Attention all Marvin Keller employees! We have exciting news for you! We are proud to introduce our new, and improved referral program. We are now offering a $100 bonus for each driver lead/application. In order to qualify for the bonus, your referral must have these requirements: Live in the hiring area Complete an application either online or in person Speak with Aleta or Greg On top of the new driver lead/appliction bonuses, you can also earn $1000 for each qualified drive

Marvin Keller has been awarded some new business from Georgia-Pacific in Cedar Springs, GA. The product shipped from this facility is container-board used to produce corrugate boxes. The facility ships 24/7 and the freight will be preloaded. Georgia-Pacific started out as a hardwood lumber wholesaler in Augusta, GA in 1927 and today they have over 35,000 employees around the world. Their headquarters are located in Atlanta, GA and they are among the world’s leading manufactu

Mars Petcare in Mattoon, IL will be shutting down at 6:00 PM on August 8th and will reopen their doors on August 14th at 6:00 AM. During this time they will not be shipping or receiving any products. This shutdown is for a systems conversion. This will affect Central IL outbound freight. Beginning August 14th, lasting approximately 2 weeks, there will be a gradual ramp up in outbound shipments. By the end of the 2nd week they are expecting to see their outbound shipments back

As most of you may know, last week I was out on the road with Steve V. I wanted to go out so I could experience the issues that our drivers face on a daily basis and see what a driver’s life is like out on the road. We were supposed to be out Tuesday through Saturday, but Rick needed our help delivering a load so we left on Monday instead. When I got home I found out that I had surprise plans for Monday that now had to be rescheduled. Our first load was a delivery at Sherwin

I was fortunate enough to have my Driver Manager ride with me in the truck during the week of July 10th-July 15th. I learned a lot about the internal procedures from her, as well as the rules and protocol of our company. She said it was a learning experience for both of us. I feel that getting to know her this past week and learning more about the planning and managing process will make me a better driver and employee. I was glad that I was able to show my driver manager a fe

Because Marvin Keller has a Corporate Verizon account, all employees and drivers are qualified for an 8% employee discount on our personal Verizon bills. This includes all office, shop, and driving personnel. To get this discount, take your pay check stub into a Verizon store and say you would like to get the corporate discount. They will look up our Enterprise Corporate Profile ID number (ECPD #) which is 2393070 and apply it to your Verizon account. You will only need to ta

The Hazmat Safety Campaign came to an end June 30, 2017. 39 drivers (42%) completed all campaign materials. This includes watching all 6 Protread videos, submitting photo of properly secured hazmat load, completing hazmat awareness word search and submiting ideas to improve fleet hazmat/safety. We had a lot of great feedback and suggestions on how to improve our hazmat and safety processes and we are looking to implement some of these ideas in the near future. Below is a list

Illinois recently increased their income tax rate for individuals effective July 1, 2017. For more info, visit the link below: https://go.paycor.com/rs/003-JWW-697/images/Illinois%20Tax%20Legislation%202017.pdf?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTkRNNU5UZG1Nak01TnpRMyIsInQiOiJEdXI0alBBU3Rhb2ozTjFpSnZSQStheGdESGRsMHlPbExHU2VNRk9UbFhUejNLa09TXC9raVNmenZGYWlXXC94WmZRYml0NWltOXNabksxektyaERBRUwycnNUTlRsOVVuTmlqUG1MRmxZdjJqQTR6QjJwelVjMlwvakRhcWROV2p4TSJ9 If you have any further questions, please co

Being a driver comes with many responsibilities, including route planning, time management, and keeping your driver managers informed with locations and ETAs. But arguably one of the most important responsibilities is staying organized with your paperwork. Truck drivers do a lot of paperwork, most of which are bill of ladings. It can be a struggle to keep track of your paperwork in the midst of the job. Staying organized with your paperwork can cause quite a headache, but our

The art of Planning comes down to balancing the driver’s needs with the customer’s needs in the most efficient way possible. Two of our biggest tools we use are drop lots and extra trailers. When we use drop lots it creates extra runs (segments or legs) and extra miles. Most of these extra runs or segments are less than 200 miles and a big percentage within 100 miles. We call these local runs or city work. Some view city work as a negative or a hassle. Granted it can be extra