JULY

07/01 Gene Melelli

07/03 Bryan Krupinski

07/06 Rick Lato

07/07 Steve Brown

07/23 Kevin Piper

AUG

08/04 Jimmy Bates

08/13 Robert Tallman

08/14 Lee Steppig

08/14 Art Lockwood

08/28 Brian Aimsback

SEPT

09/03 Kevin Kuester

09/08 Candy Buchcuski

09/30 Spring Porthouse

T I M B E R T O P I C S 3 R D Q U A R T E R 2 0 2 1

THANK YOU

Happy Anniversary

this quarter to:

1 years with us:

Hawk Puttonen

Mike Trindall

2 years with us:

Cody Egan

Cale Boyd

3 years with us:

Lee Steppig

Harry Wilkinson

4 years with us:

Shawn Bogear

Spring Porthouse

5 years with us:

Robert Tallman

6 years with us:

Scooter Swick

8 years with us:

Art Lockwood

9 years with us:

Rich Camp

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20th

we will have a MANDATORY safety meeting at Recreation

Lanes in Iron Mountain. Imme-diately following our meeting we will have our company picnic at

Marion Park in Norway, MI. That evening then we will be

sponsoring the races at the Norway Speedway. We hope that you and your family can join in the fun. We will be offering transportation and lodging to

encourage safety. *MORE INFO COMING SOON

OFFICE CLOSURES THIS QUARTER

Monday, July 5th (Independence Day)

Monday, Sept. 6th (Labor Day)

*We will not have a truck in the parade this year due to time constraints. We will go big next year.

Girls Night Out Has Resumed. We Are Meeting At 5:30 p.m. On The 2nd WEDNESDAY Of Each Month. The Next Gathering Will Be Wednesday, July 14th At Bartoletti’s In Aurora, WI. To Get On The Email List Please Contact

Stacey @ timberproductsim@gmail.com All Ladies Over 18 Are Welcome

Samsara Support

(415) 329-6900

Do you or an immediate family member own another business that

you’d like us to advertise in here? Do you have something that you want to try to sell? We’re happy to help you

out. Email Stacey the info.

timberproductsim@gmail.com

Pete hauling a load that was 13’5” wide

Benefits Contacts

AFLAC:

Britt Curnow (906) 874-7099

RETIREMENT:

Rick Gingras (906) 774-1665

We love feedback! Please use our suggestion box in the hallway to leave

Comments.

As a reminder newsletters are done on a quarterly basis but feel free to send

photos or ideas to Stacey at any point. We have albums on

our Facebook page for pets and landscape photos. Keep them coming!

*NOTE: We have a new AFLAC repre-sentative. Contact info to the right

Above: Stacey’s daughter, Kelsey, and her husband Skyler announcing

that they will be having a baby boy in October. The extended Timber family is growing with Stacey’s first grand-

child

Congratulations and Welcome to the Timber Family Jeff Bauer!

Above: Pete had a visitor at his house making it difficult to leave out

with his load.

Harry took us with him on vacation by rocking our new

Timber tank tops! Looking good!

Left: Ann traveled to Key West, FL in June with her daughter, Erin, and a few other friends. in the photos are of 1) the southernmost point in the US and 2) a beautiful sunset

Did you know that Adam & his wife, Sa-rah own another busi-ness locally? And even better yet...did you know that Timber employees are offered a discount there? Find out more about it at www.pawsandclawsironmountain.com

According to Patrick, Diesel went on his first in public training ses-sion into the TA and did an amaz-

ing job!

Greetings Timber Associates, Another quarter has flown by. It finally seems as though things are starting to return to some level of normal after the pandemic so I have to start by thanking you all for your effort, dedication, and persistence through it all. I know it's been a heck of a grind out there for you. Thank you all for representing the essential workers and Timber Products with the utmost professionalism. We have come through it all relatively unscathed. Our CSA scores have been good news and bad news. During the 2nd quarter we watched our scores improve greatly, getting out of alert status on vehicle maintenance and watching our ISS score drop to 44 which is a green light. Unfortunately after a couple of bad inspections during road check week we have returned to alert status and a red light. We will be covering a variety of initiatives at our safety meeting as well as introducing an industry expert that has been made avail-able to us through our insurance provider who will be providing assistance as we work to improve once again. I can't stress enough the importance of everyone contributing to this effort. It's not a matter of should do or could do, it's a matter of must do. With a fleet of our size we are always go-ing to walk the fine line and just cannot afford the bad inspections with 6 findings and 3 out or ser-vices as we experienced during road check week. On a positive note we had yet another safe quar-ter. Our crash indicator is at 0 and we had no safety issues in quarter 2 so you should all be com-mended for that. From an economic standpoint, we are living in interesting times for sure. Inflation concerns are real and we will see where things settle out at. Due to policy changes and executive orders I do not expect fuel prices to improve much for the next 18 months. We will see normal fluctuations but those fluctuations will be at this new higher level that we now have to live with. As I have said in previous newsletters, let's all just focus on the things we can control. All indications are that freight rates will remain good through 2021 and likely 2022. There is still a shortage in available trucks and drivers and that will continue to play in our favor. On the lighter side we are finally going to get back together on August 20th. A mandatory safety meeting in the morning, followed by company picnic and then stock car races of which Tim-ber is a proud sponsor of. Transportation and lodging will be provided as needed. It has been way too long since we have been able to do this so I am really looking forward to seeing you all. In a short time we will start planning our Christmas party once again. Better days are ahead. Thank you all for your continued effort and dedication. It is always a privilege to work with such a great group of people. I look forward to seeing you all on August 20th. With safety, maintenance, and delivery at the forefront, Keep on Truckin..... Thank you. Adam

