“It’s important that every one of our drivers gets home safely at the end of their day,” said Randy Bailey, Manager of Driver Ser-vices and Recruiting.

Bailey said that commitment to safety is demonstrated in the Most Important Stop Campaign, Safestart stories and newsletter information about driving and working safely.

But, he says, there is one criti-cal part of each day that helps drivers insure they get from one place to another safely … pre-trip inspections.

“It’s a no-brainer that we want to know our brakes and lights are working properly,” Bailey said. “Knowing people see us, that they see our signals and that we can

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Three fleets are accident free …..Page 3 SafeStart stories ….. Pages 4 & 5 Pre-trip refresher for Pro drivers ….. Page 8 BCT celebrates drivers with food ….. Page 9

Inside Boise Express

September, 2015

BCT Inc., a PCA transportation Company

City of Industry Driver Martin Gillette checks air pressure as part of his pre-trip inspection (above). At right, Ed Ruiz is checking spring bushing before his planned trip.

Pretrip is key to safety say experienced ‘Industry’ drivers 75 years driving experience between Ray Perez, Martin Gillette and Eddie Ruiz

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After two con-secutive months with no preventable accidents, the AFR slipped in August. Two preventa-bles were rec-orded during the month in

1.14 million miles of travel for an Accident Frequency Rate (AFR) of 1.75.

In the first eight months of 2015, there have been 10 pre-ventable accidents in 9.2 million miles of travel for a year-to-date AFR of 1.08. Preventable acci-dents are defined as any acci-dent in which our driver failed by

defensive driving to do every-thing reasonable to prevent the accident, said Randy Bailey, Manager of Driver Services and Safety.

Both of the August preventa-ble accidents were caused by Owner Operators , according to

Bailey’s monthly report. They bring the year’s total for Owners to eight preventables in nearly 7 million miles of driving. Their AFR is 1.15.

Company trucks have been involved in only two preventable accidents in 2.2 million miles for an AFR of .87.

Bailey asked drivers to stay focused and be aware of chang-ing weather conditions. “Some of the higher elevations have al-ready seen snow flurries and icy conditions,” Bailey said.

Welcome to new and returning drivers who have joined the ranks of BCT, Inc. and Boise Trucking Operations during the past month (by publication deadline) Freddie Johnson of East Dublin, Georgia August 11 as a new driver for Freddie Bryant out of Jackson. Elie Huhn of Waco, Texas August 24 as a new company driver for Waco. Daniel Noble of Waco, Texas as a new company driver out of Waco.

Freddie Bryant of DeRidder, Louisiana September 1 as a new Owner-Operator out of DeRidder. Edward Theall of DeRidder, Louisiana as a new Centerline Driver out of DeRidder. Reynaldo Guzman of California Septermber 3 as a new company driver out of City of Industry. Dmitriy Ryabichev of Vancouver, Washington September 8 as a new driver for Owner-Operator Neb Mavrak.

Randy Bailey

ACCIDENT FREQUENCY

2015 8-Month AFR

Preventable Accident* AFR**

January 1 0.86 February 2 1.87 March 0 0.00 April 3 2.52 May 2 1.75 June 0 0.00 July 0 0.00 August 2 1.75 TOTALS 10 1.08

*Any accident in which our driver failed by defensive driving to do everything reasonable to prevent the accident.

Year’s AFR at 1.08 after two August preventables

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Safety In August, the BCT fleet

logged 1.17 million miles and rec-orded two preventable accidents yielding an accident frequency rate (AFR) of 1.75 per million miles traveled. Our year-to- date AFR now stands at 1.08 vs. our goal of 1.10 or less.

Congratulations to our Indus-try, CA dedicated Co. fleet, Van-couver Owner/Operators and our Wallula Co. chip fleet…..all of whom have a zero AFR year-to-date.

Better yet, we worked over 25,000 hours in August and no one hurt themselves or others at work or home. Please continue to take a step back and evaluate your state of mind prior to attempting any task at work or home. Com-placency, fatigue, frustration and rushing come into play in virtually all injuries we sustain at work and home……by the way, you are four times more likely to get hurt at home compared to work.

