FirstFleet tenFour

Driver Spotlight: Dwight C.

You can find Dwight's book - Life's Highway Lessons by clicking here. 

Driver Spotlight: Kendell B.

Will you join Kendell and do 50 pushups every time you stop?  Don't forget that you can't listen to youtube videos while driving unless you make the screen black.  You can use either Black Screen or Listen Box to help you turn videos into audio only media for driving. 

Making Your Benefits Benefit You

Let's review our Benefits! Go to workday and see what I have Check our Beneficiaries - in Workday, Principal, and our HSA if we have it Understand exactly what Benefits you pay for - HSA vs FSA Yearly Preventative Check-ups are free (print out your biometric screening form from the Virgin Pulse App) Virgin Pulse Wellness Incentive must be reached by August 31st to save $15 per week on your benefits - $780 a year! DOT Physical vs a Yearly Preventative Screening If you get sick...

HR Benefits Breakdown for 2024

Join Elizabeth and Rebecca as they chat with Mark, Alisha, & Larissa about our FirstFleet Benefits! For access to all Benefit information, go to: Firstfleetbenefits.com or FirstFleet Mobile app -> Quick Reference BCBST.com Employee Assistance Program (EAP): 855-775-4357 Nurseline: 800-818-8581 Teledoc: 800-835-2362 Benefits Help Line: 1-800-908-1796 Monday-Friday 8am-4pm ET

Driver Spotlight: Earl M.

Join Elizabeth and Rebecca as they interview driver Earl M. and his manager Donna.  

Driver Spotlight: Cedric P.

Join Elizabeth and Rebecca as they interview with Cedric P. Cedric is one of our Portland drivers with accounting skills, a minister, and has a passion for music. In fact, one of his songs, The Rock by Min. Ceddy P just hit #1 on the Gospel Station Charts! Listen to his story of how he got into trucking later in life and hear why he left FirstFleet and later came back.  We also touch on safety and wellness. 

2024 Initiatives Check-in with FirstFleet President, Daniel Piper

1. Safety Check-in 2. MPG and Idle Time Goals 3. Remembering Bobby Ratledge

The Diabetes Discussion

Guest Tips: Brittany's Diabetes Tip: Eliminate sugars as much as possible Larry's Diabetes Tip: Accept that you are pre-diabetic and change your lifestyle Larissa's Diabetes Tip: Understand your insurance and use it Insurance Tips: FirstFleet Benefits can help with Testing Strips, Glucose Monitors, etc. If you have questions about your health insurance you can call: 615-890-9229 Reminder: Your annual physical is free if you have FirstFleet insurance. Employee Assistance Program - ...

Dress for Success + Recruiting and Retention Updates

Send your good news to: [email protected] Send any uniform questions to: [email protected] Join Workhound by texting 48714 to send in any anonymous feedback to our review team

The SERVE Center & Breakdown

You can reach The SERVE Center and Breakdown at: 615-800-7899

Truckers Against Trafficking

FirstFleet is pleased to partner with the Truckers against Trafficking organization to increase resources and awareness about human trafficking on our roadways. We are inviting everyone at FirstFleet to get certified through Truckers against Trafficking so that you know what to do if you see a possible trafficking situation. We have also released additional tools in the FirstFleet mobile app and on the in-cab tablets to help you access the training documents. Click here to learn mor...

End of the Year Review

If you want to order new uniforms from CINTAS, please click here.

Have You Reviewed Your Health Insurance Lately?

Find out more details at: www.FirstFleetBenefits.com Want to talk to someone about your Benefits? Benefits Help Line Mon-Fri 9am-5pm EST/ 8am-4pm CST: 800-908-1796

FirstFleet's Latest and Greatest Health Benefits

Nurse Line: 1-800-818-8581 Teladoc has replaced Physician Now - Click here to get started or call Teledoc: 808-352-2362 Remember: Getting to Level 1 in Virgin Pulse saves you $780 a year on health insurance!! And once you get to level 4, you can get over $200 in pulse cash to spend any way you want!

The Secrets of the Fuel Management Team

Join Elizabeth Wyndham as she interviews Deanne Smith, the Manager of Fuel Compliance.  Deanne gives us lots of great information about fuel at FirstFleet.  If you have a better suggestion of a nickname for our fuel team, please leave us a message at: 615-257-9905 and we will share it on the next podcast!

2022 Roundtable Review with FirstFleet Leaders

Join us and listen in with the leadership at FirstFleet as we hear all the ways we have grown as a company in 2022! This is an episode that you do not want to miss! If you want to join in the conversation or if you have an interest in being a Beta Driver, please leave us a voicemail message at: 615-257-9905 or email us at [email protected].

Wanna Change Your Benefits? Here's Your Chance!

Join E-liz as she interviews HR Director, Alisha Young. They talk through what we need to know about open enrollment season which starts this Saturday, October 1!

