Northeast Region Driver of the month - May 2020

Congratulations to the May 2020 Northeast region driver of the month.   We recognize  Richard Johnson from the C&S Wholesale account in Bethlehem Pennsylvania .   Rich's team submitted the following reasons for selecting him;    Rich shows up to work with a smile on his face and a positive attitude towards both the office staff and other drivers in the room.  He is always willing to help a new driver plan his trip for the day and is constantly giving his phone number out to drivers to call him when they get into a bind.  With C&S being a training account, there are lots of new managers  who must go for their first ride along which is sometimes an intimidating event. Rich is the first driver that account managers think of to send the new employees with since he can really teach what truck driving is and what drivers go through on an everyday occurrence. Having been able to give that knowledge to a new manager speaks to how in-tune Rich is with the struggles of both the office and the 

drivers. In the last few months, the C&S Bethlehem account has seen some hard times with the COVID-19 pandemic which has reduced our outbound freight by more than half.  This has stirred up some stress from the driving team and Rich has stepped up as another voice to keep spirits high. He talks with drivers daily about staying positive, staying safe, and making sure they are in good spirits when behind the wheel. This is a priceless asset to our team as they see a leader being a fellow driver as well as office management.   

With the decrease in work at C&S Bethlehem, Rich has been flexible with going to other accounts and helping where and when he can.  In the last month, Rich has worked every possible “6^th-Day”, outsourced to 6 different accounts, and safely executed White Rose loads. White Rose is a secondary customer for C&S Bethlehem and involves going into Manhattan and hand unloading the trailers.  When drivers ask, “Why are you doing all this extra work?” he simply says, “One team, One dream.” The list could go on about why Richard Johnson is deserving of this award, but when I think of the slogan “Driver like a Champion”, Rich is the first team member that comes to mind as he demonstrates that mentality daily. 

Thanks and congratulations Rich!