We are still hovering around alert status for CSA basic of vehi-cle maintenance. We need to do a more thorough walk around when performing pre and post trip inspections…..Think LTB (Lights, Tires, Brake adjustment). Seventy-four percent of roadside

violations and Fifty-nine percent of Out-Of-Service citations fall into these three categories.

Last, but definitely not least….please remember our children and grandchildren are back in school. Please exercise extreme caution when traveling within city limits. Service

August on-time delivery num-bers were not our best by any means, but we did outperform our competitors in three of the

four categories listed in the table below. We did fall short on Office Max/Depot OTD/Day, missing target by half a percentage point (97.5% vs. goal of 98%).

One of the intangibles of

providing service with distinction is good communication between carrier and shipper. A good ex-ample of this came up at Wallula carrier reviews last month. The mill shipping personnel (Terry Lydell, John Shupe & Juanita Weber) recognized Rebecca

Moore (Vancouver Terminal Mgr.) and Jenny Sin-clair (Vancouver Planner) for the extra efforts they put into updating the mill on La-bel & Release Export moves. Once they retrieve empty con-tainers from Port of Seattle or Tacoma, Rebecca or Jenny will message Wallula Shipping with mill ETA, truck#, container# and load#, thus allowing mill to verify load complete, stage load, and better plan the day based on ETA’s of arriving trucks. In other words, in this case, good commu-nication yields better efficiencies for both mill and carrier.

All BCT terminals will cele-

brate “National Driver Apprecia-tion Week” September 13-19 with hosted BBQ’s on site and compli-mentary reflective safety vests. I would encourage dispatchers, planners and terminal managers to take advantage of these gath-erings to pull our valued drivers, owner operators and mechanics aside and acknowledge their ef-forts. Let them know we are thankful to have them on the team and appreciate all they do for us and our customers……..I know I certainly do.

Be safe, be on-time, be proud

of your accomplishments.

OTD Performance - BCT vs. competition All WP Cus-

tomers-OTD appt

All WP Cus-tomers-OTD day

Office Max-OTD appt

Office Max-OTD day

BCT Inc. 93.80% 97.60% 93.90% 97.50%

Core Carri-ers/3PL 91.80% 96.60% 93.60% 98.30%

Dan Bernert BCT GM

Industry dedicated, Wallula Chip fleet and Vancouver Owners

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I had just come in from the road after being in an accident, and was in a rental truck because mine had to be towed into the shop for repairs.

I was tired from dealing with the accident all afternoon. I parked my truck where I normally park it when I am checking in and doing paperwork, which is in front of the office at CTC in Waco, TX.

I stepped out of the rental truck using the 3-point contact rule, but I didn’t judge the dis-tance between the step on the

truck and the ground very well. When my leg hit the ground, my knee jammed and made a slight “pop”.

It hurt a little at first, but the next day it was swollen and pain-ful.

My SafeStart states were Fa-tigued, complacency, eyes & mind not on task and Balance/traction/grip. I should have self-triggered on my states in order to prevent jamming my knee.

-Ray Anderson

Waco Driver

Last week , I took a vacation day to go to my hunting lease to check some stands that needed work .

I unloaded my side by side and pro-ceeded on my way . As I was driving down the road , I glanced down at my speed and saw I was doing about 35 mph .

It occurred to me that if I were to have an accident, I would likely be thrown off my side by side because I wasn’t wearing a seatbelt . Even though my wife knew that I was at the hunting lease , she would have no idea where on the 5000 acres

I was and cell cover-age is spotty at best . I realized I could wind up in a very bad spot . I stopped and put on my seatbelt and pro-ceeded on . My safestart states were rushing (wanted to cover as much terri-tory as possible) , frustration (raining on the day I decided to go to lease), and com-placency (no seat-belt) .

This resulted in my mind not being on task

and could have led to me winding up in the line of fire .

-Steven Crain

DeRidder Terminal Mgr.

