June 2015

Issue 2

MILESTONES ESOP@JRSchugel.com

(507) 233-5181

J&R SCHUGEL TRUCKING, INC. Employee Owned Since 2014

NEW PAY PACKAGE Announced for Company Drivers

It’s HERE! Effective Wednesday, July 1st we are increasing mileage starting pay

to .38 cents/mile + an additional .06 cents in incentives for a total of up to .44¢ per mile for our company drivers. We are also offering Holiday Pay for Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day whether you are at home or on-the-road. Our drivers asked and we listened! Too many changes to list! Call recruiting today for a complete update and more details 800.359.0101. Performance and Retention Based Incentives

“SHOUT OUT” to the Terminal Shops

NEW EMPLOYEE

Welcome Tyler

Blackstad to the

New Ulm Mechanic

team on May 18th.

He completed the

St. Cloud Diesel

Mechanic program at

St. Cloud Tech.

Shop appreciation day was a success! We hope the shop personnel know they are appreciat-

ed and needed to make J&R Schugel a success.

Brad Hunt, OH ESOP team, sends a big THANK

YOU to the team for all your hard work to help plan

the event. We also want to thank the vendors and

businesses that donated to the event such as:

The New Ulm Paving Project

is complete! New asphalt is laid and all strip-

ing is complete. We ask that all

trailers are dropped with dolly

pads on the cement slabs to pre-

vent pads from sinking into fresh

asphalt. Also would ask all driv-

ers to avoid tight turns to prevent

damage until asphalt is com-

pletely cured. NU shop has been

doing a great job keeping an eye

on things and answering all ques-

tions you may have related to

parking. Thank you all for your

patience throughout this project!

SAFETY SNIPPETS

Electronic Logging Lessons: “Kicked Off Property”

When you are at a shipper and they are done with you but they will not

allow you to stay on the property—AND—you are out of hours--what do

you do? The only thing you can do---get off their property. The key is, you

must get yourself to the nearest safe/legal place to park and finish out your

break until you get hours back. This is not designed for you to travel 50 or

100 miles down the road to “THE” truck stop that you want to be parked

at. It is designed to simply allow you to get off that customers property to a

nearby safe/legal place. Do your homework ahead of time. Find out if that

customer will allow you to stay and research your options before they ask

you to leave.

The proper procedure is:

Log out of the QUALCOMM

Drive to your safe/legal location

Log back in

Put your status to sleeper or off-duty (whichever is the case)

and attach the note that says “kicked off property”.

Keep in mind, you cannot advance yourself on a load—so going to your

next stop is not an option. Better to go a few miles in another direction to sit

and finish out that break. As always---call safety if you have any HOS/

logging questions.

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Top Things to Do to Improve Fuel Economy

CONTINUED: Expected Winter Average MPG on each truck is above 7.3….

Expected summer months Average MPG on each truck is 7.75.

Many of our drivers achieve 8.0 MPG’s to 9.3 MPG’s.

11. Complete a proper and thorough pre-trip. Keep JRS aware of

any maintenance related issues that may be affecting the MPG

of your truck.

12. Use your In Cab Scanner to send in your trip paperwork. Re-

duce using your HOS and Fuel to send in load paperwork

13. Slide the tandems to center the load in order to reduce fuel

consumption.

14. Use trailer tails on trailer equipped when driving faster than 35

mph.

15. Remove the winter front when ambient temperatures are above

25 degrees.

16. Keep/maintain clean filters.

17. Make sure PM’s are completed timely.

18. Avoid “drag” with extra accessories and antenna’s.

19. Look at wind speed and direction if/when possible plan to

drive when wind speeds reduce or when it is a tail wind in-

stead of head wind or crosswind.

20. Less is more. Avoid transporting extra items in the cab/bunk

to reduce the weight of the truck.

