MAY 2019

WELL WE’RE MOVIN’ ON UP!!Proud to Announce This Month’s Promotions.

Mary Martin - Controller Mary Martin is a Certified Public Accountant, who joined the Smitty’s team in January 2017 as a Senior Accountant. She has recently changed roles at Smitty’s and is now the Controller, where she manages all areas related to the company’s finances. Mary brings over 19 years of Accounting experience with her, with a strong background in financial analysis and management reporting. Her early career was spend in the Oil and Gas Recovery Industry, managing the finances for a mid-sized international company.

Nicole Anthony - Purchasing Manager Nicole joined the Smitty’s team in 2012 as a logistics clerk, where she handled all inbound and outbound LTL’s. She became a buyer in 2013 where she was responsible for managing all production components. In 2018 she was promoted to lead buyer and took on the responsibilities of contracts, vendor relationships, and team building. She is a certified internal ISO auditor, and is an active member of the Petroleum Package Council.

Stephen Gaddy - Inventory Supervisor Stephen joined our Smitty’s Supply team in 2012. Stephen has worked in production scheduling, quality control management, quality assurance, systems implementation, technical support, logistics, purchasing analysis, and inventory control. In each of these positions Stephen has played a vital role in helping our team reach new goals and strive for continued improvement. Stephen has attended 4+ years at Southeastern Louisiana University where he studied education. Stephen will be returning to SLU where he will continue his studies and obtain a supply chain management degree.

Keith Young - Receiving & Rework Manager Keith joined our Smitty’s Supply team in 2018. Keith is no stranger to the logistics world and has been working in the Transportation and Logistics industry since 1987. In 1993 Keith started his own trucking company, Keith Young Trucking, in order to advance himself further in the industry. After 23 years of driving, Keith moved down south from Diamond Bar, CA.

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Today I had a meeting with George Magee (receiving employee) and we started talking about the weekend. He said he wasn’t sure if he would be working this weekend because he just bought a new house. I got excited and asked him to tell me more. Come to find out his daughter called him and his wife while they were driving and said, “Hi Mom and Dad, I just bought ya’ll a house and land. It’s paid for in full and you can swing by and see your new home anytime.” We are so proud of this act of kindness and wish George and his family all the best in their new home! Thank you so much for sharing with us! (Christy Corne - Human Resources)

MASON ANTHONY (Intern)- will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Occupational Safety, Health, and Environment!

TAYLOR ROBERTS (Intern) - will be graduating with a degree in Business Management with a concentration in Human Resources.

CADEN TRAHAN - will be graduating this May from Hammond High Magnet School IB Programme, attending LSU to major in Orthopaedic Surgery.

AUSTIN FORTINBERRY - graduates this May from Oak Forest Academy and plans to degree in Instrumentation Engineering.

TREGAN EASLEY - will be graduating Kindergarten from Nesom Memorial School this May.

ALEX MILLS (Intern) - will be graduating with a degree in Industrial Technology.

TRENT ALFORD (Intern) - will be graduating with a degree in Industrial Technology.

BOY OR GIRL?BOY Kelly & Steven Redmond1st Child Due Aug 30th.Baby Redmond (TBA) GIRL Kaitlyn & Cory Glover1st Child Due June 30thBaby Glover (TBA)

BOY Taylor & Taylor Finch2nd Child Due August 1stFord Taylor Finch

GIRL Jason & Ali Jenkins1st Child Adopted March 22ndMeredith Elise Jenkins

GIRL Lariesha Dyson2nd Child Due June 21stJaylah Dior Brown

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HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! Here’s to Many More!

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JORDAN FOS - graduates this May from Loranger High School and plans to attend SELU to major in Marketing/Sales.

KELSEY THREETON - graduates this May from Springfield High School and plans to work full time before attending SELU in 2020.

CALENDAROF EVENTS

MAY 5th CINCO DE MAYOFiesta like there’s no mañana! MOTHER’S DAY - God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.

ARMED FORCES DAY - We Thank You for serving our country and protecting our freedoms.

MAY 27th MEMORIAL DAY - We don’t know them all, but we owe them all. May we never forget.

MAY 12thMAY 18th

Cheer Up, It’s Springtime! Wellness Tips For the Spring Season

1. “Spring Up” Your Diet - Eat foods that are fertile in the spring season. This is a healthy way to eat that naturally helps you shed those winter pounds. Foods that are in season during the spring include leafy greens, strawberries, baby asparagus, and seasonal fish and shellfish.

2. Get In A Springtime Mood - Scientists have estimated that we have up to 60,000 thoughts a day, the vast majority of which are negative! For one week, every time you catch yourself having a negative thought, which robs you of energy, state it in the opposite way. Replace “I can’t” with “I can.” Make that shift over and over until you begin to see more and more time pass between negative thoughts. Watch how much more spring you have in your step at the end of the week.