Ray Anderson

Driver feels ‘self-triggering’ would have prevented truck exit injury

Steven Crain

Remembering safety away from work and thinking of possible consequences

Years ago I purchased the Ginsu line of knives that we or-dered from the TV commercial. They were very sharp and in the advertisement they say they can cut into anything and never go dull.

Well we use these knives all of the time. Fast forward a bunch of years and this brings me to my Safestart story.

I have a parakeet that ate through its perch. I needed to replace the perch so instead of going and buying a new perch I decided to use a wooden dowel I already had. It was longer than needed but I figured I would save a few bucks and make one.

So I went to the shed and brought in the wooden dowel. After measuring and marking the dowel I realized I did not re-member the saw to cut the piece

I needed, BUT I did have a Gin-su knife.

So I started cutting the piece to length with the knife and was

doing well until the knife slipped off and hit my fingers . It cut pretty deeply just above the first knuckle from the top of my fin-ger. It was bleeding everywhere and I grabbed a paper towel to stop the bleeding. I finally got it to stop and thought that I may need stitches, but I never got them.

This could have been a lot worse I could have cut it deeper than it went. There could have been a doctor’s visit involved.

Well I guess the advertise-ment wasn’t wrong, they do not go dull. I learned my lesson... instead of trying to save time and not going to get the proper tool for the job ... always take the extra time for safety.

-Rodney Whisler

Allentown Terminal Mgr.

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Most folks know without saying- that when you are out in the barn and going to ride your horse you should know what to wear (foot wear) that is.

The damage pictured was caused by a 1000 lb. horse stepping on the foot of my friend who was wearing flip flops. This could have been avoided if only she was wearing the proper shoes/boots.

Being in the line of fire and being complacent (thinking this would never happen to me) and mind not on task were critical errors that led to this injury.

She was lucky not to lose her foot. Always wear the correct attire

Rebecca Moore Vancouver Terminal Mgr.

Injury could have been avoided with right footwear

A horse’s foot left quite an im-print on the friend who was wearing flip flops in the stables.

Fingers in line-of-fire when using Ginsu knife as a saw

Rodney Whisler

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stop when we need to are critical to safe operations.”

But all of the other things (mirrors, gauges, air lines, tires, etc.) must be functioning properly to insure a safe trip, Bailey add-ed. (See Pre-Trip reminders on Page 8).

There’s plenty of experience from three City of Industry drivers who agree with Bailey. There’s a total of 75 years driving experi-ence between Ray Perez, Martin Gillette and Eddie Ruiz.

“The bottom line,” says Pe-rez, “ Don’t cause an accident and no one gets hurt.” With his 37 years behind the wheel, he is careful about pre-trip and post-trip inspections “so you know that everything operates correctly and to reduce the potential for acci-dent, injury or fatality.”

Martin Gillette, with 21 years driving, says the pre-trip “lets you find out visibly if anything is wrong with the equipment.” He says he sees the post-trip inspection as a way to know

“if anything was damaged on the trip and if anything changed.” It’s also a way to “protect the next guy” who may be driving the truck.

Eddie Ruiz with 17 years driv-ing experience, says of pre-trip and post-trip inspections: “It’s the safe and right thing to do.” He said it’s important to make sure the truck is ready for the trip and to avoid breakdowns and costly downtime.” He scrutinizes tires and makes sure he knows the condition of brake linings and ad-justments.

“I do the safe thing so that at the end of the day it’s been a good one for me, for BCT and for the public,” Ruiz said.

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Ed Ruiz checking shocks and other suspension parts

Ray Perez who drives out of the City of Industry terminal checks brake linings and adjustment during his pre-trip.

“ Don’t cause an accident and no one gets hurt.”

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From Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations

Question 1: Does §396.11

require the DVIR to be turned in each day by a driver dispatched on a trip of more than one day’s duration?

