Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Pohl Transportation ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://pohltransportation.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mark Manning (Tractor 979)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mark-manning-tractor-979/) - Mark has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since March of 2023. Mark actually heard about Pohl through another driver out on the road, who was also looking to make a change to another company. Mark has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Mark - [Gary Tyree is our May 2023 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/06/gary-tyree-is-our-may-2023-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Gary Tyree, truck number 753, for being recognized as our May 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Gary has been employed since 1-19-11. His MPG is 8.57 and his mileage variance is -1.8%. Thank you, Gary, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Joe Wilson is our July 2026 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/08/joe-wilson-is-our-july-2026-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Joe Wilson, truck number 884, for being recognized as our July 2026 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Joe has been employed since 5/7/20 . His MPG is 8.80 and his mileage variance is 1.60%. Thank you, Joe, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [UV Index and Sun Safety Tips for Truck Drivers](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/07/uv-index-and-sun-safety-tips-for-truck-drivers/) - Professional truck drivers spend long hours on the road, and while most of that time is spent inside the cab, exposure to the sun's ultraviolet (UV) rays can still add up. UV radiation can pass through side windows, and drivers often spend time outside during inspections, fueling, loading, unloading, and rest breaks. Understanding the daily - [Beat the Heat: Simple Summer Wellness Tips for Life on the Road](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/07/beat-the-heat-simple-summer-wellness-tips-for-life-on-the-road/) - Summer has officially arrived. If you’ve spent even one afternoon fueling up your rig in the middle of July or August, you know exactly what we’re talking about: it is hot out there! When the asphalt is baking and temperatures climb into the 90s, the temptation to stay glued to that air-conditioned cab is real. - [CC Williams is our June 2026 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/07/cc-williams-is-our-june-2026-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to CC Williams, truck number 956, for being recognized as our June 2026 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Williams has been employed since 10-29-25. His MPG is 7.66 and his mileage variance is 2%. Thank you, CC, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Driver Testimonial: Sean Curling on His Experiences with Pohl Transportation](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/07/driver-testimonial-sean-curling-on-his-experiences-with-pohl-transportation/) - In this Driver Testimonial, Sean Curling shares why he chose Pohl Transportation and what has kept him with the team for the past two years. From joining the company to life on the road, Sean highlights what makes Pohl a great place for drivers. - [Everything you need to know during Louisville's 2-month I-65 closure](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/07/everything-you-need-to-know-during-louisvilles-2-month-i-65-closure/) - As a professional truck driver, staying ahead of major road disruptions is key to keeping your runs safe, efficient, and on schedule. If your upcoming routes take you through Kentucky, you need to be aware of a massive, long-term construction project right in the heart of Louisville. The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) has completely closed - [Beyond the Signs: What to do after you recognize potential human trafficking signs](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/07/beyond-the-signs-what-to-do-after-you-recognize-potential-human-trafficking-signs/) - You’ve just spotted a potential indicator of human trafficking. Now it’s time to act. Human trafficking happens at truck stops, rest areas, and across our nation’s highways. That’s why everyone, especially CDL drivers, has the responsibility to not only recognize the signs of human trafficking, but to report it. Whether it is someone’s unusual behavior, - [Definition of a “PREVENTABLE” Accident](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/06/definition-of-a-preventable-accident/) - The National Safety Council’s definition of a preventable accident is: An accident in which the driver failed to do everything reasonable to prevent it. Defensive driving means driving to prevent accidents in spite of the incorrect actions of others, and in spite of the adverse conditions. Are “right turn squeeze” accidents preventable? Usually, they are. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Daniel Sails (Tractor 926)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-daniel-sails-tractor-926/) - Daniel joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2026 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Daniel has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Daniel has spent his driving career using ELDs. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS for navigation and loves driving a - [Matt Leiter is our May 2026 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/06/matt-leiter-is-our-may-2026-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Matt Leiter, truck number 968, for being recognized as our May 2026 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Matt has been employed since 8-13-25. His MPG is 7.56 and his mileage variance is 2.1%. Thank you, Matt, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Rashaun Wormely (Tractor 891)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-rashaun-wormely-tractor-891/) - Rashaun joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2026 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Rashaun has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Rashaun has spent his driving career using ELDs. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeffrey Tidwell (Tractor 844)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeffrey-tidwell-tractor-844/) - Jeff joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2026 after seeing our trucks on the road. Jeff has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jeff went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and likes - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Robert Garrett (Tractor 932)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-garrett-tractor-932/) - Rob joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2026 after seeing our ad on Indeed. Rob has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Rob went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use Garmin GPS for navigation and likes driving a - [Avoiding Sunburn on the Road this Summer](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/06/avoiding-sunburn-on-the-road-this-summer/) - A little too much fun in the sun? It happens. Whether you forgot to reapply sunscreen or failed to use it at all, your unprotected skin leaves you with one more memory from the day: searing sunburn. In addition to preventing uncomfortable sunburn, sunscreen reduces long-term damage to your skin. So, it’s important to get back - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeff McSherry (Tractor 848)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeff-mcsherry-tractor-848/) - Jeff joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2026 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Jeff has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jeff went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use Garmin GPS for navigation and likes driving a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Anderson (Tractor 838)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-anderson-tractor-838/) - Joe joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2026 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Joe has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Joe has always used ELDs during his driving career. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and likes driving a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Stephen Jackson (Tractor 897)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-stephen-jackson-tractor-897/) - Stephen joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2026 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse and hearing about us through another driver. Stephen has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Stephen went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use - [Papa Diaw is our Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month for April 2026!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/05/papa-diaw-is-our-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month-for-april-2026/) - Congratulations to Papa Diaw, truck number 850, for being recognized as our April 2026 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Papa has been employed since 9-17-25. His MPG is 7.43 and his mileage variance is 2.7%. Thank you, Papa, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Slow Down, Stay Alert: Speeding Enforcement Continues Across Pennsylvania](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/05/slow-down-stay-alert-speeding-enforcement-continues-across-pennsylvania/) - For professional drivers, staying on schedule is important—but safety must always come first. Pennsylvania continues to aggressively enforce speeding violations, especially in active work zones, and drivers across the industry are seeing the consequences firsthand. At Pohl Transportation, we’ve recently received speed camera violations from work zones along I-76 near Somerset, Pennsylvania, and I-80 near - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Karl Martin (Tractor 927)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-karl-martin-tractor-927/) - Karl joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2026 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Karl has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Karl has always used ELDs for his logs. He likes to use Co-Pilot GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jason Bradley (Tractor 906)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jason-bradley-tractor-906/) - Jason joined the Pohl Transportation Family in March of 2026 after seeing our ad on social media. Jason has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jason went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS for navigation and loves - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Clinton Compton](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-clinton-compton/) - Clint joined the Pohl Transportation Family in March of 2026 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Clint has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Clint has spent his driving career using ELDs and loves driving a Volvo. He enjoys working for Pohl because we - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Derek Fausneaucht (Tractor 900)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-derek-fausneaucht-tractor-900/) - Derek joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2026 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Derek has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Derek has spent his driving career using ELDs. He likes to use Google Maps and road signs for navigation and loves - [Kirk Syme is our March 2026 Driver of the month](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/04/kirk-syme-is-our-march-2026-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Kirk Syme, truck number 936, for being recognized as our March 2026 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Kirk has been employed since 8-14-19. His MPG is 7.62 and his mileage variance is 2.7%. Thank you, Kirk, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jim Collier (Tractor 891)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jim-collier-tractor-891/) - Jim joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2026. Having known about Pohl since long ago, he decided it was finally time to join our team! Jim has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jim went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He - [Spring Driving Brings New Obstacles](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/04/spring-driving-brings-new-obstacles/) - As we move into spring, changing weather conditions can create some of the most challenging driving environments of the year. Frequent rain, soft ground, and fluctuating temperatures mean drivers need to stay alert to avoid unnecessary hazards. Wet, saturated ground can quickly turn routine stops into major problems. Muddy lots, soft shoulders, and pothole-filled areas - [Eyes on the Road: Staying Safe During Distracted Driving Awareness Month](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/04/eyes-on-the-road-staying-safe-during-distracted-driving-awareness-month/) - April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a time for all of us to refocus on the most important part of the job: getting home safely. At Pohl Transportation, your safety and your career are our top priorities. While technology keeps us connected, it can also be our biggest liability if not handled correctly. Recently, one - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jacob Hannigan (Tractor 849)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jacob-hannigan-tractor-849/) - Jacob joined the Pohl Transportation Family in February of 2026 after seeing our trucks out on the road. Jacob has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jacob has always used ELDs during his career. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and loves driving - [Tornado Season is Upon Us - How to Stay Safe as Professional Driver](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/03/tornado-season-is-upon-us-how-to-stay-safe-as-professional-driver/) - Recent storms have been a strong reminder of how quickly conditions can change on the road. Staying prepared and adjusting your driving habits during severe weather is critical to keeping yourself—and others—safe. Driving in Wet & Severe Conditions When roads are wet or visibility is reduced, slow down and stay alert. A good rule of - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Timothy “Brandon” Tyler (Tractor 912)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-timothy-brandon-tyler-tractor-912/) - Brandon joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2026 after seeing our ad on Tenstreet. Brandon has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Brandon has mostly used ELDs during his career. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Reginald Smith (Tractor 858)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-reginald-smith-tractor-858/) - Reggie joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2026 after hearing about us through a friend. Reggie has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Reggie has always used ELDs and says ELDs keep drivers safe. He likes to use Garmin GPS for navigation and loves - [Noah Jones is our Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month for February 2026!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/03/noah-jones-is-our-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month-for-february/) - Congratulations to Noah Jones, truck number 846, for being recognized as our February 2026 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Noah has been employed since 4-30-25. His MPG is 7.10 and his mileage variance is 2.1%. Thank you, Noah, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mark Wilson (Tractor 879)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mark-wilson-tractor-879/) - Mark joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2026 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Mark has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Mark went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are easier to use. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Wyatt Leffel (Tractor 866)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-wyatt-leffel-tractor-866/) - Wyatt joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2026 after hearing about us from one of our drivers! Wyatt has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Wyatt has always run off of ELD. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS for navigation and loves driving - [This Week’s Driver Spotlight is on John Rigney (Tractor 945)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-john-rigney-tractor-945/) - John joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2025 after seeing our trucks on the road. John has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. John went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs keep it structured. He likes to use - [Congratulations to our 2025 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year: Dwight Spencer!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/02/congratulations-to-our-2025-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year-dwight-spencer/) - Congratulations goes to Dwight Spencer, truck 931, for being named Pohl Transportation's Driver of the Year! Dwight has been employed since 09/12/2024. Dwight was selected from all drivers who were the Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month for 2025. Congratulations to our 2025 Driver of the Month Recipients: January: Mike Taulbee February: Kimberly Minus March: - [Chad Russell is our January 2026 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/02/chad-russell-is-our-january-2026-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Chad Russell, truck number 955, for being recognized as our January 2026 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Chad has been employed since 5-21-25. His MPG is 7.44 and his mileage variance is 1.40%. Thank you, Chad, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Robert Weiler (Tractor 954)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-weiler-tractor-954/) - Bob joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2025 after seeing our ad online. Bob has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Bob has always run off of ELDs. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. Bob enjoys - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Keith Locklear (Tractor 959)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ketih-locklear-tractor-959/) - Keith joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2025 after seeing our trucks on the road and then seeing us on social media. Keith has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Keith has always run off of ELDs. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Clarence Williams (Tractor 956)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-clarence-williams-tractor-956/) - CC joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2025 after seeing our ad on Facebook. CC has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. CC went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and loves driving - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jody Blackburn (Tractor 948)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jody-blackburn-tractor-948/) - Jody joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2025 after seeing our trucks on the road. Jody has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jody has always run off of ELDs. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. - [Lenny Lloyd is our December Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/01/lenny-lloyd-is-our-december-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Lenny Lloyd, truck number 940, for being recognized as our December 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Lenny has been employed since 12-13-19. His MPG is 7.5 and his mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you, Lenny, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dequaun Reid (Tractor 852)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dequaun-reid-tractor-852/) - Dequaun joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2025 after seeing our trucks on the road. Dequaun has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Dequaun went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are great. He likes to use Trucker - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Moore (Tractor 950)](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-moore-tractor-950/) - Thomas joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2025 after seeing our trucks on the road. Thomas has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Thomas went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and said the ELDs are great. He likes to use Rand - [Happy Retirement Carol Forte!](https://pohltransportation.com/2026/01/happy-retirement-carol-forte/) - In December, Pohl was sad to say goodbye to their second shift dispatcher, Carol Forte. Carol had a remarkable 17-year journey with us as our night dispatcher. Her dedication and commitment have been nothing short of inspiring. While our inside team along with our team of drivers who depended on her during the evenings - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Boldman (Tractor 929)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-boldman-tractor-929/) - Thomas joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2025 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Thomas has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Thomas went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and said the ELDs are great. He likes to use Truckers Path - [Stanley Coleman is our November 2025 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/12/stanley-coleman-is-our-november-2025-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Stanley Coleman, truck number 934, for being recognized as our November 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Stanley has been employed since 02-05-25. His MPG is 8.47 and his mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you, Stanley, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Maurice Wise (Tractor 844)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-maurice-wise-tractor-844/) - Mo joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2025 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Mo has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Mo went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and said the ELDs are great. He likes to use Garmin GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Papa Diaw (Tractor 850)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-papa-diaw-tractor-850/) - Papa joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2025 after seeing our ad online. Papa has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Papa went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use Garmin GPS for navigation and enjoys driving a Volvo. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Nick Fitch (Tractor 928)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-nick-fitch-tractor-928/) - Nick joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2025 after seeing our ad online. Nick has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Nick has always used ELDs and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and enjoys - [Robert Cook is our October 2025 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/11/robert-cook-is-our-october-2025-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Robert Cook, truck number 941, for being recognized as our October 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Robert has been employed since 09-05-24. His MPG is 7.52 and his mileage variance is 2.5%. Thank you, Robert, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gerald Denson (Tractor 862)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gerald-denson-tractor-862/) - Gerald joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2025 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Gerald has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Gerald has always used ELDs and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Hammer GPS for navigation and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Basil Small (Tractor 883)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-basil-small-tractor-883/) - Basil joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2025 after seeing our ad on Tenstreet. Basil has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Basil has always used ELDs and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Hammer GPS for navigation and enjoys - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Hunter Carter (Tractor 849)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-hunter-carter-tractor-849/) - Hunter joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2025 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Hunter has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Hunter has always used ELDs. He likes to use Trucker Path GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo because they - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Matt Leiter (Tractor 851)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-matt-leiter-tractor-851/) - Matt joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2025 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Matt has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Matt has always used ELDs and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Trucker Map GPS for navigation - [Nate Hunt is our September 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/10/nate-hunt-is-our-september-2025-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Nate Hunt, truck number 915, for being recognized as our September 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Nate has been employed since 02-05-2025. His MPG is 8.06 and his mileage variance is .60%. Thank you, Nate, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Edward Delmoral (Tractor 868)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-edward-delmoral-tractor-868/) - Edward joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2025 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Edward has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Edward went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use his Rand McNally GPS for navigation and loves - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Keith Tanner (Tractor 879)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-keith-tanner-tractor-879/) - Keith joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2025 after seeing our ad on Facebook and seeing our trucks on the road. Keith has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Keith went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use his - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Troy Barnes Jr. (Tractor 815)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-troy-barnes-jr-tractor-815/) - Troy recently rejoined the Pohl Transportation Family in August 2025. The very first time he heard about Pohl was through another driver. Welcome back, Troy! Troy has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Troy has always used ELDs and says they are easy to use. He - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Shaheem Robinson (Tractor 858)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-shaheem-robinson-tractor-858/) - Shaheem joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2025 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Shaheem has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Shaheem has always used ELDs and says they are easy to use. He likes to use his Rand McNally GPS for navigation - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joseph Murphy (Tractor 842)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joseph-murphy-tractor-842/) - Joseph joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2025 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Joseph has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Joseph has always used ELDs and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Trucker Path GPS for navigation - [Tom Seidl is our August 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/09/tom-seidl-is-our-august-2025-drive-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Tom Seidl, truck number 908, for being recognized as our August 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Tom has been employed since 11-20-14. His MPG is 7.60 and his mileage variance is .50%. Thank you, Tom, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Rodney Foley (Tractor 878)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-rodney-foley-tractor-878/) - Rodney joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2025 after seeing our trucks out on the road. Rodney has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Rodney went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says there are pros and cons of both. He - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Chad Russell (Tractor 809)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-chad-russell-tractor-809/) - Chad joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2025 after hearing about us through his brother. Chad has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Chad has always used ELDs during his driving career. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jonathan Ferguson (Tractor 862)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jonathan-ferguson-tractor-862/) - Jonathan joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2025. He knew about Pohl from living near the area. Jonathan has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jonathan has always used ELDs during his driving career. He likes to trip plan his routes and says the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeremy Holt (Tractor 836)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeremy-holt-tractor-836/) - Jeremy joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2025 after researching good trucking companies online. Jeremy has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jeremy has always used ELDs during his driving career. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and likes driving a - [Dwight Spencer is our July 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/08/dwight-spencer-is-our-july-2025-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Dwight Spencer, truck number 931, for being recognized as our July 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Dwight has been employed since 9-12-24. His MPG is 8.49 and his mileage variance is 1.50%. Thank you, Dwight, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Troy Brown (Tractor 812)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-troy-brown-tractor-812/) - Troy joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2025 after seeing our trucks on the road. Troy has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Troy has mostly used ELDs during his driving career. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and likes driving - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gervin Pipersburgh (Tractor 799)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gervin-pipersburgh-tractor-799/) - Gervin joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2025 after seeing our ad online. Gervin went through the change of paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are efficient to use. He likes to use Garmin GPS for navigation and says the Volvo is a comfortable truck. Gervin enjoys working at Pohl because - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kiana Barnes (Tractor 847)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kiana-barnes-tractor-847/) - Kiana joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2025 after seeing our ad online. Kiana has spent her driving career using ELDs. She likes to use either the Rand McNally or Garmin GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. Kiana enjoys working at Pohl because we get her home. Some advice that Kiana - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Noah Jones (Tractor 846)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-noah-jones-tractor-846/) - Noah joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2025 after seeing our ad on Google. Noah has spent his driving career using ELDs. He likes to use his Rand McNally GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. Noah enjoys working at Pohl because we have good equipment, small family atmosphere, and we are - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Decaire (Tractor 828)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-decaire-tractor-828/) - Michael joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2025 after seeing our ad on Google. Michael has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Michael has spent his career using ELDs. He likes to use Hammer GPS for navigation and says the Volvo is a good - [Congratulations to our June 2025 Driver of the Month: Keith Bishop!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/07/congratulations-to-our-june-2025-driver-of-the-month-keith-bishop/) - Congratulations to Keith Bishop, truck number 914, for being recognized as our June 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Keith has been employed since 12-14-23. His MPG is 8.35 and his mileage variance is 2.70%. Thank you, Keith, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on James Garrison (Tractor 824)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-james-garrison-tractor-824/) - James joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2025 after hearing about us through a friend. James has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. James has spent most of his career using ELDs. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeffrey Oldaker (Tractor 851)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeffrey-oldaker-tractor-851/) - Jeff joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2025 after seeing our ad on Indeed. Jeff has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jeff has spent most of his career using ELDs. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says the Volvo - [Congratulations to our May 2025 Driver of the Month: Brian Bryce!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/07/congratulations-to-our-may-2025-driver-of-the-month-brian-bryce/) - Congratulations to Brian Bryce, truck number 901, for being recognized as our May 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Brian has been employed since 9-7-23. His MPG is 7.58 and his mileage variance is 2.80%. Thank you, Brian, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Raymond Aery (Tractor 857)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-raymond-aery-tractor-857/) - Ray joined the Pohl Transportation Family in March of 2025 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Ray has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Ray has always used ELDs during his trucking career. He likes to use Co-Pilot GPS for navigation and says the Volvo - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bobby Mckowen (Tractor 832)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bobby-mckowen-tractor-832/) - Bobby joined the Pohl Transportation Family in March of 2025 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Bobby has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Bobby went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use both Hammer and the Rand McNally GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Billi Wright (Tractor 856)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-billi-wright-tractor-856/) - Billi joined the Pohl Transportation Family in February of 2025 after seeing our ad online. Billi has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Billi has always used ELD’s during her driving career. She likes to use her Rand McNally GPS for navigation and says the Volvo - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Richard Koch (Tractor 849)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-richard-koch-tractor-849/) - Richard joined the Pohl Transportation Family in February of 2025 after coming across our ad on Facebook. Richard has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Richard has always used ELD’s during his driving career. He likes to use his Rand McNally GPS for navigation and loves - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Stanley Coleman (Tractor 897)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-stanley-coleman-tractor-897/) - Stan joined the Pohl Transportation Family in February of 2025 after coming across our ad online. Stan has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Stan went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and loves to use the ELDs. He likes to use his Trucker - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Browne (Tractor 860)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-browne-tractor-860/) - Mike joined the Pohl Transportation Family in February of 2025 after coming across our ad on Driver Pulse. Mike has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Mike has always used ELDs during his trucking career. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and likes - [Josh Korenstra is our April 2025 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/05/josh-korenstra-is-our-april-2025-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Josh Korenstra, truck number 825, for being recognized as our April 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Josh has been employed since 12-11-24. His MPG is 7.89 and his mileage variance is 2.30%. Thank you, Josh, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bernard Callesen (Tractor 854)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bernard-callesen-tractor-854/) - Bernie joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2025 after talking to one of our drivers out on the road. Bernie has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Bernie went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs have simplified a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Johnathan Schultz (Tractor 787)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-johnathan-schultz-tractor-787/) - John joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2025 after seeing our ad on Tenstreet Driver Pulse. John has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. John has always used ELDs during his trucking career. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Vernon Ridley (Tractor 843)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-vernon-ridley-tractor-843/) - Vernon joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2025 after seeing our ad online and seeing our trucks on the road. Vernon has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Vernon has spent all of his trucking career using ELDs. He likes to use GPS for - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kevin Chance (Tractor 813)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kevin-chance-tractor-813/) - Kevin joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2025 after seeing our ad on Indeed. Kevin has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Kevin has spent all of his trucking career using ELDs. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says the - [Phillip Moore is our March 2025 Drive of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/04/phillip-moore-is-our-march-2025-drive-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Phillip Moore, truck number 865, for being recognized as our March 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Phillip has been employed since 5-22-24. His MPG is 7.72 and his mileage variance is .50%. Thank you, Phillip, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Cedric Smith (Tractor 821)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-cedric-smith-tractor-821/) - Cedric joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Cedric has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Cedric went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and enjoys using the ELDs. He likes to use GPS for navigation and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jerry Cannon (Tractor 866)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jerry-cannon-tractor-866/) - Jerry joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after seeing our trucks out on the road. Jerry has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jerry went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Scott (Tractor 807)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-scott-tractor-807/) - Michael joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2024 after hearing about us through a friend. Michael has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Michael has mostly only used ELD’s. He likes to use Rand McNally GPS for navigation and says the Volvos are a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on John Lowe (Tractor 815)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-john-lowe-tractor-815/) - John joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2024 after seeing our ad online. John has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. John went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are easy to use. He likes to use his - [Kim Minus is our February 2025 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/03/kim-minus-is-our-february-2025-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Kim Minus, truck number 900, for being recognized as our February 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Kim has been employed since 10-9-19. Her MPG is 7.41 and her mileage variance is 2.50%. Thank you, Kim, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ray Weeks (Tractor 810)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ray-weeks-tractor-810/) - Ray joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2024 after hearing about us through one of our drivers, Sharrod Collins! Ray has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Ray has always used ELD’s and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Trucker - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Johnathan Mcgee (Tractor 873)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-johnathan-mcgee-tractor-873/) - Johnathan joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2024 after seeing our ad on Indeed. Johnathan has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Johnathan has always used ELD’s and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Trucker Path GPS for navigation and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on David Bovain (Tractor 842)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-david-bovain-tractor-842/) - David joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2024 after coming across our ad on Facebook. David has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. David has always used ELD’s and likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation. He loves driving a Volvo because they - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dwight Spencer (Tractor 827)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dwight-spencer-tractor-827/) - Dwight joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our ad on Indeed. Dwight has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Dwight went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are much easier to use. He loves driving - [Mike Taulbee is Our January 2025 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/02/mike-taulbee-is-our-january-2025-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Mike Taulbee, truck number 906, for being recognized as our January 2025 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Mike has been employed since 8-23-23. His MPG is 6.72 and his mileage variance is 2.40%. Thank you, Mike, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Sean Curling (Tractor 811)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-sean-curling-tractor-811/) - Sean joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Sean has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Sean has spent most of his driving career using ELD’s. