hodges, Macon Stanley Whittington, Albany Ethan Price, Macon Terry Gordon, Dothan Lee Lamb, Albany Ernest Jenkins, Valdosta Steve Everett, Hazlehurst Hal Houston, Southern Region Beamon Nettles, Corporate |
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
Oral Cancer Facts
Close to 37,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal cancer this year. It will cause over 8,000 deaths, killing roughly 1 person per hour, 24 hours per day. Of those 37,000 newly diagnosed individuals, only slightly more than half will be alive in five years. This is a number which has not significantly improved in decades. The death rate for oral cancer is higher than that of cancers which we hear about routinely. Learn more here.
What's In Season?
Fruits and vegetables in season in the month of May include:
cherries, pineapples, apricots, okra, zucchini, rhubarb, artichokes, asparagus, spring peas, broccoli and lettuce.
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Celebrations
Check out the list of folks who have birthdays and company anniversaries (5+ years) in May and June 2011. |
Excellent Service Award
April/May 2011 - $100 Recipient
DANNY HOLMES - Interstate NationaLease, Inc. - Albany, GA
A few months ago, Danny Holmes at the INL Albany shop handled a wreck that involved one of our trucks from Woodgrain Millwork. We were very happy with the professional way Danny took care of everything including making sure pictures were emailed to us. In light of the way Danny handled this situation and to show our appreciation, consider this as a nomination for Danny to receive the Excellent Service Award. We appreciate Danny and the Albany INL team!
KIM ALLEN
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Open House at INL W. Atlanta Location
(Above) Robert Williams with Cold Chain Transportation won the Android I Pad and is congratulated by Curtis Kepner-VP of Sales at INL. Also, Michael Sawyer with Empire Distributors won a set of car tires donated by Bridgestone Tire Company.
Interstate NationaLease, Inc. held an Open House on Friday, March 11, 2011 showcasing the West Atlanta facility. Customers, prospects and vendors all came together with INL staff to enjoy lunch, win door prizes and carry home goody bags. Guests were able to view new equipment that has been added to INL's rental fleet, take a shop tour, and visit the region offices that are located in the upstairs area of the facility.
Those that attended also had the opportunity to speak first hand with Mark Taylor, President, Curtis Kepner-VP of Sales, Jamie Farmer- VP of Finance and Marketing, and Ray Houston-VP of Safety.
Georgia Motor Trucking Association (GMTA) also attended with a booth set up to provide information to those who where active members or would be interested in joining.
INL says thanks to all of those who took part in the Open House. The welcome mat is always out for anyone that would like to visit our INL West Atlanta facility located at 1860 Westgate Parkway, Atlanta, GA 30336.
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Sales
Click here for a breakdown of activity from the INL Sales Dept.
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