Driver of the Month
July 2010 - Richard Notto
The dispatch team has chosen Richard Notto as the driver of the month for July 2010. Richard has driven for HO Bouchard for 7 years now and has received a safe driver award for 6 of those years. He has driver truck for a total of 20 years now and was employed with JS Construction before coming to work here where he drove truck and operated heavy equipment. He resides in Brewer, Maine with his wife Molly, and children Kerry, Jonathon, Jim, and Tena. Richard enjoys riding his Harley motorcycle and woodworking in his spare time. He hauls numerous commodities throughout the year including, asphalt, oil, light oil, caustic, cement, clay, leachate, aggregate, tire chips, flat bed, dump trailer and baled pulp. Most recently Richard has been a very big help with the asphalt loads coming out of Montreal for Pike Plants throughout New England. Richard also has helped out on weekends recently hauling, asphalt, caustic, oil and clay as needed to help cover weekends. Richard is very easy going and handles whatever he is dispatched to do professionally as he takes great pride in his work. Richard keeps a well maintained truck and is a pleasure to work with for both the dispatch and the maintenance departments. We appreciate your hard work Richard. Keep it up!
May 2010 – Ray Crocker
Raymond Crocker has been chosen as the driver of the month for May 2010. Raymond has been driving for HO Bouchard for 5 years and primarily hauls Asphalt, Caustic, GAC Chemicals, Clay, Leachate & Oil to various mills and other customers throughout Maine. Raymond has also helped out many times by switching his normally scheduled days off to help cover caustic deliveries as needed. Most recently Raymond has been a big help working one of his scheduled days off to help with loads that have been called in last minute to both AVCell in Atholville, N.B. or to AVNackawic in Nackawic, N.B. Raymond is very easy going and a pleasure to work with and hauls whatever commodity he is asked to without any issues. He lives with his wife, mother in law, daughter, son in law, and dog in Corinna, Maine and loves hunting, fishing and going camping. He also enjoys spending time and working on his family farm and is a member of White Tails Unlimited Hunting Club. Raymond maintains clean and well maintained equipment and works well with the shop when services are needed. Thank you for your efforts and hard work.
April 2010 – Aaron Walker
The Dispatch Team has chosen Aaron Walker as the driver of the month for April 2010. Aaron has hauled several different commodities throughout the course of his 15 and a half years of being with HO Bouchard including aggregate, asphalt, clay, leachate, oil and cement. Aaron has been willing to and has helped out on weekends recently, with hauling clay and oil as needed when we have asked him to help cover the weekend work load. Most recently Aaron has helped out with jumping from truck to truck this past month so he would have use of a cement blower, and would then be able to help out with the recent surge as the cement season has started to get. Aaron has also agreed to have a cement blower installed on his truck and once again becomes a primarily a cement hauler for Dragon Products in Thomaston. Aaron resides in Plymouth, ME with his wife Becky, son Cody, and daughter Melissa and enjoys camping and fishing with his family on his time off. He also helps assistant coach the Plymouth little league team. He is also very easy going and a pleasure to work with for both the dispatch and the maintenance departments. Keep up the great work.
The Dispatch Team has chosen Raymond Tucker as the driver of the month for March 2010. Raymond had primarily been a cement hauler for Dragon Cement in Thomaston. However, as the bleach, chemical and caustic business picked up in recent months and Raymond agreed to help out in this area while it was needed. Raymond has been a tremendous help hauling bleach, caustic and other chemicals and has also been a big help when extra loads have been needed for weekend deliveries with many having required him to layover in Canada on the weekend. Raymond also helps out with hauling clay and #6 oil and soon will likely help out hauling asphalt as needed. However, as things drastically slowed in recent months, Raymond was quick to volunteer to haul OTR freight and has been doing so since the flatbed freight work picked up early last month. Ray resides in Northport, ME with his wife of twenty years and two daughters. He is a member of the Northport Volunteer Fire Department and enjoys riding his motorcycle, hunting, fishing and spending time with his family. Thank you Raymond for all your hard work and dedication, it is very much appreciated.