3. Commit To Outdoor Time - Being outdoors in nature makes people happier, calmer, healthier, and more energetic. Make a conscious effort to spend at least 30 minutes outside daily doing anything. You will feel significantly less stressed, more connected, and more energetic as you get in step with the spring light, spring smells, and spring activity.

4. Try Something New - Springtime is a time for renewal. To get into the mood of change and forward momentum. Often, when we engage in new activities, it’s especially motivating. The more types of activities you engage in, the more energetic you’ll feel.

5. Sprout Some New Eating Habits - For one week, cut out all sweets, pasta, and breads. Then slowly add more carbs back in -- but only complex carbs with lots of fiber (whole grains, whole fruits and vegetables, beans, etc.). Notice how much lighter you feel.

6. Refresh An Old Workout Routine - This spring, don’t let workout boredom squelch your motivation to get in shape. Change your workout course. Do the familiar course in the opposite direction. Or find a workout partner. Or work out at a different time of day.

7. Take A Springtime Trip - Take some extended time to relax in a wonderful outdoor place where spring is showing its colors and beauty. Taking a trip in nature will jump-start your springtime energy and will shake off the hard work, restlessness, and stagnation from winter.

8. Accept That Challenge Is Normal - Challenge is a normal part of striving, growing, and overcoming obstacles. Realizing this will help you manage your fear and negativity and propel you forward.

As Big 4 continues to hire more drivers and grow the fleet to better serve Smitty’s we are taking time to upgrade some of the equipment we are already using. As you see our trucks move about the complex look for trucks 44 and 50….they are now sharp dressed trucks!! Multiple other trucks have received cosmetic changes. Our safety director Dumont Crosby will hit the road over the next couple of weeks visiting with our drivers in satellite operations in Jasper, Vicksburg, and Shreveport to continue to spread the “safety first” culture that we want every Big 4 driver to focus on. Big 4 drivers in Hammond, IN…..we will see you as well in the coming weeks!! We would ask all Smitty’s employees who know truck drivers that don’t currently work for us to point them our way….we are hiring!!!!

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Ask The Manager!If you could choose an age to remain forever, which age would you choose and why?

HEALTH & WELLNESS!TIPS on Making it Through the Work Day

“ Aug 1987 when I was 27 years old and the year I got married to my beautiful wife!!! I will be married for 32 years this year. .”Steve BennettBlending/Lab Manager

“I need more information. Ask me again when I’m 80 years old.”Jon Lorio - Executive Sales Manager

“43. I have an amazing family and job. ”Gary DavenportShipping/Receiving Manager

180 DAYSSafety Goal!

MENDY FRYDRAGSTER & FUNNY CAR RACERHIGH SPEED MOTORSPORTS

QUICK FACTSHOMETOWN: Santa Rosa, CA RACING SINCE: 1974OCCUPATION: American Dragster & Funny Car Driver BIRTHDAY: May 24, 1969

Racing Experience - Over Recent Years2019 - At the Good Vibrations March Meet, Fry posted a record-setting quarter-mile elapsed time of 5.49 seconds. This was the first pass in the 5.40s for a AA/Fuel Dragster “Nostalgia Top Fuel” car.

2018 - After only losing one round of competition that year, Fry won the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Nostalgia Top Fuel Points Title.

2017 - In her debut with the High Speed Motorsports AA/Fuel Dragster, Mendy Fry won Top Fuel Eliminator at the prestigious March Meet in Bakersfield. She finished the season second in the NHRA Hot Rod Heritage Series Nostalgia Top Fuel Points Title.

2014 - After a one-year hiatus, Fry returned to competition in NHRA’s Heritage Series, driving Smokey’s Darkside, a 1978 Dodge Challenger fuel Funny Car, powered by a supercharged Arias engine, a “hemi heads on a Chevy block” combination unique to the class.

2012 - Fry campaigned the Forever Young dragster, and placed second in the Heritage Series Top Fuel Points Championship.

APRIL RACE SCHEDULEMarch 7-10 - 61st March Meet Famoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA

June 13-15 - Holly National Hot Rod ReunionBeech Bend Raceway Park, Bowling Green, KY

August 8-11 - Nightfire Nationals Firebird Raceway, Boise, ID

August 16-17 - Nitro Summer Nationals Spokane County Raceway

September 20-21 - Nitro Nationals Osage Casino Tulsa Raceway Park, Tulsa, OK

October 25-27 - 28th California Hot Rod ReunionFamoso Raceway, Bakersfield, CA

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