Guidance: A driver must prepare a DVIR at the comple-tion of each day’s work and

shall submit those reports to the motor carrier upon his/her return to the home terminal. This does not relieve the motor carrier from the responsibility of effect-ing repairs and certification of any items listed on the DVIR, prepared at the end of each day’s work, that would be likely to affect the safety of the opera-tion of the motor vehicle.

Question 2: Does §396.11 require that the power unit and the trailer be inspected?

Guidance: Yes. A driver must be satisfied that both the power unit and the trailer are in safe operating condition before operating the combination.

Question 3: May more than one power unit be included on the DVIR if two or more power units were used by a driver dur-ing one day’s work?

Guidance: No. A separate DVIR must be prepared for each power unit operated during the day’s work.

Everyone in trucking under-stands that accidents can be costly. But beyond that realiza-tion, the issue truly comes into focus when one

starts analyzing and measuring the actual costs—both direct and indirect.

Lost time, for example, be-comes a direct cost. Every hour that the truck is moving, it is gen-erating revenue.

So when it could be moving and isn’t because of an accident, measurable revenue/income has been lost. Even a so-called “minor” accident can take hours (meaning hundreds of dollars in lost revenue) in filling out acci-dent reports and waiting for re-pairs.

Indirect costs might or might not be harder to measure. In fig-uring the many ways, both direct and indirect, in which an accident affects and costs the motor carri-er and the driver, it is no wonder that the trucking industry, the companies, and safety-minded independent contractors empha-size the importance of profes-sionalism on the road.

Accidents are costly in many ways Owners, companies all lose after wrecks

Questions and Answers

Vehicle Inspection Reports

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Hitting a fixed object is always preventable.

The rule our best drivers follow is:

Get Out And Look!

This is one part of the job where pros don’t cut corners

The following are sample guidelines that can be used to conduct a step-by-step pre-trip inspection of your commercial motor vehicle.

Carry at least the following

items with you during your in-spection: Flashlight to see in dark or shaded areas; Clean rag to wipe off light lenses and reflec-tive tape; Air gauge to check tire pressure; Ruler to measure brake travel.

• Check the vehicle’s general condition. Start about 20 feet away from the truck to view the entire truck and check under-neath for any puddles or pools of oil. Also look for any visible damage to the truck and for anything that may be hanging or dragging underneath.

• Walk around the vehicle and inspect all major equipment items. During the walk-around, constantly look for anybody and/or frame damage to the

tractor and/or trailer. Check the condition of all tires and rims and use a tire gauge to check inflation.

• Check the brake system. Lis-ten for air leaks. Confirm all brakes are in proper adjust-ment.

• Check coupling devices, in-cluding a visual inspection of the king pin jaws. Look for “high hitching.”

• Make sure all emergency de-vices are in the vehicle as specified in the FMCSR, Sec-tion 393.95, including a proper-ly rated and maintained fire extinguisher and warning de-vices to use for emergency stops.

• Start the engine and listen for any unusual noises.

• Check all gauges to make sure they are functioning properly.

• Activate horns to make sure they work properly. Inspect the

steering system. Check for loose play and look for broken parts.

• Check mirrors for proper ad-justment and cleanliness.

• Activate windshield wipers to check for proper operation. Al-so, check for any worn or dam-aged wiper blades.

• Check all lights for proper op-eration, including headlights, taillights, brake lights, direc-tional lights, and warning lights.

• Check under the hood for worn belts, leaking fluids, cracked wires, etc.

Review the vehicle inspection

report that was completed at the end of the last trip. If any defects were reported on that inspection report, make sure the defects are corrected before signing the re-port and beginning the trip.

Pretrips: You doing it right or not?

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At BCT, we work safely every moment of every day to be certain

we return to our loved ones.

Speed? Driving faster than the posted speed limit or driving too fast for road or weather conditions is a fac-tor in nearly one-third of all fatal vehicle crashes, and it’s the main contributing factor in many truck crash-es.

Tailgate? Tailgating is a frequent aggressive driving behavior that can quickly lead to a rear-end crash, especially for large trucks.

Keep a safe following distance. During ideal road and weather conditions, the recommended following dis-tance for tractor trailers is 6 to 8 seconds.