“Pretend that every single person you meet has a sign around his or her neck that says, “Make Me Feel Important.” Not only will you succeed in Sales, you will succeed in life.” —Mary Kay Ash,

Entrepreneur

Division Spotlights

Issue 2

GET TO KNOW Our Drivers

REFRIGERATED:

We have had an exciting month here on

the refrigerated side. We rolled out the

new Kraft award and are starting to see

the freight coming in. We had a great

month with driver miles and we expect

June to be even better. Driver Utilization

is on the top of our list to improve your

miles so please continue to communicate

with your fleet manager if you anticipate

delays or early load arrivals. Congratula-

tions to the May Fuel MPG winners!

Drivers pay attention to what they are

doing on the road, to make more profit.

Being an ESOP, we look at the day-to -

day operations that make this happen;

and each of you is a part of this equation.

Communication is key, if you are in

New Ulm please stop and say “Hi”.

Please utilize your qual-comm as much

as possible. Nightd is here for you when

there are emergencies or if you have a

problem. Contact your Fleet Manager

during business hours for all other ques-

tions. COMMUNICATION + TEAMWORK

+ ESOP = SUCCESS

our way to reducing out-of-route miles from

10% to an acceptable and reasonable 5% in

just a few short months. So be proud of

your efforts, because I sure am.

* * * *

WELCOME TO THE TEAM!

Stephanie Goblirsh, born and raised in New

Ulm, has joined J&R

Schugel as a Customer

Service representative

supporting the Dry Van

Wisconsin divis ion.

Stephanie along with her

husband, Brian, six years old son, Logan,

and four year old daughter, Brenna have a

busy life style. Brian works at SouthPoint

Federal Credit Union and on his free time

plays softball. Stephanie says “As a mom,

life is full of family activities we are con-

stantly running it seems.” Stephanie at-

tends school full-time as well as working

full-time. Her goal by the end of this sum-

mer is to obtain her Bachelors in Market-

ing. Between activities and school Stepha-

nie likes to read, loves photography, and

spending time with friends and family.

They are animal lovers, and have a dog

named Pluto and a cat Chloe.

DRY VAN: Thanks to you and your brother and

sister drivers, America has clothes to

wear, food to eat, and medicine to take.

In fact, almost everything we use in our

daily lives is delivered by professional

drivers. Families depend on you to

deliver life’s essentials safely and effi-

ciently, and we all count on your pro-

fessional choices in dangerous situa-

tions to ensure everyone makes it home

safe and sound… most especially you.

I’d also like to acknowledge the

many drivers who are actively using

their Navigo for door-to-door, truck-

friendly routing to reduce unreimbursed

out-of-route miles. Drivers are paid for

deadhead and loaded miles, but nobody

gets paid going out-of-route.

Baseline out-of-route mileage in

March was over 10% fleet-wide.

Thanks to everyone’s efforts in using

your onboard Navigo routing, our out-

of-route in April was reduced roughly

100,000 miles. The preliminary data

for May could yield astonishing addi-

tional savings company-wide, which is

very important for each of us as an

ESOP/owner: Each unreimbursed out-

of-route mile costs our company $0.60.

Thanks to your efforts, we are well on

James Daye. James is an Owner

Operator (489) who has

been with J&R Schugel

since February 2015,

his best friend and

wife, Sandra of five

years accompanies his

trips. He is on the road

driving for 30+ days so

when he is home, he enjoys spending time with

all 10 of his grandkids and putting a good steak

on the grill. James said there are a lot of good

people at J&R Schugel, he may not know them

by name, but knows people by truck number

and facebook. When James was asked what

message he would like to share with other driv-

ers he said “Be safe & take your time. I want

everyone to go home to be with your family.”

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Bryan Canada. Bryan is a great member of our team. As an Independent

Contractor (532), Bryan joined J&R Schugel in 2004 and will be celebrating

32 years in the trucking industry. We asked Bryan why he chose J&R

Schugel, he said “They were the only one who would take the chance on me at

the time with my past record at the time. I needed some where to prove myself

and Schugel gave me the chance.” Bryan enjoys driving because he gets to

see the sights, cultures of the country, see how different parts of the country

and personalities are. He drives with the mindset that he is a tourist. As a val-

ued member of the team, he offers suggestions

routinely to enhance the company and engage

the drivers. It was Bryan’s suggestion that for-

malized the Driver Mentor program featured in

the May Newsletter. Driver Mentors offer new

drivers with J&R a drivers perspective and help

them during their first few weeks with the com-

pany. It has been a great experience and well

received by drivers. After 32 years in the profes-

sion, what message could Bryan share with other

driver, “We are all human, we all makes mistake

and are all supposed to be in this together. Fel-

low drivers, office personnel, parents we need

each other. We are a team.”