New this year, we are sponsoring Mike Lantagne (car #6) at the Norway Speedway. Mike is Stacey’s brother-in-law and is now in his 3rd year racing in the late model series.

We look forward to cheering him on after our company picnic Aug 20th!

Congrats to Dan Kelly on the purchase of your new mo-torcycle that you were able to pick up in Rapid City, SD

recently.

These photos were all sent in by Dale Hoffman. He has seen moose and prong horn antelope.

He has carried his inner tube in the truck and floated in lake Michigan in the past. He re-

cently found 2 truck driver fishing holes with parking along the Yellowstone river and plans to return when he has time to cast a line. Dale says “Trucking with Timber has been good.”

Above is a photo from Dan Kelly of a deck he put on his house during his time off. We often hear from drivers that they need to go back on the road to get a break. A few days off can be exhausting!

YOUR INSURANCE CAB CARDS WILL ALL

RENEW ON 08/01/21. PLEASE BE SURE TO HAVE A CURRENT COPY IN YOUR TRUCK. NOTE: WE HAVE A BLANKET POLICY THAT WILL COVER ANY AND ALL TRAILERS SO IT IS EASIEST FOR YOU TO KEEP ONE BLANKET CERTIFICATE IN YOUR TRUCKS TOO. NOTE: OWNER OPERATORS MUST ALSO KEEP A CURRENT COPY OF THEIR BOB-TAIL/PHYSICAL DAMAGE COVERAGE. NOTE: OTHER ITEMS THAT YOU SHOULD ALWAYS HAVE IN YOUR TRUCK ARE:

• Annual Inspection (truck and trailer)

• WI cab card (proof of registration)

• IFTA credentials

• ELD instructions for DOT officer

September 12—18, 2021

Jerry is keeping his truck looking good! Making delivery at Menards in

North Platte, NE

FUN FACT: Patrick is retired Air Force. He previously owned a truck and chose the number 1947 and now his

new truck number is 47. This is significant to him because the Air Force was founded in the year 1947.

Thank you for your service Patrick!

LEFT: This document scanning app has been working really well

for drivers. We prefer to have documents sent to us in pdf file format. They must be clear and

legible. Stacey also has 2 in truck scanners to test out if any-one is interested in training on

them please let her know.

Good Inspections

Level 3 = $250

Level 2 = $500

Level 1 = $1000

Big Shout Out And Thank You To:

John Jurecic—Good Level 2 Inspection!

Cody Egan — Good Level 3 Inspection!

We Appreciate Your Commitment to Safety!

FUEL SAVINGS Currently we are getting the following dis-counts: Quik Trip $.03/gallon Kwik Trip $.36/gallon (varies by station) Love’s $.15/gallon (with Love’s card only) Saap Bros $.16/gallon Country Express $.03/gallon Pilot $.15/gallon Flying J $.15/gallon TA: $.25/gallon Petro: $.25/gallon

LOG REMINDER • We do still audit logs routinely.

Here are just a few things that we look at:

• Shipment and Trailer Numbers Added to Logs

• HOS Violations • Unassigned Drive Time • Logs not certified • Fuel Times Logged On Duty • No Misuse of Personal Convey-

ance • Logging enough time for proper

pre trips

Does your truck need a good cleaning inside or out?

Jake has a separate business and can ac-

commodate these needs.

Likewise, Spring has done nice interior de-tailing in the past too.

Let us know how we can help!

SAVE THE DATE

Operation Safe Driver Week: July 11—17

Brake Safety Week :

Aug 22—28

National Truck Driver Apprecia-tion Week:

Sept 12—18

Congratulations to Spring Porthouse on the purchase of your new home. We are so happy for you and your

family!

Welcome Mike & Linda Crampton and your beautiful truck to the

Timber Family!