Do you...? BCT terminal aims at driver stomachs during Driver Appreciation activities

It looks like terminal managers hope to say thank you to drivers by filling them with food during Driver Appreciation activities in the next couple of weeks.

Waco will be having a pancake breakfast in conjunction with their September 19 safety meeting. Drivers can expect pancakes, eggs, coffee and a prize.

Vancouver will be hosting a Sept. 19 celebration at Billy Blues Bar and Grill from 9-11 am. Please let Rebecca or Jenny know if you or your spouse will be there.

DeRidder plans to grill steak, hamburgers and hot dogs which will be served with some of Steven Crain’s famous gumbo.

Allentown will be handing out hearty sack lunches to drivers September 16.

Wallula is planning to have a Taco Truck kind of affair without the truck.

Boise will be setting up a barbecue at the Gowen Field yard Sept. 19 for the flatbed drivers and I-5 crew.

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Waco driver rear-ended A company driver out of Waco, Texas was

traveling in the center lane on I-35 near Austin when traffic started to slow down. The driver put on his 4-way flashers but was rear-ended by a Volvo tractor. No.2 received front end damage and was towed from the scene following the morning accident August 3.

Detour results in ditched trailer

A company driver was leaving the DeRidder Mill on Paper Mill Road August 7 when he discovered there was a bad accident on the bypass. The driver went to the next intersection to turn right but misjudged the corner and drove the trailer into a ditch. A tire was damaged and the trailer had to be towed out following the morning incident.

Oregon deer causes damage

An Owner-Operator out of Wallula was on I-82 near Hermiston, Oregon when he collided with a deer the morning of August 10. The wreck caused damage to his hood, bumper, grill and lights.

BCT hits Jeep in blind spot

An Owner-Operator was travelling on Hwy 99 near Sherwood, Oregon shortly after midnight

August 3 when he changed lanes and hit a vehicle in his blind spot. The 2008 Jeep Cherokee may be totaled , according to the report.

Bin clearance causes damage

An Owner-Operator pulled under the chip bins at a customer location in Omak , Washington August 12 and hit the trailer on the bins. Chips spilling from the bins apparently raised the ground level and reduced the clearance. There was a small rip in the tarp.

Waco driver hits packed truck

A company driver was at a customer location in Waco, Texas when he sideswiped a parked box truck causing minor damage to the box and scraps on the BCT trailer during the early morning mishap.

Bouncing bar hits BCT tire

On the morning of August 11, a company driver was on I-35 near Dallas, Texas when a steel bar fell off the flatbed trailer that was ahead of him. BCT driver was unable to avoid the bar and two trailer tires were damaged .

Dock damaged as driver leaves

As a driver was pulling away from a PCA dock in Garlan, Texas, a fiberglass awning fell from the dock. The noontime accident happed August 14.

If you are part of the BCT family, we’d like to include you in a future list noting the ser-vice of all.

Please send info on branch and where you were stationed to:

DebbieSaunders@packagingcorp.com

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Five of the nine clean inspections rec-orded during the last reporting period were given to Owner-Operators from the southern fleet.

Chip Owner-Operators out of Wal-lula were the next larg-est group with two clean inspections.

All clean inspec-tions now earn drivers $100 on their next set-tlement.

It’s BCT’s way of recognizing drivers whose pre-trip inspec-tions and attention to repairs helped them avoid violations during a roadside inspection.

“Clean inspections are a sign of quality operators,” said Randy Bailey, Manager of Driver Services and Safety.

Every time an Owner-Operator completes a roadside inspection with no violations...BCT will add $100 to his settlement.

Cash in your pocket Another good reason for good pretrip in-

spections checking brakes, lights, tires, cross-members, etc. And...being sure your log book , credentials and all other paperwork are up-to-date and available for inspection.