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and loves driving a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on George Locke (Tractor 818)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-george-locke-tractor-818/) - George joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook. George has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. George went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are easier. He likes to use his Garmin - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Robert Cook (Tractor 859)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-cook-tractor-859/) - Robert joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook and talking to one of our drivers. Robert has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Robert went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are - [This Week’s Driver Spotlight is on Shannon ‘Tony’ Denham (Tractor 852)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-shannon-tony-denham-tractor-852/) - Tony joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Tony has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Tony has always run off of ELD’s. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS for navigation and likes driving a Volvo. Tony enjoys - [Aaron Steinberg is our December 2024 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/01/aaron-steinberg-is-our-december-2024-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Aaron Steinberg, truck number 847, for being recognized as our December 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Aaron has been employed since 5-1-24. His MPG is 7.09 and his mileage variance is 0.7%. Thank you, Aaron, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Kim Bethea is our 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year!](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/01/kim-bethea-is-our-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year/) - Congratulations goes to Kim Bethea, truck 899, for being named Pohl Transportation's Driver of the Year! Kim has been employed since 01/12/2023. Kim was selected from all drivers who were the Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month for 2024. Congrats goes to all of our DOM's for 2024: Jim Bruner - January Cody Garner - - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Sharrod Collins (Tractor 841)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-sharrod-collins-tractor-841/) - Sharrod joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our trucks on the road. Sharrod has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Sharrod went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are better. He likes to use his - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Corey Sheline (Tractor 829)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-corey-sheline-tractor-829/) - Corey joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2024 after hearing about Pohl through his friend Philip Moore, who also works here! Corey has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Corey used paper logs for a short period of time, but enjoys using the ELDs - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Starr (Tractor 789)](https://pohltransportation.com/2025/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-starr-tractor-789/) - Tom joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our trucks on the road. Tom has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Tom went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are easier. He likes to use the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Hughes (Tractor 881)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-hughes-tractor-881/) - Thomas joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Thomas has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Thomas went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are now helpful. He likes to use - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Timothy Howard (Tractor 810)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-timothy-howard-tractor-810/) - Tim joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Tim has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Tim went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are now helpful. He likes to use his Garmin - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Collin Willis (Tractor 812)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-collin-willis-tractor-812/) - Collin joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after speaking with one of our drivers out on the road. Collin has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Collin went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are easier to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Christopher Creamer (Tractor 826)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-christopher-creamer-tractor-826/) - Chris joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our trucks on the road. Chris has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Chris went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says he likes to use the ELD’s. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Brandon Wolfe (Tractor 850)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-brandon-wolfe-tractor-850/) - Brandon joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2024 after seeing our trucks on the road. Brandon has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Brandon went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says he likes to use the ELD’s. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Tony Boyle (Tractor 793)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-tony-boyle-tractor-793/) - Tony joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Tony has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Tony went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are simpler. He likes to use his Garmin - [Paul Smith is our October 2024 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/11/paul-smith-is-our-october-2024-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Paul Smith, truck number 848, for being recognized as our October 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Paul has been employed since 2-14-24. His MPG is 8.76 and his mileage variance is 2.60%. Thank you, Paul, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mark Jacobs (Tractor 816)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mark-jacobs-tractor-816/) - Mark joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Mark has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Mark has always run off of ELDs and says it works good for him. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Chris Chapman (Tractor 800)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-chris-chapman-tractor-800/) - Chris joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2024 after seeing our ad on Indeed. Chris has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Chris has always run off of ELDs. He likes to use Garmin GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. Chris enjoys - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Billy Mason (Tractor 827)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-billy-mason-tractor-827/) - Billy joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2024 after seeing our trucks out on the road. Billy has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Billy has always run off of ELDs. He likes to use Garmin GPS for navigation and loves driving a Volvo. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Brian Reed (Tractor 808)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-brian-reed-tractor-808/) - Brian joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Brian has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Brian has mostly used ELD’s and says there can be pros and cons to both of them. He likes to use Garmin GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kamal Al-Adil (Tractor 833)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kamal-al-adil-tractor-833/) - Kamal joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2024 after seeing our ad on Tenstreet. Kamal has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Kamal has always used ELD’s and says they are easy to use. He likes to use Truckers Path GPS for navigation and - [Tom Matheny is our September 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/10/tom-matheny-is-our-september-2024-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Tom Matheny, truck number 837, for being recognized as our September 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Tom has been employed since 9-1-22. His MPG is 7.51 and his mileage variance is 2.70%. Thank you, Tom, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Peter Russo (Tractor 799)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-peter-russo-tractor-799/) - Peter joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Peter has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Peter has always used ELD’s and says they are easy to use. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeffrey Surface (Tractor 805)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeffrey-surface-tractor-805/) - Jeff joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2024. He was looking online for a company with a pet policy and great Volvos, when he came across Pohl. We were the perfect fit for what he was looking for! Jeff has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Harley Ratliff (Tractor 815)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-harley-ratliff-tractor-815/) - Harley joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Harley has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Harley has always run off of ELDs and says it works good for him. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Miles Berry (Tractor 846)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-miles-berry-tractor-846/) - Miles joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2024 after seeing our ad online and reading great reviews. Miles has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Miles has always run off of ELDs and says it works good for him. He likes to use Truckers - [Shane Brown is our August 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/09/shane-brown-is-our-august-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Shane Brown, truck number 788, for being recognized as our August 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Shane has been employed since 6-5-24. His MPG is 6.91 and his mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you, Shane, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Terrie Lawson (Tractor781)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-terrie-lawson-tractor781/) - Terrie joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2024 after seeing our ad online and our trucks on the road. Terrie has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Terrie went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are easy to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Julian Hile (Tractor 775)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-julian-hile-tractor-775/) - Julian joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2024 after seeing our ad on Driver Reach. Julian has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Julian has always used ELDs, but says there are pros and cons of it. He likes to use his Garmin GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Donald May (Tractor 782)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-donald-may-tractor-782/) - Donald joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2024 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Donald has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Donald has always used ELDs, but says there are pros and cons of them. He likes to use his Hammer Trucking - [Kevin Woodward is our July 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/08/kevin-woodward-is-our-july-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Kevin Woodward, truck number 853, for being recognized as our July 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Kevin has been employed since 10-25-23. His MPG is 7.74 and his mileage variance is 1.0%. Thank you, Kevin, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gary Brown (Tractor 797)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gary-brown-tractor-797/) - Gary joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2024 after seeing our ad online. Gary has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Gary has always run off of ELDs and says he enjoys using them. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Lonnie Wiley (Tractor 780)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-lonnie-wiley-tractor-780/) - Lonnie joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2024 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Lonnie has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Lonnie went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are easier to use. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Bell (Tractor 802)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-bell-tractor-802/) - Michael joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2024 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Michael has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Michael went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use GPS for navigation and says the Volvos - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Darin Browning (Tractor 798)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-darin-browning-tractor-798/) - Darin joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2024 after hearing about us through another driver! Darin has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Darin went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are now useful. He likes to use - [Kirk Syme is our June 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/07/kirk-syme-is-our-june-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Kirk Syme, truck number 864, for being recognized as our June 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Kirk has been employed since 8-14-2019. His MPG is 7.94 and his mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you, Kirk, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Aaron Steinberg (Tractor 847)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-aaron-steinberg-tractor-847/) - Aaron joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2024 after seeing our ad on Tenstreet. Aaron has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Aaron went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says at first, he didn’t like it, but now it’s not - [Daniel Jackson is our May 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/07/daniel-jackson-is-our-may-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Daniel Jackson, truck number 876, for being recognized as our May 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Daniel has been employed since 7-13-2017. His MPG is 7.19 and his mileage variance is 0.4%. Thank you, Daniel, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Eric Zanetich (Tractor 834)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-eric-zanetich-tractor-834/) - Eric joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2024 after hearing about us through a friend. Eric has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Eric has always run off of ELDs and says he loves them. He likes to use his Hammer Trucking GPS for - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Danny Shultz (Tractor 829)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-danny-shultz-tractor-829/) - Danny joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook and seeing our trucks on the road. Danny has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Danny went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says he likes using - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kyle Bowen (Tractor 807)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kyle-bowen-tractor-807/) - Kyle joined the Pohl Transportation Family in March of 2024 after seeing our trucks near his home. Kyle has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Kyle went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says he likes using the ELDs. He likes to use - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Merrick Gandee (Tractor 816)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-merrick-gandee-tractor-816/) - Merrick joined the Pohl Transportation Family in March of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Merrick has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Merrick went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says there are pros and cons of both. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ronald Fenush (Tractor 813)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ronald-fenush-tractor-813/) - RJ joined the Pohl Transportation Family in February of 2024 after seeing our trucks on the road. RJ has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. RJ has always used ELDs in his trucking career and says they are pretty decent to use. He likes to drive - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Paul Smith (Tractor 848)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-paul-smith-tractor-848/) - Paul joined the Pohl Transportation Family in February of 2024 after seeing our trucks on the road. Paul has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Paul went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says there are pros and cons of both. He likes - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Charles Stephens (Tractor 831)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-charles-stephens-tractor-831/) - Charles joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Charles has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Charles went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says he likes using the ELDs. He likes to use GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Forest Meeks (Tractor 839)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-forest-meeks-tractor-839/) - Forest joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after seeing our trucks on the road. Forest has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Forest went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says he likes using the ELDs over paper logs. He - [Paul F. Smith is our April 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/05/paul-f-smith-is-our-april-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Paul F. Smith, truck number 848, for being recognized as our April 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Paul has been employed since 2-14-24. His MPG is 8.03 and his mileage variance is 2.70%. Thank you, Paul, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gary Hanna (Tractor 836)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gary-hanna-tractor-836/) - Gary joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Gary has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Gary went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says he likes using the ELDs over paper logs. He likes - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Keith Stowers (Tractor 792)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-keith-stowers-tractor-792/) - Keith joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024, after hearing about us through another Pohl driver! Keith has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Keith went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the ELDs are now helpful. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Anthony ‘Tony’ DeLeo (Tractor 819)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-anthony-tony-deleo-tractor-819/) - Tony joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Tony has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. When Tony started his trucking career, he started on ELDs and says he likes them. He likes to use his Garmin GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ron Mills (Tractor 811).](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ron-mills-tractor-811/) - Ron joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after hearing about us through another driver. Ron has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Ron went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says the paper logs were more flexible. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Melanie Rivers (Tractor 868)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-melanie-rivers-tractor-868/) - Melanie joined the Pohl Transportation Family in January of 2024 after hearing about us through a friend. Melanie has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Melanie has always run off of ELDs and says they are easy to use. She likes to use her Garmin GPS - [Kim Bethea is our March 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/04/kim-bethea-is-our-march-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Kim Bethea, truck number 826, for being recognized as our March 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Kim has been employed since 1-12-23. Her MPG is 7.72 and her mileage variance is 1.70%. Thank you, Kim, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Greg Ross (Tractor 855)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-greg-ross-tractor-855/) - Greg joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2023 after hearing about us through friends. Greg has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Greg went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says there are pros and cons of both. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Zachary Kessel (Tractor 809)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-zachary-kessel-tractor-809/) - Zachary joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2023 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Zachary has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Zachary has always run off of ELDs and says they are easy to use. He likes to use his Garmin GPS - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Keith Bishop (Tractor 822)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-keith-bishop-tractor-822/) - Keith joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2023 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Keith has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Keith went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says there are pros and cons of both. Keith likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Troy Barnes Sr. (Tractor 825)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-troy-barnes-sr-tractor-825/) - Troy joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2023. He heard about Pohl through his son, who is also a driver for us! Troy has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Troy went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and say the ELDs - [Cody Garner is our February 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/03/cody-garner-is-our-february-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Cody Garner, truck number 770, for being recognized as our February 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Cody has been employed since 9-1-21. His MPG is 6.67 and his mileage variance is 1.60%. Thank you, Cody, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Trevor Dutton (Tractor 841)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-trevor-dutton-tractor-841/) - Trevor joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2023 after seeing our trucks on the road. He liked the color of our trucks and decided to give us a call! Trevor has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Trevor went through the change from paper - [Congratulations to Tom Seidl for being our first THREE Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/03/congratulations-to-tom-seidl-for-being-our-first-three-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations to Tom Seidl who is our FIRST THREE Million Mile Safe Driver! This is an outstanding milestone and truly shows his dedication to safety. Tom, we are so very fortunate to have you on our team and commend you for your excellence in safe driving. Thank you for being an example to all professional - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mark Neumeister (Tractor 828)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mark-neumeister-tractor-828/) - Mark joined the Pohl Transportation Family in December of 2023 after hearing about us through a friend. Mark has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Mark has mostly used ELDs. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says the Volvos are decent trucks. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Felix Anzola (Tractor 854)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-felix-anzola-tractor-854/) - Felix joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2023 after seeing our trucks on the road. Felix has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Felix has used both paper logs and ELDs and says the ELDs are easier to use. He likes to use Google - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeff Diercks (Tractor 857)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeff-diercks-tractor-857/) - Jeff joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2023 after seeing our trucks on the road. Jeff has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jeff went through the change from paper logs to ELDs and says he likes the ELDs more. He likes to use - [Jim Bruner is our January 2024 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/02/jim-bruner-is-our-january-2024-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Jim Bruner, truck number 743, for being recognized as our January 2024 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Jim has been employed since 12-18-03. His MPG is 7.01 and his mileage variance is 2.20%. Thank you, Jim, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Williamson (Tractor 843)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-williamson-tractor-843/) - Michael joined the Pohl Transportation Family in the beginning of November of 2023 after coming across our company on Driver Pulse. Michael has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Michael has mostly used ELDs. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and says the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Hector Verdugo (Tractor 832)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-hector-verdugo-tractor-832/) - Hector joined the Pohl Transportation Family in the beginning of November of 2023 after hearing about Pohl through a friend. Hector has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Hector has used both paper logs and ELD’s and prefers to use the ELD’s. He likes to use - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeremiah Borden (Tractor 840)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeremiah-borden-tractor-840/) - Jeremiah joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2023. A friend of his had told him about Pohl, so he decided to make the change to come here. Jeremiah has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jeremiah went through the change from paper logs to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Scott Lutter (Tractor 851)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-scott-lutter-tractor-851/) - Scott joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2023 after coming across our company online. Scott has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Scott went through the change from paper logs to ELDs. He likes to use his Rand McNally GPS for navigation and says - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kevin Woodward (Tractor 853)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kevin-woodward-tractor-853/) - Kevin joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2023 after coming across our company online. Kevin has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Kevin has always run off of ELD’s and says he likes them. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for navigation and - [Randy Blackburn is our December 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/01/randy-blackburn-is-our-december-2023-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Randy Blackburn, truck number 755, for being recognized as our December 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Randy has been employed since 2-24-16. His MPG is 7.32 and his mileage variance is 3%. Thank you, Randy, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Congratulations to our 2023 Driver of the Year - Joe Dantonio!](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/01/congratulations-to-our-2023-driver-of-the-year-joe-dantonio/) - Congratulations goes to Joe Dantonio, truck 823, for being named Pohl Transportation's Driver of the Year! Joe has been employed since 9-1-22- has a fuel average of 7.65 and a variance average of 3.7%. Joe was selected from all drivers who were the Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month for 2023. Congrats goes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on David Flannery (Tractor 842)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-david-flannery-tractor-842/) - David joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2023 after seeing our trucks at some of our customers. David has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. David has mostly used ELD’s, but says he prefers paper logs. He likes to use his Garmin GPS for - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeff Kimmel (Tractor 852)](https://pohltransportation.com/2024/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeff-kimmel-tractor-852/) - Jeff joined the Pohl Transportation Family in October of 2023 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Jeff has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jeff has used both paper logs and ELD’s and says they both have pros and cons, but mostly favors the ELD’s. He - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Chad Hahn (Tractor 790)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-chad-hahn-tractor-790/) - Chad joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2023 after speaking with one of our drivers! Chad has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Chad went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are more efficient. He likes to use - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Brian Bryce (Tractor 796)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-brian-bryce-tractor-796/) - Brian joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2023 after seeing our ad on Driver Pulse. Brian has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Brian went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and prefers to use the ELD’s. He likes to use the - [David Streetman is our October 2023 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/david-streetman-is-our-october-2023-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to David Streetman, truck number 769, for being recognized as our October 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! David has been employed since 4-4-18. His MPG is 7.07 and his mileage variance is 2.70%. Thank you, David, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Sue Jude is our November 2023 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/sue-jude-is-our-november-2023-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Sue Jude, truck number 751, for being recognized as our November 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Sue has been employed since 11-2-16. Her MPG is 6.70 and her mileage variance is 2%. Thank you, Sue, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Wreaths Across America visited Versailles, Ohio.](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/wreaths-across-america-visited-versailles-ohio/) - On Saturday, December 16th, Versailles was honored to participate in Wreaths Across America. For those of you not familiar- the trucking industry provides wreaths to be distributed to veterans’ graves throughout the U.S, with the main location being Arlington Cemetery in Washington. Trucking companies from across the U.S. participated in hauling and distributing the wreaths, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dustin Lawson (Tractor 792)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dustin-lawson-tractor-792/) - Dustin joined the Pohl Transportation Family in September of 2023 after seeing our ad on Facebook. Dustin has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Dustin has always run off of ELD’s and says the ELD’s are easy to keep up with. He likes to use his - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Robert “Bob” Montgomery (Tractor 736)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-bob-montgomery-tractor-736/) - Bob joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2023 after speaking with one of our current drivers. Bob has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Bob went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are more legal and safer. He - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jerry Lamb (Tractor 820)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jerry-lamb-tractor-820/) - Jerry joined the Pohl Transportation Family at the beginning of August of 2023. Jerry had always seen our trucks on the road, so when looking for a new job, he submitted an application. Jerry has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jerry went through the change - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ted Lamoureux (Tractor 831)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ted-lamoureux-tractor-831/) - Ted joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2023, when he found us on Facebook while scrolling for a new job! Ted has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Ted went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says the ELD’s are easier - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gregory Ryan (Tractor 814)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gregory-ryan-tractor-814/) - Gregory joined the Pohl Transportation Family in August of 2023. Before making the change to Pohl, Gregory had seen our trucks on the road and talked to one of our drivers at a truck stop. Gregory has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Gregory went through - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Adrian Bennett (Tractor 801)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-adrian-bennett-tractor-801/) - Adrian joined the Pohl Transportation Family in November of 2022, we are actually coming up on his one year anniversary! Adrian found Pohl when he was scrolling through Driver Pulse looking for a new job. Adrian has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Adrian went through - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Derek St. John (Tractor 771)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-derek-st-john-tractor-771/) - Derek joined the Pohl Transportation Family at the beginning of July this year. Derek found Pohl when he was looking for a job closer to home. Derek has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Derek went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Stephen ‘Doug’ Schneider (Tractor 810)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-stephen-doug-schneider-tractor-810/) - Doug joined the Pohl Transportation Family at the beginning of August of 2023. Doug heard about Pohl through our drivers and seeing our trucks on the road. Doug has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Doug has always only run off of ELD’s. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Matt McLendon (Tractor 829)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-matt-mclendon-tractor-829/) - Matt joined the Pohl Transportation Family at the beginning of August of 2023, after hearing about us through Facebook. Matt has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Matt has used both paper logs and ELD’s, and says the Volvos are nice trucks. Matt enjoys working at - [Richard Tucker is our September 2023 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/10/richard-tucker-is-our-september-2023-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Richard Tucker, truck number 756, for being recognized as our September 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Richard has been employed since 10-31-12. His MPG is 7.20 and his mileage variance is 1.8%. Thank you, Richard, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Andrew Maguire (Tractor 726)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-andrew-maguire-tractor-726/) - Andrew joined the Pohl Transportation Family at the beginning of August of 2023. Andrew heard about Pohl through Tenstreet. Andrew has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Andrew has always run off of ELD’s and says the Volvo is his favorite truck he has driven so - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ryan Matheson (Tractor 760)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ryan-matheson-tractor-760/) - Ryan joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2023. Ryan heard about Pohl through Facebook. Ryan has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Ryan went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s, he says the ELD’s are easier and less paperwork. He uses 3 - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Luis Torres (Tractor 788)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-luis-torres-tractor-788/) - Luis joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2023. Luis saw our trucks on the road years ago, and decided to call us when he was looking for a change! Luis has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Luis likes to use his Rand McNally - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Leonard Shankle (Tractor 798)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-leonard-shankle-tractor-798/) - Leonard joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2023. Leonard found out about Pohl through the internet. Leonard has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Leonard had to go through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says he prefers the ELD’s over the - [Steve Snider is our Pohl Transportation August 2023 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/09/steve-snider-is-our-pohl-transportation-august-2023-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Steve Snider, truck number 805, for being recognized as our August 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Steve has been employed since 11-29-22. His MPG is 6.88 and his mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you, Steve, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This Week’s Driver Spotlight is on Larry Irving (Tractor 750)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-larry-irving-tractor-750/) - Larry joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2023, after hearing about us through a friend. Larry has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Larry had to go through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and says he still prefers the paper logs. He - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Greg Mayes (Tractor 804)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-greg-mayes-tractor-804/) - Greg joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2023. Greg had seen our trucks on the road and our ad on Indeed, and decided to give us a call. Greg has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Greg had to go through the change from - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Roger Napier (Tractor 799)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-roger-napier-tractor-799/) - Roger joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2023. Roger had seen our trucks on the road and decided to give us a call when he was looking for a change! Roger has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Roger had to go through the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jason Ellis (Tractor 781)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jason-ellis-tractor-781/) - Jason joined the Pohl Transportation Family in July of 2023. Jason found us on Facebook and after seeing that everyone had great things to say about working for us, gave us a call! Jason has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jason had to go - [James Sapp is our July 2023 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/08/james-sapp-is-our-july-2023-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to James Sapp, truck number 832, for being recognized as our July 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! James has been employed since 5-19-23. His MPG is 7.03 and his mileage variance is 2.0%. Thank you, James, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Congratulations to Brad Russell who is our latest Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/08/congratulations-to-brad-russell-who-is-our-latest-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations to Brad Russell who is our latest Million Mile Safe Driver! This is an outstanding milestone and truly shows his dedication to safety. Brad, we are so very fortunate to have you on our team and commend you for your excellence in safe driving. Thank you for being an example to all professional drivers - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kim Harvey (Tractor 839)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kim-harvey-tractor-839/) - Kim joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2023. Kim always wanted to work for a small family-owned company, so when he was searching on Driver Pulse, he decided to check us out! Kim has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Kim had to go - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Phillip Liles (Tractor 816)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-phillip-liles-tractor-816/) - Phillip joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2023. Phillip saw our advertisement on Indeed then decided to apply with us. Phillip has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Phillip has always run off of ELD’s and says they are easy; however, if they are - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Scott Adkins (Tractor 807)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-scott-adkins-tractor-807/) - Scott joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2023. Scott had seen our trucks on the road and then saw a Facebook ad that we were hiring. He then decided to make the change to Pohl. Scott has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Scott - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Johnas Butler (Tractor 838)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-johns-butler-tractor-838/) - Johnas joined the Pohl Transportation Family in June of 2023. When Johnas was looking for a new job, he came across our ad and then looked up our company and read the great reviews. Johnas has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Johnas went through the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Robert Perry (Tractor 830)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-perry-tractor-830/) - Robert joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2023. Robert heard about Pohl through his friend, Vito, who also came on board with us. Robert has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Robert has always used ELD’s and says he doesn’t mind them. He likes - [Linda Beck is our June 2023 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/07/linda-beck-is-our-june-2023-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Linda Beck, truck number 782, for being recognized as our June 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Linda has been employed since 10-29-20. Her MPG is 8.60 and her mileage variance is 2.7%. Thank you, Linda, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ryan Farms (Tractor 817)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ryan-farms-tractor-817/) - Ryan joined the Pohl Transportation Family in April of 2023. When Ryan was with his previous employer, he would see our trucks at the same customers. When he was looking for a new job, he knew we had good freight and decided to give us a call. Ryan has seen many changes in the trucking - [Congratulations to Eric Booth for a million miles of safe driving!