
Happy Retirement Tom and Steve!
Thank you both for your many years of service. You will always be a huge part of our Marvin Keller family. We're excited for both of you as you embark on your own paths. Come visit us again. We'll see you both around soon! Pictured above: Steve Walsh (left) and Tom Bennett (right) at retirement party.


How to Calculate How Much Water You Should Drink A Day (Slender Kitchen)
The following is written by Kristen Mccaffrey on slenderkitchen.com: Lots of people don't realize the true importance of drinking enough water everyday and how it can impact both your health and your weight loss efforts. According to experts in a recent study, drinking just 2 cups of water, which is smaller than the size of a bottled soda, before meals helped dieters lose an extra five pounds yearly and help you maintain your weight loss. Additionally drinking the right amoun


Backhaul Training to Reduce Wait Time
Freight always seems to slow down in the winter. Because of this we are beginning to see a surge in backhaul needs, especially when a lot of people deliver to the same area and at the same time. To combat this we want to start training several people in the organization in backhauls. These trainees do not necessarily have any experience with planning or backhauls, but we want them to have the capability to jump in at any time to make phone calls and help cover when our opera


An Overview of Our DriveCam System, Misconceptions and Tips
We installed DriveCam system in our trucks in the middle of 2015. We wanted to take a few minutes to share with you how the program is working. To start off, it is important to understand how the DriveCam system works. The system has both an interior and exterior camera but that does not mean it is necessarily recording all the time. The cameras work by passively recording loops of about 30 seconds constantly, and only save footage samples of 12 seconds in the event of an abr


Frozen Brakes and Dragging Tires are Costly
One of the big problems we are frequently seeing in the winter is when our brakes lock up and then damage the tires as they drag along the pavement. Super single is about $800 and two trailer tires ends up being around $900. So every time this happens it ends up being quite costly and causes unnecessary delays. The reason the tires will drag is because the brakes will freeze to the brake drums. A lot of the drivers will check their brakes before they drive by marking each tir
Moving Tandems When Overweight
One of our drivers Bobby Brown gave us some tips that we thought were interesting: “When scaling while overweight always remember to move your tandems toward your problem. If you are heavy on the front, move them forward. If you are heavy on the back, move them back. Another tip is that every hole for pins is approximately 250 pounds. If you need to move 1000 pounds, you will move 4 pin holes. Another tip is to use chalk to mark the pavement so you can see how far to move. B


Driver Managers Trained in PeopleNet Services
Our Driver Managers have reported in the past that drivers will often ask them troubleshooting questions about their PeopleNet Systems. Our Managers were struggling to provide full tech support to their drivers in PeopleNet services because they simply were not trained that way. Our solution was to train our Driver Managers in PeopleNet services so that they can fully support their drivers who are experiencing trouble with their PeopleNet systems. It is extremely important to


AutoZone: New Business Partnership
Tiffany has brought to our attention a renewed business opportunity with AutoZone. Starting January 16, we will be starting five lanes as both a primary and backup carrier solution with AutoZone. All five lanes will deliver to Danville Illinois where we will have drop authority at the Danville facility. Some of these lanes will be live unload. Since we are dropping trailers at Danville we also will have opportunities for outbound freight from Danville, which means more miles


How to use the Optimized Idle System and Separate Heater to Stay Warm
Our trucks either have an Optimized Idle system or a Parksmart system to maintain proper temperatures. The Parksmart system has its own heater and keeps the engine in the truck warm. It will maintain temperature in the truck for up to four days if working right. We wanted to write an article that explains how to use the Optimized Idle system properly to keep your truck warm. The Optimized Idle system has two modes: engine mode and climate mode. The engine mode is set to keep