American Centra l Transpor t , Inc .

Apr i l — June 2017

ACT’S DRIVERS BUILT THIS COMPANY,

SO WE BUILT THIS FOR OUR DRIVERS

BY: Phil Wilt, President & C.O.O.

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At American Central Transport, family has always been important to us. But on June 6th, our desire to be a home away from home became even more of a reality, as we celebrated the Grand Open-ing of our new ACT Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri.

It was an exciting event for us as we dedicat-ed our new building with a blessing of the building, facility tours, DJ music and a lunch featuring ACT’s famous steak sandwiches. The new ACT Plaza houses our Corporate Office, Maintenance Facility, Training Center and Services Center and allows all of our ACT family to be headquartered in a single location.

“This new building doubles the size of our previous Liberty, Missouri location and allows us to catch up with drivers, work through problems and to get questions answered on the spot,” said President & CEO Phil Wilt. “I am pleased that we will see each other more often. We are a family company and having everyone be known and heard is a big deal to me, as well as our whole management team. The office side will be open from 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, always with an open door policy.”

“To me the most exciting part is the Services Center and all of the new things that we will be able to offer our drivers, office associates and mainte-nance staff. It will be open 24 hours so when drivers come in for scheduled maintenance or just to reset their hours of service, they can use the Services Cen-ter to rest and relax,” said Wilt. “We’ve designed the place to feel like they are home; a place that is com-fortable and secure. You can do a load of laundry, work out, take a hot shower, rest your eyes, watch TV or get caught up with fellow associates in a varie-ty of seating options in the Café or outside patio.”

“We built this facility to directly support our core values of family and respect. We appreciate our employees’ hard work and we want to take good care of them,” said Senior Vice President of Sales/Chief Marketing Officer Bill Kretsinger, Sr. “It’s all about providing amenities and convenience for our drivers. The former building worked fine for the of-fice employees but not for the drivers. Now, conduct-ing business will be easier for drivers since they’re next to the terminal and they can relax and improve their quality of life with beautiful amenities that pro-vide a quiet oasis.”

The response to this impressive new facility has been overwhelming. “Everyone has loved it. It’s been amazing. Most have said the videos and pic-tures don’t do it justice,” said Recruiting Director Josh Mecca. “Drivers have been amazed by the at-tention to detail put into the building, and can’t wait to come back and visit. This facility really helps to provide a peace of mind while you are here: being in such a modern, secure location. We’re happy that when our drivers get back on the road, they are not only physically refreshed, but also mentally refreshed as well.”

We hope to see you soon. Welcome Home to Your Home Away From Home! Phil Wilt

CROSS MIDWEST

Presented ACT with a plaque in appreciation for 25 years of fantastic customer loyalty.

POPCORN Every Friday

Morning

In the Cafe

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NEWS

Congratulations Cathy Boyles

30 years of service at ACT in March! She received a commencement clock and

we are glad for her dedication to the company.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Summer Cookouts

August 8 & October 10 Driver Appreciation Week

September 11—15

Congratulations Jessica & Travis Dye

On the birth of Wyatt Dye Born 6/16/17

6 lbs 18”

Jessica is a Driver Support Manager

TRUE VALUE AWARD

ACT was the proud service ex-cellence recipient at the True Value 2017 Core Carrier Confer-ence for Truckload. Thanks to everyone at ACT that makes this account successful!

MoTA Trucking Rodeo Gary Steward represented ACT at the 50th Annual Missouri Trucking Driving Championships in Branson, MO. The competi-tion featured over 200 drivers from across the state of Mis-souri. There were 9 different competition vehicle classes repre-sented as well. Gary competed in the Sleeper Berth class con-sisting of 27 drivers. Gary was one of 41 rookie, first time con-testants to compete at the event this year. Each driver was required to complete a written exam, a Pre-Trip inspection sta-tion facilitated by the Missouri Highway Patrol, and, new to the event, the skills course which consisted of 6 different obstacle courses. Gary did a great job repre-senting ACT as a professional driv-er and enjoyed the networking that took place with others from across the state. Thanks again to Gary for representing us at the event, and we look forward to participating in the event again in the future.

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BUILDING DEDICATION

APRIL Tammy Vandendaele Customer Service Rep

Welcome ACT’s New Faces!

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2nd Quarter MPG Bonus

To qualify, the driver must be employed with ACT for the entirety of the quarter and have 25,000+ dispatched miles (loaded or empty) in the quarter. Of that popula-tion, the top 25% in MPG receive a bonus. The top 5% receives $500, the top 15% receives $300, and the top 25% receives $175. Remember a new quarter cleans the slate. You have the chance to earn an MPG bonus each quarter in 2017. Good Job Drivers!

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One Million Mile Driver

Doug Beyer

Congratulations to Doug Beyer for achieving 1 million miles with ACT. Doug started with ACT in July 2006. Doug likes the freedom to be his own boss and enjoys being out-

side and seeing nature while driving around the coun-try. He likes the office support at ACT and the top notch equipment they provide to drivers. His favorite safety ad-vice is to “take your time and pay attention, use all the

tools that ACT has provided.”

NEWS & RECOGNITIONS

One Million Mile Driver

Tim Dexter

Congratulations to Tim Dexter for achieving 1 million miles with ACT. Tim has been with ACT for over 9 years. Tim’s advice to other truck drivers is to “be aware at all times, don’t let your guard down.” He would like to thank every-one at ACT, especially his DSM, Eric Hukill and says “ACT is a great place to work!” His favorite thing about driving is the freedom and being able to see all the different parts of the country.