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/07/congratulations-to-eric-booth-for-a-million-miles-of-safe-driving/) - Congratulations to Eric Booth who is our latest Million Mile Safe Driver! This is an outstanding milestone and truly shows his dedication to safety. Eric, we are so very fortunate to have you on our team and commend you for your excellence in safe driving. Thank you for being an example to all professional drivers - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Andrew Eads (Tractor 814)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-andrew-eads-tractor-814/) - Andrew joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2023. Andrew saw one of our trucks at a truck stop, and decided to look into Pohl as he was looking for a change. Andrew has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. He likes to use his - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on James Sapp (Tractor 832)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-james-sapp-tractor-832/) - James joined the Pohl Transportation Family in May of 2023. James was looking online for a new job when he came across Pohl, and decided to join our team! James has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. He likes to use his Rand McNally GPS for - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Chris Anello (Tractor 836)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-chris-anello-tractor-836/) - Chris has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since May of 2023. Chris heard about Pohl through other drivers and has heard we have a good reputation. Chris has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Chris went through the change from paper logs to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Don Spain (Tractor 812)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-don-spain-tractor-812/) - Don has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family for a total of 2 years. Don first heard about Pohl through a friend that used to work here. Don has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Don went through the transition from paper logs to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on James Blanton (Tractor 827)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-james-blanton-tractor-827/) - James has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since February of 2023. James saw one of our trucks at his local Lowe’s store and decided to give us a call! James has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. James has always run off of - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael ‘Pete’ Russell (Tractor 809)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-pete-russell-tractor-809/) - Pete has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since March of 2023. Pete first heard about Pohl through his son who was receiving flyers in the mail from us. Pete has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Pete prefers using the ELD’s and says - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Marquesha Clark (Tractor 820)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-marquesha-clark-tractor-820/) - Clark has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since February of 2023. She first found out about Pohl through Indeed. The biggest change that Clark has seen in her years of driving is all the technological changes. Clark has always run off of ELD’s and says she doesn’t have a problem with them, - [Chris Smith is our April 2023 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/05/chris-smith-is-our-april-2023-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Chris Smith, truck number 787, for being recognized as our April 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Chris has been employed since 9-23-20. His MPG is 7.98 and his mileage variance is 1.8%. Thank you, Chris, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Larry Coleman (Tractor 800)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-larry-coleman-tractor-800/) - Larry has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since February of 2023. Larry had always seen our trucks in his area, and we are so glad he decided to give us a call when he was looking for a change! Larry has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kimdi “Kim” Bethea (Tractor 826)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kimdi-kim-bethea-tractor-826/) - Kim has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since January of 2023. Kim found out about Pohl from seeing our trucks on the road. In all of her years of driving, Kim has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the technology. Kim did not have to go through - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Lakeshia “Keshia” Goodwin (Tractor 804)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-lakeshia-keshia-goodwin-tractor-804/) - Keshia has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since December of 2022. Keshia heard about Pohl through one of our drivers, George Spurlock! In all of her years of driving, Keshia has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the technology. Keshia has always run off of ELD’s and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Steve Snider (Tractor 805)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-steve-snider-tractor-805/) - Steve has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since November of 2022. Steve heard about Pohl through his brother, Tim Snider, who has been with us for over 5 years! In all of his years of driving, Steve has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in - [Joe Dantonio is our March, 2023 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/04/joe-dantonio-is-our-march-2023-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Joe Dantonio, truck number 823, for being recognized as our March 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Joe has been employed since 9-1-22. His MPG is 7.73 and his mileage variance is 2.7%. Thank you, Joe, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Shane Doll (Tractor 798)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-shane-doll-tractor-798/) - Shane has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since November of 2022. Shane heard about Pohl through a former driver, Randy Cox. The biggest change that Shane has seen in his years of driving is all the technological changes. Shane likes the convenience of the ELD’s and how much simpler it is versus - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Raymond “Ray” Long (Tractor 802)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-raymond-ray-long-tractor-802/) - Ray has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since November of 2022. Ray found out about Pohl through an ad on Indeed. In all of his years of driving, Ray has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the technology. Ray did not have to go through the transition - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on James “Buck” Rogers (Tractor 822)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-james-buck-rogers-tractor-822/) - Buck has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family for over 18 months. He first heard about Pohl through a friend of a friend. The greatest change that Buck has seen in years of driving is the changes in technology. Buck likes the convenience of the e-logs and not having to worry about keeping - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Chris Hood (Tractor 752)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-chris-hood-tractor-752/) - Chris has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since October of 2022. Chris found out about Pohl by seeing one of our trucks at a fuel stop along I-70. He then decided to research the company and thought we were a great fit! Chris has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with - [Joe Couch has been named our Feb. 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/03/joe-couch-has-been-named-our-feb-2023-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Joe Couch, truck number 788, for being recognized as our February 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Joe has been employed since 6-30-21. His MPG is 7.67 and his mileage variance is 1.9%. Thank you, Joe, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Brad Russell (Tractor 785)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-brad-russell-tractor-785/) - Brad has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family for over 12 years! He first heard about Pohl from his brother Brian who used to drive for us. Brad was named Driver of the Month in November of 2018- Congrats, Brad! The greatest change that Brad has seen in years of driving is the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Dantonio (Tractor 823)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-dantonio-tractor-823/) - Joe has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since September of 2022. When Joe was looking for a new job, he researched family-owned companies and found Pohl! In all of his years of driving, Joe has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Joe says - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Robert ‘Tom’ Matheny (Tractor 726)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-tom-matheny-tractor-726/) - Tom has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since September of 2022. Tom first saw our trucks out on the road, then looked us up online and contacted us! In all of his years of driving, Tom has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the change from paper - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Randy Cox (Tractor 771)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-randy-cox-tractor-771/) - Randy has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since August of 2022. Randy was looking for a job on Indeed when he came across Pohl and liked our benefits. In all of his years of driving, Randy has seen many changes in the trucking industry. Randy started his driving career with paper logs, - [Dennis Bumbarger is our January 2023 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/02/dennis-bumbarger-is-our-january-2023-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Dennis Bumbarger, truck number 770, for being recognized as our January 2023 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Dennis has been employed since 10-9-19. His MPG is 6.84 and his mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you, Dennis, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Will Brown (Tractor 828)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-will-brown-tractor-828/) - Will has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since July of 2022. Will had seen many of our trucks in his area, so when he was looking to make a change, he decided to give us a call. In all of his years of driving, Will has seen many changes in the trucking - [Pohl Transportation was excited to welcome Congressman Warren Davidson and his wife Lisa for a visit!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/02/pohl-transportation-was-excited-to-welcome-congressman-warren-davidson-and-his-wife-lisa-for-a-visit/) - Pohl Transportation was pleased to welcome Congressman Warren Davidson and his wife Lisa to our office and shop! Congressman Davidson and Lisa spent time learning about our industry and the challenges we face. They were able to tour both facilities and take a ride in one of our new Volvo's! Thank you, Congressman - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Scott Anderson (Tractor 825)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-scott-anderson-tractor-825/) - Scott has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since May of 2022. Scott heard about Pohl after searching on Indeed for a new driving position. In all of his years of driving, Scott has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Scott loves the Volvo - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Steven Tackett (Tractor 824)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-steven-tackett-tractor-824/) - Steven has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since May of 2022. Steven first heard about us through another Pohl driver, Billy Grimmett. The biggest change that Steven has seen in his years of driving is all the technological changes. Steven went through the change from paper logs to ELD’s and now enjoys - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Matt Niccum (Tractor 764)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-matt-niccum-tractor-764/) - Matt has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since May of 2022. Matt found Pohl through Indeed when he was looking for a change. In all of his years of driving, Matt has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the change in technology. Matt likes to use his - [2022 Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/2022-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to all of the 2022 Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Marcus Simpkins (Tractor 721)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-marcus-simpkins-tractor-721/) - Marcus has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since April of 2022. Marcus had seen our trucks in his area and saw us on Facebook. When he was looking for a change, he gave us a call! In all of his years of driving, Marcus has seen many changes in the trucking industry, - [Joe Stith is a our 2022 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/joe-stith-is-a-our-2022-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year/) - Congratulations goes to Joe Stith, truck 730, for being named Pohl Transportation's Driver of the Year! Joe has been employed since 4-22-20, has a fuel average of 7.39 and a variance average of 4.6%. Joe was selected from all drivers who were the Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month for 2022. Congrats goes to all - [David Kear is our December 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/david-kear-is-our-december-2022-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to David Kear, truck number 776, for being recognized as our December 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! David has been employed since 1-10-18. His MPG is 6.97 and his mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you, David, for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Happy Retirement to Dan Borchers!](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/happy-retirement-to-dan-borchers/) - After 40 years of employment, Harold J. Pohl, Inc. employee Dan Borchers has retired. Dan was the first employee hired by Harold Pohl, who was opening up a new semi-tractor, trailer, refrigeration and related shop in Versailles, OH. During his 40 years with the company, Dan was always dedicated to his job. He was a reliable employee - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Charles Ray (Tractor 816)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-charles-ray-tractor-816/) - Charles has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since March of 2022, but was previously with us for over a year. Charles has also been named Driver of the Month here at Pohl. Charles has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Charles went through - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Robert Cole (Tractor 707)](https://pohltransportation.com/2023/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-cole-tractor-707/) - Rob has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since March of 2022. Rob had seen our trucks on the road and when he was looking for a change, he gave us a call. In all of his years of driving, Rob has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Alex Harrison (Tractor 716)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-alex-harrison-tractor-716/) - Alex has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since January 2022. Alex found Pohl through Indeed. In all of his years of driving, Alex has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Alex went through the transition from paper logs to e-logs. He likes to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Smith (Tractor 692)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-smith-tractor-692/) - Michael has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since January of 2022. Michael first heard about Pohl from seeing one of our trucks parked near his home. He then reached out to Pohl when he was looking for a change. In all of his years of driving, Michael has seen many changes in - [Jay Cramer is our November 2022 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/12/jay-cramer-is-our-november-2022-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Jay Cramer, truck number 744, for being recognized as our November 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Jay has been employed since 2-18-09. His MPG is 8.13 and his mileage variance is 0.5%. Thank you, Jay for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bryant Potter (Tractor 715)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bryant-potter-tractor-715/) - Bryant has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since January of 2022. Bryant first heard about Pohl from seeing our trucks out on the road. When he was looking for a new job, he looked us up and loved that we were based out of Ohio, the same as he is. In all - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on George Spurlock (Tractor 701)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-george-spurlock-tractor-701/) - George has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. George found Pohl Transportation through Facebook. In all of his years of driving, George has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being changes in technology. George likes to use his Rand McNally and Garmin GPS. He loves the Volvo’s - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Johnny Joesph (Tractor 738)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-johnny-joesph-tractor-738/) - Johnny has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. When Johnny was looking for a new driving job, he went online and found Pohl. In all of his years of driving, Johnny has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Johnny has also seen - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Cody Garner (Tractor 677)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-cody-garner-tractor-677/) - Cody has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. Cody heard about Pohl after another driver with Roehl pointed out our trucks. He then looked up Pohl and waited to get a year of experience before coming on board. In all of his years of driving, Cody has seen many changes in - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mike Staffan (Tractor 793)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mike-staffan-tractor-793/) - Mike has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. Mike’s wife filled out a quick application for him, then Pohl reached out and he loved what Pohl had to offer. In all of his years of driving, Mike has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes - [Joe Stith is our Pohl Transportation October 2022 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/11/joe-stith-is-our-pohl-transportation-october-2022-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Joe Stith truck number 730, for being recognized as our October 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Joe has been employed since 4-22-20. His MPG is 7.57 and his mileage variance is 1.9%. Thank you, Joe for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Chris Singleton (Tractor 792)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-chris-singleton-tractor-792/) - Chris has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021, having found out about Pohl through Facebook. Chris has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being navigation. Chris says navigation has come a long way, and he likes to use the Hammer Truck GPS. Chris says the trucks are - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Travis Graten (Tractor 789)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-travis-graten-tractor-789/) - Travis has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. Travis found Pohl through the Driver Pulse app. Travis has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Travis has always used e-logs and likes the automatic tractors, and says it is like driving a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Scott Pomraning (Tractor 777)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-scott-pomraning-tractor-777/) - Scott has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. Scott heard about Pohl through another driver. In all of his years of driving, Scott has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in the trucks. Scott likes driving the Volvo 860s and says the safety features - [Charles Ray is our September 2022 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/10/charles-ray-is-our-september-2022-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Charles Ray, truck number 713, for being recognized as our September 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Charles has been employed since 3-25-22. His MPG is 7.85 and his mileage variance is 0.8%. Thank you, Charles for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jason Vernatter (Tractor 723)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jason-vernatter-tractor-723/) - Jason has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. Jason had seen our trucks on I-70 and liked the Volvo’s, so he decided to give us a call! In all of his years of driving, Jason has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. - [Congratulations to Jim Bruner for being a million miles safe driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/09/congratulations-to-jim-bruner-for-being-a-million-miles-of-safe-driving/) - Congratulations to Jim Bruner in 743 for achieving 1 Million Miles of Safe Driving! We are fortunate to have you on our team and commend you for your excellence in safe driving. Thank you for being an example to all professional drivers everywhere! If you see Jim out on the road, please be sure to - [Congratulations to Steve Rigdon for a million miles of safe driving!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/10/congratulations-to-steve-rigdon-for-a-million-miles-of-safe-driving/) - Congratulations to Steven Rigdon in truck 763 who is our latest Million Mile Safe Driver! This is an outstanding milestone and truly shows his dedication to safety. Steven, we are fortunate to have you on our team and commend you for your excellence in safe driving. If you see Steven out on the road, please - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Brian Roeh (Tractor 791)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-brian-roeh-tractor-791/) - Brian has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2021. Brian heard about Pohl through a long-time employee of Pohl. In all of his years of driving, Brian has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Brian says the technological advancements have made things better, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Linda Beck (Tractor 782)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-linda-beck-tractor-782/) - Linda has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Linda learned about Pohl while doing an online search for driving jobs. In all of her years of driving, Linda has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in the trucks. Linda likes driving the automatic, and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ruth Thomas (Tractor 790)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ruth-thomas-tractor-790/) - Ruth has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Ruth heard about Pohl through Facebook. In all of her years of driving, Ruth has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Ruth likes to use her Rand McNally GPS and said navigation has seen - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Wayne Ashcraft (Tractor 733)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-wayne-ashcraft-tractor-733-2/) - Wayne has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Wayne found out about Pohl through the internet. In all of his years of driving, Wayne has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in navigation. Wayne says he liked the convenience of GPS. Wayne doesn’t care - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Wallen (Tractor 794)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-wallen-tractor-794/) - Tom has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Tom made the change to Pohl after talking to one of our drivers. In all of his years of driving, Tom has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Tom says the navigation is a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Corey Gregory (Tractor 741)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-corey-gregory-tractor-741/) - Corey has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Corey made the change to Pohl after seeing our trucks on the road. In all of his years of driving, Corey has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Corey likes how the best pass, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on JD Lundy (Tractor 783)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jd-lundy-tractor-783/) - JD has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. JD knew about Pohl Transportation through his dad, who used to work here. In all of his years of driving, JD has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. He enjoys how technology has made - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mike Allen (Tractor 725)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mike-allen-tractor-725/) - Mike has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. After a Pohl Transportation driver parked his truck at the same place Mike did, he decided to give us a call! In all of his years of driving, Mike has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bennie Stith (Tractor 735)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bennie-stith-tractor-735/) - Bennie has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Bennie heard about Pohl after his brother (Joe) made the change here and then Bennie decided to join! In all of his years of driving, Bennie has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Bennie - [Doug Bennett is our July 2022 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/08/doug-bennett-is-our-july-2022-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Doug Bennett, truck number 778, for being recognized as our July 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Doug has been employed since 8-22-19. His MPG is 7.78 and his mileage variance is -1.4%. Thank you, Doug for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Wilson (Tractor 780)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-wilson-tractor-780/) - Joe has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. After seeing our trucks on the road and Joe decided to give us a call and make a change! In all of his years of driving, Joe has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being those in technology. Joe - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Stith (Tractor 730)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-stith-tractor-730/) - Joe has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Joe had always seen our trucks on the road, and after talking to some of our drivers he decided to come on board! In all of his years of driving, Joe has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Linro Koester (Tractor 689)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-linro-koester-tractor-689/) - Linro has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Linro made the change to Pohl after seeing our trucks out on the road. He then did some research and saw we were close to his area and gave us a call. In all of his years of driving, Linro has seen - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Charlie Fitzpatrick (Tractor 739)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-charlie-fitzpatrick-tractor-739/) - Charlie has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Charlie made the change to Pohl after talking to another driver that he used to work with who also worked here. In all of his years of driving, Charlie has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes - [Congratulations to our 2022 Pohl Transportation Scholarship winners!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/congratulations-to-our-2022-pohl-transportation-scholarship-winners/) - Everyone here at Pohl Transportation would like to congratulate this year’s Pohl Transportation Scholarship recipients! - [Thomas Wallen is our June 2022 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/thomas-wallen-is-our-june-2022-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Thomas Wallen, truck number 794, for being recognized as our June 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Thomas has been employed since 12-02-20. His MPG is 7.33 and his mileage variance is 1.3%. Thank you, Thomas for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mike Taulbee (Tractor 742)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mike-taulbee-tractor-742/) - Mike has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Mike grew up knowing about Pohl from his dad that used to work here years ago. In all of his years of driving, Mike has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. While he is - [Happy Retirement to Joe Altadonna](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/happy-retirement-to-joe-altadonna/) - Joe Altadonna, formerly in truck 703, has officially retired from Pohl Transportation. Joe started driving for us all of the way back on April 24, 2004. Rick Wyatt recalls that Joe was one of the first drivers ever hired that far west from us. Rick knew from his first encounter with Joe that he - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeff Hill (Tractor 781)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeff-hill-tractor-781/) - Jeff has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2020. Jeff made the move to Pohl after seeing our trucks out on the road. Jeff has been previously names Driver of the Month – Congrats Jeff! In all of his years of driving, Jeff has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Paul Smith (Tractor 732)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-paul-smith-tractor-732/) - Paul has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Paul made the move to Pohl after Celadon closed their doors. In all of his years of driving, Paul has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the improvement in the trucks. Paul likes the use of the cameras - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Lenny LLoyd (Tractor 737)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-lenny-lloyd-tractor-737/) - Lenny has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Lenny first heard about Pohl through their company website. Lenny has been named Driver of the Month and the 2021 Driver of the Year – congrats Lenny! In all of his years of driving, Lenny has seen many changes in the trucking industry, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jerry Coleman (Tractor 704)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jerry-coleman-tractor-704/) - Jerry has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Jerry was driving for Celadon, who suddenly closed their doors. Jerry then made the move to Pohl! In all of his years of driving, Jerry has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Jerry handles - [Richard Kimble is our May 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/06/richard-kimble-is-our-may-2022-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Richard Kimble, truck number 784, for being recognized as our May 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Richard has been employed since 03-11-20. His MPG is 7.15 and his mileage variance is 2.1%. Thank you, Richard for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Richardson (Tractor 717)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-richardson-tractor-717/) - Joe has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Joe made the move to Pohl after seeing our trucks out on the road. In all of his years of driving, Joe has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the change from paper logs to e-logs. Joe would - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kimberly Minus (Tractor 779)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kimberly-minus-tractor-779/) - Kimberly has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Kimberly first heard about Pohl through an ad online and then decided to make the change! In all of her years of driving, Kimberly has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in technology. Kimberly likes how - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on John Montgomery (Tractor 741)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-john-montgomery-tractor-741/) - John has recently been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. John worked for Pohl previously as this was the first company he worked for after getting his CDL license. John has been previously named Driver of the Month – congrats John! In all of his years of driving, John has seen many - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dennis Bumbarger (Tractor 770)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dennis-bumbarger-tractor-770/) - Dennis has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Dennis joined the Pohl team after his wife saw an ad in the newspaper. Dennis is a Million Mile Safe Driver – congrats Dennis! In all of his years of driving, Dennis has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Doug Bennett (Tractor 778)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-doug-bennett-tractor-778/) - Doug has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Doug joined the Pohl team after seeing an advertisement on Facebook. In all of his years of driving, Doug has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the changes in regulation and restrictions. He has pros and cons of - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gary Conklin (Tractor 719)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gary-conklin-tractor-719/) - Gary has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Gary heard about Pohl through a friend and also saw us on Facebook. He then gave Angie a call and decided to join the team! Gary also has his dog, Mitchell, as his co-pilot! In all of his years of driving, Gary has - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kirk Syme (Tractor 734)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kirk-syme-tractor-734/) - Kirk has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Kirk decided to make the change to our team after meeting one of our drivers, David Streetman. Kirk has been previously named Driver of the Month and Driver of the Year – Congrats, Kirk! In all of his years of driving, Kirk has - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Daniel Robert (Tractor 765)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-daniel-robert-tractor-765/) - Daniel has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Daniel heard about Pohl through a recruiter and then spoke to Angie. Daniel has previously been named the Driver of the Month- Congrats Daniel! In all of his years of driving, Daniel has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ray Stewart (Tractor 767)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ray-stewart-tractor-767/) - Ray has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2019. Ray joined our team after seeing our trucks out on the road. Ray has previously been named the Driver of the Month- Congrats Ray! In all of his years of driving, Ray has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest - [Scott Pomraning is our March 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/04/scott-pomraning-is-our-march-2022-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Scott Pomraning, truck number 656, for being recognized as our March 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Scott has been employed since 5-07-21. His MPG is 6.97 and his mileage variance is 2.4%. Thank you, Scott for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Jeff Hill is our February 2022 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/03/jeff-hill-is-our-february-2022-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Jeff Hill, truck number 713, for being recognized as our February 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Jeff has been employed since 01-08-20. His MPG is 7.88 and his mileage variance is 1.4%. Thank you, Jeff for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Marvin Childers (Tractor 705)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-marvin-childers-tractor-705/) - Marvin has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2018. Marvin knew about Pohl from another driver that used to work here and he also lives in the area! Marvin has previously been named Driver of the Month – Congrats Marvin! In all of his years of driving, Marvin has seen many changes - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jim Stark (Tractor 736).](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jim-stark-tractor-736/) - Jim has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2018. Jim joined our team after hearing about us through another driver at one of our customers. In all of his years of driving, Jim has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the trucks. Jim really loves the automatic - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kim Hill (Tractor 729)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kim-hill-tractor-729/) - Kim has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2018. Kim knew about Pohl Transportation from her brother-in-law, Joe Castle, who works here as well. Kim has also been the Driver of the Month – Congrats Kim! Kim has seen many different changes in the industry. When she first started, there was - [Congratulations to Bennie Stith for being named a Pohl Transportation Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/03/congratulations-to-bennie-stith-for-being-named-a-pohl-transportation-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations to Bennie Stith in 735 for achieving 1 Million Miles of Safe Driving! We are fortunate to have you on our team and commend you for your excellence in safe driving. Thank you for being an example to all professional drivers everywhere! If you see Bennie out on the road, please be sure to - [Scott Nice is our newest Million Mile Safe Driver at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/03/scott-nice-is-our-newest-million-mile-safe-driver-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Scott Nice in 762 for achieving 1 Million Miles of Safe Driving! We are fortunate to have you on our team and commend you for your excellence in safe driving. Thank you for being an example to all professional drivers everywhere! If you see Scott out on the road, please be sure - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on David Streetman (Tractor 769)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-david-streetman-tractor-769/) - David has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2018. One of David’s friends told him about Pohl, so he decided to make the switch and has been here since! In all of his years of driving, David has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being technological advances. David - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Steve Fox (Tractor 748)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-steve-fox-tractor-748/) - Steve has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2012, having heard about Pohl through a friend he used to work with. Steve is a Million Mile Safe Driver – Congrats Steve! In all of his years of driving, Steve has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the Steve has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2012, having heard about Pohl through a friend he used to work with. Steve is a Million Mile Safe Driver – Congrats Steve! In all of his years of driving, Steve has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on David Kear (Tractor 776)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-david-kear-tractor-776/) - David has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2018, having heard about Pohl through a friend that he used to work. His friend made the switch to Pohl, then David decided to join as well! David is a Million Mile Safe Driver – Congrats David! In all of his years of driving, - [Randy Blanton is our January 2022 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/02/randy-blanton-is-our-january-2022-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Randy Blanton, truck number 774, for being recognized as our January 2022 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Randy has been employed since 6-22-16. His MPG is 7.01 and his mileage variance is 0%. Thank you, Randy for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Tim Snider (Tractor 773)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-tim-snider-tractor-773/) - Tim has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2018. Tim saw our trucks on the road and liked the color of the Volvo’s, so he decided to join our team. Tim has been the Driver of the Month before– Congrats Tim! In all of his years of driving, Tim has seen many - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Daniel Jackson (Tractor 756)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-daniel-jackson-tractor-756/) - Daniel has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2017. Daniel resides in Richmond, IN and kept seeing our trucks in the area. He ended up giving us a call and made the move to our team! In Daniel’s years of driving, he has always operated on e-logs. Daniel mentioned that he would - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Scott Nice (Tractor 762)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-scott-nice-tractor-762/) - Scott has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2017. Before joining the Pohl team, Scott kept seeing our trucks out on the road. He got in touch with our old Safety Director Wally, and kept in contact with him before making the switch to Pohl. Scott has been the Driver of the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Charles Ratcliffe (Tractor 764)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-charles-ratcliffe-tractor-764/) - Charles has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2017. Charles heard about Pohl through a friend. In all of his years of driving, Charles has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being navigation. He says GPS is the best thing. Charles said e-logs took some time getting used - [Lenny Lloyd is our 2021 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/01/lenny-lloyd-is-our-2021-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year/) - Congratulations goes to Lenny Lloyd, truck 737, for being named Pohl Transportation's Driver of the Year! Lenny has been employed since 12-13-19, has a fuel average of 7.55 and a variance average of 3.8%. Lenny was selected from all drivers who were the Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month for 2021. Congrats goes to all - [Tyler Anderson is our December 2021 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/01/tyler-anderson-is-our-december-2021-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Tyler Anderson, truck number 676, for being recognized as our December 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Tyler has been employed since 7-21-21. His MPG is 7.15 and his mileage variance is 1.7%. Thank you, Tyler for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Danny Spradlin (Tractor 722)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-danny-spradlin-tractor-722/) - Danny has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2017, and will be celebrating his 5th year at Pohl next week! Danny heard about Pohl through his mom, who came across us while searching the internet. Danny has been the Driver of the Month- Congrats Danny! In all of his years of driving, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Randy Blanton (Tractor 755)](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-randy-blanton-tractor-755/) - Randy has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2016. Randy heard about Pohl through his friend Ryan Sites, who is also a driver for us. In all of his years of driving, Randy has seen many changes in the trucking industry, with the biggest being the trucks. Randy says the Volvos are - [2021 Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2022/01/2021-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to all of the 2021 Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Sue Jude (Tractor 751)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-sue-jude-tractor-751/) - Sue has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2016. Sue heard about Pohl through her previous co-workers that she used to haul coal with in Eastern, KY. Sue has been the Driver of the Month – Congrats Sue! In all of her years of driving, Sue has seen many changes in the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Billy Grimmett (Tractor 752)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-billy-grimmett-tractor-752/) - Billy has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2016. Billy heard about Pohl through a friend that used to work here. Billy has been named Driver of the Month and Driver of the Year in 2018 – Congrats Billy! In all of his years of driving, Billy has seen a few changes - [Todd Messer is our November 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/12/todd-messer-is-our-november-2021-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Todd Messer, truck number 675, for being recognized as our November 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Todd has been employed since 07-08-21. His MPG is 6.87 and his mileage variance is 2.2%. Thank you, Todd for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Randy Blackburn (Tractor 755)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-randy-blackburn-tractor-755/) - Randy has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2016. Randy was constantly seeing Pohl trucks go through his area, so he decided to give Wally a call and join our company. Randy became a Million Mile Safe Driver back in June – Congrats, Randy! In all of his years of driving, Randy - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Alex Kidd (Tractor 768)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-alex-kidd-tractor-768/) - Alex has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2015. Alex heard about Pohl through one of our current drivers, Eric Booth. Eric and Alex previously worked together, and once Eric came to Pohl, Alex also made the switch. Alex has had the privilege of driving one of our LoneStar tractors and has - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Rupert Childers (Tractor 691)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-rupert-childers-tractor-691/) - Rupert has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2016. Rupert’s wife had a friend that worked here and she wanted him to work at Pohl, too. Rupert has been the Driver of the Month and Safety Bonus recipient- Congrats, Rupert! In all of his years of driving, Rupert has seen many changes - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ryan Sites (Tractor 766)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ryan-sites-tractor-766/) - Ryan has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2015, having heard about us through his friend and fellow Pohl employee, Eric Booth! Ryan has been the Driver of the Month multiple times through the years- Congrats, Ryan! In all of his years of driving, Ryan has seen many changes in the trucking - [2020 Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/11/2020-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to all of the 2020 1Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! 