Learning to Fix Stuff with FirstFleet Maintenance

Connecting Thru Loss - Words of Wisdom from a Million Mile Driver

Join us as we interview T. Barton of NC and Sonya Freeman on our safety team about driving and making connections.

Health and Wellness on the Road? Grace Kniess shows us how!

Join Rebecca Wilson and Elizabeth Wyndham as they interview Grace Kneiss and hear her stories of how to stay healthy on the road.   Check out Grace's Instagram Account - @fit.trucker.lady A video explanation of a Dunphy Squat Other Products We Discussed: Her Lunch Box Car Freezer

Hot Tips from Some Million Mile Safe Drivers

Listen in as we talk with 3 Tennessee drivers on how they made it into the Million Mile driver club at FirstFleet. In this episode, we speak with Charles Smith, Dale Moore and Roy Jones and hear what their work life looks like driving around the South East.

Wellness Wednesday: Sweet, Sweet Carbs

Walk through the carb jungle with Mark and E-liz. Call in today to vote on what we should discuss next on the podcast!   Call: 615-257-9905 and leave a voicemail or email [email protected] or vote on our Facebook Poll :D How does your food rank on the Glycemic Index? "Your genes are the gun but your lifestyle is the trigger" - so how are you living?  And where is your lifestyle leading you - Are you headed down the path towards diabetes? or metabolic fitness?

Wellness Wednesday: The Skinny on Fat

The Show Notes - as promised and with all the research studies mentioned in the podcast: Sarcopenia = the deterioration of muscle tissue due to age - after you hit 30, the rate increases 3-8% every 10yrs 5:00 - Insulin Resistance causes muscle wasting  9:30 - Goal = 1 gram of protein for each pound of ideal body weight 10:20 - does fat make you fat? 12:20 - does move more, eat less actually work? 13:30 - What the Average American Ate in 1939 - a review of the US Census from 1939 1...

Wellness Wednesday: Fueling Your Muscles

Here are some topics discussed: 1 gram of Protein = 4 Calories Goal: Eat 1 gram of protein for 1 pound of ideal body weight each day Great (and weird) recovery foods Sarcopenia - at age 40 you begin to lose muscle The older you get, the less you absorb protein so you need to eat more at 12 min - Shout out to Chris from Lynchburg 13:15 - Recommendations (from non-health professionals) Fill up on protein - beware of restaurant bread baskets Let's build our muscles 80% of Americans ha...

Wellness Wednesday: Introducing the "Macros"

Join Mark and Elizabeth as they kick off a new Wellness Wednesday series!

Talks with Trainers: Dallas Edition - Expect the Unexpected

Join Elizabeth Wyndham as she interviews 2 Driver Trainers: Brandon Burns and Jeremy Schroppel

Wellness Wednesday 16: Financial Freedom

Join Mark and Eliz as they discuss being financially wise in this tough economic time. Favorite Driver Trainer Quote: A plan without action is wasted thought, but action without a plan is wasted time.

Talks with Trainers: Charlotte Wellness Discussion

Listen in as James Mcintosh and Roger Poulin talk health and wellness with finances as well as physical health.

Talks with Trainers - Charlotte Edition

Favorite Quote from Ron - "A plan without action is wasted thought, but action without a plan is wasted time"

Wellness Wednesday 14: Bits and Pieces

Join Mark and Elizabeth as they discuss a bunch of their best wellness tips.

Wellness Wednesday 13: Be a Goldfish

Call us today and tell us what you are most grateful for: 615-257-9905 and leave a short audio message. You can also email a message or send a video to us at [email protected].

Be a Goldfish

Call us today and tell us what you are most grateful for: 615-257-9905 and leave a short audio message. You can also email a message or send a video to us at [email protected].

Winter Driving Tips: A Southerner Learn about Winter Driving

Come laugh with Elizabeth Wyndham as she learns some great winter driving tips from Safety Director, John Cole. If you have a winter safety tip that you would like to share with everyone on the podcast, please call: 615-257-9905 and leave a short audio message or email a video to us at [email protected].

Winter Driving Tips: A Southerner Learns about Winter Driving

Come laugh with Elizabeth Wyndham as she learns some great winter driving tips from Safety Director, John Cole. If you have a winter safety tip that you would like to share with everyone on the podcast, please call: 615-257-9905 and leave a short audio message or email a video to us at [email protected].

2021 - The Year In Review

Join hosts Rebecca Wilson & Elizabeth Wyndham as they talk with FirstFleet President, Daniel Piper on all that has happened at FirstFleet in 2021.

OH my achy back!!

Join Mark McKnight and Elizabeth Wyndham as they discuss the Truck Giveaway, Hold for the Holidays, back trouble, & Mark's magic tennis ball. If you want to join in the conversation, please leave us a message at: 615-257-9905

Referral Bonus and Truck Giveaway!