MAY Melinda Amack Recruiting Coordinator

Total Rewards for Company Store ACT is excited to provide a new opportunity to use your ACT Total Rewards points to purchase select items from the company store. You will have two options on how to use your points to purchase these items: 1. You can place your order via the website. We will pull

your order and have it waiting for you on your next trip to the ACT Plaza. The ordering process is the same; however, orders cannot be shipped. We will message you via QC or call once the item(s) are ready for pickup. OR

2. You can also redeem your points in person when at the ACT Plaza. Contact Mendy Windsor in Recruiting with further questions or see her when you visit the ACT Plaza to purchase items from the company store.

Top 5% ROCKY WOODIE TONY ZIEGLER

CLIFFTON HIGHFILL RODERICK DERRICKSON WILLIAM CROWTHERS

DOUG BEYER STEVE CRAWFORD JOHN HANAN

Top 15% DEBORHA HABIGER JUSTIN SHADDIX

ALBERT WINTERS GARY STEWARD MICHAEL HARMON

ALVIN SIMS GREGORY WININGS TERENCE HEADLEY

CHARLES CONE JACOB MELTON WALTER MAHONEY

CHRIS HUGGINS JAMES STEVENSON WILLIAM SKINNER

Top 25% DAVID HINES MERTON TODD

CHARLES H WARE DAVID HUGHES PATRICK BABB

CHESTER CALVERT GARY LUOMA RUSSELL LONG

CHRISTOPHER MCKEE JAMES WALKER WILLIAM GUTHREY

CHRISTOPHER WILCOX JEFFREY SMYERS YVONNE PIGOTT

COLIN GREEN LISA COLLOM

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NEWS &

May

Company Driver— Patrick Babb

Contractor - Don Tolar

June

Company Driver — Andrew Wood

Contractor— Bill Casey

April

Company Driver — David Hughes David Hughes is the April company driv-er of the month. David has been with ACT since March 2015 with Eric Hukill as his DSM. David resides in Logan, OH. He has always enjoyed driving and is glad that he has a job that pays him to drive! David says he likes the free-dom of being a truck driver and that

ACT is a well organized company and treats drivers with profes-sionalism. He would like to thank his DSM, Eric and fellow DSM, Johnny Reeves and the rest of the dispatch team.

Contractor - John Tarr John Tarr is the April contractor of the month! John started with ACT over 16 years ago and is from Lonia, MO. He is currently on Eric Hukill’s board. John enjoys the freedom to go different places and meet different people. He would like to thank God, his parents and everyone in the trucking industry that got him to where he is today.

Drivers of the Month

Congratulations to Patrick Babb for being selected as May company driver of the month! Patrick has driven at ACT since May 2012 and resides in Kansas City, MO. His DSM is Jessica Johnson. Patrick likes the feeling of being part of a family at ACT. His advice to other drivers is don’t be in a hur-ry. He would like to thank Jessica BIG TIME!

Don Tolar is the May contractor of the month! Don is from Ash Flat, AR and has worked for ACT since 2004. Kathy Plante is his DSM. Don decided to be a truck driver to provide the income to buy a house for his family, plus he loves

to travel. Don’s advice to other drivers is to give yourself an out & always drive defensively. He would like to thank everyone from the recruiting department, the shop, dispatch, Kathy, and his for-mer DSM Lance Lamley.

Greetings from Operations! By Brian Matthews, V.P. of Operations With the changing of the season from spring to summer, it would be good to talk about some general items that impact you and your ability to be successful at ACT. Some of the items below might seem like common sense or second nature to you, but hopefully there is something that you can take away from this list: 1) Always verify the paperwork the shipper gives you to what

you were sent on your Qualcomm. Does the trailer number match, origin/destination, BOL number? If it doesn’t match, notify Operations immediately!

2) No one likes surprises, especially our customers. We always want to deliver on time, but we understand things happen. If you think you will pick up or deliver late, notify Operations so we can give the customer advance notice. We don’t want them calling ACT first wanting to know where their freight is!

3) Always get your in & out times listed on your paper-work. Even if you think detention won’t apply, get in the habit of documentation.

4) I know some of our load notes we send you via the Qual-comm are lengthy; however, we wouldn’t provide it if we didn’t think it was necessary.

5) Check Calls! I know many of you do not like to do this, but giving the load planner an accurate time ETA/PTA allows Op-erations to have an accurate count of drivers available to the loads that need planned. There are many factors that go into load planning & having an accurate PTA is an important piece of that planning function.

Congratulations to Bill Casey for being selected as June contractor of the month! Bill is from Collinsville, OK and has been with ACT for over 13 years. Bill’s advice to other drivers is to pay attention to the folks in the safety department at ACT. “I drive no faster than 60 MPH, it keeps me out of trouble.” Bill likes being by himself in the truck and is the happiest when he is work-ing. Bill’s DSM is James Reddoch.

Andrew Wood is the June company driver of the month! Andrew is from Springfield, MO and has Kathy Plante as his DSM. Andrew has worked for ACT since November 2016. He likes everything about ACT and the good ca-maraderie. He would like to thank Kathy for all the help she provides. His advice to other driv-ers is look ahead, keep your distance and prac-tice defensive driving.

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ANNIVERSARIES & CELEBRATIONS

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