Weekly Update - 08.24.23

Topics Include: Stay hydrated and drive safe, safety score, driver handbook, signed and turned in paperwork, Sioux City Jake Brake fines, appreciation; Seize the Minute - Consequences - Accident Video

 

Weekly Update - 08.18.23

Topics Include: Fuel island, hose fix, Josh Worthington at NTDCs, construction update - front door, freight.

 

Weekly Update - 8.11.23

Topics Include: dropping trailers with issues, new trailer form coming, fuel island hose fixes coming, please attend driver listening sessions when possible on first Fridays, driving behaviors with numbers (following too close, speeding, running stop signs), do NOT just follow the GPS, potential claims on the rise…when to turn off reefer; Seize the Minute with Don “DJ” Knower on SMS Score Issues.

 

Weekly Update - 8.4.23

Topics Include: front parking lot, do not park in front of shop doors, 5 mph speed limit, refrigerators in your truck, clean trailer location, detention - write down arrivals and departures, repowered loads, limit middle of the night phone calls unless necessary, McKenzie Kruse is back as a dispatcher; Seize the Minute on where to put tandems.

 

Weekly Video - 07.28.23

Topics include: Construction, Benson Road closures, market update, dispatch thank you, load securement, dispatch survey, sales update, driver appreciation, new staff updates, driver t-shirts; Seize the Minute with Don “DJ” Knowler on Comedic Relief with Lobsters

 

Weekly Update - 07.21.23

Topics Include: New staff in the office and role changes, Construction update (front door changing!), an update on the economy/trucking outlook, thank yous; Seize the Minute with Don “DJ” Knowler on Free Money 2.0

Weekly Update - 07.14.23

Topics Include: Clean line of trailers back onto 50th St N., building project update, listening lunches remote option, K&J outlook and freight outlook

 

Weekly Update - 07.07.23

Topics Include: JBS rate adjustment, pork and Prop 12 in California; Don “DJ” Knowler on Free Money

 

Weekly Update - 06.30.23

Topics include: Happy 4th of July, Thank you veterans, freight update, Dreyer’s update, Sully leaving, Dick retiring, Dave going PT, Sioux City office relocation, Sioux City parking, Construction changes in yard, Thank you from Shelley; Seize the Minute with Don “DJ” Knowler on the Smith System.

 

Weekly Update - 06.23.23

Topics Include: Fuel island up and running, construction update, use maintenance form, permit book placement, EFS app for fueling (info to come), market update, trailer washouts, dispatch driver survey to come, OS&D - check bills and trailers; Seize the Minute with Don “DJ” Knowler on Tires Tires Tires

 

Weekly Update - 06.16.23

Topics Include: Fuel island ribbon cutting, OS&D, trailer washouts, pre-trips, construction and yard map update, check your settlements

 

Weekly Update - 06.09.23

Topics include: On time deliveries (communicate with dispatch), please use the maintenance form on the driver website, permit books and the shop, use drop trailer blocks, construction updates, fuel updates, fuel island changes, 50th St N/TBI lot construction and clean line moving soon; DJ on Driver Complaints and Iowa.

 

Weekly Video - 06.02.23

Topics Include: Building update, Bel Brands pricing update, summer driving, speeding crackdown, safe driving, importance of seals, map reading 101, thank yous; Seize the Minute with Don (DJ) Knowler on safe summer driving.

 

Weekly Update - 05.26.23

Topics Include: TDCs, slow down by the yard, on time deliveries and pickups, professionalism, overweights & scaling, thank you; Seize the Minute with Don (DJ) knowler on PC.

 

Weekly Update - 05.19.26

Topics Include: Construction update, dirty line, TCDs this weekend at Southeast Tech, on time deliveries; Seize the Minute with Don/DJ Knowler.

 

Weekly Update - 05.12.23

Topics include: Freight outlook, construction, messages to drivers; Seize the Minute with “Don/DJ Knowler” on the Inspection Blitz

 

Weekly Update - 05.05.23

Construction update - hard hats, use wood under dolly legs, please spread the word about the driver website and the construction update section, don’t forget your inspections, messaging update, PAY ATTENTION TO OUR DIRECTIONS (please), freight updates, notify us ASAP if you are running late, upcoming vacation for Shelley and Brenda, reminder to stay the course and be patient; Seize the Minute with Don Knowler on Pre-Trip Inspections

 

Weekly Update - 04.28.23

Topics Include: Slow the freak down on the way into the yard, important role changes in dispatch, tips on getting detention paid, sign bills intact, we MUST avoid late deliveries, sending messages through email, driver website…TELL YOUR FRIENDS; Seize the Minute with Don/DJ Knowler on SMS scores (to see the Transflo ELD manual, click here)

 

Weekly Update - 04.21.23

Topics include: Construction Updated Map, where to park loaded trailers, 2023 licensing permits, changes to leases, deductible changes for repeat offenders, Road Check is May 16-18 - check your permit book, freight outlook makes on time deliveries even more important, upcoming vacation for Shelley and Brenda in May, truck orders coming up - contact Josh or Shelley, Driver survey update video is available,; Seize the Minute with Don/DJ Knowler on following distances.