Thank you Bryan for all you do!

KUDOS & Compliments

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KUDOS to YOU

James Daye (489) was observed driv-

ing very professionally and safely in the

Atlanta heavy traffic today, as called in

by a motorist. He was driving at safe

speeds and allowing other motorist to

pass and change lanes around him with a

safe approach. Thanks James for all

you do out there!

Kelvin Fischer Update: Many have been asking for an

update on our trailer mechanic Kelvin. Judy, Kelvin’s wife

updates Kelvin’s CaringBridge page faithfully and asked that

we share with his J&R Schugel family the following:

We have great news to share with all; Kelvin was trans-

ferred to Red Wing Healthcare 5/15/2015 for their brain injury

rehab program. This is a big step and the last leg on our jour-

ney home. We have had great care here at Bethesda for the

last 8 weeks. Danielle & Judy were able to tour Red Wing

Healthcare & felt it would be a great fit for Kelvin, they have state of the art speech,

physical, occupational & recreational therapy. Kelvin’s goal is to be home for his

daughter’s wedding in July.”

A few facts about Kelvin: a few weeks ago he was running his hand down the back of

his head, he stopped & looked at me "Who cut my hair?". I took a deep breath before

explaining why there was a need to shave his head. He took the news pretty good...

Kelvin has always been a walker, especially when under stress. Many of his aides have

been wearing pedometers when caring for him. Saturday morning he wore out one aide

who requested a sitting position to take a break, Kelvin had walked 5 miles of 2 short

hallways. He has also been known to do 2.5 in 45 minutes.

Again, we thank all for the prayers, love & support. We are constantly reminded of how

long this marathon may take but with your support it has given us the strength to keep

going. ~ Judy & Family.

TOP REFERRAL COMPETITION: WHEN: APRIL 1

st – JUNE 30th

TOP REFERRAL: $1,000

2nd PLACE: $500

3RD PLACE: $250 HAND OUT BUSINESS CARDS AND BROCHURES WITH YOUR

NAME AND TRUCK NUMBER ON THEM AND

CALL INTO RECRUITING WITH YOUR LEAD

(NAME AND NUMBER)

WE’LL DO THE REST OF THE WORK FOR YOU!

** THIS TOP REFERRAL COMPETITION IS IN

ADDITION TO THE DRIVER REFERRAL BONUS OF

$650/DRIVER.

NOTE: THE DRIVER MUST BE HIRED TO COUNT

AS A REFERRAL

WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE TOP REFERRALS IN JULY

VIA QUALCOMM AND SOCIAL MEDIA.

WE’RE GROWING IN 2015! FOR QUESTIONS ON THE REFERRAL PROGRAM

PLEASE CONTACT RECRUITING AT 800.359.0101

We are looking for your suggestions and providing many resources to get

them to J&R Schugel. Suggestion boxes have been placed in all the terminal

shops and drivers’ lounge; you can call (507)233-5181, email

ESOP@JRSchugel.com , or send a qualcom message to HERD. All sugges-

tions are reviewed weekly by the leadership.

NEW ARRIVAL

Alyssa Church (DV Dispatch) Meredith

Clara born 5/21/15

Celebration of Life Our Deepest Sympathy to all who have

lost loved ones Lynn Windschitl (Accounting) mother

Katherine Jones

Kyle Windschitl (Accounting) grandmother

Kyle Rademacher (Night Dispatch) father

Todd Rademacher Amy Furth (Safety) grandmother

THE SALES LOOP We are putting the finishing touches on our 2015

pricing with many of our larger shippers. We typically

review our pricing and lanes annually. Obviously, the cost

to operate our fleet increases every day, however the fact

we provide good service and consistent capacity is also

recognized at the time of negotiating pricing.

Our customers are demanding, and so are theirs.