Join Elizabeth Wyndham as she interviews Director of Recruiting, Ken Scrimale to find out how to earn some big money or a chance to win a brand new truck! Find out more on our blog: https://www.firstfleetinc.com/tenFour/tabid/98/ID/738/Referral-Bonus-and-Truck-Giveaway.aspx

Wellness Wednesday 12: Hold for the Holidays & using our Pulse Cash

Join Elizabeth Wyndham as she discusses wellness and the holidays with two members of our HR team: Alisha Young and David Olascoaga Are you going to join us in the challenge to not gain any weight over this holiday season?!  Plus if you want to be on our FirstFleet Christmas Card, text a photo of yourself to: 615-656-0090.

Wellness Wednesday 11: Strength Training and Virgin Pulse

Join Mark McKnight and Elizabeth Wyndham as they discuss deer hunting, getting stronger, and using that sweet pulse cash.  If you want to chime in on the Wellness discussion or have recommendations for E-liz in her goal of getting stronger, call us at: 615-257-9905 

Fall Safety Discussion with Kevin Steele and Ron Crow

If you have a safety tip that you would like to share, please call: 615-257-9905 and leave a short audio message or email a video to us at [email protected].

Workday and Open Enrollment Discussion

Join Mark McKnight, Austin Henderson & Alisha Young as they discuss recent company changes and our Benefit Open Enrollment season that begins this Friday, October 1!

Recruiting and Freight Volume Update

Your host, Elizabeth Wyndham, is interviewing Ken Scrimale (Director of Recruiting) and Jay Olejniczak (Director of Brokerage & Logistics) to discuss the state of US Trucking and what our recruiting team is up to these days. You will also find out why our FirstFleet memes have gotten so good lately. :)

Let's Talk Tires

Featuring John Cole and Allan Caldwell. Learn the main reasons tires fail and find out how to avoid a breakdown on the road that could cost you 3+ hours.   Find out how to avoid a QLS sensor failure and be out of service for days while we wait for the parts to come in. And learn why constantly maintaining tire pressure is such a big deal.

FirstFleet's Safety Symposium - Driver Tips Part 2

Join us for Part Two of our Safety Symposium as we hear from Debra Houston, Director of Risk Management, Mark Galloway of Portland, TN, Justin Lynn of Cullman, AL, Roger Poulin, Regional Safety manager in Maine, Chris Harmon of Bluffton, IN.  We finish up with a live discussion with Regional Safety Manager, Ron Crow.  Each of these members of the FirstFleet team have called in to give their best safety tips and tricks.  Thank you all! We also want to hear from you!  If you would li...

FirstFleet's Safety Symposium - Driver Tips Part 1

Join us for Part One of our Safety Symposium as we talk with Mike Farmer of Portland, TN (a 3 Million Mile Safe Driver), Margaret Jones of Romulus, MI, Joseph Baker of Denver, CO, Larry Blair of Charlotte, NC, Vance Johnson of Circleville, OH, Shawnte Wyrick of Statesville, NC, Bronson Laney of the SERVE Center, & Rebecca Wilson from Murfreesboro, TN.  Each of these members of the FirstFleet team have called in to give their best safety tip.  Thank you all! We also want to hear fro...

The FirstFleet TenFour Podcast is Officially Public!

We are moving our podcast into the public sphere.  You will need to subscribe to the new public podcast by clicking this link: https://firstfleet.transistor.fm/ and choosing your podcast app of choice.   We also want to hear from you!  In honor of Operation Safe Driver Week, we are asking for your submissions.  If you have a safety tip that you would like to share, please call: 615-257-9905 and leave a short audio message or email a video to us at [email protected]. Submiss...

Drivewyze & More with MobileComm

Original Air Date: April 8, 2021 Today's host, Elizabeth Wyndham, introduces Tim Loudon and Justin Roberts from our MobileComm team. These guys have a wealth of knowledge and our topics include Drivewyze, Virgin Pulse, Spring Safety Training and more!

Have Billing and Pay Questions? Let Us Explain...

Join Rebecca Wilson and Elizabeth Wyndham as they talk with the Payroll and Customer Service departments - Meet the team and learn valuable tips to ensure proper pay and invoicing. Featuring Jill Speight, Barbara Oliver & Jackie Ward

Region Spotlight: Ray Wright & his Zone Managers

Join Rebecca Wilson & Elizabeth Wyndham as they discuss the past year with Ray Wright and his 3 Zone Managers: John Waisanen, Aaron Pennington, & Craig Doyle. Listen in as Ray and his managers discuss the pandemic, the Platform Science roll-out, and what they face in their areas.

Wellness Wednesday 10: Building Atomic(ly tiny) Habits that Produce Big Changes

Join Mark McKnight and E-liz Wyndham as they discuss the book Atomic Habits and find useful tips to help us develop good habits for 2021. They are joined by special guest, Devin McKnight (Mark's son).