Five of 11 clean inspections

Southern Owners dominate list of those earning extra $

Driver Truck # Fleet

Alfred Wright 08470 Southern

Rick Abbott 02399 I-5

Dennis Savant 08710 Southern

Adrian Ward 06645 Southern

Timothy Covey 01415 Flatbed

Stephen Lasley 08687 Southern

Larry Jones 06693 Southern

Jorge Ramirez 03572 Chips

Jose Navarro 03567 Chips

Every single clean roadside inspection earns $100 to truck

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CSA BASICS UNSAFE

DRIVING HOURS OF SERVICE DRIVER FITNESS VEHICLE MAINT. CRASH INDICAT. ISS Score

Intervention Threshold 65% 65% 80% 80% 65%

BCT, Inc.

JUNE 29, 2015 6.0% 49.0% 33.0% 81.0% 25.0% 74

AUG 3, 2015 6.0% 47.0% 33.0% 80.0% 28.0% 74

SEPT

Company JUNE 29,2015 Inc. 26.0% Inc. 39.0% 0 38 AUG 3, 2015 Inc. 26.0% INc. 37.0% 0 37 SEPT

CSA Reports for Owner Operators and Company Drivers

Inc = Inconclusive No Vios = No Violations * = Exceeds Improving Alert

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance will hold its annual Operation Safe Driver Week during the week of Oct. 18-24.

Law enforcement agencies across North America will en-gage in heightened traffic safety enforcement and edu-cation aimed at unsafe driving by both commercial motor ve-hicle drivers and car drivers.

During Operation Safe Driver Week, activities will be held across the United States, Canada and Mexico to in-crease enforcement of traffic laws, roadside inspections and regulatory compliance.

Law enforcement and transportation safety officials will offer also educational and awareness safety programs to commercial and non-commercial drivers.

Last year during the week-long campaign, enforcement officers pulled over 59,080 commercial vehicle drivers and car drivers for unsafe driving.

Data was collected by 4,337 enforcement officials at 1,549 locations across the United States and Can-ada.

If there is one thing you need to do fast, it’s to learn the proper way to drive in a cooperative manner.

Speed in the prima-ry factor in aggres-sive driving behav-ior...and also a fac-tor in nearly one-third of all fatal crashes. The prob-ability of death and debilitating injury grows with impacts at higher speeds—doubling for every 10 mph over 50 mph a vehicle trav-els. If you are one of the 70 percent of mo-

torists who exceed the posted speed limits, be ready to pay the conse-quences … with a fine or your life.

Operation SAFE DRUVER Aggressive drivers deserve tough response

Get ready for Operation Safe Driver week ...enforcement and education

New Sept. rankings not available by press time

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Waco Driver Abel Maldonado at the PCA Christmas party with his family wife Rosa and children April, Mikyla and Kamila.

What’s your Most Important Stop?

Driver Location Start Years ROBERT HURLEY Wallula BCT 8/20/1984 31 YRS EUGENE CRAFT DeRidder Trkg 8/10/1998 17 YRS THOMAS MANNEN Vancouver BCT 8/13/2002 13 YRS

DONALD HOLDEMAN Vancouver Chips BCT 8/16/2002 13 YRS

BILLIE BRIDGES Boise FB BCT 8/20/2003 12 YRS FREDDIE BRYANT Jackson BCT 8/20/2007 8 YRS ROBERT OLSON Boise Trkg 8/30/2010 5 YRS PARAMJIT DHILLON Wallula BCT 8/6/2013 2 YRS JAMES BABB DeRidder Trkg 8/13/2013 2 YRS ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ Wallula BCT 8/28/2013 2 YRS

MARIO ESCOBEDO Vancouver Chips BCT 10/10/2013 2 YRS

EDWIN ASCENCIO Wallula BCT 8/4/2014 1 YR AFITU KAILEA Vancouver FB BCT 8/4/2014 1YR