1st Quarter 2nd Quarter 3rd Quarter 4th Quarter - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Leon Slaughter (Tractor 726)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-leon-slaughter-tractor-726/) - Leon has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2015, but worked for Pohl prior to that for a total of 18 years with Pohl! Leon heard about Pohl from a driver in Atlanta. Leon was looking to move to Pennsylvania, so our location sounded good to him. Leon gave Wally, our former - [Daniel Robert is our October 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/11/daniel-robert-is-our-october-2021-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Daniel Robert, truck number 765, for being recognized as our October 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Daniel has been employed since 3-07-19. His MPG is 7.65 and his mileage variance is 1.7%. Thank you, Daniel for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Eric Booth (Tractor 758)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-eric-booth-tractor-758/) - Eric has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2014, having heard about us through another guy in the area. Eric was Driver of the Year at Pohl Transportation in 2016, as well as Driver of the Month. Congrats, Eric! In all of his years of driving, Eric has seen many changes in - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Tom Seidl (Tractor 696)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-tom-seidl-tractor-696/) - Tom has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2014, having heard about us through a good neighbor. Tom is a Million Mile Safe Driver and has been the Driver of the Month multiple times! Congrats, Tom! In all of his years of driving, Tom has seen many changes in the trucking industry, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Castle (Tractor 757)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-castle-tractor-757/) - Joe has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2014. Before coming to Pohl, Joe hauled heavy equipment for 11 years. Joe heard about Pohl Transportation through one of his friends and decided to make the move to us! In all of his years of driving, Joe has seen many changes in the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Richard Tucker (Tractor 754)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-richard-tucker-tractor-754/) - Richard has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2012. Before joining Pohl, he drove for 7 years prior doing flatbed, reefer, and heavy equipment work. Richard saw Pohl Transportation was hiring in the local newspaper in Bowling Green, KY and made the move to our team! A few things that Richard says - [Frank Mitchell is our September 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/10/frank-mitchell-is-our-september-2021-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Frank Mitchell, truck number 643, for being recognized as our September 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Frank has been employed since 10-20-10. His MPG is 7.36 and his mileage variance is 2.5%. Thank you, Frank for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Clinton Jackson (Tractor 746)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-clinton-jackson-tractor-746/) - Clinton has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2013, and has spent the past 14 years in the Transportation Industry. Clinton first heard about Pohl Transportation by bumping into one of our drivers 8 years ago. A few things that Clinton says he really enjoys about working for Pohl Transportation is the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Altadonna (Tractor 703)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-altadonna-tractor-703/) - Joe has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2004. Joe has spent the past 20 years in the transportation industry. He first heard about Pohl Transportation from another driver on the CB Radio. Joe said he was on the CB Radio talking to one driver, then another driver joined in and asked - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Frank Mitchell (Tractor 643)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-frank-mitchell-tractor-643/) - Frank has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2010. Frank first heard about Pohl from an old co-worker that he used to work with. Once he came on board with Pohl, he got Gary Tyree to join our family too! One of the biggest changes that Frank has seen in his years - [JD Lundy is our August 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/09/jd-lundy-is-our-august-2021-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Jerry “JD” Lundy, truck number 670, for being recognized as our August 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! JD has been employed since 09-17-20. His MPG is 6.87 and his mileage variance is 0.8%. Thank you, JD for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Steven Sharrard (Tractor 761)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-steven-sharrard-tractor-761/) - Steve has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2012 and has 42 years of driving experience. Steve first heard about Pohl when he saw our ad in the newspaper in Kenosha, WI. The greatest change that Steve has seen in years of driving is all the technological changes in the tractors. He - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gary Tyree (Tractor 753)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gary-tyree-tractor-753/) - Gary has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2011, but has 23 years total of driving experience. Gary heard about Pohl through Frank Mitchell, who has been with us since 2010! Gary said there have been many good and bad changes in technology, one being cell phones. Gary said they can be - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Louis Hatcher (Tractor 652).](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-louis-hatcher-tractor-652/) - Louis has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2011, and had a few years of driving experience before coming on board. Louis first heard about Pohl Transportation from his local newspaper in Rockford, IL. He decided to make a change and didn’t have any complaints once he started with Pohl. Louis will - [We're wishing a great new school year to our Summer Intern Zach Griesdorn!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/09/were-wishing-a-great-new-school-year-to-our-summer-intern-zach-griesdorn/) - We recently had to bid farewell to our summer intern Zach Griesdorn as he headed back to college at Bowling Green. Zach is a former recipient of the Pohl Transportation Scholarship, and we were pleased to have him as our intern here. His eagerness to help, inquisitiveness and ideas were appreciated by all. We miss - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Brad Gay (Tractor 747)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-brad-gay-tractor-747/) - Brad has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2009 and had a few years of experience before coming on board. Brad’s mother-in-law was the first to hear about Pohl Transportation; she saw an ad in the newspaper which said we were offering a sign on bonus. Brad then decided to make the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gary Shaffer (Tractor 750)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gary-shaffer-tractor-750/) - Gary has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2009, but has been driving since 1984. Gary first heard about Pohl when he saw our ad in the newspaper in Somerset, PA. When Gary made the move to Pohl, it was a fun day for him – he started a new job AND - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Rod Crabtree (Tractor 749)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-rod-crabtree-tractor-749/) - Rod has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2009. Rod heard about Pohl from his neighbors Brad and Brian that used to work here (and that we miss immensely!). Rod then contacted our Recruiter Wally Parke for more information, and has worked here ever since. Before getting into the Transportation industry in - [Ruth Thomas is our July 2021 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/08/ruth-thomas-is-our-july-2021-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Ruth Thomas, truck number 690, for earning recognition as our Driver of the Month for July 2021. Ruth has been employed since 10-15-20. Ruth's MPG is 7.84 and her mileage variance is 1.2%. Thank you, Ruth for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Larry Hunt (Tractor 684)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-larry-hunt-tractor-684/) - Larry has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2006; he has over 25 years of experience overall. When he was younger, he always knew he wanted to be a truck driver, so he went to trucking school. He first started with Pohl over 25 years ago, then moved around a bit. Larry - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jay Cramer (Tractor 744)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jay-cramer-tractor-744/) - Jay has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2009 and has over 16 years of driving experience. Before going to school to get his CDL, Jay did warehouse and manufacturing work for homes. Jay first heard about Pohl Transportation when he saw an ad in the local newspaper under the help wanted - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mike Menist (Tractor 759)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mike-menist-tractor-759/) - Mike has been a part of the Pohl Transportation Family since 2005. Before his 18 years of driving for us, Mike drove a box truck making deliveries for a furniture outlet. Mike first heard about Pohl Transportation in the local newspaper in Muncie, IN. He said Pohl gave him a chance when no one else - [2021 Pohl Transportation Scholarship Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/07/2021-pohl-transportation-scholarship-recipients/) - Everyone here at Pohl Transportation would like to congratulate this year’s Pohl Transportation Scholarship recipients! - [Joe Wilson is our June 2021 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/07/joe-wilson-is-our-june-2021-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Joe Wilson, truck number 680, for being recognized as our June 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Joe has been employed since 05-07-20. His MPG is 7.36 and his mileage variance is 1.1%. Thank you, Joe for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Bonner (Tractor 740)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-bonner-tractor-740/) - Mike has been with Pohl Transportation since 2003 and has over 30+ years in the transportation industry. Before driving, Mike put up dry wall in new developing homes. Mike began working for us after he found our ad in the newspaper. Mike said Pohl Transportation has great, nice people and is a good company to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jim Bruner (Tractor 743)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jim-bruner-tractor-743/) - Jim has been with Pohl Transportation for almost 18 years and has 30 years of experience in the transportation industry. Jim started off with a company based out of St. Joseph, MO and has driven dry vans, tankers, refers, and even dump trucks. Jim is a proud veteran of the Marine Corps where he served - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bobby Cook (Tractor 745)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bobby-cook-tractor-745/) - Today we are celebrating Bobby’s 20th Anniversary with Pohl Transportation!! Congrats to you, Bobby, and thank you for all of your hard work! Bobby is our senior driver here at Pohl, and does a great job for us on a dedicated CAT run from WV to OH and back. Before working for Pohl, Bobby ran - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bill DeWitt (Tractor 720)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bill-dewitt-tractor-720/) - Bill has over 20 years of experience in the transportation industry, starting off with a reefer only company in Richmond, IN. Before driving, Bill worked in sales for high performance auto parts for racing. Bill started with Pohl Transportation back in 2002; today he at the top of the list for Seniority! Congrats, Bill! Bill - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Patrick King (Tractor 683)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-patrick-king-tractor-683/) - Patrick started with Pohl Transportation in December, but has been driving over the road for 2 years. Patrick’s favorite part about driving, especially now that he is with Pohl, is being able to get home each weekend. Before he started driving, Patrick worked in the coal mine for over 11 years, mostly operating heavy equipment. - [Steve Sharrard is our May 2021 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/06/steve-sharrard-is-our-may-2021-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Steve Sharrard, truck number 761, for being recognized as our May 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Steve has been employed since 05-09-12. His MPG is 7.56 and his mileage variance is 0.9%. Thank you Steve for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Randy Blackburn is our newest member of the Million Mile Safe Driver Club!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/06/randy-blackburn-is-our-newest-member-of-the-million-mile-safe-driver-club/) - Congratulations goes to our most recent Million Mile Driver, Randy Blackburn, truck 755. For his outstanding accomplishment, Randy was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the team, you are an excellent example for all of your years - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ryan Bradley (Tractor #699)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ryan-bradley-tractor-699/) - Ryan started driving with Pohl Transportation in May, but started his driving career in 2018. Ryan has driven both regional and over the road, with experience pulling dry van, refer, stretch, flatbed, covered wagon, and doubles. Ryan got his interest in driving from his grandpa, whom he always looked up to. His grandpa drove - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Scott Pomraning (Tractor 656)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-scott-pomraning-tractor-656/) - Scott started with Pohl Transportation in May and brings with him over 28 years of experience. Scott has driven mostly over the road pulling dry van and flat bed, but did drive a coal bucket for a few years. Scott has always been a worker and it started at an early age, having started driving - [Rainy Weather Driving Tips](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/06/rainy-weather-driving-tips/) - Out on the roads in this rainy weather? We've got some tips to make sure your journey is a safe one! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jayson Jones (Tractor 660)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jayson-jones-tractor-660/) - Jayson started with Pohl Transportation in April and brings with him 3 years of driving experience. Jayson has done both over the road and local driving and has pulled dry van, flat, tanker and intermodal. Before driving, Jayson did a lot of different jobs over the years, with a couple of the more noteworthy being - [Lenny Lloyd is our April 2021 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/05/lenny-lloyd-is-our-april-2021-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Lenny Lloyd, truck number 737, for being recognized as our April 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Lenny has been employed since 12-13-19. His MPG is 7.50 and his mileage variance is 2.1%. Thank you Lenny for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Pohl Transportation Scholarship Recipient Zach Griesdorn is currently interning with us!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/05/pohl-transportation-scholarship-recipient-zach-griesdorn-is-currently-interning-with-us/) - Zach, who will be starting his Senior year next Fall at Bowling Green, is studying Supply Chain Management/Business. Zach is hoping to learn many things during his internship here at Pohl, especially the many ins and outs of the industry. Zach will be rotating through every department, which he is hoping will make him more - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ryan Race Gamble (Tractor 655)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ryan-race-gamble-tractor-655/) - Race started his driving career in 2001 because he wanted to see the country. Race feels fortunate to have been able to see many places while driving. Over the years Race has been able to drive from coast to coast and has experience pulling both dry van and refer trailers. Over the years Race has - [Dennis Bumbarger, truck 711, participated in the 7th annual Make a Wish Convoy over the weekend.](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/05/dennis-bumbarger-truck-711-participated-in-the-7th-annual-make-a-wish-convoy-over-the-weekend/) - We're proud of our Driver Dennis Bumbarger for participating in the Make a Wish convoy over the past weekend! -Dennis Bumbarger - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on James “Buck” Rogers (Tractor 644)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-james-buck-rogers-tractor-644/) - Buck started driving for Pohl Transportation in March, but started his driving career in 1990. Buck has driven local, regional and OTR and has pulled van, low boy, flat and logging trailers. Over his driving career Buck has worked in the logging industry, operated heavy equipment, worked in warehousing and for a spotting service. Before - [This week’s driver spot light is on David Schouten (Tractor 640)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/05/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-david-schouten-tractor-640/) - David started his driving career in 1976 hauling eggs for farmers. He has also worked for the local city maintenance crew – plowing snow, operating heavy equipment and hauling the equipment around town. David also did warehouse work at night while working for the city. David was in the United States Airforce for 3 years - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Brian Roeh (Tractor 681)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-brian-roeh-tractor-681/) - Brian started with Pohl Transportation in January. Brian has been driving truck since 1988 and has experience driving local, regional, and over the road. Brian has hauled just about anything you can imagine and has experience pulling doubles, tankers, straights and vans. Before he started driving, Brian did factory work. Brian was also enlisted in - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Curtis Moore (Tractor 701)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-curtis-moore-tractor-701/) - Curtis started with Pohl Transportation in March. Cutis has been driving for over 30 years and said he has seen a lot of changes within the industry during his career. Curtis has hauled coast to coast, worked both over the road and locally, and has pulled just about any kind of freight you can imagine - [Charlie Fitzpatrick is our March 2021 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/charlie-fitzpatrick-is-our-march-2021-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Charlie Fitzpatrick, truck number 739, for being recognized as our March 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Charlie has been employed since 01-05-20. His MPG is 7.54 and his mileage variance is 1.5%. Thank you Charlie for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Pohl Transportation was proud to host Ohio Treasurer of State, Robert Sprague!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/pohl-transportation-was-proud-to-host-ohio-treasurer-of-state-robert-sprague/) - Pohl Transportation was honored to welcome Ohio Treasurer of State, Robert Sprague, to its office. After a sit down with Brian Pohl, Treasurer Sprague was given a tour of both the office and shop facilities. Treasurer Sprague enjoyed learning what was new in the transportation industry, and he discussed with Pohl Transportation personnel what he - [Congratulations to our 1st Quarter Safety Rewards Drawing Winners!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/congratulations-to-our-1st-quarter-safety-rewards-drawing-winners/) - Congratulations to our 1st Quarter Safety Rewards Drawing Winners: Linda Beck truck 653 and Dave Dickerson truck 727, both winners of a gift card. Safety is a core value here at Pohl Transportation, and we appreciate all that our drivers do to keep themselves and others safe out on the road. Be sure you are - [David Kear is our latest Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/david-kear-is-our-latest-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to our most recent Million Mile Driver, David Kear, truck 639. For his outstanding accomplishment, David was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the team, you are an excellent example for all of your years - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Bridges (Tractor 686)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-bridges-tractor-686/) - Michael started with Pohl Transportation in March and has 2 ½+ years of experience. Michael has driven both over the road and regionally, and has pulled van and refers. Michael has always been fascinated with driving; his grandfather has driven for over 30 years and his father is a truck driver as well. Michael truly - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Garald Cress (Tractor 666)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-garald-cress-tractor-666/) - Garald started with Pohl Transportation in March and brings with him over 3 years of experience. Garald has run both local and over the road and has pulled dry van, dump, refer and tankers. Before driving, Garald was a welder for 2 years, worked for a private EMT service, did factory work and pizza delivery. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dalton Bradley (Tractor 675)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dalton-bradley-tractor-675/) - Dalton recently came back to Pohl Transportation in March after previously working for us in 2020. Glad to have you back, Dalton! Dalton has over 3 years of both over the road and local experience. Dalton got his interest to drive from his father who was a truck driver for 18 years. Dalton enjoys being - [Congratulations to Bob Mikes for becoming a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/03/congratulations-to-bob-mikes-for-becoming-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to our most recent Million Mile Driver, Bob Mikes, truck 746. For his outstanding accomplishment, Bob was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the team, you are an excellent example for all of your years - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jason Vernatter (Tractor 646)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jason-vernatter-tractor-646/) - Jason started with Pohl Transportation in January and has 4 years of driving under his belt. Jason has experience with OTR, local and regional driving and has pulled both van and refer trailers. Jason enjoys the change of landscapes that he experiences while driving and being able to try different kinds of food all over - [John Przestrzelski is our February 2021 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/03/john-przestrzelski-is-our-february-2021-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to John Przestrzelski, truck number 716, for being recognized as our February 2021 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! John has been employed since 09-06-19. His MPG is 7.28 and his mileage variance is 1.6%. Thank you John for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Don Spain (Tractor 714)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-don-spain-tractor-714/) - Don started with Pohl Transportation in January and brings with him 22 years of experience. Don has driven both locally and over the road and has pulled both van and refers. Don has always enjoyed seeing the sites while driving, and meeting new people along the way. Before driving, Don worked in a grocery store - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Eric Taulbee (Tractor 678)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-eric-taulbee-tractor-678/) - Eric started with Pohl Transportation in December. Eric has been driving since 2012 and has pulled van, flat and over-sized trailers. While driving, Eric likes seeing different places, meeting new people and seeing how different parts of the country lives. Eric was able to take his wife Megan with him when he ran from coast - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Wallen (Tractor 662)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-wallen-tractor-662/) - Thomas started with Pohl Transportation in December, but started his driving career in 1996. Tom has worked mostly over the road and has pulled just about everything. Tom likes driving because he enjoys seeing new and different places every week. Before he started driving, Tom did factory work. Once he started driving, he knew he - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Cook (Tractor 645)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-cook-tractor-645/) - Thomas started with Pohl Transportation in December. Tom started his driving career in 2015 and has experience in both Class A and B driving. Before he started driving, Tom went to college to be a certified welder. After college he used those skills and worked with Worldwide as an over the road welder. In his - [Apply now for the 2021 Pohl Transportation Scholarship!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/02/apply-now-for-the-2021-pohl-transportation-scholarship/) - Pohl Transportation sponsors a yearly scholarship for any senior or post-high school student who attended high school in Auglaize, Darke, Mercer, or Shelby Counties. The scholarship is for students pursuing a degree or certificate in logistics, supply chain management, diesel technology, or a similar transportation-related field. The scholarship is through The Darke County Foundation. Applications - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Josh Moore (Tractor 660)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-josh-moore-tractor-660/) - Josh started with Pohl Transportation in November and brings with him 4 years of driving experience. Josh has done over the road and over-sized driving. Josh enjoys meeting new people while he’s out on the road, seeing new scenery and watching the beautiful sunrises and sunsets. North Carolina area has been his favorite place he’s - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Branson Mathess (Tractor 728)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-branson-mathess-tractor-728/) - Branson started with Pohl Transportation in November and brings with him just under 2 years of driving experience. Branson has experience with both local and over the road driving. Branson loves being in a truck, he feels like he’s making good money and enjoys traveling across the country. His favorite place he’s seen has been - [Joe Kovalchick is our January 2021 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/02/joe-kovalchick-is-our-january-2021-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Joe Kovalchick, truck number 700, for earning recognition as our Driver of the Month for January 2021. Joe has been employed since 10-17-20, but worked for us from 3-1-18 thru 3-5-20 . Joe's MPG is 7.47 and his mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you Joe for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Terry Whisman (Tractor 626)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-terry-whisman-tractor-626/) - Terry has been driving since 1999, and came to work at Pohl Transportation in August. Terry’s father Jim also works with us! Terry has over the road experience pulling van, refer and flatbed trailers. Terry said he loves the money he’s making driving truck and the fact that he gets paid to see the country - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Braxton Siano (Tractor 616)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-braxton-siano-tractor-616/) - Braxton started with Pohl Transportation in November, and brings over 2 years of driving experience with him. Braxton has pulled dry box, flatbed and hoppers. Braxton said one of the things he likes about driving is that you are doing some different every day. Before he started driving, Braxton did production work in a factory, - [Eric Booth is Our Latest Grand Prize Winner of Pohl Transportation’s Safety Rewards Program!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/eric-booth-is-our-latest-grand-prize-winner-of-pohl-transportations-safety-rewards-program/) - Congratulations to Eric Booth, Grand Prize Winner of Pohl Transportation’s Safety Rewards Program. As his prize Eric chose a Stryker 10 meter CB and Stryker antenna. Thank you Eric, for your commitment to safety. Pohl Transportation’s Safety Rewards Program is a newer bonus program based on monthly safety videos and overall safety. The main goal - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Linda Beck (Tractor 642)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-linda-beck-tractor-642/) - Linda has been driving over the road since 1998 and has always pulled dry box vans. Linda came to work for Pohl Transportation in October and we are glad to have her on our team! Before driving, Linda worked as a licensed beautician for 10 years, was a waitress for 5 years and was a - [Savanna Slone is our Pohl Transportation December 2020 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/savanna-slone-is-our-pohl-transportation-december-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Savanna Slone, truck number 648, for being recognized as our December 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Savanna has been employed since 06-03-20. Her MPG is 6.76 and her mileage variance is 1.0%. Thank you Savanna for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Kirk Syme is our 2020 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year!](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/kirk-syme-is-our-2020-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year/) - Congratulations goes to Kirk Syme, truck 667, for being named Pohl Transportation's Driver of the Year! Kirk has been employed since 8-14-19, has a fuel average of 7.13 and a variance average of 2.0%. Thank you Kirk for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! Also- congratulations to all of our Driver of the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Marquez Dennison (Tractor 634)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-marquez-dennison-tractor-634/) - Marquez started with Pohl Transportation in October, and brought with him over 2 years of over the road experience pulling dry box, refer and containers. Marquez has been around driving his whole life; his father, grandfather and some uncles have all driven over the years. It seemed like a natural move for Marquez to start - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Irene “Ruth” Thomas (Tractor 637)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-irene-ruth-thomas-tractor-637/) - Ruth started with Pohl Transportation in October, but has been driving since May of 2019. Before driving, Ruth was in the medical field for 17 years, working as a Registered Medical Assistant. Her position had her in general surgeries, doctor’s offices, hospitals and urgent care, working with patients in pediatrics all the way to the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Chris Smith (Tractor 668)](https://pohltransportation.com/2021/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-chris-smith-tractor-668/) - Chris started with Pohl Transportation in September and has 14 years of over the road experience. During his 14 years of driving, Chris has pulled van, refer, grain wagon and containers. Chris enjoys driving and being on the open road. He takes pride in being on-time with his appointments, doing a good job and maintaining - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jerry “JD” Lundy, Jr. (Tractor 670)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jerry-jd-lundy-jr-tractor-670/) - JD started with Pohl Transportation in September and brings with him a little over one year of experience. JD came as a referral from his father Jerry Lundy, who has been with Pohl for over five years! Before driving, JD was enlisted in the US Army where he served for 7 years. JD was a - [Alex Kidd is our November 2020 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/12/alex-kidd-is-our-november-2020-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Alex Kidd, truck number 708, for being recognized as our November 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Alex has been employed since 07-08-15. His MPG is 6.70 and his mileage variance is 2.4%. Thank you Alex for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Michael Allen, truck 649](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-michael-allen-truck-649/) - Mike started his driving career in 1998, and has done both local and OTR driving. Mike was hauling coal prior to coming to Pohl Transportation in September. Before making the move to driving, Mike worked as a housekeeping supervisor at a hospital for 5 years. Mike and his wife Sharon have been married for 26 - [Fred Mullen has become a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/12/fred-mullen-has-become-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to our most recent Million Mile Driver, Fred Mullen, truck 742. For his outstanding accomplishment, Fred was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the team, you are an excellent example for all of your - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Arron Lewis](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-arron-lewis/) - Arron started with Pohl Transportation in September and has 10 years of driving experience. Arron has driven over the road, local and been a yard jockey. Arron has experience with tankers, reefers, flatbeds, doubles and box vans. Before driving, Arron worked at a tool & dye company making tie bars for trucks. Arron also worked - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bennie Stith (Tractor 628)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bennie-stith-tractor-628/) - Bennie started with Pohl Transportation in August, and has been driving over the road since 1995. Bennie’s brother Joe also works for Pohl. Before driving, Bennie was an Equine Manager. Bennie received his degree in Equine Management from the University of Kentucky and has worked on several horse farms over the years, including as a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on John Lindsley (Tractor 736)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-john-lindsley-tractor-736/) - John started with Pohl Transportation in July and had about 15 months driving experience before joining our team. Before he started driving, John did some pizza delivery and worked in technical support with Apple and AT & T. So far John really enjoys driving, especially driving at night. John finds it calming and peaceful to - [Bennie Stith is our October 2020 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/11/bennie-stith-is-our-october-2020-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Bennie Stith, truck number 628, for being recognized as our October 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Bennie has been employed since 08-12-20. His MPG is 7.26 and his mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you Bennie for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joseph Groves (Tractor 734)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joseph-groves-tractor-734/) - Joey started with Pohl Transportation in July and brings with him over 20 years of driving experience. Joey has driven both over the road and local pulling dry box, low boy, flat, coal and log trailers. The thing Joey most enjoys about driving is seeing different places each week and meeting new people everywhere he - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Wayne Ashcraft (Tractor 733)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-wayne-ashcraft-tractor-733/) - Wayne started with Pohl Transportation in July, but started his driving career while he was enlisted in the Army. Wayne served from 1975 – 1981, and was stationed in both Virginia and California. Thank you, Wayne for your service! Over his driving career, Wayne has pulled all kinds of trailers, and has hauled just about - [Congratulations to David Ogline for becoming a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/11/congratulations-to-david-ogline-for-becoming-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to David Ogline, truck 710, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. For his outstanding accomplishment, Dave was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the team, you are an excellent - [Gary Tyree is a Pohl Transportation Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/11/gary-tyree-is-a-pohl-transportation-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Gary Tyree, truck 675, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. For his outstanding accomplishment, Gary was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the team, you are an excellent - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Daniel Garner (Tractor 631)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-daniel-garner-tractor-631/) - Daniel started with Pohl Transportation in July and brings with him 6 years of driving experience. Dan has done local and OTR driving as well as driving the water truck on the oil fields. Before driving, Dan said he did all kinds of work from factory to food service, with his favorites being a mechanic - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kenneth Martin (Tractor 741)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kenneth-martin-tractor-741/) - Kenny started with Pohl Transportation in June, but has been driving most of his adult life. Kenny has driven local, over the road, in the coal fields and drove a school bus. He has pulled everything from dry box to refer to flatbed. Before driving, Kenny worked in the coal mines. Right after high school, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Fred “Butch” Houston (Tractor 630)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-fred-butch-houston-tractor-630/) - Butch has been driving OTR since 2013, and started with Pohl Transportation in June. Before driving, Butch owned and operated his own construction company for 10 years. Before that, Butch worked in the technology field for 30 years. Butch was in the Navy for 4 years, where he was an Atmosphere Control Specialist and stationed - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Savanna Slone (Tractor 648)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-savanna-slone-tractor-648/) - Savanna started with Pohl Transportation in June of this year and brings with her 3 ½ years of experience, both local and over the road. After college, Savanna started at Coca Cola where she worked for 5 years. Savanna worked her way around the company, trying a variety of positions with her last position being - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Charles Ray (Tractor 647)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-charles-ray-tractor-647/) - Charlie started with Pohl Transportation in June and brings with him 15 years of experience. Charlie has worked over the road and also with the oil fields hauling their materials. Throughout his driving career, Charlie has enjoyed seeing new places and meeting new people along the way. His favorite areas he has traveled so far - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kelvin Ross (Tractor 622)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kelvin-ross-tractor-622/) - Kelvin worked for Pohl Transportation for a short time in 2007 and most recently restarted with us again back in May. Kelvin brings with him 18 years of over the road experience, and also drove a grain truck for about 1 year. Kelvin said he enjoys the freedom of the open road. He likes seeing - [Don Holbrook is our Pohl Transportation August 2020 Driver of the month](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/09/don-holbrook-is-our-pohl-transportation-august-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Don Holbrook, truck number 718, for being recognized as our August 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Don has been employed since 10-1-19. His MPG is 7.36 and his mileage variance is 1.3%. Thank you Don for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bill Hills (Tractor 637)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bill-hills-tractor-637/) - Bill started with Pohl Transportation in May and brings with him 8 ½ years of driving experience. Bill worked as an owner/operator for over 2 years, which really gave him some hands on learning experience. Before driving, Bill worked in sales, restaurant management, was an EMT and a volunteer firefighter for 25 years. Thank you, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Johnny Taylor (Truck 616)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-johnny-taylor-truck-616/) - Johnny started with Pohl Transportation in May, 2020. Johnny began his driving career in 2013 working over