When we are in front of our customers, it reminds me how

good we have to be. How we talk to our customers, email

our customers, bill our customers, claim resolution, on-time

PU and DEL are equally important. It has been fun sharing

the J&R Schugel ESOP transition to our larger customers, I

leave them with this. “If you enjoy what we have done

the past 40 years, watch out for the next 40 years. Our

employees are the advantage we have over others”. Thank you all for what you do every day, more fun

things around the corner.

Developing an ownership culture is

an ongoing process that evolves over

time. This article will review the vari-

ous roles each plays within the pro-

cess to strengthen the culture.

Plan Participant or employee

owners get the benefits from the

ESOP Trust. Employees become plan

participants after meeting the eligibil-

ity requirements. Taking a vested in-

terested in the company by sharing

new ideas and how to improve pro-

cesses increases the benefits of the

ESOP Trust. Though participants

don’t actually own stock directly;

each employee has an account that

holds a portion of what is in the trust.

As a plan participant it is your re-

sponsibility to be engaged in the own-

ership culture by ways of taking part

in company events, thinking like an

owner, working more efficiently, and

providing exceptional service to our

customers.

A strong ownership culture

can be driven by the Board of Direc-

tors. The board has many duties, in-

cluding care to act prudently, loyal-

ty to act in good faith and in the

best interest of the company, and of

obedience to remain faithful to

the purpose of the company.

Each ESOP employs a

Trustee which represents the partic-

ipants, The single shareholder is

the ESOP Trust. The Board is ac-

countable to the Trustee. The Trus-

tee reviews financial statements and

the independent stock appraisal an-

nual report for transaction purposes.

Our Leadership team is

responsible for the day-to-day oper-

ations of J&R Schugel. They make

management decisions on major

purchase, employment opportuni-

ties, facility enhancements, policy

review/changes/enhancements,

compensation and benefits,

product and technology.

Take and make opportuni-

ties to educate yourself on ESOP

and J&R Schugel

operations.

Information is powerful. We can deliver the newsletter to your

‘home’. If you have an alternate email

address for you, a spouse or significant

other who want a copy sent to them,

please send their email address to

ESOP@JRSchugel.com and the electronic

newsletters will be delivered to them

monthly.

NEW CLOTHING BROCHURE COMING SOON!

WE ASKED FOR YOUR OPINIONS… WE MADE SOME CHANGES AND ADDED

SOME NEW ITEMS.

ESOP Leadership Structure In The Know

WANTED ESOP Beneficiary forms. If you are a compa-

ny driver or hourly paid employee and have

not sent in your ESOP beneficiary form,

please contact Deb for a new form right

away. The beneficiary form is a legal docu-

ment that allows the company to pay out any

balance in your account upon death to the

individual of your choice.

Reach out to Deb at ext. 181 or email

DebH@JRSchugel.com.

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HEALTH & WELLNESS To all on our health insurance plan:

J&R Schugel is hosting biometrics screenings

onsite at JRSNU Tuesday June 23rd in prepa-

ration for 2015 Health Insurance Renewal.

Screenings are confidential and specific re-

sults will not be shared with the company, but

participating in a screening will offset part of

your health insurance premium increase.

The screenings will be set up in 5 minute in-

crements from 6am-10:00am. Remember you

will have to fast 9-12 hours prior to your

screening. I will start taking appointment times

in June.

Any questions please contact Crystal

Fleck Employee Benefits Specialist at (507) 233-9235

We hear your suggestions!

A driver requested a link for the

newsletter on our WEB page; another

requested our newsletter placed on our

Facebook page.

Thanks to the creative web team and Courtney, Human

Resources Specialist, we have 2 easy to access location!

Our current newsletter is accessible from the HOME page

through the link directly under our phone number labeled

Click HERE to see what's happening at J&R Schugel Trucking.

If you missed an issue, not a problem, Courtney created a

Newsletter archive. From www.JRSchugel.com web page

under the About US tab locate Newsletters. Within this tab

will be our newsletters for you to access anytime.

Facebook offers the same easy Newsletter picture post to access our

recent news.

Courtney Wittman