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Freshway Drivers Honored

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Freshway Foods recently held a driver appreciation event, where we honored our professional truck drivers for service to the company and safe driving. We inducted six drivers into our prestigious Million Mile Club: Bryan Fisher, Tracey Howard, Rick Keith, Albert Land, Mel Mathison, and Jeff Stroh.

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Bryan Fisher, Rick Keith, Mel Mathison, and Jeff Stroh

Becoming a member of the Million Mile Club is an impressive accomplishment for any driver. To put that number in perspective, consider that the circumference of the earth is just under 25,000 miles. This means that our Million Mile Club drivers have driven the equivalent of 40 trips around the earth!  One million miles is also equal to approximately 180 round trips between New York City and Los Angeles, or two trips to the moon and back. We are very proud of our drivers and their commitment to safety.

Herb Donahue, who was previously inducted in the Million Mile Club, achieved 1.25 million safe driving miles.

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Devon Beer, Herb Donahue and Dan Stegall

We recognized two drivers for reaching the milestone of 750,000 safe driving miles: Bob Black and Frank Counts.

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Devon Beer, Bob Black, Frank Counts and Dan Stegall

Nine drivers were honored for achieving 500,000 safe driving miles: Ray Davenport, Scott Farber, Jeff Herford, Jim Howard, Charlie Knous, Kevin Lane, Gary Lengerich, Mike Watson, and Mike Weeks.

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Dan Stegall, Charlie Knous, Gary Lengerich, Mike Watson, Ray Davenport, Jeff Herford, Jim Howard, and Devon Beer

Two drivers were honored for reaching the 250,000 safety milestone: Frank Amore and Jim Butler.

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Devon Beer, Jim Butler and Dan Stegall

Three of our drivers were honored for achieving their five year milestone with Freshway: Randy Owings, Scott Farber and Jim Howard.

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Devon Beer, Jim Howard and Dan Stegall

The drivers not shown in the photos above were on the road, safely delivering our fresh produce to customers.

Please join us in congratulating our drivers for achieving these safe driving and service milestones!

If you are interested in joining our team of professional drivers, please call us at 937-498-4664, or you can apply online at https://www.usfoods.com/USFCareers.html.

 

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Freshway Associates Honored for Service

We honored several Freshway associates at our quarterly recognition event this week. Thousands of dollars in awards were distributed, including a 55″ HDTV.  We celebrate the following milestones every quarter at the luncheon: 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 years of service.

Freshway associates honored for service this quarter:

  • Donna Redmon – 25 years
  • Glenna Murray – 20 years
  • Chris “Roy” Miller – 15 years
  • Terry Strope – 10 years
  • Maria Mendoza – 10 years
  • Chris Stangel – 10 years
  • Josh Elsner – 5 years
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Donna Redmon (center) receives 25 year service award

Phil Gilardi took a moment during the meeting to single out Glenna Murray as an outstanding representative for Freshway. “Every time I host a customer tour, I make a point of stopping by her area,” he said. “She is always smiling and always positive, and she lives our company values every day.”

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Glenna Murray (center) receives 20 year service award

We also held our quarterly incentive program drawing at the luncheon. All of our associates have the opportunity to qualify for this drawing by maintaining perfect attendance and a positive safety record. Production associate Chris Ike was awarded the 55″ HDTV in the drawing, and fifteen other associates received gift cards.

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Chris Ike (shown here in a red Freshway shirt) awarded 55″ HDTV in quarterly incentive drawing

Production associate Carlos Avarado and fabricator Mike Dibble were recognized for process improvements they implemented on our production lines. Thirty-four associates were recognized for perfect attendance, and each received a $50 gift card.

The quarterly recognition is held during our monthly associate appreciation luncheon. We hold this monthly luncheon to thank our associates for their hard work and dedication.

In addition to our monthly appreciation luncheons,  quarterly incentive program drawing and service awards, Freshway holds an annual company picnic and a health fair for our associates and their families. Freshway Logistics, our forward distribution and logistics company, also awards its drivers for achieving safe driving milestones with membership in the Million Mile Club. For more information about associate appreciation activities at Freshway, visit our website.