the road pulling dry vans. Johnny said he likes the independence of the open road, getting an assignment and seeing it through until he finishes. Before driving, Johnny worked in several different fields including construction, cooking, warehousing and - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Wilson (Truck 627)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-wilson-truck-627/) - Joe started with Pohl Transportation in May. Joe has 4 years of over the road experience in dry van, refer and intermodal. Joe enjoys the freedom of the open road and peace of mind he gets while driving. Before driving, Joe worked as a forklift driver for 2 years and in general warehousing before that. - [This week’s Driver spotlight is on Kayla Hilsman (Truck 728)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kayla-hilsman-truck-728/) - Kayla started with Pohl Transportation in April and has 2 ½ years of over the road experience with both refer and dry van trailers. Before she started driving, Kayla worked with Thoroughbred horses, keeping them groomed, bathed, fed and their stalls cleaned. She also worked at a supermarket. When she is not working, Kayla enjoys - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Stith (Truck 625)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-stith-truck-625/) - Joe started driving with Pohl Transportation in April and brings with him 28 years of over the road experience. Joe has been driving tractor trailer since he was 21 years old and enjoys the open road. Joe and his wife, Tracye have been married for 31 years and they have a beautiful daughter, Lexi, that - [Kirk Syme is our July 2020 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/08/kirk-syme-is-our-july-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Kirk Syme, truck number 677, for being recognized as our July 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Kirk has been employed since 8-14-19. His MPG is 7.08 and his mileage variance is 0.6%. Thank you Kirk for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Pohl Transportation Scholarship Winner Zach Griesdorn stopped by for a visit.](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/08/pohl-transportation-scholarship-winner-zach-griesdorn-stopped-by-for-a-visit/) - Pohl Transportation offers a scholarship annually to those interested in the transportation industry. This includes everything from operations to diesel technician. It is open to graduating seniors or current college students who attended high school in Darke, Mercer, Shelby, Miami or Auglaize counties. Applications for the scholarship open up in the Spring. One of the - [This week's Driver Spotlight is on Mike Taulbee (Truck 680)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/08/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mike-taulbee-truck-680/) - Mike started driving with Pohl Transportation in March and brings with him 21 years of Over the Road experience. Before becoming a truck driver, Mike made rockets for the Apache Helicopter (how cool is that!). Mike and his wife April have been together for 6 years, and Mike enjoys bringing her along in the truck - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Justin Branscome (Truck 633).](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-justin-branscome-truck-633/) - Justin started with Pohl Transportation in February and brings with him 5 years of driving experience; 3 years as a civilian and 2 years in the service. Justin enlisted in the National Guard in 2015, where he served in Afghanistan transporting and hauling heavy equipment to help build up new perimeters for our service men - [Pohl is Hiring! We're Currently Looking for a Customer Service Rep.](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/07/pohl-is-hiring-were-currently-looking-for-a-customer-service-rep/) - Pohl Transportation, Inc. (Versailles, OH) is looking to fill the position of full time Customer Service Rep. The ideal candidate will have a high degree of professionalism, excellent customer service and communication skills and the ability to make quick decisions in a fast paced environment. Knowledge of FMCSA rules and regulations and experience with TMW - [This Week’s Driver Spotlight is on John “JR” Stuckey (Truck 663)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-john-jr-stuckey-truck-663/) - John has been driving for 2 ½ years, and started with Pohl Transportation in March. John said he has seen a lot of territory while driving, but his favorite place so far has been California. He said the scenery is just beautiful. Before driving, John did railroad work and landscaping. John and his wife Katie - [Steve Stickler is our June 2020 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/07/steve-stickler-is-our-june-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Steve Stickler, truck number 688, for being recognized as our June 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Steve has been employed since 12-7-16. His MPG is 7.78 and his mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you Steve for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on David Dickerson (Truck 626).](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-david-dickerson-truck-626/) - David started with Pohl Transportation in February and we are glad he decided to join our team. David has been driving for 20 years, mostly over the road, having pulled box, refer and flatbed trailers. Before driving, David worked in construction, warehousing and was a furniture mover. David and his wife, Cindy have been married - [This week’s spot light is on David “Linro” Koester (Truck 687)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/07/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-david-linro-koester-truck-687/) - Linro started with Pohl Transportation in February and has been driving over the road for 10 years. He has pulled both box and refer trailers over the years. Before driving, Linro worked in the food service industry. He has done it all – from bussing tables and washing dishes to becoming a chef in his - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dion Torrence (Truck 631)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dion-torrence-truck-631/) - Dion started driving with Pohl Transportation in March and brings with him 3 years over the road experience and 15 years driving local runs. Before driving Dion also did lumping services, construction work and refurbished chassis. Last year Dion and his wife loaded up the family and headed east to find a new home. The - [This week’s spot light is on Mohammed Al Jammal (Truck 597)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/06/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-mohammed-al-jammal-truck-597/) - Mohammed started with Pohl Transportation in May, but has been driving both over the road and regional, since 2018. One of the things he likes about driving is being able to see different parts of the country. His favorite being southern Kentucky. Before driving, Mohammed worked in a grocery store and at his dad’s car - [Dennis Bumbarger is a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/06/dennis-bumbarger-is-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Dennis Bumbarger, truck 653, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. For his outstanding accomplishment, Dennis was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the team, you are an excellent - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Nikki Brooks (Tractor 603)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-nikki-brooks-tractor-603/) - Nikki finished driving school in 2016 and hasn’t looked back since. Nikki really enjoys driving and likes the challenge of accomplishing new milestones in her driving career. Nikki started with Pohl Transportation in January and likes working here. Before driving, Nikki spent most of her time raising her children, going to nursing school and being - [Kim Hill is our May 2020 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/06/kim-hill-is-our-may-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Kim Hill, truck number 707, for being recognized as our May 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Kim has been employed since 07-26-18. Her MPG is 7.04 and her mileage variance is 1.5%. Thank you Kim for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Stephen Grogg (Tractor 622)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-stephen-grogg-tractor-622/) - Stephen started with Pohl Transportation in February and brings with him 9 years of OTR experience. Stephen said he really has enjoyed his driving career; he likes that he can get up early and get moving to start his day. Before driving, Stephen worked for the State of West Virginia for 3 years. Some of - [Leon Slaughter is a TWO Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/06/leon-slaughter-is-a-two-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Leon Slaughter, truck 711, for being recognized as a Two Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Leon has been employed since 9-27-00, and we are proud that he achieved this amazing milestone with us! For his outstanding accomplishment, Leon was awarded a Two Million Mile Driver plaque, patch and jacket. Thanks - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Terry Garrett (Tractor 594)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/06/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-terry-garrett-tractor-594/) - Terry started with Pohl Transportation in January and brings with him about 14 years of experience. Terry pulled flatbed and refers for about 11 years, then took several years off to raise his family. During his hiatus from driving, Terry owned and operated his own carpet cleaning business. After his kids were through school Terry - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on William Hampton (Tractor 701)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-william-hampton-tractor-701/) - William has worked for Pohl Transportation a couple of different times over the years. William most recently started in January and has approximately 5 total years of service with us. William has been driving over the road in general for 12 years and has pulled dry box, refer and flatbed. William said he enjoys the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Darryl Love (Tractor 662)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-darryl-love-tractor-662/) - Darryl started with Pohl Transportation in January and brings with him a little over a year of experience. Before driving, Darryl worked in warehousing, both as a team member and supervisor. Darryl started driving to find more continual employment, but wishes that he would have started sooner because he really likes driving. When he - [Ray Stewart is our April 2020 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/05/ray-stewart-is-our-april-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Ray Stewart, truck number 679 for earning recognition as our Driver of the Month for April 2020. Ray has been employed since 8-8-19. His MPG is 6.79 and his mileage variance is 1.3%. Thank you Ray for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dorcella “Lee” Washington (Tractor 693)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dorcella-lee-washington-tractor-693/) - Lee has been with Pohl Transportation since January, but has been driving over the road for over 25 years with mostly dry van experience. Lee has had over 2 million miles of safe driving and belongs to the Master Truck Drivers Association. Before driving, Lee worked for worked in the OR ward at OSU hospital - [Tom Seidl is a TWO Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/05/tom-seidl-is-a-two-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Tom Seidl, truck 696, for being recognized as a Two Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Tom has been employed since 6-23-04, and we are proud that he achieved this amazing milestone with us! For his outstanding accomplishment, Tom was awarded a Two Million Mile Driver plaque, patch and jacket. Thanks - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Charlie Fitzpatrick (Tractor 613)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-charlie-fitzpatrick-tractor-613/) - Charlie started with Pohl Transportation in January and brings with him over 40 years of experience. Charlie has run coast to coast, local and regional and has pulled van, refer and intermodal. Charlie also owned his own agency for 5 years and had 22 owner/operators working for him. Charlie also did industrial cleaning for new - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jeff Hill (Tractor 681)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jeff-hill-tractor-681/) - Jeff most recently started with Pohl Transportation in January, having worked with us for 4 months in 2019. Jeff has been driving for 25 years, and has done both local and over the road. Jeff has pulled van, flatbed, refer, lowboy and even van body and dump trucks. Besides driving, Jeff also worked in the - [Brad Gray is our March 2020 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/04/brad-gray-is-our-march-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Brad Gay, truck number 678, for being recognized as our March 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Brad has been employed since 09-23-09. His MPG is 7.37 and his mileage variance is 0.6%. Thank you Brad for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jordian Rowe (Tractor 619)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jordian-rowe-tractor-619/) - Jordian started with Pohl Transportation in December and brings with him 3 years of mostly over the road driving experience. Jordian enjoys driving because he is able to see different places and scenery. Jordian said driving is fun, crazy and hectic all rolled into one. Before driving, Jordian did home health care for the disabled - [Congratulations to Richard Tucker for being named a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/04/congratulations-to-richard-tucker-for-being-named-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Richard, truck 657, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Richard has been employed since 10-31-12. For his outstanding accomplishment, Richard was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Clifford Martin (Tractor 655)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-clifford-martin-tractor-655/) - Cliff has worked for Pohl Transportation a couple different time over the years, with his most recent hire date being May 2017. Cliff has been driving a truck over the road since 1991, mostly Midwest to the East Coast areas. Before driving, Cliff pumped gas and waited on customers at the local Super America. Cliff’s - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jerry Coleman (Tractor 584)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jerry-coleman-tractor-584/) - Jerry started with Pohl Transportation in December, but has been driving over the road since 1987. Jerry has been able to travel to several states and destinations over the years; his favorites have been Louisiana, Texas and the Carolinas. Being a seasoned driver, Jerry has seen many changes in the industry. He feels one of - [Congratulations Mike Bonner for being named a Two Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/04/congratulations-mike-bonner-for-being-named-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Mike Bonner, truck 673, for being recognized as a Two Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Mike has been employed since 6-11-03, and we are proud that he achieved this amazing milestone with us! For his outstanding accomplishment, Mike was awarded a Two Million Mile Driver plaque, patch and watch. Thanks - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Lenny Lloyd (Tractor 599)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-lenny-lloyd-tractor-599/) - Lenny started with Pohl Transportation in December and brings with him 15 years of experience. Lenny says he loves getting paid for a job he loves to do. Lenny enjoys being out on the open road and being his own “boss”. Lenny has seen many places over the years, but says that Colorado and Washington - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Paul Smith (Tractor 588)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-paul-smith-tractor-588/) - Paul started with Pohl Transportation in December and has been driving over the road for 7 years. Paul’s favorite part of driving is seeing and going to different places of the country. So far Paul’s favorite state has been Florida. Prior to driving, Paul worked in security, department store management and warehousing. From an early - [Congratulations Bobby Cook for being named a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/03/congratulations-bobby-cook-for-being-named-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Bobby Cook, truck 650, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Bobby has been employed since 7-11-2001. For his outstanding accomplishment, Bobby was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great - [Nikki Brooks is our February 2020 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/03/nikki-brooks-is-our-february-2020-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Nikki Brooks, truck number 603, for being recognized as our February 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Nikki has been employed since 01-15-20. Her MPG is 6.77 and her mileage variance is 2.5%. Thank you Nikki for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Star Hall (Tractor 654)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-star-hall-tractor-654/) - Star started with Pohl Transportation in January. Star has 24 years of experience over the road and she is almost to the 3 Million Mile safe driver threshold. Star received a Master Truck Driver award from the state of Indiana for having 1 million safe miles. What an awesome accomplishment, Star! Before she started driving, - [Pohl Transportation has Teamed with Truckers Against Trafficking](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/03/pohl-transportation-has-teamed-with-truckers-against-trafficking/) - Pohl Transportation was proud to recently start a partnership with Truckers Against Trafficking. Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) is a 501(c)3 that exists to educate, equip, empower and mobilize the trucking, bus and energy industries to combat human trafficking as part of their regular jobs. TAT has three goals: Saturate trucking and related industries with TAT - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Dennie Aldridge (Tractor 627)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dennie-aldridge-tractor-627/) - Dennie started with Pohl Transportation in November and has 3 years of driving experience. Before coming to Pohl, Dennie was able to experience driving coast to coast. Prior to driving over the road, Dennie worked with FedEx and did retail/retail management. In his spare time, Dennie enjoys spending time with his wife, Nikkie and their - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Joe Richardson, truck 612](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-richardson-truck-612/) - Joe started with Pohl Transportation in October, and has been driving truck for 13 years. Outside of over the road driving, Joe also drove a transit bus for 6 years, worked in warehousing and worked in a cigar factory. When he’s not working, Joe enjoys spending time with his fiancée, Angela. Joe also likes watching - [4 Quick Driver Tips](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/02/4-quick-driver-tips/) - Taking curves Remember when taking a sharp curve or cornering you should slow down before the curve and then power through the curve. This way you avoid a trailer pushing you through the curve, you pull the trailer through it. After slowing down before the curve of course. Right hand turns Make sure you keep - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Steven Clinger (Tractor 634) ](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-steven-clinger-tractor-634/) - Steven started with Pohl Transportation in October and brings with him 6 years of OTR experience. Steven has pulled both dry box and reefer, and has experience in hauling frac sand. Steven has also been an owner-operator. Driving is pretty much all Steven has known; his grandfather, father and step-father have all driven truck. In - [Marvin Childers is our January 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/02/marvin-childers-is-our-january-2020-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Marvin Childers, truck number 705, for being recognized as our January 2020 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Marvin has been employed since 06-20-18. His MPG is 7.60 and his mileage variance is -2.8%. Thank you Marvin for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kimberly Minus (Tractor 615)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kimberly-minus-tractor-615/) - Kimberly started with Pohl Transportation in October, and started her driving career in 2018. Prior to driving, Kimberly was a home health aide, medical secretary, cashier and waitress. Kimberly also worked in warehouse/packaging and in the insurance field. Kimberly enjoys having a diverse background in her work history, but says that driving has been her - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Norman Lewis (Tractor 601)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-norman-lewis-tractor-601/) - Norman started with Pohl Transportation in October, but has been driving most of his adult life. Norman has been driving over the road or regional for the last 10 years. Before that, Norman hauled for a lumber company, a pharmaceutical company and drove an 18-wheel coal truck for 10 years. Norman also worked in a - [How to use your bunk heater and cut your idle time!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/02/how-to-use-your-bunk-heater-and-cut-down-idle-time/) - Corey walks us through how to use your bunk heater to stay warm and cut down on your idle time this winter! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Donald Holbrook (Tractor 606)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-donald-holbrook-tractor-606/) - Don has worked for Pohl Transportation a handful of times over the years, most recently starting back with us in October; we are glad he’s back “home”. Don has worked in trucking for almost 20 years doing some local driving, but mostly over the road. Don has pulled tanker, refer and dry van. Before driving - [Tim Beck is our 2019 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/tim-beck-is-our-2019-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year/) - Congratulations to Tim Beck, truck number 712, for being recognized as our 2019 Driver of the Year at Pohl Transportation! Tim has been employed since 03-20-13. His MPG is 7.12 and his mileage variance is 1.6%. Thank you Tim for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! We enjoy having you as part of our - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Tim Dempsey (Tractor 662)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-tim-dempsey-tractor-662/) - Tim started with Pohl Transportation in September and brings with him 5 years of over the road experience with refer and dry box. During those 5 years, he spent 4 years driving the west coast. Tim said the thing he likes most about driving is experiencing new people and places and adjusting to their particular - [Pohl Transportation, Inc. was excited to welcome Girl Scout Troops 21202 and 20454 to participate in a Women in Trucking Girl Scout Event here at our office.](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/pohl-transportation-inc-was-excited-to-welcome-girl-scout-troops-21202-and-20454-to-participate-in-a-women-in-trucking-girl-scout-event-here-at-our-office/) - We started the day with guest speakers Vice President Rebecca Liette and Pohl Driver Sue Jude. Both spoke of the impact women have on transportation, the challenges they have faced and the growth that has happened with women currently in and entering the Transportation industry. The scouts were encouraged to ask questions of both Sue - [Bill Heim is our December 2019 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/bill-heim-is-our-december-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Bill Heim, truck number 649, for being recognized as our December 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Bill has been employed since 06-19-19. His MPG is 6.90 and his mileage variance is 0.2%. Thank you Bill for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jason Martin (Tractor 624)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jason-martin-tractor-624/) - Jason started with Pohl Transportation in September, and brought with him 5 years of over the road experience pulling dry box and flatbed. Before driving Jason worked for 17 years in coal mining operations. Jason also served in the U.S. Marine Corp Infantry Division for 4 years. Jason was in 9 different countries before he - [4th Quarter 2019 Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/4th-quarter-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to all of the 2019 4th Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on John Przestrzelski (Tractor 629)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/3139/) - John started with Pohl Transportation in September, but has been driving for over 33 years. John has done both local and over the road driving, and has experience with refers, lowboys, flatbeds and box vans. Before driving John was also a welder, mechanic, coal field worker and in demolition. John’s stepson, Steve Clinger, also works - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Tim Black (Tractor 622)](https://pohltransportation.com/2020/01/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-tim-black-tractor-622/) - Tim started with Pohl Transportation in September and had one year of experience prior to coming to Pohl. Prior to driving, Tim was a deck hand on a river coal barge for 10 years and also has manual labor experience. Tim was in the Marine Corp for 2 years and was stationed in North Carolina. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kimberly Welcher (Tractor 628)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kimberly-welcher-tractor-628/) - Kimberly started with Pohl Transportation in August, but has been in the transportation field for over 20 years. Kimberly has driven semis local and over the road, and has also driven school buses and public transportation buses. Of these, her favorite has been driving a semi over the road. Kimberly feels driving comes easy to - [Mike Bonner is our November 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/12/mike-bonner-is-our-november-2019-driver-of-the-month-at-pohl-transportation/) - Congratulations to Mike Bonner, truck number 673, for being recognized as our November 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Mike has been employed since 06-11-03. His MPG is 7.43 and his mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you Mike for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bruce Froschauer (Tractor 591)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bruce-froschauer-tractor-591/) - Bruce started with Pohl Transportation in August and brings with him 35 years in the trucking industry. Bruce has worked over the road as both a company driver and an owner/operator. Bruce also has dispatch and OS & D experience. Bruce comes from a long line of truckers in his family and is a 3rd - [Congratulations Mike Menist for being named a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/12/congratulations-mike-menist-for-being-named-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Mike Menist, truck 638, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Mike has been employed since 6-15-05. For his outstanding accomplishment, Mike was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jim Whisman (Tractor 597)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jim-whisman-tractor-597/) - Jim started with Pohl Transportation in August and brings with him 28 years of experience. We feel fortunate that not only do we have Jim on our team, but also his son, Tom. Besides driving, Jim has several years of experience as a mechanic. Jim also served in the US Navy in ‘72 –‘74 as - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Willie “Doug” Bennet (Tractor 598)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/12/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-willie-doug-bennet-tractor-598/) - Doug started with Pohl Transportation in August, but has been driving a semi since 1984. Doug has pulled doubles, straight box and tankers. Outside of semi driving, Doug has had several different kinds of driving jobs including driving a lift truck, and being the lead/trail vehicle for a company that moved houses. Doug said moving - [Pohl Transportation's Evan Rammel is the Capstone Student of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/12/pohl-transportations-evan-rammel-is-the-capstone-student-of-the-month/) - Check out this Captstone Student of the Month write up by Dena Wuebker, Versailles Agriculture Education & FFA Advisor! Evan Rammel is a senior at Versailles High School and participates in the Agriculture Education Capstone Program and has been selected as the capstone highlight student of the month. The Versailles Agriculture Education Capstone Program is - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Gary Conklin (Tractor 590)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-gary-conklin-tractor-590/) - Gary started with Pohl Transportation in August and brings with him 20 years of both dry van and flatbed OTR experience. Before driving, Gary was in the U.S. Airforce for 20 years where he was an aircraft mechanic. By the time he retired, Gary served in many countries including Germany, Spain, and close to the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Geoffrey Austin (Tractor 617)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-geoffrey-austin-tractor-617/) - Geoffrey started with Pohl Transportation in August, but has been driving since 2011. Before driving, Geoff made glasses as an optician, was a chemical kettle operator and a cable TV technician. Geoff also served in the US Army for 5 years in radio communications as a combat signaler. Geoff met his wife Susan while - [Rob Fields is our October 2019 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/11/rob-fields-is-our-october-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Rob Fields, truck number 692, for being recognized as our October 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Rob has been employed since 06-08-16. His MPG is 7.16 and his mileage variance is -2.1%. Thank you Rob for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Thomas Whisman (Tractor 583)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-thomas-whisman-tractor-583/) - Thomas started with Pohl Transportation in August and brings with him 20 years of over the road experience. Thomas also did over-sized local driving for 5 years, and has experience as an electric motor repair technician. Thomas truly loves trucking, just hates that is takes him away from his family. When Thomas is not working, - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Kirk Syme (Tractor 577)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-kirk-syme-tractor-577/) - Kirk started with Pohl Transportation in August. Kirk went to driving school in 1987 and has had several different kinds of driving jobs. Kirk’s first driving job was with a cement company; he also drove a garbage truck and a little bit of local driving before going out over the road. When Kirk is not - [Congratulations to Lee Otto for being a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/11/congratulations-to-lee-otto-for-being-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Lee Otto for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Lee started working for Pohl back on 4-24-02, and recently retired. For his outstanding accomplishment, Lee was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Craig Johnson (Tractor 580)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-craig-johnson-tractor-580/) - Craig started working for Pohl Transportation in August of this year. Craig has over 20 years of driving experience both locally and OTR, and has driven/pulled dump, tanker, flatbed, refer and van. Craig also served professionally with the Department of Defense as a firefighter on the flight line and has been a volunteer firefighter with - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Ray Stewart (Tractor 589)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ray-stewart-tractor-589/) - Ray started with Pohl Transportation in August and we are happy to have him on our team! Ray has over 25 years of experience in both local and over the road driving, and has pulled dry box, refer, tanker and flatbed. Before driving Ray worked in the heating and cooling industry. When Ray is not - [Congratulations to Joe Altadonna for being a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/congratulations-to-joe-altadonna-for-being-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Joe Altadonna, truck 630, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Joe has been employed since 3-24-04. For his outstanding accomplishment, Joe was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to - [2019 3rd Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/2019-3rd-quarter-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to all of the 2019 3rd Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! - [John Montgomery is our September 2019 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/john-montgomery-is-our-september-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to John Montgomery, truck number 579, for being recognized as our September 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! John has been employed since 04-04-19. His MPG is 7.16 and his mileage variance is 1.6%. Thank you John for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on George “Willy” Jones (Tractor 602)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-george-willy-jones-tractor-602/) - Willy has been driving for 12 years doing local, regional and OTR work. Willy enjoys being over the road best as he likes being able to see the country and meet new people. Before driving over the road Willy worked in merchandising with Pepsi for 12 years. Willy also worked at UPS in the warehouse. - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on William North (Tractor 614)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-william-north-tractor-614/) - Will started with Pohl Transportation in July and brings over 14 years of Over the Road driving experience with him. Will pulled both dry box and refer during those 14 years. Before going over the road, Will worked in the gas/oil fields hauling water, and was also a press technician for 4 years making auto - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Bill Heim (Tractor 631)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-bill-heim-tractor-631/) - Bill started with Pohl Transportation in June and brings 10 years of OTR experience with him. Before driving, Bill worked in various customer service and restaurant jobs. Bill was enlisted in the US Navy for 4 years, where he worked in the Personnel and Human Resources departments. Bill was stationed at many locations, but his - [Congratulations to Jay Cramer for being a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/congratulations-to-jay-cramer-for-being-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Jay Cramer, truck 646, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Jay has been employed since 2-18-09. For his outstanding accomplishment, Jay was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset to - [Congratulations to Ron Hundley for being a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/10/congratulations-to-ron-hundley-for-being-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Ron Hundley for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Ron was employed with us from 4-18-02 to 9-6-19. For his outstanding accomplishment, Ron was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset - [Congratulations to Steve Fox for being a Million Mile Safe Driver!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/congratulations-to-steve-fox-for-being-a-million-mile-safe-driver/) - Congratulations goes to Steve Fox, truck 645, for being recognized as a Million Mile Safe Driver with Pohl Transportation. Steve has been employed since 5-16-12 . For his outstanding accomplishment, Steve was awarded a Million Mile Driver pin, patch, belt buckle, plaque and a Pohl Transportation safety jacket. Thanks for being such a great asset - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Melissa Smith (Tractor 635)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-melissa-smith-tractor-635/) - Melissa started with Pohl Transportation in June of this year, bringing over 10 years of experience with her. In her years of driving Melissa has driven from coast to coast and seen just about everything, but says the one place that stands out the most was Toledo, OR. Melissa said the drive was absolutely - [Pohl Transportation was proud to take part in the 2019 Inspire Career Concert](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/pohl-transportation-was-proud-to-take-part-in-the-2019-inspire-career-concert/) - On Friday, September 20th, Pohl Transportation’s Vice President of Operations Rick Wyatt and Recruiter Corey Johnson attended the 2019 Inspire Career Concert at Edison State Community College in Piqua, OH. Over 1200 high school students from Darke, Mercer, Auglaize and Shelby counties attended the concert to gain insight on job opportunities right here in the - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Jorge Marrero Santos (Tractor 586)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jorge-marrero-santos-tractor-586/) - Jorge has been with Pohl Transportation since June, and brings with him 3 ½ years of driving experience. Before driving, Jorge worked in the retail business and was also a machinist for 8 years. When he is not driving Jorge spends as much time as he can with his 4 year old son Lenox, and - [Scott Nice is our August 2019 Pohl Transportation Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/scott-nice-is-our-august-2019-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Scott Nice, truck number 689, for being recognized as our August 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Scott has been employed since 11-08-17. His MPG is 7.18 and his mileage variance is 1.1%. Thank you Scott for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Mike Ferguson (Tractor 581)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mike-ferguson-tractor-581/) - Mike started with Pohl Transportation in May and brings with him 15 years of OTR experience. Mike started driving when he was 21. Mike spent about 10 years driving with his dad coast to coast, hauling produce. Mike also has experience with a logging company and dump trucks. Before he started driving Mike worked as - [Happy Retirement Lynn Frazier!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/happy-retirement-lynn-frazier/) - Last Friday, Lynn Frazier, truck 627, brought his final load to the yard. Lynn has been driving for Pohl since 8-13-08. Lynn was always polite when he came to the yard and a pleasure to talk to! When asked what he was going to do now, Lynn told us he has many fun adventures lined - [Happy Retirement Ron Hundley!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/happy-retirement-ron-hundley/) - Last Friday, long term employee Ron Hundley, truck 659, brought his final load to the yard. Ron has been working for us since 4/18/02, and has been driving since the 80's. A fun story about Ron is that he did not come to Pohl on his own- Ron, Lee Otto and Dave Signorini all came - [Happy Retirement Steve Pruett!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/happy-retirement-steve-pruett/) - Last week was what we have termed “the week of retirements” here at Pohl Transportation. We were very sad to lose not one, not two, but three of our veteran drivers to retirement! We are so happy for them all, but were definitely sad to see them go. First to hang up his driving hat - [This week’s spotlight is on David Van Loan (Tractor 632)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/09/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-david-van-loan-tractor-632/) - David started his over the road driving career in 2000, but stopped for about 7 years to drive buses. In 2013 David decided he was ready to go back over the road, and joined our team in May of this year. Before he started driving, David had a few other professions which included being - [Pohl Transportation Scholarship winner Ryan Bruening stopped by our office for a visit!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/08/pohl-transportation-scholarship-winner-ryan-bruening-stopped-by-our-office-for-a-visit/) - This summer we invited one of our Scholarship recipients, Ryan Bruening, to our office for a visit. Ryan has been awarded our Scholarship two consecutive years, so we were excited to finally meet him in person! Ryan is from St. Henry, OH, and will be returning to Ball State University in the Fall, pursuing a - [This week’s spotlight is on Daniel Coffelt (Tractor 623)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/08/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-daniel-coffelt-tractor-623/) - Daniel started with Pohl Transportation in April and brought approximately 3 years of OTR driving experience with him. Even though Daniel hasn’t been driving for very long, he said that he enjoys the peace and quiet of the open road. Before driving, Daniel worked as a concrete cutter and did factory/warehouse work, mostly operating heavy - [This week’s spotlight is on Angel Velez (Tractor 561)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/08/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-angel-velez-tractor-561/) - Angel started with Pohl Transportation in April, bringing almost 2 years of OTR experience with him. Before driving, Angel did mostly factory work. In his spare time Angel enjoys watching TV and reading books. Angel’s favorite books to read are mindset books. Angel recently started meditating and is currently reading a book on Zen. Angel - [This week’s spotlight is on John Montgomery (Tractor 579).  ](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/07/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-john-montgomery-tractor-579/) - John’s first driving job was with Pohl Transportation back in 2001. After some time with us, he moved around to different trucking companies before coming back to work with us in April. Glad to have you back, John! Besides driving, John has his own DJ/Karaoke business that he does on the weekends. John has - [Ron Hundley is our Pohl Transportation June 2019 Driver of the Month](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/07/ron-hundley-is-our-pohl-transportation-june-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Ron Hundley, truck number 659, for being recognized as our June 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Ron has been employed since 04-18-02. His MPG is 7.57 and his mileage variance is 0.7%. Thank you Ron for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s Driver Spotlight is on Martay Beatty (Tractor 598)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/07/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-martay-beatty-tractor-598/) - Martay has been driving for about a year and a half and has been with Pohl Transportation since March 2019. Before he started driving, Martay worked in warehousing, construction, lawn care and management with UPS. When Martay is not working he does his best to stay active. He enjoys boxing and working out at the - [This week’s spot light is on Keith Wears a.k.a. “K.W.” (Tractor 573)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/07/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-keith-wears-a-k-a-k-w-tractor-573/) - Keith has been with Pohl Transportation for about 1 ½ years and brings over 35 years of OTR experience. Keith’s dad was also a truck driver his whole life. Besides driving Keith also operated an end loader and backhoe. He was also a welder and boilermaker. When Keith is not working, he enjoys spending - [2019 2nd Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/07/2019-2nd-quarter-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to all of the 2019 2nd Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s spotlight is on James Stark (Tractor 656)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/07/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-james-stark-tractor-656/) - Jim will be celebrating his One Year anniversary with Pohl Transportation in July. Jim worked for us for 9 months a couple years ago as well. Jim has 25 years of OTR experience and has school bus and produce hauling experience as well. Jim also has 12 years of experience working on a tanker barge. - [2019 Pohl Transportation Scholarship Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/07/2019-pohl-transportation-scholarship-recipients/) - Everyone here at Pohl Transportation would like to congratulate this year's Pohl Transportation Scholarship recipients! - [This week’s spotlight is on Marvin Childers (Tractor 605)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/06/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-marvin-childers-tractor-605/) - Marvin has been with Pohl Transportation for 1 year, but has been driving OTR for 30+ years. Marvin also has some dump truck driving experience mixed in with his OTR experience. After being on the road so many years, Marvin says that he stills enjoys his job heading down the highway. When Marvin is not - [This week’s spotlight is on John Boyd (Tractor 649)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/06/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-john-boyd-tractor-649/) - John started with Pohl Transportation in May 2018, bringing 2 years of OTR experience. Before becoming a truck driver, John worked as a court stenographer in several state court systems. When John is not working, he is a caretaker of his roommate. When John is home, he takes her on day trips to the movies - [Danny Spradlin is our May 2019 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/06/danny-spradlin-is-our-may-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Danny Spradlin, truck number 669, for being recognized as our May 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Danny has been employed since 1-21-17. His May MPG is 7.30 and his May mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you Danny for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s spotlight is on Daniel Robert (Tractor 563)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/06/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-daniel-robert-tractor-563/) - Daniel started with Pohl Transportation in March and has approximately 7 years OTR experience. Daniel also worked as an electrical lineman and worked in construction since high school. In his spare time, Daniel enjoys spending time with his wife, Judy, and their 5 kids. He also likes playing his guitar, hunting, fishing or anything else - [This week’s spotlight is on David Kear (Tractor 554)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/06/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-david-kear-tractor-554/) - David started with Pohl Transportation in January 2018 and has 25 years of OTR experience. David also has experience in electronics and aeronautics. David was enlisted in the Airforce for 22 years where he worked in communications, as a telephone installer and an aircraft refueler. He was also in the Army for a short time - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Robert Duis (Tractor 615)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-robert-duis-tractor-615/) - Robert started with Pohl Transportation in November, bringing 8 years of OTR experience as well as 2 ½ years local driving. Before becoming a truck driver, Robert worked at Honda for 12 years in the welding department and quality control. Robert also did a summer assignment in research and development. Including his position with Honda, - [This week’s spotlight is on Jeffrey Grubbs (Tractor 593)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-jeffrey-grubbs-tractor-593/) - Jeff started with Pohl Transportation in November 2018, but has been driving OTR since 2016. Driving is in Jeff’s blood as his father is also a truck driver. Before driving, Jeff worked as a nurse’s aid for 6 years, and also has experience in retail. When he’s not working, Jeff enjoys spending time with LaShawnda - [Spotted Lanternfly](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/spotted-lanternfly/) - The spotted lanternfly is an invasive insect in the U.S. (native to Southeast Asia) which can cause significant damage to U.S. crops and are a huge threat to agriculture. They are not a threat to humans or animals. Currently 13 counties in southeastern PA are under quarantine and businesses moving in and out of the - [Joe Castle is our April 2019 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/joe-castle-is-our-april-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Joe Castle, truck number 679, for being recognized as our April 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Joe has been employed since 08-06-14. His April MPG is 7.31 and his April mileage variance is 0%. Thank you Joe for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s spotlight is on Michael VanHoose (Tractor 602)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-michael-vanhoose-tractor-602/) - Mike started with Pohl Transportation in October and brings 3 years of Over The Road experience. Before driving, Mike worked as a heavy equipment engineer for 6 years and in maintenance at a school for 8 years prior to that. When he’s not working, Mike enjoys spending time with his mother Peggy, and his little - [Pohl Adds 5 2020 Navistar Lonestars!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/pohl-adds-5-2020-navistar-lonestars/) - Pohl Transportation is introducing five 2020 Navistar LoneStar tractors along with our new 2020 Volvo 860’s. The LoneStars are equipped with a fifteen liter, 450hp Cummins engine and the newest Eaton automated transmission, the Endurant. The new trucks were available to all drivers and were awarded on the basis of a scorecard that tallied miles - [This week’s spotlight is on Kim Hill (Tractor 596)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-kim-hill-tractor-596/) - Kim started with Pohl Transportation most recently last July, having worked for us a couple other times over the last few years. Kim has 6 years of over the road experience, and drove a school bus for many years before that. In her spare time, Kim enjoys spending time with her family and friends. - [This week’s spotlight is on David Feldges (Tractor 603)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/05/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-david-feldges-tractor-603/) - Dave came to Pohl Transportation in February, but has been driving a truck since 1975. Dave ran team with his wife, Jean, for 20 of those years. As a team they averaged 275K miles/year. Unfortunately, Jean lost her battle with cancer at the beginning of the year, which is what prompted Dave to look to - [This week’s spotlight is on Jamin Green (Tractor 577).](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/04/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-jamin-green-tractor-577/) - Jamin just started with Pohl Transportation in March. Jamin brings 19 years of driving experience, having done over the road driving and also city sewer/garbage trucks. Before driving, Jamin did some factory work. In his spare time, Jamin likes spending time with his family. One of their favorite things to do as a family is - [PeopleNet ELD Driver Training Video](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/04/eld-driver-training-video/) - Learn how to use the PeopleNet ELD system in this training video from Trimble Transportation. - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Joe Bentley (Tractor 614)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-joe-bentley-tractor-614/) - Joe started with Pohl Transportation in December and has 20 years of driving experience. Joe spent several years driving flatbed, refer and concrete trucks, and has approximately 5 years OTR experience. When Joe is not driving he likes spending his time with his fiancée, Lashonda. Joe likes to fish when he can, and in the - [Rod Crabtree is the Pohl Transportation March 2019 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/04/rod-crabtree-is-the-pohl-transportation-march-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Rod Crabtree, truck number 644, for being recognized as our March 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Rod has been employed since 04-29-09. His MPG is 7.38 and his mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you Rod for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Tarrell Morrison (Tractor 580)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-tarrell-morrison-tractor-580/) - Tarrell started with Pohl Transportation in February of 2019. Tarrell brings with him 3 years of OTR experience as well as flatbed, dump truck and refer. Before Tarrell started driving he did janitorial work in factories. When Tarrell isn’t working he enjoys spending time with his family and friends. Tarrell has 5 children and 2 - [2019 1st Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/04/2019-1st-quarter-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to all of the 2019 1st Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Charles Ratcliffe (Tractor 595)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/04/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-charles-ratcliffe-tractor595/) - Charles began driving for Pohl Transportation in October 2017, but has been driving since 1974. Charles has both OTR and local experience. Besides driving, Charles worked in the coal mines and in a recording studio. Charles spent many years singing in a quartet with his father and uncles. Their band the Branham Brothers recorded several - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Ryan Emerson (Tractor 571)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-ryan-emerson-tractor-571/) - Ryan started with Pohl Transportation in October and brought with him 2 ½ years of OTR experience. Ryan was also a truck driver during his tour of duty in the Army. Ryan served for 3 years in the 101st Airborne Division and was a Corporal E4. Thank you Ryan for your service! After the service - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Danny Spradlin (Tractor 669)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-danny-spradlin-tractor-669/) - Danny started with Pohl Transportation in January 2017 and started driving OTR in 2015. Danny’s favorite thing about driving is seeing this great country we live in. Danny said every state is unique and he enjoys them all. Before driving, Danny worked in the coal mines for 30 years where he was responsible for the - [PeopleNet Changes | Part 2: Routing](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/peoplenet-changes-part-2-routing/) - Of all the differences with the new system, the routing portion brings about the most changes. When your routing starts, you will get the screen below. It defaults to Pohl Routing, all you need to do is tap Use Profile. Blue Dots- with the old system, any changes were done to the routing by tapping the Blue - [PeopleNet Changes | Part 1: Major Differences between the Old PeopleNet unit and the New](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/major-differences-between-the-old-peoplenet-unit-and-the-new/) - As we are gearing up to make the switch from the AOBRD to Elogs, we are installing new units in all of the trucks. While overall the operating systems are the same, there are a few things that you will find different about the new unit. If you ever have a question on how to - [Tim Beck is our February 2019 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/tim-beck-is-our-february-2019-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Tim Beck, truck number 607, for being recognized as our February 2019 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Tim has been employed since 3-20-13. His MPG is 6.52 and his mileage variance is 0.8%. Thank you Tim for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Donny Reichard (Tractor 564)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-donny-reichard-tractor-564/) - Donny started with Pohl Transportation in January, but started his driving career in 2002. Before going to truck driving school Donny worked in construction. Donny was also active in the Marine Corp from 1996-2000, serving in the infantry as an E4 Corporal. He was deployed to Thailand and Japan during his time with the - [This week’s driver spot light is on Greg Joseph (Tractor 620)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-greg-joseph-tractor-620/) - Greg started with Pohl Transportation in October 2018 and has 13 months experience. While Greg may not have a lot of experience, he has already racked up 100k safe miles. Way to go, Greg! Greg’s claim to fame here at Pohl is that he is our youngest driver in the fleet. Like many guys in - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Mike Wood (Tractor 632)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-mike-wood-tractor-632/) - Mike started with Pohl Transportation in November 2017. Mike has been driving over the road for three years and seven years locally. Mike’s local job was driving for a lumber company hauling oversized loads and equipment, he really enjoyed that experience. Before driving Mike installed office furniture. Mike and his wife Michelle have five kids - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Sam Tullis (Tractor 559](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/02/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-sam-tullis-tractor-559/) - Sam started with Pohl Transportation in June 2018 and started his OTR driving career in 1989. Before driving Sam did factory work. Sam likes to take one day at a time and tries to always be safe on the road. Sam did not serve in the military, but is very passionate that we need to - [This week’s driver spot light is on Greg VanTilburg (Tractor 622).](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/02/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-greg-vantilburg-tractor-622/) - Greg started with Pohl Transportation in September, but also worked for us for about 6 months in late 2017 – early 2018. Greg has been driving over the road for 10 years and enjoys being on the road. Greg’s favorite states have been the Carolinas and Georgia. Before beginning to drive, Greg worked in several - [This week’s spotlight is on Steve Stickler (Tractor 628)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/02/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-steve-stickler-tractor-628/) - Steve has been with Pohl Transportation since December 2016. Steve has 13 years Over The Road experience and 4 years local driving experience. Before becoming a truck driver Steve did factory work. In his spare time, Steve and his girlfriend Crystal enjoy “thrifting”. Steve and Crystal like going to garage sales and flea markets looking - [2019 Pohl Transportation Scholarship](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/02/2019-pohl-transportation-scholarship/) - Pohl Transportation, Inc. is excited to announce it is once again taking applications for its $1,000 Transportation Scholarship. The scholarship is open to all studies in the transportation field including Transportation Operations, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, and Diesel Technology. Qualifying applicants must be graduating high school seniors or current college students who attended high school - [This week’s spotlight is on Kyle Adams (Tractor 589)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/02/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-kyle-adams-tractor-589/) - Kyle has worked for Pohl Transportation a couple times in the last 2 years, but most recently started in November 2018. Kyle has approximately 2 ½ - 3 years of over the road experience, but has also driven a coal truck. Besides being a truck driver, Kyle has worked underground in the mines as well - [This week’s spotlight is on Robert Moberly (Tractor 595)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/01/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-robert-moberly-tractor-595/) - Robert started with Pohl Transportation in September. Robert has been driving over the road for approximately 18 years, but has been around trucks most of his life. When Robert was in high school he would ride along with his grandpa, and also operated trucks and equipment on the family farm as a kid. Robert has - [Larry King is our December 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/01/larry-king-is-our-december-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Larry King, truck number 671, for being recognized as our December 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Larry has been employed since 4-11-17. His MPG is 7.03 and his mileage variance is 0.4%. Thank you Larry for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s spot light is on Randy Joseph (Tractor 614)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/01/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-randy-joseph-tractor-614/) - Randy started working with Pohl Transportation in July 2018. Randy initially started his career working in the coal mines as an equipment operator. In 2012, he made the move to driving Over the Road and hasn’t looked back. Randy’s son Greg is also a driver with us, we enjoy having them both on board! Randy - [Brad Russell is our November 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/12/brad-russell-is-our-november-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Brad Russell, truck number 655, for being recognized as our November 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Brad has been employed since 2-6-08. His MPG is 7.30 and his mileage variance is 2.1%. Thank you Brad for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Leon Slaughter is our October 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/11/leon-slaughter-is-our-october-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Leon Slaughter, truck number 663, for being recognized as our October 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Leon has been employed since 5-13-15. His MPG is 7.53 and his mileage variance is 2.4%. Thank you Leon for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s spotlight is on James Grimmett (Tractor 593](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/01/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-james-grimmett-tractor-593/) - Jamie started with Pohl Transportation in December, but also worked for us for about a year between 2016-2017. Jamie has 24 years experience driving truck, with 18 years of that being over the road and the rest driving local coal trucks. Before becoming a truck driver, Jamie worked for 6 years as a truck mechanic, - [2018 4th Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/01/2018-4th-quarter-safety-bonus-recipients/) - Congratulations to our 2018 4th Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients, and thank you to your commitment to safe driving! Brad Russell Charles Nice Dennis Rue Earnest Roberts Eric Booth Ron Hundley Paul McNutt Michael Wood Mace Gibson Fred Rieger Sammy Knight Steve Rigdon Sue Jude - [This week’s spotlight is on Randy Blanton (Tractor 586)](https://pohltransportation.com/2019/01/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-randy-blanton-tractor-586/) - Randy started at Pohl Transportation in 2016, but worked for us for about a year prior to that. Randy has around 20 years of driving experience. Randy has driven several kinds of truck and hauled all different kinds of freight, including mail. When he wasn’t driving, Randy worked for a grocery store and for local - [This week’s spotlight is on Frank McKenna (Tractor 625)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/12/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-frank-mckenna-tractor-625/) - Frank started at Pohl Transportation in August and brings 20 years of OTR/Regional driving experience. Before driving Frank worked for a concrete company laying foundations, and also worked at Kennedy Airport hauling air freight Frank enjoys spending as much time as he can with his 11 year old daughter. Some of their favorite things to - [This week’s spotlight is on Tim Snider (Tractor 667)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/12/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-tim-snider-tractor-667/) - Tim started with Pohl Transportation in January and has approximately 22 years of driving experience. Tim has driven both local and over the road, as well as for the coal mines both on the fields and hauling coal. Tim also spent a couple years doing underground coal mining. When Tim is not working he enjoys - [This week’s spotlight is on Joe Kovalchick (Tractor 576)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/12/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-joe-kovalchick-tractor-576/) - Joe started with Pohl Transportation in March and has 1 year prior experience over the road. Even though he hasn’t been driving too many years, Joe says that he enjoys the freedom of the open road and not being confined in an office. Joe said that he always strives to do his best. Before he - [This week’s spotlight is on Marvin Weaver (Tractor 643)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/12/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-marvin-weaver-tractor-643/) - Marvin has been with Pohl Transportation since 2003 and is approaching his 2nd Million Mile Mark of safe driving with us. Congrats, Marvin! Marvin started driving over the road in 1972 and has experience with tankers, flatbeds and hauling cattle and grain. Marvin’s first driving job was just hauling a load of corn…or so he - [This week’s spotlight is on David Streetman (Tractor 575)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/11/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-david-streetman-tractor-575/) - David started with Pohl Transportation in April 2018. David has been driving over the road for 30+ years and has almost reached the 3 million safe mile mark. Before driving, David worked in security at a Detroit arena for 5 years. Through his job he was able to see numerous concert and sporting events. David - [This week’s spotlight is on Scott Nice (Tractor 592)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/11/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-scott-nice-tractor-592/) - Scott has been with Pohl Transportation for one year now. Scott started driving over the road in 1998 and spent 1 year in 2001 as a driver trainer. Before becoming an over the road truck driver, Scott drove a car hauler and worked on site setting up mobile homes. In his spare time, Scott enjoys - [This week’s spotlight is on Steve Sharrard (Tractor 658)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/11/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-steve-sharrard-tractor-658/) - Steve has been driving over the road for 40+ years, and started with Pohl Transportation in May 2012. Before driving a truck Steve worked on his family’s farm, where he operated/drove all the big equipment from as early as he could remember. Steve also spent 4 years of active service in the US Army from - [Winter Weather - Snow and Ice](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/01/winter-weather-snow-and-ice/) - By Wally Parke Longer travel times, possibility of getting stuck in parking lots, cars sliding out of control around you, ice and snow buildup on top of trailers – some of the many challenges of winter weather driving. Look at the picture – car at the light, the light is a stale green, it goes - [This week’s spotlight is on Louis Hatcher (Tractor 579)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/11/this-weeks-spotlight-is-on-louis-hatcher-tractor-579/) - Louis started with Pohl Transportation in 2011, but he has been driving over the road for 17 years. Before he started driving a truck, Louis worked as a school bus driver. Louis also worked with a railroad company for over 8 years, doing several different jobs over that time period with them. Louis operated some - [This week’s spot light is on Dennis Rue (Tractor 572)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/11/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-dennis-rue-tractor-572/) - Dennis started with Pohl Transportation in 1997 and worked with us for 5 years. In 2002 he chose to move on to another job, and then returned to Pohl in 2017. Dennis recently celebrated his one year anniversary with Pohl, glad to have you back Dennis! Dennis has a total of 24 years of experience - [Michael Wood is our September 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/michael-wood-is-our-september-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Michael Wood, truck number 632, for being recognized as our September 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Mike has been employed since 11-08-17. His MPG is 6.54 and his mileage variance is 1.2%. Thank you Mike for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Shane Lewis (Tractor 670)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-shane-lewis-tractor-670/) - Shane started driving with Pohl Transportation in February 2017, bringing with him one year of driving experience with another trucking company. Before Shane started driving he had several other jobs including surface work at coal mines, driving rock truck, fueling and working on/operating the big equipment. Over the years Shane has had several hobbies including - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Jerry Lundy (Tractor 561)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-jerry-lundy-tractor-561/) - Jerry was in the Air Force from 1983 – 1987 as an aircraft mechanic, working on B52’s and KC-135’s. Thank you Jerry for your service! After the Air Force Jerry worked as an auto mechanic, then started driving over the road in 1998. Jerry said he hasn’t looked back since. Jerry started driving with Pohl - [This week’s driver spot light is on Earnest Roberts (Tractor 567)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-earnest-roberts-tractor-567/) - Ernie has been with Pohl Transportation for a year now, but has been driving OTR since 2007. Before getting his CDL, Ernie worked at the Longaberger Basket Company in Newark for 20 years. In his spare time Ernie likes to hunt, fish, watch dirt track races and raise and care for a 1 ½ acre - [Deer Related Accidents Increase Sharply in the Fall Months](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/09/deer-related-accidents-increase-sharply-in-the-fall-months/) - Do Not Make Sudden Moves to Miss A Deer What are your first instincts when seeing a deer or any kind of animal on the road? More than likely it is to make every attempt to avoid hitting it by swerving left or right to be able to go around. What you should not do - [This week’s driver spot light is on Neil Thomas (Tractor 613)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-neil-thomas-tractor-613/) - Neil has been working with Pohl Transportation since 2015. Neil previously worked for us from 2011 to 2014. Neil started his OTR career in 2000, having hauled furniture locally and built doors at a lumber yard prior to that. Neil served in the US Army from ’69 – 71 and served in Vietnam as a - [Congratulations to the Pohl Transportation 3rd Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/congratulations-to-the-pohl-transportation-3rd-quarter-safety-bonus-recipients/) - We'd like to thank all of these great drivers for their continued commitment to safe driving! Sean Baker, Carolyn Davis, Steve Fox, Brad Hall, Clint Jackson, Daniel Jackson, Matthew Ladner, Stephen Longnecker, Steven Pruett, Richard Tucker, Mike Bonner, and Herb Hicks - [Dave Signorini is our August 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/dave-signorini-is-our-august-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Dave Signorini, truck number 648, for being recognized as our August 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Dave has been employed since 04-18-02. His MPG is 7.27 and his mileage variance is 1.7%. Thank you Dave for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Happy Retirement Herb Hicks!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/10/happy-retirement-herb-hicks/) - This month our long term employee Herb Hicks made the decision to retire. From the desk of Rick Wyatt: Herb began his 27 year career with Pohl back in 1991, driving one of Harold Pohl's trucks he had leased to Elite Systems. Herb was then brought over to Pohl Transportation in January of 1998. In - [Pohl Transportation's 2nd Quarter Safety Bonus Recipients](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/07/pohl-transportations-2nd-quarter-safety-bonus-recipients/) - David Carpenter, Bobby Cook, Walter Schwab, Louis Hatcher, Marvin Weaver, Mike Menist, Tim Beck, Leon Slaughter, Lee Otto, Kevin Fairchild, Joe Castle, Estevan Gonzalez, Gary Shaffer, James Kimble, Dennis Bumbarger, Jesse Harris, and David Ogline - [This week’s driver spot light is on Joe Pahel (Tractor 623)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/09/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-joe-pahel-tractor-623/) - Joe rejoined Pohl Transportation in July of this year after having worked for us for a year previously. Glad to have you back Joe! Joe has been driving over the road for approximately 30 years, and also worked as a forklift and over-head crane operator. When Joe is not working he enjoys spending time - [This week’s driver spot light is on Rocky Tate (Tractor 597)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/09/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-rocky-tate-tractor-597/) - Rocky came to Pohl Transportation in 2010. Rocky has been driving over the road for 38 years, and did some local driving before that. Rocky prides himself on trying to be the most cautious driver possible. Rocky said he loves working for Pohl and likes the family atmosphere we have here. In his spare time, - [This week’s driver spot light is on Mike Ludwick (Tractor 574)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/09/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-mike-ludwick-tractor-574/) - Mike started with Pohl Transportation in January. Mike said he likes working with the people here and for our company. Mike said from a very early age, he has always wanted to drive a truck. Mike has driven OTR for 13 years, driven a bus for 6 years and also drove a dump truck for - [This week’s driver spot light is on Daniel Jackson (Tractor 582)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/09/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-daniel-jackson-tractor-582/) - Daniel has been driving over the road for 3 years and has been with Pohl Transportation for the last year. Before becoming a truck driver, Daniel worked as an auto and truck mechanic for 23 years. Daniel had his own shop for a while, but mostly worked for other shops. Even though he has only - [This week’s driver spot light is on Larry King (Tractor 590)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-larry-king-tractor-590/) - Larry rejoined the Pohl Transportation team in 2017, having worked for us a little over 2 years prior to that. Larry started his OTR driving career back in 1978. Before going over the road, Larry drove coal truck for 3 ½ years before the operation moved to West Virginia. Larry then spent ten years delivering - [This week’s driver spot light is on Billy Grimmett (Tractor 620)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-billy-grimmett-tractor-620/) - Billy started driving with Pohl Transportation in February, 2016. Other than working in the coal/strip mines for a couple years when he was first out of school, Billy has always driven a truck. Billy has experience both over the road and driving for the coal fields. When Billy is not driving, he enjoys spending time - [Earnest Roberts has been named our July 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/earnest-roberts-has-been-named-our-july-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Earnest Roberts, truck number 567, for being recognized as our July 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Earnest has been employed since 09-21-17. His MPG is 6.68 and his mileage variance is 1.7%. Thank you Earnest for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Billy Grimmett is our Driver of the Year for 7-1-17 through 6-30-18!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/billy-grimmett-is-our-driver-of-the-year-for-7-1-17-through-6-30-18/) - Congratulations to Billy Grimmett, truck number 620, for being recognized as our Driver of the Year for the period of 7-1-17 through 6-30-18 at Pohl Transportation! Billy has been employed since 03-16-16. His MPG is 7.19 and his mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you Billy for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! You are - [This week’s driver spot light is on Peter Deller (Tractor 580).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-peter-deller-tractor-580/) - Peter started driving with Pohl Transportation in 2012. Prior to coming to Pohl, Peter drove for 1 ½ years with other US companies, and drove for 18 years in England. Peter was born and raised in Sir Hampton, England. Sir Hampton is known for being where the Spitfire Airplane was designed and built, and also - [This week’s driver spot light is on Lynn Frazier (Tractor 600)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-lynn-frazier-tractor-600/) - Lynn started driving for Pohl Transportation in 2008. Lynn’s driving career started in 1974, and during that 40+ year span Lynn said that he probably pulled and hauled just about everything. Lynn also enlisted in the Navy, but during training he hurt his knee which ended his time with them. In his spare time, Lynn - [Congratulations to the winners of the first Pohl Transportation Scholarship!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/congratulations-to-the-winners-of-the-first-pohl-transportation-scholarship/) - Pohl Transportation is excited to announce the winners of their inaugural Pohl Transportation Scholarship! Pohl Transportation is passionate about the trucking industry, and is constantly looking for ways to get others just as excited. Congratulations goes to our winners Colleen Jutte and Ryan Bruening! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Kevin Fairchild (Tractor 622).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-kevin-fairchild-tractor-622/) - Kevin came to Pohl Transportation in 2014. Kevin worked for us until January 2016, when he then took a few months off to explore another avenue. Kevin eventually returned in May of the same year and has been with Pohl ever since. Kevin started driving in 2003 with a Class B license and 2 years - [This week’s driver spot light is on Steven Pruett (Tractor 570).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/07/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-steven-pruett-tractor-570/) - Steven got his CDL in 1984. Steven started off driving a propane truck for 10 years and then a sweeper truck for another 10 years. In 2005, Steven decided to hit the open road. Steven drove for several companies before coming to Pohl Transportation in September 2016. Steven said Pohl has hands down been the - [Jesse Harris is Pohl Transportation's June 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/07/jesse-harris-is-pohl-transportations-june-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Jesse Harris, truck number 609, for being recognized as our June 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Jesse has been employed since 04-29-15. His June MPG was 6.80 and his mileage variance was 2.2%. Thank you Jesse for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Gerald Wilcox (Tractor 551)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/07/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-gerald-wilcox-tractor-551/) - Gerald has been driving with Pohl Transportation since 2014. He said Pohl is the best company he has ever worked for. His father was also a truck driver for many years. Gerald started driving the week before the blizzard of 1978. Before driving he worked on the pipelines for 3 years. When he’s not driving, - [This week’s driver spot light is on Arlin Cathers (Tractor 603).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/07/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-arlin-cathers-tractor-603/) - Arlin started with Pohl Transportation in January of this year. Before coming to Pohl, Arlin had 6 years of drive time, 4 OTR and 2 years local driving. Arlin worked for 4 years for at a mining company and for 4 years as a meat cutter. Arlin also has experience as a banker, in hospital - [Clinton Jackson is our May 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/07/clinton-jackson-is-our-may-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Clinton Jackson, truck number 589, for being recognized as our May 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Clinton has been employed since 05-22-13. His May MPG was 6.51 and his mileage variance was 3.0%. Thank you Clinton for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Larry Hunt (Tractor 606).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-larry-hunt-tractor-606/) - Larry has been working with Pohl Transportation since 2006. Prior to becoming a truck driver, Larry worked for Corning in the factory. Larry also served in the US Army from 1982 – 1986 as E4, Spec 4, 13 Bravo in the armory. Larry served 2 years in Germany and 1 year at Fort Knox. While - [Today’s spot light is on David Carpenter (Tractor 598).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/06/todays-spot-light-is-on-david-carpenter-tractor-598/) - David has been with Pohl Transportation since 2016, and has been driving since 2000. Before driving David worked in the construction field, doing concrete repairs for the city. In his spare time, David and his wife Kelly like to fish, have cookouts, and just about anything they can do outdoors. They also like to spend - [Today’s spot light is on Rupert Childers (Tractor 619)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/06/todays-spot-light-is-on-rupert-childers-tractor-619/) - Rupert has been with Pohl Transportation for 2 years, but has been driving since 1982. He has experience in both day cab and OTR driving. In his spare time he enjoys carpentry work, spending time with friends and family and Motocross. Rupert used to race, now he just likes traveling around and watching the sport. - [This week’s driver spot light is on John Smith (Tractor 580)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-john-smith-tractor-580/) - John started with Pohl Transportation in September 2016, but has been driving since 2005. Shortly after high school, John started at a warehouse as a machinist and forklift driver. After doing that for several years he decided he wanted a change, so he enrolled in truck driving school. And here we are! In his spare - [This week’s driver spot light is on Richard Kimble (Tractor 617)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-richard-kimble-tractor-617/) - Richard has been with Pohl Transportation for 2 years and has been driving OTR for 10 years. He ran coal for 10 years prior to that. Richard also worked several different jobs including concrete and construction, delivery services and operated heavy equipment and 'dozers in the coal fields. In his spare time, Richard likes to - [This week’s driver spot light is on Matthew Ladner (Tractor 634).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/05/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-matthew-ladner-tractor-634/) - Matthew has been with Pohl Transportation since July 2017. Before coming to Pohl, Matthew graduated from United Truck Driving School in Murfreesboro, TN and had a little over a year of driving experience. Not having been in the industry for very long, Matthew says he really enjoys driving. He said it has given him the - [This week’s driver spot light is on Sean Baker (Tractor 585).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/05/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-sean-baker-tractor-585/) - Sean started with Pohl Transportation in January 2016. Before coming to Pohl Sean drove off and on for 15 years, and also drove an asphalt truck for 5 years. Sean has done some work as a carpenter and was in the restaurant field for a while. Sean was also a fire-fighter for 5 years, thank - [This week’s driver spot light is on Brad Gay (Tractor 639).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/05/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-brad-gay-tractor-639/) - Brad has been with Pohl Transportation since 2009. Before coming to Pohl, Brad drove over the road for 3-4 years and prior to that worked in Sales/Marketing in Telecommunications. In his spare time Brad enjoys spending time with his wife Lisa and their family and friends. Brad enjoys an occasional round of golf and riding - [This week’s driver spot light is on Bobby Cook (Tractor 650).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/05/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-bobby-cook-tractor-650/) - Bobby has been with Pohl Transportation since 2001. Besides his time with Pohl, Bobby ran OTR with other companies. Bobby also ran dump trailers, worked for coal companies, and was a Collections Officer for 2 years. In his spare time, Bobby enjoys spending time with his family and friends. Bobby also likes playing on his - [This week’s driver spot light is on Randy Harner (Tractor 590).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/04/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-randy-harner-tractor-590/) - Randy has been with Pohl Transportation for 10 months and enjoys the family atmosphere at Pohl. Randy has been driving for almost 5 years, prior to driving Randy was a general contractor for 35 years. Randy enjoyed that profession very much, but decided to make the move to driving and feels that is a good - [Shane Lewis is Pohl Transportation's March 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/04/shane-lewis-is-pohl-transportations-march-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Shane Lewis, truck number 626, for being recognized as our March 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Shane has been employed since 2-1-17. His MPG is 6.81 and his mileage variance is -4.4%. Thank you Shane for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on David Norton (Tractor 625).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/04/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-david-norton-tractor-625/) - David has been with Pohl Transportation for a year and has been driving for approximately 4 years. Before becoming a truck driver David worked in many different fields and jobs including being a surgical tech and doing computer work. David also served in the Air Force, Air Reserves and California National Guard. While in the - [This week’s driver spot light is on Robert Fields (Tractor 624).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/04/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-robert-fields-tractor-624/) - Robert has been with Pohl Transportation for almost 2 years. Before coming to Pohl, Robert worked in the coal mines for 8 years. Robert also drove truck for the mines and Over the Road for 10 years. Robert has 3 kids (7, 11, and 15) and enjoys all the time he can spending it with - [This week’s driver spot light is on Steven Fox (Tractor 632).   ](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/04/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-steven-fox-tractor-632/) - Steven has been with Pohl Transportation for about 7 years and says he likes working for Pohl because “They treat us good.” Steve has been driving over the road for approximately 20 years. After high school Steve got his start in the oil fields, then moved on to construction. It was while working in this - [Pohl Transportation's 2018 1st Quarter Safety Bonus Winners!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/04/pohl-transportations-2018-1st-quarter-safety-bonus-winners/) - Congratulations to these great drivers for their commitment to safety! Billy Grimmett, Brad Gay, Dave McTonic, Gary Tyree, Gary Yoder, John Aportria, Randy Blackburn, Rod Crabtree, and Rupert Childers were all awarded our Safety Bonus for the first quarter of 2018. - [This week’s driver spot light is on Gary Tyree (Tractor 560).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/03/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-gary-tyree-tractor-560/) - Gary has been with Pohl Transportation since 2011 and been driving local and over the road for 20 years. Before driving Gary had a few foundry and factory jobs, and eventually worked for the Ohio DNR, Division of CCC. It was at this job that Gary learned how to work on heavy equipment and ultimately - [This week’s driver spot light is on Walter Schwab (Tractor 562).