February 2010 - Jay Oakman
Jay Oakman has received the Driver of the Month for February 2010. Jay primarily hauls flatbed, step deck or low bed loads but also helps the contract division with various tanker work when times are busy. Jay has helped out in a pinch with clay or oil deliveries including helping with weekend deliveries when and if needed. Jay is very easy going and handles whatever he is dispatched to do professionally as he takes pride in his work. Jay keeps a well maintained truck and is a pleasure to work with for both the Dispatch and the Maintenance Departments.
January 2010 - Will Ballard
Will primarily is a cement hauler for Dragon Products in Thomaston, hauling to their numerous customers throughout most of New England and portions of Canada. Will also helps out when needed with deliveries of # 6 oil to various destinations as well as hauling clay to Jay or hauling Leachate from Waste Management in Norridgewock. Most recently Will has helped out by hauling over the road with the transport division. In doing so Will has had to deal with swapping amongst a few trucks and using a day cab OTR while # 246 has had work done to it. Will always keeps a well maintained truck and is very easy going and a pleasure to work with for both the Dispatch and the Maintenance Departments. He has been driving for HO Bouchard for 7 years and has driven truck a total of 20 years. He has won a safe driving award for 7 years now and says that thing he loves most about his job is the people he works with. He has a wife Carrie, son Matt, Daughter Sam, and his pup Zippy. Thank you Will for your efforts and hard work. Congratulations.
December 2009 � Albert Lowe
Albert Lowe has been chosen as the Driver of the Month for December 2009. Albert primarily hauls Caustic, GAC Chemicals, Clay, Leachate & Oil to various mills throughout Maine. Albert is always willing to switch his off day to help cover caustic or oil as well as cover loads that are needed at a moment�s notice. For example on Christmas day when we needed a load of oil hauled to Madison Paper, Albert was there to help. Albert also has helped out in hauling caustic to Atholville, N.B. which required staying overnight to get this loads covered. Albert is very easy going and easy to work with and hauls whatever commodity he is asked to do without any issues. He does a good job at keeping his truck and equipment well maintained and works well with the shop when services are needed. Congratulations Albert.
November 2009 - Barry Sullivan
Barry Sullivan has been chosen as the Driver Of The Month for November 2009. Barry is primarily a night driver hauling clay to the Verso Paper Mill in Bucksport and sometimes to the Verso Paper Mill in Jay. In addition to hauling clay Barry also hauls Caustic, Leachate and Oil. Most recently Barry has been working in Comstock operating an excavator, where he had been asked to go up and originally help out for 2 weeks but has been willing to stay up much longer as he is going on his 11th week. This has been a big help for Comstock Woodlands in helping through a busy time for road construction. Barry also has been a big help working a 6th day on both clay and caustic as needed which helps cover the weekend work load. He has driven truck a total of thirteen years, four of which have been for HO Bouchard. He enjoys spending time with his family and motorcycling on his time off. Barry always keeps a well maintained truck and is very easy going and a pleasure to work with for both the Dispatch and the Maintenance Departments. Thank you Barry for all your hard work!
October 2009 - Richard Stanhope
Richard Stanhope has been chosen as the Driver of the Month for October 2009. Richard hauls mostly Asphalt during the summer months and most weeks Richard has been very helpful in working 6 day work weeks helping to make sure that all the required loads are delivered in a timely manner. He has also been very willing to stay in either Portsmouth, N.H. or Portland during the week helping cut down on our dead head and excess fuel expense. In addition to asphalt Richard also hauls Oil, Clay, and Leachate as needed. Richard has also helped out with moving into the Comstock Division as needed especially during the Winter Months as well as haul flatbed loads locally when needed. His truck is very well maintained and kept in a professional manner and for this we thank you. Keep up the good work Richard!
September 2009 - Lynn Stone
The Dispatch Team has chosen Mr. Lynn Stone as the Driver of the Month for September 2009. Lynn has become one of the primary drivers for hauling tire chips from Minto, N.B. to Newpage in Rumford in March of 2009. In addition to hauling tire chips Lynn also hauls Aggregate, Asphalt, Clay, Leachate and Oil. Lynn also helped out with hauling the past 2 weeks with hauling tire chips from Plessissville, Q.C. to Newpage � Rumford. This allowed us to cut out dead head miles that we would have had from Hampden. Lynn has also been a big help on weekends recently hauling Clay to Jay, Asphalt, and Oil to McCain's in Easton. Lynn has been with HO Bouchard for 18 years now, since January of 1991, and enjoys spending his time fishing and with his family and friends on his time off. He has proven to be a very easy going driver and a pleasure to work with for both the Dispatch and the Maintenance Departments. Great work and congratulations Lynn!