SHANE HARRIS Wallula BCT 9/27/1995 20 yrs

CHARLES MABEN Vancouver Chips BCT 9/19/2003 12 yrs

EDUARDO RUIZ Pico Rivera Trkg 9/30/2005 10 yrs TITO CASTELO Wallula BCT 9/7/2007 8 yrs ROBERTO HERNANDEZ Wallula BCT 9/2/2009 6 yrs GERARDO GOMEZ Wallula BCT 9/9/2009 6 yrs WARREN BOHM DeRidder Trkg 9/21/2009 6 yrs GARY DEMARS Wallula BCT 9/21/2009 6 yrs FRED MC COY LCC South BCT 9/2/2011 4 yrs ADRIAN WARD Jackson BCT 9/2/2011 4 yrs JAIME JACKSON LCC South BCT 9/7/2011 4 yrs

JOSE JIMENEZ Vancouver Chips BCT 9/8/2011 4 yrs

BRYON MASSEY Vancouver FB BCT 9/4/2012 3 yrs

JERRY AMES Boise Trkg 9/3/2013 2 yrs LEON BROUSSARD LCC South BCT 9/5/2013 2 yrs ROBERT LENTZ DeRidder Trkg 9/16/2014 1 yr

BRIAN KITCHENS DeRidder Trkg 9/30/2014 1 yr

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Fred Whitt Fred McCoy

Hard to believe Abel Franco has been with us for eight years already.

Since taking over dispatch duties after Brian Latta left back in 2007, Abel has pro-gressed from dispatcher to load planner to terminal manager seamlessly.

He handled the closing of the RSC (and move to Indus-try), the TMW transition, and re

-hiring of Stephen Smith, basi-cally on his own.

His terminal always get driver services requirements done on time, safety points in, elogs checked, and everything else we ask- without having to be reminded.

Thanks for everything you do Abel.

-Mike Hayes Operations Manager

From Warren Bohm DeRidder Spotter

With the shortage of BCT

trailers Monday night I just want-ed to let you know how helpful Fred Whitt and Fred McCoy were.

They both had to give up their empty trailers to drivers who

came in ahead of them and needed empties to get loaded. Neither one of them complained a bit.

They just took it in stride and waited till the next one showed up.

These drivers helped make my job a little easier.

Owners help spotter during trailer shortage

OSW Industry crew Get the job done From Abel Franco City of Industry TM

I would like to thank the crew

at the City of Industry OSW . They’ve done an outstanding job preloading our trailers for next day deliveries, despite changes to their operations last month.

I appreciate all of their hard work, and it is a pleasure working with the whole crew. Thanks again.

Thanks for terminal help on heavy taxes From Sandy Tippery Driver Services

I want to thank all the people

who helped me through another HVUT season.

I couldn’t do it without my peeps in the terminals and the dispatchers here.

Special thanks to Paul and Rhonda.....you’re the best!

City of Industry Terminal Manager He’s moved through ranks ‘seamlessly’

Abel Franco

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Photos have surfaced of Cecil in the act of killing and eating Gary the Gazelle. Gary was a favorite of both locals and visitors at

Zimbabwe’s Hwange National Park, where he delighted onlookers with his trademark leap, while clicking his heels.

Gary was 12 years old and leaves his beloved wife, Greta Gazelle, and their 8 (unnamed)

offspring. Gary’s long-time friend and confidante, Zeke the Zebra said, “A lot of people are crying over Cecil lately, but, let me tell you, I’ve lost a lot of friends and family to him. He was an animal. I won’t be crying no tears.”

-Mike Hayes Operations

Manager

Turns out Cecil the Lion was no choirboy

If you can’t point out Zimbabwe on a map, you should-n’t be too upset they lost a lion.

Can you find Zimbabwe?

Note: Map is of South America

Rhonda Genther may have one of the longest gaps in employment but she recent-ly returned to the company as BCT’s newest Load Planner to handle the DeRidder Own-er-Operator Fleet.

Rhonda worked for the Boise Cascade Transportation Division for 13 years (starting in 1985) before leaving her posi-tion as Services Analyst to raise her children and handle ac-counting in the family masonry business. She was heavily in-volved in gymnastics over the years with her three daughters … Rachel, 22, Courtney, 18, and Katie, 16.