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/03/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-walter-schwab-tractor-562/) - Walter has been with Pohl Transportation for 2 years, but has been driving for almost 20 years hauling local, OTR and reefer. Walter says he really enjoys working for Pohl, stating “It’s a good company to work for.” Before deciding to drive a truck, Walter worked as a commercial saw filer, where he sharpened blades - [Billy Grimmett is Pohl Transportation's February 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/03/billy-grimmett-is-pohl-transportations-february-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Billy Grimmett, truck number 620, for being recognized as our February 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Billy has been employed since 03-16-16. His MPG is 6.83 and his mileage variance is 2.2%. Thank you Billy for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Mace Gibson (Tractor 507)](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/03/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-ison-mace-gibson-tractor-507/) - Mace has been with Pohl Transportation since October as one of our dedicated Norcold run drivers. Mace has driven for approximately 9 years total. Mace took about a 5 year hiatus from driving to serve as a full-time Firefighter and Paramedic. Thank you Mace for your service. When Mace isn’t working he just simply likes - [This week’s driver spot light is on Carolyn Davis (Tractor 627).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/03/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-carolyn-davis-tractor-627/) - Carolyn has been driving over the road for 15 years. Five of those years she has been with Pohl over the course of 3 tours of duty. Before driving Carolyn worked in customer service at a dry cleaners. In her spare time Carolyn enjoys spending time with friends, family and her 8 grandchildren. Carolyn also - [This week’s driver spotlight is on Dennis Bumbarger (Tractor 596).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/03/this-weeks-driver-spotlight-is-on-dennis-bumbarger-tractor-596/) - Dennis has worked for Pohl Transportation a couple different times over the years, with a total of almost 10 years. Dennis has been driving OTR for 24 years now, and still remembers his very first load. It was Super Bowl Sunday and his load delivered in Atlanta, the same town that the Super Bowl was - [Rupert Childers is our January 2018 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/02/rupert-childers-is-our-january-2018-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Rupert Childers, truck number 619, for being recognized as our January 2018 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Rupert has been employed since 02-24-16. His MPG is 6.50 and his mileage variance is 3.7%. Thank you Rupert for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Sammy Knight (Tractor 568).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/02/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-sammy-knight-tractor-568/) - Sammy has been with Pohl Transportation since 2016, but also worked with us for 2 years between 2014 and 2016. Previous to driving over the road with Pohl, Sammy had a local run driving a milk tanker. Before driving Sammy was a production supervisor in an aluminum factory for 17 years. Sammy also served in - [This week’s driver spot light is on William Everett (Tractor 601).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/02/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-william-everett-tractor-601/) - Bill started with Pohl Transportation most recently in January of 2017, but also worked with us for 6 months in 2016. Bill has driving over the road for 10 years. Prior to driving Bill was a Journeymen Electrician for 18 years. When the market fell he needed to find another source of income, and here - [This week’s driver spot light is on Randy Blackburn (Tractor 582).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/02/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-randy-blackburn-tractor-582/) - Randy has been with Pohl Transportation for 2 years. Randy has been driving since 1989, both under a Class A and B classification. Both Randy’s father and son have been or are currently truck drivers. Before driving Randy was a PFC in the Army as a truck driver and a petroleum specialist, and was also - [This week’s driver spot light is on Corey Gregory (Tractor 557).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/02/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-corey-gregory-tractor-557/) - Corey has been with Pohl Transportation for almost 1 year. Before coming to Pohl Corey had already been driving over the road for 11 years, but also worked as an ASE Certified Diesel Tech and a welder. Corey has trucking history in his family, several family members including his grandfathers have been truck drivers! In - [This week’s driver spot light is on Julia Davenport (Tractor 509).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/01/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-julia-davenport-tractor-509/) - Julia started driving in 2006 and has been with Pohl Transportation almost 1 year. Julia has 3 brothers who also have been truck drivers. Julia says she loves driving and seeing new places, but over the years the roads have become more crowded and it has not been as fun. Before becoming a truck driver, - [Marvin Weaver is our December 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/01/marvin-weaver-is-our-december-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Marvin Weaver, truck number 609 for earning recognition as our December 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Marvin has been employed since 1-29-03. His MPG is 7.52 and his mileage variance is 3.3%. Thank you Marvin for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Ryan Sites (Tractor 581).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/01/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-ryan-sites-tractor-581/) - Ryan has been with Pohl Transportation since 2015. Along with some previous over the road experience, Ryan also ran straight trucks in the oil field and hauled coal. In his spare time Ryan enjoys spending time with his family. He and his wife Lynn are expecting in June, congratulations! Ryan enjoys taking the family out - [This week’s driver spot light is on Mike Menist (Tractor 574).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/01/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-mike-menist-tractor-574/) - Mike has been driving OTR for 13 years, 12 of which was has been with Pohl Transportation. Before going over the road Mike drove a box truck and delivered furniture. Mike’s father drove truck for 27 years, sparking Mike’s passion and interest in driving. In his spare time, Mike enjoys spending time with his family, - [This week’s driver spot light is on Richard Tucker (Tractor 586).](https://pohltransportation.com/2018/01/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-richard-tucker-tractor-586/) - Richard has been driving over the road for 11 years and has been with Pohl Transportation since 2012. Before becoming a driver, Richard was a supervisor in a plant that made Faded Glory Jeans for Wal Mart. When the plant closed he was given the opportunity to learn how to drive and has been ever - [This week’s driver spot light is on Tom Seidl (Tractor 587).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/12/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-tom-seidl-tractor-587/) - Tom has been with Pohl Transportation for 13 years and been driving for 28 years total. While Tom has spent a bulk of his career in driving, he has experience in other fields. Tom has worked as a frozen food broker with ACME, had his own painting business, done construction, and managed both a shopping - [This week’s driver spot light is on Joe Castle (Tractor 618).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/12/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-joe-castle-tractor-618/) - Joe has been with Pohl Transportation since 2014 and has about 5 years OTR experience. Before coming to Pohl, Joe worked as a heavy equipment operator in the coal mines. In his spare time Joe does woodworking projects. Joe also enjoys spending time with his wife and their kids going camping, fishing and hunting. Something - [The Pohl Transportation November 2017 Driver of The Month is Larry Evans!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/12/the-pohl-transportation-november-2017-driver-of-the-month-is-larry-evans/) - Congratulation to Larry Evans, truck number 611, for earning recognition as our November 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Larry has been employed since 10-1-02. His MPG is 7.64 and his mileage variance is 1.8%. Thank you Larry for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Tim Beck (Tractor 632).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/12/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-tim-beck-tractor-632/) - Tim has been with Pohl Transportation for 4 years, but has been driving both local/OTR for approximately 20 years. Tim initially completed his training as a diesel mechanic, but knowing his passion for driving since an early age, Tim chose to become a driver instead. Tim said he has wanted to drive a truck for - [This week’s driver spot light is on Mike Crego aka “Goose” (Tractor 588).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/12/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-mike-crego-aka-goose-tractor-588/) - Mike has been with Pohl Transportation since 2015. Before coming to Pohl, Mike drove over the road for around 12 years. During that time he had the chance to pull oversized trailers and to drive concrete trucks and wrecker equipment. In his spare time Mike enjoys spending time with his wife Teresa and daughter Mackenzie. - [This week’s spot light is on Brad Russell (Tractor 546).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-brad-russell-tractor-546/) - Brad has been with Pohl Transportation since 2008. Brad started driving right out of high school working as a yard jockey and a warehouse worker, eventually going over the road in 1989. In his spare time Brad enjoys being on the water in his boat and on his jet skis. Brad loves any kind of - [This week’s spot light is on Fred Rieger (Tractor 565).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/12/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-fred-rieger-tractor-565/) - Fred started with Pohl Transportation in 2013, but has been driving a truck since 1969. Fred also worked as a weigh scale mechanic, working on everything from the very small and sensitive to large capacity that could weigh a tractor trailer. Fred was born and raised in Canada and met his wife Jeri while she - [Pohl Transportation Employee Store Thanksgiving Sale!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/pohl-transportation-employee-store-thanksgiving-sale/) - Need a new jacket? How about a hoodie or sweatpants? Well you're in luck! The Pohl Transportation Employee Store is having a big Thanksgiving Sale on screen printed and embroidered attire for both men and women! Browse our huge selection of everything from T-shirts and hats to backpacks and blankets, but don't wait too long...the - [This week’s spot light is on Mike Nichols (Tractor 543).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-mike-nichols-tractor-543/) - Mike started driving with Pohl Transportation in 2004, but has been driving OTR for 40 years. During that time, Mike was an owner/operator for about 10-15 years. Mike’s first tractor was a T600 Kenworth. Mike actually got his start doing spot trailers for his dad while he was in school. In his spare time Mike - [This week’s spot light is on Gary Hall (Tractor 566)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-gary-hall-tractor-566/) - Gary starting driving with Pohl Transportation in 2014, but started his driving career in 2004. Before becoming a driver Gary also did utility work, tree trim work, and was a heavy equipment operator. Gary has also helped on his family’s farm since he was in school. During his time off Gary enjoys spending time with - [2017 First Quarter Safety Bonus Award Winners](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/2017-first-quarter-safety-bonus-award-winner/) - We thank all of our Safety Bonus Award winning drivers for their commitment to safe driving and congratulate them for their achievement! Our first quarter 2017 winners are: - [2017 Third Quarter Safety Bonus Award Winners](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/2017-third-quarter-safety-bonus-award-winners/) - We'd like to thank all of our Third Quarter Safety Bonus Award Winners for their commitment to safe driving! - [2017 Second Quarter Safety Bonus Award Winners](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/2017-second-quarter-safety-bonus-award-winners/) - Congratulations to all of our Safety Bonus Award Winners for the 2nd Quarter of 2017, and we thank you for your commitment to safe driving! Our winner are: - [This week’s spot light is on Bob Mikes (Tractor 606).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-bob-mikes-tractor-606/) - Bob has been driving over the road for 40 years and has been with Pohl Transportation since 2003. Bob’s favorite part of the country to drive through is Kentucky, he really enjoys the scenery there. When Bob isn’t working he enjoys bass fishing. He has participated in and won several tournaments, and is looking forward - [Chris Sullivan is our October, 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/11/chris-sullivan-is-our-october-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Chris Sullivan, truck number 550, for earning recognition as our October 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Chris has been employed since 10-20-10. His MPG is 6.57 and his mileage variance is 0.8%. Thank you Chris for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s spot light is on Jack Newbrough (Tractor 630).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/10/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-jack-newbrough-tractor-630/) - Jack started driving for Pohl Transportation in March, but has been driving OTR for 14 years. Jack served in the US Navy from 1987 – 1993 as an E5 Communications Specialist. Thank you Jack for your service! After the Navy, Jack worked as a correctional officer for 5 years. In 1999 Jack was given the - [This week’s spot light is on John Williams (Tractor 594).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/10/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-john-williams-tractor-594/) - John has been driving for 13 years and has been with Pohl Transportation since 2009. Before driving, John worked as a water treatment technician for 20 years at Logan Aluminum. John and his wife, Linda raised 2 boys and now have 5 grandchildren. They are a “sports family” and enjoying watching college football and especially - [This week’s spot light is on David Signorini (Tractor 548)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/10/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-david-signorini-tractor-548/) - Dave has been with Pohl Transportation since 2002 and driving over the road since 1993. Dave’s first driving job was right out of driving school with Burlington Motor Freight, driving a Freightliner cab-over. In his spare time Dave enjoys spending time with his grandkids, fishing with his daughter and camping with the family at Cooks - [Sue Jude is our September 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/10/sue-jude-is-our-september-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Sue Jude, truck number 541, for earning recognition as our September 2017 Driver for the Month at Pohl Transportation! Sue has been employed 11-2-16. Her MPG is 5.86 and her mileage variance is 2.6%. Thank you Sue for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s spot light is on Ron Hundley (Tractor 558).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/10/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-ron-hundley-tractor-558/) - Ron has been with Pohl Transportation since 2002 and driving over the road since 1987. Prior to driving over the road Ron had various jobs. Ron also served in the US Navy on the USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier out of Norfolk, VA from 1972-1975. Ron worked as an E3 machinist in the ship’s - [This week’s spot light is on Terry Murphy (Tractor 567).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/this-weeks-spot-light-is-on-terry-murphy-tractor-567/) - Terry has been with Pohl Transportation since 2008 and driving over the road for 15 years. Prior to driving over the road Terry owned his own dump truck and also worked for the city of San Diego. When he’s not working Terry enjoys spending time with his grandson, Michael. Terry and Michael spend most of - [This week’s driver spot light is on Charles McKenzie (Tractor 614).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-charles-mckenzie-tractor-614/) - Charles started with Pohl Transportation in 2015 but has been driving for 13 years. Before driving Charles worked as a manager at a restaurant. When he’s not at work Charles enjoys going hunting, fishing or doing anything outdoors. Charles also enjoys spending time with his daughter, Elaynia. Ironically, Elaynia enjoys hunting, fishing and the outdoors - [Today’s spot light is on Clinton Jackson (Tractor 589)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/todays-spot-light-is-on-clinton-jackson-tractor-589/) - Clinton has been driving since 2007 and has been with Pohl Transportation for 4 years. Before driving Clinton worked in manufacturing as a welder and he also worked as a chef. In his spare time Clinton enjoys spending time with his family and friends, watching University of Alabama football, and grilling, barbequing or cooking. Clinton - [Today’s spot light is on Lee Otto (Tractor 584).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/todays-spot-light-is-on-lee-otto-tractor-584/) - Lee has been with Pohl Transportation since 2002, but started driving in 1973 - 45 years ago. Before driving Lee served in the Marines from 1969 - 73. He was a Sergeant E5 and served in Vietnam in 1972-73. Thank you Lee for your service! In his spare time Lee enjoys riding his motorcycle and - [Today’s spot light is on Rod Crabtree (Tractor 592).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/todays-spot-light-is-on-rod-crabtree-tractor-592/) - Rod has been with Pohl Transportation since 2009. Rod started driving over the road in 1994, but took some time off to be a mechanic. In 2004 Rod took a refresher course to start driving OTR again. Rod enjoys collecting anything to do with turtles. Rod enjoys going to flea markets to pick up new - [Today’s spot light is on Larry Henthorn (Tractor 616).  ](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/todays-spot-light-is-on-larry-henthorn-tractor-616/) - Larry has been driving for 17 years and been with Pohl Transportation since 2013. He has traveled through 46 states in his truck over the years and enjoys the scenery. In his spare time Larry and his wife Ruth enjoy spending time together with their families and 13 great grandchildren. They also enjoy going out - [Today’s spot light is on Paul McNutt (Tractor 554).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/todays-spot-light-is-on-paul-mcnutt-tractor-554/) - Paul has been driving for 15 years and has been with Pohl Transportation since 2008. In his spare time Paul enjoys being outdoors. Paul spends his time fishing, relaxing, and just taking the time to appreciate nature and all it has to offer. Paul and his wife live in a woods and he says - [Today’s spot light is on Alex Kidd (Tractor 544).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/todays-spot-light-is-on-alex-kidd-tractor-544/) - Alex has been with Pohl Transportation for 2 years and driving since 1999. Alex spent 4 of those years running coal around home. Alex enjoys fishing, remodeling their house and spending time with his family. Together they enjoy taking beach vacations, camping and movie night. Alex also enjoys painting and drawing, in high school Alex - [This week’s driver spot light is on Jim Bruner (Tractor 580).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-jim-bruner-tractor-580/) - Jim has been with Pohl Transportation for 14 years and driving over the road since 1993. Jim is a gun enthusiast and enjoys taking target practice, but also enjoys just hanging out at home and spending time with his son, Dylan. Jim also enjoyed bowling in the past. Jim served our country in the Marine - [We're happy to announce the Pohl Transportation Pet Policy!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/were-happy-to-announce-the-pohl-transportation-pet-policy/) - Want to hit the road with your 4-legged friend? No problem! Pohl Transportation is happy to announce our new pet policy! PET POLICY One Cat or Dog maximum 30 lbs, no aggressive breeds (Pohl’s discretion). $500 Deposit (Refundable minus any pet damage and cleaning fees). This deposit can be paid up front, or in 5 - [Mike Menist is our August 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/mike-menist-is-our-august-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Mike Menist, truck number 574, for earning recognition as our August 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Mike has been employed since 6-15-05. His MPG is 7.07 and his mileage variance is -2.2%. Thank you Mike for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [This week’s driver spot light is on Darrell Fisher (Tractor 591).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/09/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-darrell-fisher-tractor-591/) - Darrell started with Pohl Transportation in 2015. Prior to working with Pohl, Darrell drove over the road for 8 ½ years with a couple of other companies. During his spare time Darrell enjoys fishing and camping with friends. One of Darrell’s favorite destinations is the Brookville, IN – Whitewater River area. Darrell is also a - [This week’s driver spot light is on Leon Slaughter (Tractor 615).  ](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-leon-slaughter-tractor-615/) - Leon started with Pohl Transportation in 2000. Due to circumstances, he had to take a leave of absence in January 2014 for about a year and a half, but has been working with us ever since. Glad to have you back, Leon! Prior to working with us Leon worked 9 years over the road with - [This week’s driver spot light is on Danny McCarty (Tractor 608)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-falls-on-danny-mccarty-tractor-608/) - Danny started with Pohl Transportation in 1999 with tractor 147. Pohl Transportation was his first driving job. Danny states he was so nervous taking his driving test to start with Pohl, but is very glad he made the choice to work here. Danny likes to stay busy, so he has many hobbies. Danny enjoys gardening, - [This week’s driver spot light is on Gary Shaffer (Tractor 583).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-gary-shaffer-tractor-583/) - Gary has been with Pohl Transportation since 2009, but has been driving OTR since 1984. In his spare time Gary enjoys gardening, riding motorcycle when he gets a chance and playing his bass guitar. Gary has played in a couple of classic rock/country bands over the years. He said it would be nice to reunite - [This week’s driver spot light is on Stephen Longnecker (Tractor 527).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/08/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-stephen-longnecker-tractor-527/) - Stephen has been with Pohl Transportation since February, but has been driving OTR for 21 years. In his spare time Stephen enjoys spending time with family, playing video games and being around the water. Stephen has also spent spare time in the past rebuilding cars, which he really enjoyed. Stephen’s father was in the service - [Dave Ogline is our Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/08/dave-ogline-is-our-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year/) - Dave Ogline, truck # 556, has been awarded Pohl Transportation, Inc. Driver of the Year for the period from 7-1-16 to 6-30-17. Dave has exhibited the qualities and professionalism it takes to earn an award such as this one. We sincerely want to thank you Dave for being a professional driver and a safe, conscientious - [Ryan Sites is our July 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/08/ryan-sites-is-our-july-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Ryan Sites, truck #581, for earning recognition as our July 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Ryan has been employed since 6-3-15. His MPG is 6.52 and his mileage variance is 2.8%. Thank you Ryan for your professionalism and you commitment to safe driving! - [America's Best Roadside Attractions Part 1](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/07/americas-best-roadside-attractions-part-1/) - The road trip is a staple of American travel. What we often forget about is all of the cool things we pass on the way to our destination. Next time you set out on your cross country destination; plan to stop and stretch your legs with a few of these fun roadside attractions. The Unclaimed - [This week’s driver spot light is on Gary Yoder (Tractor 555).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/07/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-gary-yoder-tractor-555/) - Gary has been with Pohl Transportation for 4 years and been in transportation for 40 years. Besides driving Gary has also been a dispatcher and safety manager. Gary’s first job driving was hauling coal using an R Model Mack, 22 gear, 2 stick with a duplex transmission. Gary was the lead singer in his own - [This week’s driver spot light is on Bill DeWitt (Tractor 578).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/07/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-bill-dewitt-tractor-578/) - Bill has been with Pohl Transportation since 2002. Before coming to Pohl Bill did local and regional work. Bill served in the Airforce for 4 years as a flight engineer and was in a Special Ops Unit stationed at NKP, Thailand. Thank you Bill for your service! Bill enjoys spending time with his family, working - [Jay Cramer is our June 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/07/jay-cramer-is-our-june-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Jay Cramer, truck number 564, for earning recognition as our June 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Jay has been a valuable member of the Pohl Transportation team since being hired on 2/18/09. Jay's mileage variance is 0.0% and his MPG is 6.51. Thank you for your continued professionalism and commitment - [This week’s driver spot light is on Eric Booth (Tractor 602).  ](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/07/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-eric-booth-tractor-602/) - Eric has been with Pohl Transportation for 2 ½ years and driving over the road since December 2002. in his spare time Eric enjoys watching or listening to NASCAR. Eric also enjoys camping with family and friends, with their favorite destination being Pigeon Forge or Gatlinburg. While camping he likes to hike and just - [This week’s driver spot light is on David Ogline (Tractor 556).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-david-ogline-tractor-556/) - Dave has been with Pohl Transportation since 2012 and driving over the road for 25 years total. Dave’s 1st job was with Snyder Berlin Potato Chip Company where he was a route driver. Before coming to Pohl Dave ran coal truck for 4 years, and also has dump truck and flatbed experience. Dave said - [This week’s driver spot light is on David Stevens (Tractor 545).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-david-stevens-tractor-545/) - Dave has been driving over the road for 25 years with 21 of those years being with Pohl Transportation. Dave is an electronics and radio enthusiast. He enjoys photography, deep sea fishing and vacationing at the ocean. Dave also likes to paint – he has used some of his photos and recreated them on canvas. - [This week’s driver spot light is on Sue Jude (Tractor 541).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-sue-jude-tractor-541/) - Sue has been driving over the road for 4 years and has been with Pohl since November of last year. Before she started driving Sue worked as a designer for 20 years. Sue did everything from mechanical drafting to architectural design, basically anything her company needed her to draw. After being laid off for a - [Best Diners in America (part 1)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/06/best-diners-in-america-part-1/) - Diners are a classic American staple. From late nights to deep fried and everything in-between, diners provide us with some of the best and cheapest foods around. Check out our take on the top 10 diners in America! Big Boy’s Bar-B-Que in Sweetwater, Texas is perfect for the driver on the road. The large parking - [This week’s driver spot light is on Mike Bonner (Tractor 610).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-mike-bonner-tractor-610/) - Mike has been driving for 35 years, with seven of those years being local and the rest over the road. Mike has been with Pohl Transportation since 2003. Mike’s favorite driving destination is the West Coast. In his spare time, Mike enjoys spending time with his family. He spends a lot of time at the - [Bobby Cook is our May 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/06/bobby-cook-is-our-may-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Bobby Cook, truck number 575, for earning recognition as our May 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! B0bby’s been driving for Pohl Transportation since 7-11-2001. His 2017 MPG is 7.29, and his mileage variance is 0.6%. He has proven to be a truly valuable asset to the Pohl Transportation family. His professional attitude - [This week’s driver spot light is on Joe Altadonna (Tractor 563).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/06/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-joe-altadonna-tractor-563/) - Joe has been driving over the road for 20 years, with 13 of those years being with Pohl. Joe said the biggest change he has seen during his time out on the road is the implementation of E-logs. In his spare time, Joe enjoys spending time with family, especially his 12 grandchildren. Joe also enjoys - [This week’s driver spot light is on Robert Hayward (Tractor 559).](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/05/this-weeks-driver-spot-light-is-on-robert-hayward-tractor-559/) - Robert has been with Pohl Transportation for 2 years and has been driving OTR for 17. During that time Robert did some coal and cement truck driving, too. Robert served in the Army for 4 years where he was a Spec 4 specialist in aviation and a corporal in the infantry division. Robert also served - [Scenic Routes to take on your next Road-Trip](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/05/scenic-roads-to-take-on-your-next-road-trip/) - The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 authorized the creation of 44,000 miles of interstate. The general idea behind this was to facilitate “speedy, safe transcontinental travel.” While we’ve all come to love the interstate's ability to get us places fast— those old “inefficient routes” may actually be some of the best and most iconic routes in - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Chris Sullivan (Tractor 550)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/05/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-chris-sullivan-tractor-550/) - Chris has been driving OTR for approximately 10 years and has been with Pohl for 7 of those years. Before driving truck Chris worked several different kinds of jobs ranging from government work to installing water meters. When Chris gets spare time he likes spending it with family. Chris also enjoys hobbies like fishing and - [David Ogline is our April 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/05/david-ogline-is-our-april-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to David Ogline, truck number 556, for earning recognition as our April 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Dave’s been driving for Pohl Transportation since 5-9-2012. His 2017 MPG is 6.55, and his mileage variance is 0.5%. He has proven to be a very valuable asset to the fleet. His professional attitude and - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Larry Evans (Tractor 611)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/05/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-larry-evans-tractor-611/) - Larry has been driving OTR for 42 years and was an owner/operator for 11 of those years. Larry has been with Pohl since 2002. Larry appreciates that Pohl values family and the fact that he is known by his name not just a number. In his spare time Larry enjoys spending time with his family, - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Fred Mullen (Tractor 612)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/05/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-fred-mullen-tractor-612/) - Fred has been driving OTR with Pohl since May 2012. Fred says he is particular about how he runs and always tries to do his best. Fred also tries to maintain a good attitude with his customers. In his spare time Fred enjoys spending time with his family. He also enjoys fishing and marital arts, - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Brian Marcum (Tractor 524)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/04/his-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-brian-marcum-tractor-524/) - Brian has been driving OTR for 2 years and has been with Pohl since December 2016. He enjoys working at Pohl and likes the lanes we run. In his spare time Brian enjoys fishing, hunting and spending time with his family. He and his daughter like to watch movies together. Brian hopes to one day - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on David McTonic (Tractor 576)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/04/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-david-mctonic-tractor-576/) - Dave has been driving for 32 years, starting right out of high school. Dave’s first driving job was hauling timber for a logging company. Dave has been with Pohl Transportation since 2004. In his spare time Dave enjoys hunting, collecting John Deere tractors and teaching his grand kids to fish. Dave and his wife Connie - [Richard Tucker is our March 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/04/richard-tucker-is-our-march-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Richard Tucker, truck number 586, for earning recognition as our March 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Richard has been employed since 10-31-12. His MPG is 6.94 and his mileage variance is 1.4%. Thank you Richard for your professionalism and your commitment to safe driving! - [This Week our Driver Spot Light is on Jay Cramer (Tractor 564)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/04/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-jay-cramer-tractor-564/) - Jay has been with Pohl Transportation since 2009, but has been driving 12 years total. Jay enjoys spending time with family doing anything they can outdoors. He enjoys watching sports, kayaking, and camping. He also enjoys spending time at the ocean and any place warm. Jay says he has been very happy working at Pohl. - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Dan Swiger (Tractor 579)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-dan-swiger-tractor-579/) - Dan has been working for Pohl Transportation since 2002. Dan started his driver training in 1976 and his first day out was the blizzard of ’78. When Dan left the terminal it was a blustery 60 degrees out. However, within about 40 miles, the temperature dropped drastically and he was in white-out conditions. Dan was - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Chris Jude (Tractor 573)!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-chris-jude-tractor-573/) - Chris started with Pohl Transportation in 2015, but started driving right out of High School 25 years ago. His favorite places to see when he drives are the Midwest and Southeast. Chris enjoys driving, but sometimes gets nervous on the road with all the people that are in a hurry and make quick adverse movements. - [Speeding – What Does It Get You and What Are the Risks](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/speeding-what-does-it-get-you-and-what-are-the-risks/) - by Wally Parke Speeding tickets are obviously a bad thing for a professional drivers driving record, drivers know that, but yet they take the chance anyway. Or the claim is made by the driver that they did not see the speed limit sign, and did not know the speed limit was decreasing. A professional driver - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Robert O’Brien (Tractor 601)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-robert-obrien-tractor-601/) - Robert started driving for Pohl Transportation in 2015, but has been driving for 20 years. Robert has driven several different kinds of trucks, starting out with small trucks and going bigger until he was finally driving a “big rig”. Robert loved the challenge each type of truck brought. Robert enjoys the open road and seeing - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Frank Mitchell (Tractor 552)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-frank-mitchell-tractor-552/) - Frank has been driving for Pohl Transportation since 2010, but started his driving career in 1979 for the Railroad. Frank was the only employee in his crew that had a valid driver’s license, so his boss asked him to get his chauffeur and commercial driver’s license. After doing so, Frank was immediately put in a - [Paul McNutt is our February 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/paul-mcnutt-is-our-february-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Paul McNutt, truck number 554, for earning recognition as our February 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Paul has been employed since 10-29-08. His MPG is 6.53 and his mileage variance is 2.4%. Thank you Paul for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Pohl Transportation has joined Trucking Moves America Forward!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/pohl-transportation-has-joined-trucking-moves-america-forward/) - Pohl Transportation is excited to announce they have joined the movement Trucking Moves America Forward, or TMAF. TMAF is a movement started to tell the story of the transportation industry, to inform and update our policymakers, and to build up the support of our industry from both the public and the government. Many people go - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Steven Rigdon (Tractor 569)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/03/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-steven-rigdon-tractor-569/) - Steven has been driving over the road for 9 years with the last 2 ½ years have been at Pohl Transportation. Over the years he has been all across the country from coast to coast and north to south, even into Alaska and Canada. He appreciates having a job and working for Pohl. Before driving - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Jesse Harris (Truck 577)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/02/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-jesse-harris-truck-577/) - Jesse has been driving since 2001 and has been with Pohl Transportation for almost 2 years. Jesse’s favorite part of the country is Maine in the spring time and Texas. Jesse enjoys working out. He walks whenever he can and does other cardio to boost his heart rate. Jesse likes to lift weights to stay - [Roadside Inspections – Avoid Violations](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/02/roadside-inspections-avoid-violations/) - By Wally Parke Pohl Transportation pays $100 for a clean roadside inspection. And yes, roadside inspections can make for a stressful situation but if you are driving safely and professionally there should be nothing to worry about. 5,591,286 violations were found during 3,281,852 roadside inspections in 2016. Following is a list of things drivers have - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Joe Bearden (Truck 571)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/02/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-joe-bearden-truck-571/) - Joe started driving truck in 1990 after he left the military, where he served as an Army Drill Sargent. Joe has been working at Pohl Transportation now for approximately 2 years. Joe says he feels like he’s been around the world twice. He has skied, surfed, and did some mountain climbing, but the one thing - [This week our Driver Spot Light is on Herb Hicks (Truck 607)](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/02/this-week-our-driver-spot-light-is-on-herb-hicks-truck-607/) - Herb has been driving trucks and delivering freight for approximately 36 years with the last 25 of them being with Pohl Transportation. Herb’s first truck that he drove was a GMC 290 13 Speed Roll Off truck. He has seen many changes in the industry but notes that one of the biggest is most everything - [Tom Seidl is our January 2017 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/02/tom-seidl-is-our-january-2017-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Tom Seidl, truck number 587, for earning recognition as our January 2017 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Tom has been employed since 11-20-10. His MPG is 6.64 and his mileage variance is -0.2%. Thank you Tom for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Safety Bonus Award winners for the 4th quarter of 2016](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/01/safety-bonus-award-winners-for-the-4th-quarter-of-2016/) - Congratulations to our Safety Bonus Award winners for the fourth quarter of 2016! Thank you for your commitment to safe driving! Our Award Winners are: - [Rainy Weather Driving Tips](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/01/rainy-weather-tips/) - With the weather warming up dangerous roads are more often slick with rain rather than snow and ice. We've put together some quick tips to reach your destination safely rain or shine! Slow Down to Avoid Hydroplaning – Hydroplaning is when the tires of a vehicle rise up over a thin film of water. This - [No equipment for sale at this time](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/01/no-equipment-for-sale-at-this-time/) - Check back for the latest updates about used equipment from Pohl Transportation! - [Larry King is our December 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2017/01/larry-king-is-our-december-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Larry King, truck number 557, for earning recognition as our December 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Larry has been employed since 12-17-14. His MPG is 6.45 and his mileage variance is 1.9%. Thank you Larry for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Safe Holiday Driving Tips](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/12/safe-holiday-driving-tips/) - Every trucker knows how busy the holiday season can get. Being away from home and family on those long hauls can be especially difficult during this season, and poor road conditions, colder temperatures and tight schedules can make that time on the road even tougher. That's why we've come up with this list of ways - [Ten Interesting Facts about the U.S. Interstate System](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/12/ten-interesting-facts-about-the-u-s-interstate-system/) - Truckers know the interstate all to well, but we've put together a list of 10 interesting bits of Trivia you might NOT know about the United States Interstate system! 1. The idea of an inter-state highway system was first considered in the 1930s, and President Franklin Roosevelt expressed interest in the plan as a way - [David Clanin is our Driver of the Month for November 2016!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/12/david-clanin-is-our-driver-of-the-month-for-november-2016/) - Congratulations to David Clanin, truck number 568, for earning recognition as our November 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! David has been employed since 4-16-14. His MPG is 6.75 and his mileage variance is 2.2%. Thank you David for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Introducing the Pohl Transportation Dispatch and Customer Service Teams](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/11/introducing-the-pohl-transportation-dispatch-and-customer-service-teams/) - Meet the Pohl Transportation Dispatch and Customer Service teams in our latest video! We also sit down with Travis Gilbert, our Senior Driver Manager for a brief chat about what it's like to work with Pohl Transportation. - [5 Tips For Healthy Driving!