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Highway Angel - William Whitehead

The Truckload Carriers Association has named one of our very own as it’s most recent Highway Angel! William Whitehead out of our Cleveland, TN terminal recently witnessed a passenger vehicle collide with a deer, lo...
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Space and Visibility

All drivers need Space and Visibility to avoid hazards while driving. 8-12 seconds of eye lead time is recommended at all times. If visibility is reduced because of fog, rain, snow, or sleet, make the adjustment and...
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New Feature - Video Library

We have added a new feature to our website - a video library. To start with we have added a couple of great selections.  Cummins has provided us with a video, ”Driver Training 2010” that encompasses new information ...
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Veterans Day

We at FirstFleet join the rest of the nation today in honoring those servicemen and women who have bravely served to defend our great nation and the freedoms we enjoy.  Their sacrifice makes possible our way of life...
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Open Enrollment Extended 1-Day Only! Friday 11-5-10

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 ...
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CSA 2010 - Driver Records Available!

Individual driver CSA 2010 records are now available through the FMCSA’s Pre-Employment Screening Program (PSP). The report includes 5 years of accident data and 3 years of roadside inspection data. There is a fee of $10...
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Open Enrollment Ends 10-31-10

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'v...
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FMCSA Texting Ban

Effective 10/21/2010, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is banning text messaging by commercial motor vehicle drivers. Drivers who fail to comply with this rule may face civil penalties and may even be disq...
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Operation Safe Driver

October 17-23, 2010 the CVSA and FMCSA will be promoting commercial driver safety through the Operation Safe Driver campaign. Through enforcement and education of both commercial and non-commercial drivers the CVSA hope...
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Increasing Voluntary Life Insurance Elections

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 onl...
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Open Enrollment In Full Swing!

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, an...
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Enrollment in Plan 2 Question

In response to Mr. Green's comment on this post: All employees are subject to the waiting period for electing enrollment in medical Plan 2, however it is actually a fourteen month waiting period that is unique...
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Email Oops...

Looks like some of you have been getting emails from us with no real content in the body. This is certainly not by design, but the good news is we believe this to now be resolved.  Please accept our apologies for t...
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Driver Feedback & Fixes

Yesterday we got some feedback from Russell - a 14 yr. driver out of Cleveland, TN - regarding his eagerness to get his dispatch via email and a problem he found while testing it out. Through conversation with ...
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CSA 2010

The DOT’s new safety program will be going nation wide in December of this year! The Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010, or CSA 2010, will maintain a drivers record for 3 years. As a driver you can manage this record b...
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