The connection to gymnas-tics led to a position she has worked at the last two years with

Netlynx, a sports promoter for volleyball and gymnastics events.

She worked from home do-ing accounting for the firm and travelled to help stage the events.

Rhonda’s return to the com-pany (17 years after she left) was the result of a contact from her LinkedIn account that sug-gested she might be interested in a posting for the Load Planner position.

She hadn’t been looking for a job but with just one daughter left at home, she decided to pur-sue the opening and was hired.

Operations Manager Mike Hayes said that Rhonda would be training with Debbie Saun-ders who is moving to the posi-tion of Logistics Coordinator.

Rhonda and her husband Ed own Genther Masonry in Boise. When they can get away, they enjoy boating in McCall. She also hopes to continue as a gymnastics judge during the winter sport season.

“Please join me in welcom-ing Rhonda and supporting her in her new role,” said Hayes.

Rhonda Genther takes over as BCT Load Planner for DeRidder Owner-Operators. She replaced Debbie Saun-ders (background) who is moving into the Logistics Coordinator position.

Genther returns to handle Load Planner position Raising daughters, family business and more fill 17-year gap

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“Finding good Owner-Operators is important to

BCT and we feel our own drivers may be

the best source of new people who meet tougher new CSA standards.”

Recommend a driver to BCT and earn cash!

Openings now available!

Location, Fleet Contact Office Phone Mobile Phone Email Address ALLENTOWN, PA RODNEY WHISLER 6103987600 4848662960 RodneyWhisler@packagingcorp.com

BALTIMORE, MD PAUL MOULTON 8006389830 4434735140 paulmoulton@boisebuilding.com

BOISE, ID RANDY BAILEY 2088051414 2088663329 randybailey@Packagingcorp.com CALL TERMINAL CONTACTS FIRST! MAIN OFFICE (LAST RESORT #2 OR ADMINISTRATIVE) ~USE CELL FOR AF-TER HOURS

Brent Martell 2088051437 2088506454 BrentMartell@packagingcorp.com

DERIDDER, LA (LOCAL - 1ST CONTACT) Cory Collins 3374629050 3373752830 corycollins@packagingcorp.com DERIDDER, LA (LOCAL - 2ND CONTACT) STEVEN CRAIN 3374629050 3373752831 stevencrain@packagingcorp.com DERIDDER, LA (LOCAL- 3RD CONTACT) MIKE HAYES 2088051431 2089218408 stevencrain@packagingcorp.com

DERIDDER, LA (OTR - 1ST CONTACT) Rhonda Genther 2088051439 2088091788 rhondagenther@packagingcorp.com DERIDDER, LA (OTR - 2ND CONTACT) MIKE HAYES 2088051431 2084843549 MikeHayes@packagingcorp.com

FLATBED DIVISION (1ST CONTACT) Shana Freedman 2088051421 2085597775 ShanaFreedman@packagingcorp.com

FLATBED DIVISION (2ND CONTACT)CALL TERMINAL CONTACTS FIRST! MAIN OFFICE (LAST RESORT #1 OR ADMINIS-TRATIVE) ~USE CELL FOR AFTER HOURS

MIKE HAYES 2088051431 2089218408 MikeHayes@packagingcorp.com

INTERSTATE 5 (1ST CONTACT) Amy Barron 8019752179 2089949945 amybarron@packagingcorp.com INTERSTATE 5 (2ND CONTACT) MIKE HAYES 2088051431 2089218408 MikeHayes@packagingcorp.com

JACKSON, AL Amy Barron 8019752179 2089949945 amybarron@packagingcorp.com VANCOUVER, WA REBECCA MOORE 3606949120 3606010253 rebeccamoore@packagingcorp.com

WALLULA, WA (1ST CONTACT) ANDY SARRAZIN 5095424328 5094302656 AndySarrazin@packagingcorp.com

WALLULA, WA (2ND CONTACT) ROBB STEVENSON 5095424328 5092402388 RobbStevenson@packagingcorp.com

BCT after hours contact for terminals and fleets

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