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/11/5-tips-for-healthy-driving/) - The long hours and tough job of being a truck driver can weigh heavily on your health. That's why we thought it was important to offer a list of important tips for healthy driving. We care deeply about our drivers, and wish the best for them. Giving our drivers all the tools that they need - [FMCSA's Share the Road Campaign](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/11/fmcsas-share-the-road-campaign/) - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on August 11, 2015 rolled out a campaign called Our Roads, Our Responsibility (https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/ourroads) to further road safety when it comes to sharing the road with commercial vehicles. This information would be good to share with family and friends. Just yesterday FMCSA shared a new instructional video on - [Larry Evans is our October 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/11/larry-evans-is-our-october-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Larry Evans, truck number 611, for being recognized as our October 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Larry has been employed since 10-1-02. His MPG is 7.57 and his mileage variance is 2.8%. Thank you Larry for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [10 interesting facts about the trucking industry!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/11/10-interesting-facts-about-the-trucking-industry/) - Think you know trucking? Well we've compiled a list of interesting facts about the industry we all love! 1. Today's clean diesel trucks generate only 1/60th the emissions of a truck on the roads in 1988 2. A single commercial truck uses an average of 20,500 gallons of fuel per year. That's almost 20,000 gallons - [3rd Quarter 2016 Safety Bonus Award Winners](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/10/3rd-quarter-2016-safety-bonus-award-winners/) - Mike Bonner, David Barnes, Gary Hall and Steven Sharrard were awarded the Pohl Transportation Annual Safety Bonus in the 3rd quarter of 2016. Thanks to all of you for a year of safe driving, your dedication and professionalism! - [Robert Hayward is our September 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/10/robert-hayward-is-our-september-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Robert Hayward, truck number 532, for being recognized as our September 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Robert has been employed since 8-27-15. His MPG is 6.16 and his mileage variance is 0.1. Thank you Robert for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Roadkill – Dinner Tonight](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/10/roadkill-dinner-tonight/) - By Wally Parke So what is the law regarding road kill? And yes, there are laws, regulating harvesting of road kill for consumption. States set their own regulation in regard to whether road kill can be claimed by an individual or if is “property of the state”. It is a checkerboard of laws around the - [Pohl Transportation, Inc. Sponsored Driver Ryan Sieg at the Nascar Xfinity Race last weekend at KY Speedway!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/10/pohl-transportation-inc-sponsored-driver-ryan-sieg-at-the-nascar-xfinity-race-last-weekend-at-ky-speedway/) - From left to right: Ed Miller, Marvin Weaver, Ryan Sieg and Eric Booth Pohl Transportation, Inc. was one of the sponsors of Nascar Xfinity driver Ryan Sieg’s #39 at the Kentucky Speedway on 9-24-16. Pohl awarded three lucky drivers Full Access Passes to the race. Those drivers were Eric Booth, Ed Miller and Marvin - [PeopleNet: Workflow](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/09/peoplenet-workflow/) - Pohl Transportation is proud to unveil our 2nd installment in our series aimed at helping our drivers learn the PeopleNet E-log system! View part 1 on our YouTube channel! - [Chris Jude is our August 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/09/chris-jude-is-our-august-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Chris Jude, truck number 573, for being recognized as our August 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Chris has been employed since 10-15-15. His MPG is 6.79 and his mileage variance is 2.9%. Thank you Chris for your professionalism and your commitment to safe driving! - [Five drivers awarded new Peterbilt’s getting jackets from Peterbilt as an award](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/09/five-drivers-awarded-new-peterbilts-getting-jackets-from-peterbilt-as-an-award/) - Peterbilt of Cincinnati provided our top five seniority million mile safe drivers that received the new Peterbilt 579’s with a Peterbilt jacket. Thank you Peterbilt of Cincinnati and thanks again to these great drivers! Pictured with Rebecca Pohl Liette VP of Marketing. - [What's behind the rising number of traffic deaths?](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/09/whats-behind-the-rising-number-of-traffic-deaths/) - You may have heard in the past year or so the administrator of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mark Rosekind, compare the rise in traffic deaths to a Boeing 747s crashing on a weekly basis. Now the numbers of traffic deaths have surprased that comparison. This week's traffic-fatality figures show that over 35,000 people - [Sleep Apnea Recommendations for Drivers](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/08/sleep-apnea-recommendations-for-drivers/) - by Wally Parke First off let me state there are no sleep apnea regulations for commercial drivers and their Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals. Nor are there any rules for roadside checks of driver’s neck sizes. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may choose to address the issue with a rule in the future, but - [HERB HICKS RECEIVES PETERBILT JACKET IN HONOR OF A MILLION SAFE MILES!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/08/herb-hicks-receives-peterbilt-jacket-in-honor-of-a-million-safe-miles/) - Herb Hicks, who was awarded a brand new Peterbilt 579 for being one of Pohl Transportation Inc.’s million mile safe and the top seniority driver, was given a jacket by Peterbilt in recognition of the honor. Thank you Peterbilt and thank you again Herb Hicks for your dedication and safe driving. - [Terry Murphy is the July 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/08/terry-murphy-is-the-july-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Terry Murphy, truck number 567, for being recognized as our July 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Terry has been employed since 11-5-08. His MPG is 6.59 and his mileage variance is 2.2%. Thank you Terry for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Mike Bonner receives Peterbilt jacket in honor of a million safe miles!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/08/mike-bonner-receives-peterbilt-jacket-in-honor-of-a-million-safe-miles/) - Mike Bonner, who was awarded a brand new Peterbilt 579 for being one of Pohl Transportation Inc.’s million mile safe and top seniority drivers, was given a jacket by Peterbilt in recognition of the honor. Thank you Peterbilt and thank you again Mike Bonner for your dedication and safe driving - [The 79th annual National Truck Driving Championships starts today!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/08/the-79th-annual-national-truck-driving-championships-starts-today/) - Are you not getting your fill of competition from this year's Olympic Games? You're in luck! The 79th annual National Truck Driving Championships and National Step Van Driving Championships are starting up today in Indianapolis, Indiana! More than 430 truck drivers from across the country will be competing for their chance to be named the 2016 Bendix National - [Congratulations to our 5 Million Mile Safe Drivers who received Peterbilt 579's!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/08/congratulations-to-our-5-million-mile-safe-drivers-who-received-peterbilt-579s/) - Congratulations to our 5 members of the Million Mile Safe Driver Club who received these gorgeous new Peterbilt 579’s! If you see Herb Hicks, Marvin Weaver, Larry Evans, Mike Bonner and Dan McCarty be sure to congratulate them for their safe driving! - [Marvin Weaver has been awarded the second of 5 Perterbilt 579’s](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/marvin-weaver-has-been-awarded-the-second-of-5-perterbilt-579s/) - Marvin Weaver, a Pohl Transportation Inc. employee since 1-29-03, on Tuesday 7-19-16, was awarded the second of 5 Perterbilt 579’s that Pohl Transportation has purchased. These trucks are being awarded on the basis of over 1,000,000 mile safe driving and seniority. Marvin is a million mile safe driver at Pohl Transportation. Marvin states the key - [Herb Hicks has been awarded the first of 5 Peterbilt 579's](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/herb-hicks-has-been-awarded-the-first-of-5-peterbilt-579s/) - Herb Hicks, a Pohl Transportation Inc. employee since 7-25-91, was awarded the first of 5 Peterbilt 579’s that Pohl Transportation has purchased. These trucks are being awarded on the basis of over 1,000,000 miles of safe driving and seniority. Herb is a million mile safe driver and the senior driver at Pohl Transportation and he - [Dan McCarty has been awarded the 5th Peterbilt 579!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/dan-mccarty-has-been-awarded-the-5th-peterbilt-579/) - Dan McCarty, a Pohl Transportation Inc. employee since 5-2-99, on Wednesday 7-27-16, was awarded one of 5 Peterbilt 579’s that Pohl Transportation has purchased. These trucks are being awarded on the basis of over 1,000,000 miles safe driving and seniority. Dan is a million mile safe driver at Pohl Transportation. Dan states that being aware - [Larry Evans has been awarded the fourth of five Peterbilt 579’s](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/larry-evans-has-been-awarded-the-fourth-of-five-peterbilt-579s/) - Larry Evans, a Pohl Transportation Inc. employee since 10-1-02, on Tuesday 7-26-16, was awarded one of 5 Peterbilt 579’s that Pohl Transportation has purchased. These trucks are being awarded on the basis of over 1,000,000 miles safe driving and seniority. Larry is a million mile safe driver at Pohl Transportation. Larry states that patience is - [Mike Bonner has been awarded the third of 5 Peterbilt 579’s](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/mike-bonner-has-been-awarded-the-third-of-5-peterbilt-579s/) - Mike Bonner, a Pohl Transportation Inc. employee since 6-11-03, on Monday 7-25-16, was awarded one of 5 Peterbilt 579’s that Pohl Transportation has purchased. These trucks are being awarded on the basis of over 1,000,000 miles safe driving and seniority. Mike is a million mile safe driver at Pohl Transportation. Mike states the key to - [Governer Vetoes Missouri Pilot Truck Platooning Program](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/governer-vetoes-missouri-pilot-truck-program/) - In light of recent highly publicized incidents of accidents involving self driving vehicles the state of Missouri has decided to cancel their proposed pilot platooning program. Transport Topics reports that Governor Jay Nixon vetoed HB 1733, which would have waived the 300-foot following distance for commercial trucks connected by wireless technology as part of a - [10 Must See Road Movies](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/10-must-see-road-movies/) - Whether you're looking for a flick to amp up the excitement and unwind from the tension of packing up and planning for a long haul, a great film to maintain backseat peace and make the hours in a car a bit more bearable, or just an old classic to bring back the memories then this comprehensive list - [10 drivers awarded Annual Safety Bonus](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/7-drivers-awarded-annual-safety-bonus/) - Dan Swiger, Frank Mitchell, Louis Hatcher, Darrell Fisher, Bobby Cook, Leon Slaughter, Clinton Jackson, Richard Fabian, Dave Ogline and Terry Hardwick have been awarded the Pohl Transportation Annual Safety Bonus! Thank you for a year of accident free driving, your dedication, and professionalism. - [Eric Booth is the Pohl Transportation Driver of the Year](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/eric-booth-is-the-pohl-transportation-driver-of-the-year/) - Eric Booth, truck #602, has been awarded Pohl Transportation Inc. Driver of the Year for the period from 7-1-15 to 6-30-16. Eric has exhibited the qualities and professionalism it takes to earn an award such as this one. We sincerely want to thank you Eric for being a professional Driver for being a safe, conscientious - [Rod Crabtree is our June 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/rod-crabtree-is-our-june-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Rod Crabtree, truck number 592, for being recognized as our June 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Rod has been employed since 9-23-09. His MPG is 6.64 and his mileage variance is 1.5%. Thank you Rod for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [The FMCSA Wants a Closer Look at Non-Preventable Crashes](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/the-fmcsa-wants-a-closer-look-at-non-preventable-crashes/) - The FMCSA (Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration) has proposed to pilot-test a program that would determine just how preventable certain types of "less complex" truck related crashes truly are. The program's findings could eventually result in removing certain non-preventable crashes that would otherwise count against a carrier's crash-indicator score. Requests for Data Reviews (RDRs) would be - [The Fourth of July](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/07/the-fourth-of-july/) - by Wally Parke On July 4th, 1776, the Continental Congress approved the final wording of the Declaration of Independence. A draft of the document was submitted on July 2nd and the next couple of days saw edits and changes that all involved could agree on. The American Revolution, having begun in April of 1775, - [Pilot Flying J has Overhauled their Wi-Fi!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/pilot-flying-j-has-overhauled-their-wi-fi/) - Pilot Flying J has recently overhauled their Wi-Fi in response to driver feedback. The popular chain announced that it had completely rebuild their network from the ground up in over 500 locations to accommodate drivers who rely on a good internet connection to stay in touch with work or family. Inside the travel center drivers will be - [Welcome to our new drivers!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/welcome-to-our-new-drivers/) - Join us in welcoming our four new drivers: Jimmy Poynter, Aaron Blackburn, Tim McCoy and Randy Blanton to the Pohl Transportation team! - [The Top 10 Truck Stop Snacks According to Pohl Transportation, Inc.](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/the-top-10-truck-stop-snacks-according-to-pohl-transportation-inc/) - It's been a long day of driving on the open road and you're hungry. Really hungry. The worst part is you've been driving for hours. Everything is closed. But wait what's that in the distance? A 24-hr truck stop! Thoughts of Tornado's and Combos suddenly fill your head with happy thoughts. Hope is just up - [Brad Gay is the Driver of the Month for May 2016](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/brad-gay-is-the-driver-of-the-month-for-may-2016/) - Congratulations to Brad Gay, truck number 553, for being recognized as our May 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Brad has been employed since 9-23-09. His MPG is 7.60 and his mileage variance is 1.4%. Thank you Brad for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Two New Love's Travel Stops Opening!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/two-new-loves-travel-stops-opening/) - We just received word that TWO new Love's Travel Stops will opening soon in Meadowview, Va and Tolleson, AZ. If you find yourself in that neck of the woods stop on in and let us know what you thought! [ezcol_1half] Meadowview, VA #613 I-81 Exit 24 at Glenbrook Ave This location will offer the - [What About the Split Sleeper Berth?](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/what-about-the-split-sleeper-berth/) - By Wally Parke On 10-1-2005 the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations 49 CFR Part 395 hours-of-service changed in a way that has been debated heavily ever since. The 2005 sleeper berth rule change was an update to the 2003 rule. The rules before 2005 stated drivers using a sleeper berth must take 10 hours off - [Learn more about the history of Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/learn-more-about-the-history-of-pohl-transportation/) - We've come a long way here at Pohl Transportation! Learn more about the history of the company from Rebecca Pohl Liette in this short video! We can't wait to see what the future holds for Pohl Transportation and the trucking industry. - [Join us in welcoming 3 new drivers to Pohl Transportation!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/join-us-in-welcoming-3-new-drivers-to-pohl-transportation/) - We would like to welcome new drivers Jeff Bostic, Jeff Snyder and Robert Fields to the Pohl Transportation team! - [Mike Bonner](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/mike-bonner/) - Hire Date 6-11-03 Thank you Mike for your years of service and safe driving! - [Denny Perkins](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/denny-perkins/) - Hire Date 4-15-91 Retired 7-7-15 Thank you Denny for your years of service and safe driving! - [Larry Evans](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/larry-evans/) - Hire Date 10-1-02 Thank you Larry for your years of service and safe driving! - [Dan McCarty](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/dan-mccarty/) - Hire Date 5-2-99 Thank you Dan for your years of service and safe driving! - [Larry Hunt](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/larry-hunt/) - Hire Date 10-26-06 Thank you Larry for your years of service and safe driving! - [Tom Seidl](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/tom-seidl/) - Hire Date 6-23-04 Thank you Tom for your years of service and safe driving! - [Phil Roehl](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/phil-roehl/) - Hire Date 10-23-95 Retired 1-25-2013 Thank you Phil for your years of service and safe driving! - [Dave McTonic](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/dave-mctonic/) - Hire Date 10-14-2004 Thank you Dave for your years of service and safe driving! - [Glenn Tinsley](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/glenn-tinsley/) - Hire Date 8-10-01 Retired 10-24-12 Thank you Glenn for your years of service and safe driving! - [Herb Hicks](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/herb-hicks/) - Hire date 7-25-91 Thank you Herb for your years of service and safe driving! - [Marvin Weaver](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/marvin-weaver/) - Hire Date 1-29-03 Thank you Marvin for your years of service and safe driving! - [Leon Slaughter](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/leon-slaughter/) - Hire Date 09-27-00 Thank you Leon for your years of service and safe driving! - [Versailles Poultry Days is Upon Us!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/versailles-poultry-days-is-upon-us/) - It's the second week of June and the smell of chicken is in the air in Versailles, Ohio. It can mean only one thing - Poultry Days is upon us. Pohl Transportation is proud to be one of many area sponsors for this great festival tradition. On June 10, 11 and 12th, the Village of - [The Untold History of Truck Stops](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/the-untold-history-of-truck-stops/) - Did you know that the next time you pull into your favorite truck stop you're following in the footsteps of the famed Pony Express of the Wild West? It's true! Our modern all-in-one stops have their roots with those famed delivery riders of American legend. Just as when the Pony Express riders first hit the - [Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance Roadcheck 2016](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/833/) - by Wally Parke June 7-9, 2016 the 29th annual International Roadcheck will take place. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will utilize approximately 10,000 CVSA-certified inspectors in jurisdictions throughout North America to perform large truck and bus safety inspections. Inspectors for Roadcheck 2016 will be culled from local, state, provincial and federal agencies. As in - [Around and Around We Go, CSA, SFD](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/around-and-around-we-go-csa-sfd/) - by Wally Parke There seems to be a never-ending merry-go-round of CSA (Compliance Safety and Accountability) information and stories, mostly negative, in the trade magazines. This subject is getting tossed about to the point where folks in the industry are just plain getting worn out on the whole thing. CSA faced intense scrutiny at its - [Herb Hicks is our April 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/06/herb-hicks-is-our-april-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Herb Hicks, truck number 581, for being recognized as our April 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Herb had been employed since 7-25-91. His MPG is 6.56 and his mileage variance is -3.2%. Thank you Herb for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Update on the Department of Transportation Funding Package](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/05/update-on-the-department-of-transportation-funding-package/) - by Wally Parke On May 24th, a vote was held by the House’s Appropriations Committee on a package that includes the permanent restoration of the 2011 regulations on the 34-hour restart. Two other important issues for truckers in the bill is the proposed Safety Fitness Determination rulemaking; which this bill will halt. Also nixed would - [Expect Busy Roads this Memorial Day](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/05/expect-busy-roads-this-memorial-day/) - Despite steeper prices at the gas pump than earlier this year, AAA is predicting large volumes of traffic this memorial day weekend. While gas prices have climbed nearly 10 cents in some areas over the last few days, Mary Maguire , AAA Northeast director of public and legislative affairs, reminds us that "...We're still looking at - [New Flying J Location in Pasadena, TX](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/05/new-flying-j-location-in-pasadena-tx/) - If you find yourself driving through Pasadena Texas in the near future keep an eye out for the brand new Flying J location! Flying J #1057 is located at: 1305 Pasadena Freeway in Pasadena, TX 77506, and offers: ARBY’S PJ FRESH CINNABON/AUNTIE ANNE’S 7 SHOWERS 8 DIESEL LANES 80 PARKING SPACES CAT SCALES - [Introducing the Million Mile Safe Driver Club!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/05/introducing-the-million-mile-safe-driver-club/) - We're proud to introduce the Million Mile Safe Driver Club! Here we'll be showcasing Pohl Transportation’s million mile accident free drivers! These drivers exhibit the professionalism and dedication needed to achieve such a tremendous accomplishment! Thank you for commitment to safe driving! - [Annual Safety Bonus awarded to Lee Otto](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/05/annual-safety-bonus-awarded-to-lee-otto/) - Pohl Transportation was proud to award the Annual Safety Bonus Award to Lee Otto on 5-12-16! Thank you Lee for a year of accident free driving, your dedication, and professionalism. - [ANNUAL SAFETY BONUS RECIPIENT: Mike Menist](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/05/annual-safety-bonus-recipient-mike-menist/) - Pohl Transportation was pleased to award the Annual Safety Bonus to Mike Menist on 5-5-16. Thank you Mike for a year of accident free driving, your dedication and professionalism, and congratulations on your bonus! - [David Rosier has been awarded the Annual Safety Bonus](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/05/david-rosier-has-been-awarded-the-annual-safety-bonus/) - Pohl Transportation was proud to award the Annual Safety Bonus to David Rosier on 5-5-16. Thank you David for a year of accident free driving, your dedication and professionalism. - [Pohl Transportation driver to be deployed in Afghanistan](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/04/pohl-transportation-driver-to-be-deployed-in-afghanistan/) - Pohl Transportation driver Angel Fernandez is being deployed to Afghanistan for a one year tour of duty. We at Pohl sincerely want to thank Angel for his courageous service to our country and look forward to his safe return. - [Bobby Greene is our March 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/04/bobby-greene-is-our-march-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Bobby Greene, truck number 582, for being recognized as our March 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Bobby has been employed since 11-20-13. His MPG is 6.87 and his mileage variance is 1.3%. Thank you Bobby for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Annual Safety Bonus Recipient: Dennis Bumbarger](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/04/annual-safety-bonus-recipient-dennis-bumbarger/) - Congratulations to Pohl Transportation truck driver Dennis Bumbarger. On April 10, 2016, Dennis was an awarded our Annual Safety Bonus for being accident free for on year. Thank you Dennis for your dedication and professionalism! - [Ryan Sites is our February 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/03/ryan-sites-is-our-february-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Ryan Sites, truck number 507, for being recognized as our February 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Ryan has been employed since 10-15-15. His MPG is 5.86 and his mileage variance is 1.7%. Thank you Ryan for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Jerry Lundy is our January 2016 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/02/jerry-lundy-is-our-january-2016-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Jerry Lundy, truck number 514, for being recognized as our January 2016 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Jerry has been employed since 3-25-15. His MPG is 7.74 and his mileage variance is 1.4%. Thank you Jerry for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Alex Kidd is our December 2015 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/01/alex-kidd-is-our-december-2015-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Alex Kidd, truck number 494, for being recognized as our December 2015 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Alex has been employed since 7-8-15. His MPG is 6.33 and his mileage variance is 0.7%. Thank you Alex for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [Gary Hall is Our November 2015 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2016/01/our-november-2015-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations Gary Hall, You're our November Driver of the Month! Thank you for all of your hard work Gary, you are a true asset to Pohl Transportation! - [We've Reached 250 Facebook Likes!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/12/weve-reached-250-facebook-likes/) - Pohl Transportation’s Facebook page just hit a big milestone…our 250th “like”! We work hard to make sure our Facebook page is informative and entertaining, and we’re so happy that we’re building a following of such wonderful people. To celebrate we’re going to be giving away some great prizes to not only our 250th follower, but - [Clinton Jackson is our October 2015 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/11/clinton-jackson-is-our-october-2015-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations to Clinton Jackson, truck number 506, for being recognized as our October 2015 Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation! Clinton has been employed since 5-22-13. His MPG is 6.48 and his mileage variance is 2.2%. Thank you Clinton for your professionalism and commitment to safe driving! - [CVSA's 2015 Operation Safe Driver Week is October 18-24.](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/10/cvsas-2015-operation-safe-driver-week-is-october-18-24/) - During the week of Oct. 18-24, 2015, law enforcement agencies throughout North America will engage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and education aimed at unsafe driving behaviors by both commercial motor vehicle drivers and car drivers as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week. In the United States, from 2011 - [Season Change – Going From One Set of Challenges to Another](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/09/season-change-going-from-one-set-of-challenges-to-another-2/) - Going from summer to fall means a shift in the challenges you face on the road. In the summer, most generally, rain, bright sun, vacation traffic may be the most you to have to deal with as problems while driving. Otherwise the weather is warm and nature does not throw too many surprises at you. - [Eric Booth is our July 2015 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/08/eric-booth-is-our-july-2015-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations Eric Booth! Eric Booth, #533, earned Driver of the Month for July 2015 based on his commitment to being a professional and safe driver. Eric has been employed since 12-11-14, has a year to date variance on his miles of 2.1% and an MPG of 6.51. He will receive a $50 Walmart Gift Certificate - [Fred Mullen is our August 2015 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/09/fred-mullen-is-our-august-2015-driver-of-the-month/) - Congratulations Fred Mullen! VARIANCE – Year to Date / 1.5% FUEL MPG – To date / 7.61 Fred’s seniority date is 5-1-12. He has proven to be a very valuable asset to the fleet. His professional attitude and desire to get the job done safely makes him worthy of this recognition. Thank you Fred for - [National Truck Driver Appreciation Week is Here](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/09/national-truck-driver-appreciation-week-is-here/) - With this week being National Truck Driver Appreciation Week, American Truckers Association member Fastport put together one awesome promotional video. If this video doesn't a bring a tear to your eye and make you proud to be a trucker, or someone who knows a truck, then we don't know what will! - [Pohl Featured on Episode of the TV show "Autoline"](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/09/pohl-featured-on-episode-of-the-tv-show-autoline/) - Our Vice President/General Manager, Brian Pohl, recently received the opportunity to participate in a panel discussion for the Detroit-based television show - Autoline. For those not familiar with the brand, Autoline reports on, discusses and dissects the inner workings of the auto industry and the products it makes. It's the first stop for auto executives, industry insiders and - [Season Change – Going From One Set of Challenges to Another](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/08/season-change-going-from-one-set-of-challenges-to-another/) - Going from summer to fall means a shift in the challenges you face on the road. In the summer, most generally, rain, bright sun, vacation traffic may be the most you to have to deal with as problems while driving. Otherwise the weather is warm and nature does not throw too many surprises at - [2015 Driver of the Year Announced](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/08/2015-driver-of-the-year-announced/) - Jay Cramer, #564, has been awarded Pohl Transportation, Inc.'s Driver of the Year for the period from July 1, 2014 through June 30 of this year. Jay has been employed since February, 18 of 2009. Since then, he has exhibited the qualities and professionalism it takes to earn an award such as this one. We sincerely - [10 Must See Truck Stops for Drivers in the U.S. - Part 2](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/08/10-must-see-truck-stops-for-drivers-in-the-u-s-part-2/) - Last week we unveiled the first half of a two-part blog highlighting some of the best "Home Away from Home" truck stops in the United States. All of the truck stops mentioned in the previous article are located to the west of Mississippi. For this article, we wanted to highlight some of the famous - [10 Must-See Truck Stops for Drivers in the U.S. - Part 1](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/08/10-must-see-truck-stops-for-drivers-in-the-u-s-part-1/) - Ahh...the great open road. Nothing compares to driving across America and seeing the country in its entirety. Even more, who doesn't love pulling over for the night at a great truck stop? These days, the "Home Away from Home" truck stops most drivers are familiar with from the old days are slowly starting to fade - [James Thomson is our June 2015 Driver of the Month!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/07/james-thomson-is-our-june-2015-driver-of-the-month/) - James has been a driver at Pohl Transportation, Inc. since 2-5-15 and drives truck# 539. James lives in Springboro, OH. Thank you James! - [Avoiding Rear-End Accidents](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/07/avoiding-rear-end-accidents/) - Some causes of a rear-end accidents are: Following too close Speed Road conditions Bright sun Fog White-out Inattention Distracted Driving Hot Dogging Just not using common sense Deciding to drive unsafely Fatigue Lack of experience Not looking ahead Not being prepared for what COULD happen ahead of you As a professional driver there is virtually - [Our Driver of the Year!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/05/our-driver-of-the-year/) - Roger Morrow, truck number 553, has been recognized as Driver of the Year at Pohl Transportation! Roger has been employed since 3-30-2007. Roger earned this honor due to his professionalism and commitment to safe driving. The Driver of the Year period runs from July 1st to June 30th each year. - [CVSA Roadcheck June 2-4 2015](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/06/cvsa-roadcheck-june-2-4-2015/) - June 2-4 are the dates for this year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) roadside inspection Roadcheck program. This targeted enforcement program as you know focuses on commercial motor vehicles and each year they place a special emphasis on a certain categories of violations. Last year the emphasis was on hazardous material and this year - [A Professional Commercial Truck Driver is What?](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/06/a-professional-commercial-truck-driver-is-what/) - Plenty is said about commercial truck drivers being UNPROFESSIONAL. Cutting people off, blocking traffic, speeding, tailgating, running up behind a car and then quickly switching lanes to pass, causing accidents. The media, quite often, when reporting or talking about trucks, puts them in a negative light. Images of a road dragon with fire flashing out - [Happy Retirement Denny Perkins!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/05/happy-retirement-denny-perkins/) - Denny Perkins with Harold Pohl, CEO. Denny Perkins retired 5-22-15 after 24 years of driving for Pohl Transportation, Inc. Denny has won many Driver of the Month awards and was named Driver of the Year in 2001. Denny also owns the top spot in Pohl Transportation's Million Mile Safe Driver Club. It is very difficult, - [Driver of the Month: March 2015](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/05/driver-of-the-month-march-2015/) - Congratulations to Joe Castle, truck number 516, for being recognized as our March Driver of the Month at Pohl Transportation. - [Be Ready for Springtime Fog](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/04/be-ready-for-springtime-fog/) - Fog can occur at any time of year, but it tends to occur more frequently in the early spring in many parts of the country. Fog on highways can pose an extremely dangerous and often deadly hazard. The hazard is magnified when drivers fail to cautiously reduce their speed when driving in foggy conditions. California’s - [Your Seat Belt - WEAR IT!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/04/your-seat-belt-wear-it/) - The importance of seat belts can't be overstated. We recently were involved in an accident in which another tractor trailer had stopped on the road at night with no lights on. Our driver saw it at the last second and swerved to miss it. The tractor was totally destroyed. But he is alive and well. - [The All-New PohlTransportation.com is Here!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/04/the-all-new-pohltransportation-com-is-here/) - [Hello world!](https://pohltransportation.com/2015/04/hello-world/) - Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! ## Pages - [Home](https://pohltransportation.com/) - A family owned business located in Versailles, Ohio, Pohl Transportation, Inc. serves 32 states in the U.S.| - [MPG](https://pohltransportation.com/mpg/) - [pdf-embedder url="https://pohltransportation.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/DRIVER-MPG-2026.xlsx-Sheet1-14.pdf" title="DRIVER MPG 2026.xlsx - Sheet1 (14)"] - [Meet Our Team](https://pohltransportation.com/meet-our-team/) - Office Harold Pohl CEO Emeritus Email: hpohl@pohltransportation.com Brian Pohl CEO Email: bpohl@pohltransportation.com Rick Wyatt President Email: rwyatt@pohltransportation.com Rebecca Pohl Liette Vice President Email: rpohl@pohltransportation.com Angie Deeter Safety Director Email: adeeter@pohltransportation.com Meaghan Kutter Driver Manager Email: mkutter@pohltransportation.com Brian England Driver Manager Email: bengland@pohltransportation.com Alex Gerken Driver Manager / Customer Service Representative Email: agerken@Pohltransportation.com Beverly Stamper Second Shift Dispatcher Email: bstamper@pohltransportation.com Beverly Young Customer Service Representative - [Driver FAQ](https://pohltransportation.com/driver-faq/) - How much are Drivers Earning Per Year? Top 25% of the fleet gross $86,000-$93,000 Is Orientation Paid? Yes, we pay $150.00 during orientation. In addition, we do pay for your hotel and meals. How do I get to orientation? Our dispatch arranges for you to be picked up by one of our trucks coming through - [Careers](https://pohltransportation.com/careers/) - Click Here to Apply!!! Driver Qualifications and Pay Package Pohl Transportation, Inc. is an irregular route carrier based in Versailles, Ohio. We operate in 32 states hauling 99% no touch dry van freight. Top 25% of the fleet gross $86,000-$93,000 Among the many things we offer are: Equal Opportunity Employment. An excellent home time policy, - [Driver Qualifications](https://pohltransportation.com/driver-qualifications/) - Pohl Transportation, Inc. is an irregular route carrier based in Versailles, Ohio. We operate in 32 states hauling 99% no touch dry van freight. Top 25% of the fleet gross $86,000-$93,000 Among the many things we offer are: Equal Opportunity Employment. An excellent home time policy, competitive wages and benefits. Conventional well maintained equipment. Collision - [Drive for us](https://pohltransportation.com/drive-for-us/) - Why Choose Earn up to $90,000 per year 2300-2800 miles/week Home most weekends Assigned driver manager 2024 or newer equipment Quick Application Full Application Driver Benefits Learn about the benefits of driving with Pohl! Driver Qualifications What does it take to drive for Pohl? Driver F.A.Q.Do you have questions? - [Safety Bonus](https://pohltransportation.com/safety-bonus/) - Pohl Transportation, Inc. has a safety program to increase the awareness of safety issues. The plan is based on 52-week results. You have the opportunity to earn 2 cents per mile bonus pay for all safe miles driven for a one-year period. This period begins on your start date until one year later. The criteria - [Referral Bonus](https://pohltransportation.com/referral-bonus/) - Pohl Transportation, Inc.'s referral bonus has been updated to $4000. The payment schedule for the bonus will be $1000 on the first payroll after the referred driver has started working for the company. Then $1000 at 30 days, 90 days, and 180 days if the referral is still employed with the company. Anniversary Bonus Safety Bonus - [Breakdown Pay Policy](https://pohltransportation.com/driver-benefits/breakdown-pay-policy/) - A Pohl Transportation driver will receive $50 pay for a qualifying breakdown event when the breakdown involves taking equipment to a service location for repairs. Anniversary Bonus Referral Bonus Safety Bonus - [Anniversary Bonus](https://pohltransportation.com/anniversary-bonus/) - Anniversary Bonus that increases 1/2 cent per mile every mile after 1 year of service at Pohl Transportation, Inc. with no cap! Safety Bonus Referral Bonus Breakdown Pay Policy - [Driver Benefits](https://pohltransportation.com/driver-benefits/) - Pohl Transportation, Inc. offers a variety of bonus programs for our drivers: Anniversary Bonus Safety Bonus Referral Bonus Breakdown Pay Policy - [The Pohl Transportation Scholarship](https://pohltransportation.com/the-pohl-transportation-scholarship/) - Pohl Transportation, Inc. is proud to offer an annual transportation scholarship to those interested in the transportation industry. The scholarship is not limited to one aspect of transportation, but includes everything from operations to diesel tech school. The scholarship is open to graduating seniors or current college students who attended high school in Darke, Mercer, - [We are looking for qualified drivers](https://pohltransportation.com/pohl-is-looking-for-qualified-drivers/) - Are you tired of being just a number? Then give Ohio based carrier Pohl Transportation, Inc. a call at 1 (800) 672-8498 where we know you by your name and give you the respect you deserve. Earn up to $90,000 per year 2300-2800 miles/week Home most weekends Assigned driver manager 2024 or newer equipment Fill - [Truck Driving Jobs with Pohl Transportation](https://pohltransportation.com/truck-driving-jobs-with-pohl-transportation/) - Ohio based Carrier is looking to fill a few open Volvo 670 truck seats! New Pay Package- Updated Year Round Rider Policy- New Pet Policy!! If you live in the areas listed below please give us call and see what it’s like to work for a family owned and oriented company. Charleston WV, Bowling Green - [Truck Driving Careers with Pohl Transportation](https://pohltransportation.com/truck-driving-career-with-pohl-transportation/) - If you are looking for a place to call Home where you get the respect you deserve, then look no further. Pohl Transportation, Inc. assigns a personal Driver Manager who will know you by name and work with you to get you the miles and home time that you need. New Pay Package- Updated Year - [Qualified Truck Drivers](https://pohltransportation.com/pohl-transportation-is-looking-for-qualified-drivers/) - Pohl Transportation is an Ohio based Carrier that is looking for a few good drivers to fill our 2024 or newer Volvo trucks. If you live in the areas listed below and have 1 year verifiable experience give us a call at 800-672-8498 and start the process to work for a Family owned and driven company. Indianapolis - [Pohl Transportation is looking for a few good drivers!](https://pohltransportation.com/pohl-transportation-is-looking-for-a-few-good-drivers/) - Pohl Transportation is an Ohio based Carrier that is looking for a few good drivers to fill our 2024 or newer Volvo trucks. If you live in the areas listed below and have 1 year verifiable experience give us a call at 800-672-8498 and start the process to work for a Family owned and driven company. Indianapolis - [History](https://pohltransportation.com/history/) - A Historical Timeline of Pohl Transportation, Inc. 1957 – Harold Pohl graduates from National Schools at Los Angeles, CA with a degree in Auto, Diesel, and Allied Mechanics. 1957 – Harold Pohl begins career in trucking at Subler Transfer in Versailles, OH as a shop mechanic. 1964 – Harold Pohl purchases his first - [Documents](https://pohltransportation.com/documents/) - Document Archive Documents can be downloaded, or complete the online form by clicking the link below. 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