 

Weekly Update - 04.14.23

Topics Include: DJ moving to safety, moving of Jennifer/DJ’s office, if your vehicle is in the yard in a problem area get keys to the Shop. There is no Seize the Minute this week!

 

Weekly Update - 04.07.23

Topics include: freight outlook, trailer issues, check bills, check trailers, sign seals intact, claims, after hours update, building update, road construction update; Seize the Minute with Don DJ Knowler and a special guest on trailer concerns.

 

Weekly Video - 03.31.23

Topics Include: Freight update, Actively looking for new lanes (contact Cody and Dan), don’t share customer/freight info, upcoming dispatch changes, construction updates, permits and zoning, driver parking, driver survey; Seize the Minute with DJ Knowler on Thinking Safety

 

Weekly Video - 03.24.23

Topics include: Dreyers billing update for owners, construction updates, Extra Mile moved their practice area, driver survey, dispatch phones, tracking apps on Transflo ELD machines, freight outlook; Seize the Minute with Don Knowler called “Annoying”.

 

Weekly Video - 03.17.23

Topics include: Building update, gate closing next week for 1 hour, once fence is up do NOT go inside, hardhat and high-vis rule, parking change map reminders; Seize the Minute with Don Knowler on aggressive drivers.

 

Weekly Update - 03.10.23

Topics include: TCA (what big companies are saying about markets, national safety concerns, don’t take videos while drivings, safety videos are upcoming), building update, parking plan, unclaimed cars, apps on Transflo, company health insurance, market outlook

 

Weekly Update - 03.03.23

Topics include: TCA conference Best Fleets, yard map available, late report - pay attention to appointment times, claims; Seize the Minute with DJ Knowler on Axe-c-Dents

 

Weekly Update - 02.24.23

Topics include: shop rate increases, yard parking after construction, DJ moving to safety, Jennifer on vacation, Fueling - avoid OH and CO, Pilot Flying J app encouraged, COMPANY DRIVERS: ALWAYS ALWAYS FUEL IN THE YARD IF YOU ARE IN SIOUX FALLS AREA; Seize the Minute - The Rumors and Road Closures

 

Weekly Video - 02.17.23

Topics Include: Iowa speeding update, truck driving championships entries and volunteers needed, new driver survey coming soon, update on freight outlook; Seize the Minute on working with our trailers.

 

Weekly Update - 02.10.23

Topics Include: Card reader working now, dispatch updates, fill up with 3/4 at yard and drop yard, Stephens Point issues, Ruiz bid, Kathy vacation, Brenda licensing payments starting, 2290s needed; Seize the Minute with DJ Knowler Q & A.

 

Weekly Update - 02.03.23

Topics Include: Best Fleets, Sioux City Dispatch, Bills, Wash procedures, Building update, Freight outlook; Seize the Minute with Don Knowler on stop lights and right turn on red.

 

Weekly Update - 01.27.23

Topics include: Transflo - make sure to use arrival calls, please sign out at least once a week, make sure you put the lumper amount on your Transflo departure calls, cold spell is coming so be careful with your trucks, keep delivering safely and on time; Seize the Minute with Don Knowler on the importance of knowing how long it takes to clear an intersection.

 

Weekly Update - 01.20.23

Topics Include: Check voicemail before calling back, company drivers please fuel in yard all the time if you are in the Sioux Falls area, O/O truck purchasing updates, when going west check that you have socks or chains, look at weather when heading west, trip quotes and changes in fuel surcharge.

 

Weekly Video - 01.13.23

Topics include: Freight update, continue communicating, W2s and 1099s are being emailed - info about passwords, shop update; Seize the Minute with DJ Knowler about Transflo.

 

Weekly Update - 01.06.23

Topics include: Accounting changes for owner operators, escrow changes, changes to requesting funds from escrow, payroll changes, paperwork - please include load numbers and all pages, IFTA stickers, please quit hitting stuff; Seize the Minute on Following Distance