Happenings

July 2018

If you have any news or announcements

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please email them to caitlinm@heyl.net.

2018 IOWA TRUCK DRIVING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

The 2018 Iowa Truck Driving Championships took

place June 14th—15th. Heyl Truck Lines was honored

to be represented by Les Packer and Juan Moreno.

Approximately 103 professional truck drivers partici-

pated in the two day event. All the drivers were test-

ed in four areas; pre-trip vehicle inspection, written

exam, personal interview and driving skills. There

were eight classes of competition, 3 axle van, 4 axle

van, 5 axle van, flatbed, tank, twin trailers, straight

truck and sleeper berth.

The truck driving championships are sponsored by

the Iowa Motor Truck Association and the Iowa

Council of Safety Management. This is the only com-

petition that is held for professional truck drivers and

the caliber of participants is outstanding. The Iowa

Motor Truck Association is a trade association locat-

ed in Des Moines and represents the interest of the trucking industry in Iowa.

Juan (left) and Les (right) complete the pre-trip inspection portion of the driving test.

The following drivers joined the Heyl team during the month of

June. We would like to wish you all a warm welcome!

Gregory Pebley—TX

David Cotto—FL

Donna Safford—TX

Vernon Maxwell—IA

John Murdock—FL

Tyler Broveak—IA

Daniel Simpson—NE

Josue Hebbeler—FL

Luis Otero—FL

Ivan Gonzalez—FL

Rodney Parsons—AB

Duane Robinson—FL

Reynaldo Carrzales—TX

Richard Gallant—MI

Nicholas Filiatrault—FL

Anthony Bilesimo—FL

Rodney Simms—AB

Luis Echevarria—FL

Claude Brown—FL

Kevin Lussier—IA

Mark Vescovo—FL

Walter Rucker—FL

John Stanton—AB

Million Mile Drivers

1 Million Miles—Joe Hanson,

pictured with Chris Josten 1 Million Miles—Joe Diaz,

pictured with Tano

MONTE “RED” SHANNON RETIRES Monte “Red” Shannon retired from Heyl Truck Lines at the end of

May. Red spent nearly 40 years with the company. He started in

Maintenance and moved to Safety and Risk Control, where he

stayed until his retirement. Thank you, Red, for your hard work and

dedication over the years!

Red plans to spend his retirement “at the fishing hole” and will con-

tinue to fill in for Safety in Sioux Falls as needed! Congratulations

and best wishes to you, Red!

Right: Red is pictured with President, Alan Heyl.

In memory of

Dana Prescott

It is with great sadness that we an-

nounce the passing of one of our

longtime drivers, Dana Prescott.

Dana spent over 14 years driving

with Heyl and accumulated over

1.5 million miles. It was an honor to

work with Dana and he will be

greatly missed.

Please keep his family and friends

in your thoughts and prayers.

Chris Anderson

Dennis Jackson

Greg Massocco

Samuel Perez

Juan Villa

Gregory Rivera

Wesley Bullock

Raymond Choquette

Mark Padgett

Brad Waslewsky

Michelle Taylor

Jorge Arango

Tyrah Curry

Mark Huddleston

Rick Schlotman

Jeffery Huggins

Louqur Ulysse

Dean Lowther

Adam Kennedy

Earnest Johnson

David Riekeberg

Henry Marshall

Joshua Giles

Javier Rodriguez

Oumar Bah

Megan Cobb

Daniel Moran

Lucas Lucas

Dale Mark

Jay Clifton

Cindy Klemme

Dan Wilken

Doug Buryanek

Michelle Banks

Doug Loutsch

Reynaldo Esquivel

Scott Jacobs

Joe Whitfield

Curt Berquist

John Lenz

Kyle Bearup

Edward Burma—23 years

Juan Rocha—16 years

Travis Barnes—12 years

Heather Lentz—12 years

Samuel Perez—10 years

Leroy Jackson Jr—10 years

Justus Versfeld—10 years

Cleta Lee—7 years

Harold Wilson—6 years

Mary Garza—6 years

Gary Calvert—6 years

Stacey Rabey—6 years

Raymond Choquette—5 years

Justin Haynes—5 years

Erin Mathistad—5 years

Julio Reyes—4 years

Eric Schumacher—4 years

Jason Smith—4 years

Daniel Yancey—4 years

David Pilfold—4 years

Fred Verville –3 years

Araceli Ochoa—3 years

Kenneth Rice—3 years

Jeff Oliver—3 years

Ken Wickins—2 years

Matthew Kolar—2 years

Jon Boss—1 year

Tami Lorenzen—1 year

YEARS OF SERVICE

Don Heyl, founder of Heyl

Truck Lines, celebrated

his 88th birthday on Mon-

day, June 25th! Happy

birthday, Don!

HEYL SCHOLARSHIP

Heyl Companies awarded a $500 scholarship to an

Akron-Westfield High School graduating senior who

has an interest in business, logistics, and/or mechanics

and will be pursuing an education in at least one of

those fields. This year’s

recipient was Max An-

derson. Max plans to

attend The University of

South Dakota and

study Accounting.

Congratulations and

best wishes to Max!

Right: Caitlin Muhlbau-

er, Recruiting Manag-

er, presents Max An-

derson his Scholarship.

We are very excited to announce we will be

offering members enrolled in our health plan

the opportunity to utilize a new service for

their health care through Teladoc. Teladoc

is one of the leading telemedicine providers

in the United States and has provided a

great opportunity for our members to utilize

their program.

Teladoc is a 24/7 telephonic/virtual care

program allowing members to speak with a

U.S. board-certified doctor. Teladoc also

comes at a lower out of pocket cost—$20

copay! The doctor will suggest treatment

options and can even arrange for a pre-

scription while you are on the phone, video

or app. Teladoc doctors can treat many

medical conditions—cold & flu, allergies,

pink eye, respiratory infections, sinus prob-

lems, skin issues, and more!

This program will be available to us begin-

ning July 1st, 2018, but you must be enrolled before you are able to use it. Please watch for a mail

piece coming to you from Teladoc that will guide you through the enrollment process. Also, watch for

new ID cards from UMR that will include Teladoc contact information.

TELADOC

Happy

Anniversary

Happy Anniversary to Mark

Padgett and his wife, Barb!

This month marks 10 years of

marriage and 20 years they’ve

been together! Mark and Barb

met through a mutual friend in

Zephyrhills. Together, they love

to watch movies, canoe, and

go camping.

Sioux City’s annual RIBFEST was

held June 23-24 at the Hard Rock

Hotel & Casino. Heyl’s very own

Russ Hauser and Perry Nelson

were among 27 teams who com-

peted in the Ribs and Chicken

category. They took home 4th

place in Ribs and 9th place over-

all! Congratulations to Russ and

Perry!

All funds raised at RIBFEST support

programs for kids and adults with

disabilities at Camp High Hopes,

a local non-profit in Sioux City, IA.

Coming Summer 2018...

We are excited to announce that driver facilities

are in the process of being upgraded at our

Akron and Zephyrhills Terminals!

The Akron terminal will be closing down “The

Hilton” and implementing 24/7 access to a

restroom with shower, laundry, and lounge area

all in the Safety Building.

The Zephyrhills terminal will be upgrading their

current driver amenities.

Thank you—Heyl Management