August 2009 - David Glendenning
The Dispatch Team has chosen Mr. David Glendenning as the Driver of the Month for August 2009. David primarily is a cement hauler hauling for Dragon Products in Thomaston, hauling to our numerous customers throughout most of New England and portions of Canada. David also helps out when needed hauling Leachate from Norridgewock to Hinckley or hauling clay from Searsport to Jay. David has been with the company since January of 2002 and always keeps a well-maintained truck and is very easy going and a pleasure to work with for both the Dispatch and the Maintenance Departments. He is well liked and admired by his peers for his hard work and dedication to getting the job done. Congratulations David, our hats are off to you. Keep up the good work!
July 2009 - Ted Drew
The Dispatch Team has chosen Mr. Ted Drew as the Driver of the Month for July 2009. Ted hauls several commodities throughout the year including Asphalt, Oil, Light Oil, as needed to satisfy our customers. Ted has been employed with H.O. Bouchard since January of 1997 and has been extremely helpful in hauling weekend delivery loads. Ted was very flexible for us in July with helping to cover our weekend workload. Ted keeps a well-maintained truck and works well with both the dispatch and the Maintenance Departments. Congratulations Ted, our hats off to you. Keep up the good work!
June 2009 - Corey Ward
The dispatch team has chosen Corey Ward as Driver of the Month for June 2009. Corey primarily hauls flatbed, step-deck loads and crane deliveries of log homes. When the contract division is extremely busy and in need of some extra help, Corey has helped out in a pinch with clay or oil deliveries including helping with weekend deliveries if needed. Corey keeps a well-maintained truck and is very easy going and a pleasure to work with for the dispatch and maintenance teams. Thank you Corey for your hard work and keep it up!
May 2009 - Darrell Osgood
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The "Lucky Dog" for May is Darrell Osgood as driver-of-the-month. He also was driver-of-the-month in September of 2003 and also August of 2006. Darrell started with H.O.Bouchard, Inc. on July 27th, 1998. He has been driving truck for 36 years with several years of safe driving at H.O. Bouchard. At the present time Darrell drives truck number 806 for Comstock Woodlands. He has hauled oil, clay, pcc, aggregate, liquid asphalt and fl at bed for the H.O. Bouchard, Inc. He is currently hauling round wood for Comstock Woodlands. We have always admired how fast Darrell can grow hair long enough to make a ponytail. He always shows up at the driver meetings with his hair done up in a ponytail. Of course the day before, he didn't have enough hair to make a pigs tail. That makes some of us, that can't even grow hair, very jealous. Darrell is 54 years young and lives in Lagrange with his wife Mary and son Michael. His C.B. handle is "Hotdog". Good job Darrell and may there be many safe roads ahead. |
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April 2009 - Roger Cloutier
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Roger Cloutier has been chosen by the dispatch team as Driver-of-the-Month for April. Roger started his career with H.O. Bouchard in June of 2003. George Larrabee, who was driving for us at the time, referred him to us. George is now driving for Penske Racing hauling David Stremme's #12 Sprint Cup car. Roger has been driving truck for 27 years total. Downeast Energy employed him for 5 years and 7 years with Getty Petroleum. His primary job then was hauling gasoline to different stations. He hauls liquid asphalt and fuel oils for H.O. Bouchard and takes great pride in getting the products from point "A" to point "B" in a safe and timely manner. Roger resides in Buxton with his wife Jody, his 4-year-old daughter Katey, as well as the family pets Sam, Abby and Dakota. Roger likes to spend his spare time watching Nascar as well as going to the track. He also likes hunting with friends in Eustis, snowmobiling and riding on his Harley "Wide Glide". His most memorable vacation was going to Disney World and doing the Richard Petty Driving Experience. He says every race fan should do this once in their lifetime. Out hats off to you Roger keep up the good work. |
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Carolina Casualty Insurance Provides Plaques in honor of this year's
Million Mile Club Drivers.
Malcolm Burrell with his award from Carolina Casualty, for two million miles of safe driving |
Jay Oakman receiving his plaque from Carolina Casualty, for one million miles of safe driving. |