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A special Independence Day 2022 message, from Hirschbach President Dan Wallace and CEO Brad Pinchuk.

Join Hirschbach's Dan Wallace as we review the latest news and upcoming initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Amanda Mulholland and Chris Schmitt as we learn a little more about the new members joining the Driver Advisory Board here at Hirschbach Motor Lines! DAB- Driver Advisory Board 5 New Members- All 5 Platinum BOB in 2021 have a combined 37 years’ experience at Hirschbach Michael Lantz – Dedicated driver on Smithfield, With us since 2016, Air Force veteran, 2021 recipient of the Veteran’s day wrap, you can see Michael riding around in his custom Air Force wrapped truck!, 2021 Best of the Best Platinum Christina Benedetti – Dedicated Team driver on Smithfield with Jeff Choates, With us since 2020 Christina used to be a cake decorator and still bakes and decorates cakes in her free time, 2021 Best of the Best Platinum Todd Zeutenhorst- Dedicated driver on Demkota, With us since 2019, 2021 Best of the Best Platinum, Todd has had his CDL since he was 21 and has been to 48 states! John Burman – OTR Driver team with his wife, Debbie, With us since 2020, John previously spent 8 years working in the oil fields, 2021 Best of the Best Platinum Bobby Ellison – OTR Driver, An active Trainer with the training program, With us since 1998 – 24 years! Bobby is an avid fisher and spends a lot of his down time out on the lake, 2021 Best of the Best Platinum *Please reach out to any DAB board members if you have any topics, ideas, or considerations that they should bring to the board meeting in July 2022. They are here to help be a voice for the fleet Newsletter- Communication is key so we have a new Newsletter that can be found on the Announcements tab on the App. “The Hirschbach Herald”- shares birthdays, announcements, anniversaries, recognition for drivers, and helpful or new information for the fleet. Our goal is to push information to drivers in multiple different avenues to reach all. Survey- In Cab Technology- The latest quarterly survey shows that our in-cab technology is improving but we would like to continue to put our efforts to make this better for our drivers. We can benchmark from 1 year ago and those survey results. Our largest jump was in WiFi- with an improvement from 3.5 to 7/10. Messages on the tablet is the highest scorer and most liked by drivers. We are continuing to work on getting the tablet version to feel as good as the phone version of the app. Thank you for your feedback and comments on the surveys. They are being read and used to make improvements. Routers- supply is good and we can install as quickly as we can get you into a terminal. Drop in a Driver Services Ticket to get your name on the list and to get routed into a terminal.

Join Hirschbach's Dan Wallace as we review the latest news and upcoming initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Dan Wallace and Chris Schmitt as we review the latest news and upcoming initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines! PODCAST SUMMARY: -Pre-booking numbers have strengthened through May and we are full throughout the system now. -Continuing to take delivery of equipment- 25 Navistars next week and hoping for 25 Freightliners mid-June. Trailers are also still trickling in. -2019 Kenworth’s are the next group of trucks to change out. - Cargo claims over the last week- 3 preventables. Take your time, look at the bills, ask. Best of the Best: - 119 BOB Platinum level drivers invited to Dubuque on July 29th and 57 Rising Star Platinum Drivers will be invited to attend - 10 year Longevity, and Million Mile Rings will also be awarded - Biggest one yet at the Grand River Center in Dubuque DAB: - Nominations are in. HR compiles the list, and the Directors are voting. Results will be out early next week - 5 people elected and 1 alternate - The DAB will have a meeting the week of the BOB banquet- last week in July New App Features/ Tech Updates: - Planned maintenance this weekend to fix any delays that we had seen previously - Have rearranged tiles on the app and making it more user friendly - New- Driver Stories- weekly to bi-weekly profiles on drivers; 14 available right now - My Miles- running tracker for you YTD on miles or start date to current mileage - WIFI- 450 new routers installed and positive feedback- go to Drivers Services and request the install to get routed in to get installed, or “opt-in” if you already have it installed in your truck and we will get it turned on in 12-24 hours.

Join Hirschbach's Brian "BK" Kohlwes and Joe Karberg as we review the latest news and upcoming initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines! SUMMARY: The unofficial beginning of summer starts this weekend. Thank you to all Veterans for your Service. The number of travelers on the roadways is increasing. You will see many more trailers, campers, boats, broken down on the road. Space = Time. It gives you that cushion to protect yourself and others. Communicate asap if you find yourself broken down. Remember to Practice the Safe Six: Get Ready- know what you are getting into, prepare. Right Speed- Slow down as traffic gets heavier. Maintain Safe Following Distance- minimum of 7 seconds. Eliminate Distractions. Reduce Risk- get rest, keep an eye on what is in front of you. Right Response HOS issues earlier this week- especially 2021 Internationals- data delays. Please reach out to Logs if you had/have issues and they will correct as possible. We are in need of driver trainers. We have a growing CDL school and we need your experience and expertise to continue their education. There is additional compensation included. Reach out to Tony Krapfl, Jane Spurling, or Marty Keppler with questions or to sign up.

Join Hirschbach's Chris Schmitt as we discuss upcoming events and driver feedback here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Chris Schmitt and John Vesey as we go over the latest news and learn about the improvements to our "99-Cent Fuel Program” here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's President Dan Wallace as we go over the latest news and upcoming initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines! - - - SUMMARY: Easter weekend- take care with the extra 4-wheelers out on the road. Safety - Last week 3 blow overs, all were empty and in transit - If weather conditions are not good, we want you to get off the road - East/West highway with a North/South wind- trailer behind you acts like a kite, especially on wide open spaces Freight - Holiday week- satisfied with freight this week with the impact of Good Friday and Easter - Normal for us to have a small lull in the week or two after Easter - Awaiting grill and fresh produce season- coming soon! - We will be very busy rolling into summer - Next week OTR has a review from a customer/driver/Hirschbach standpoint to work on our network Equipment - Have started to receive new equipment- 9 Freightliners this week and 9 more next week - New Navistar’s come the end of May - 2018 trailers are going to start coming out of the fleet and new ones will start to be incorporated - 2019 Kenworth’s and 2019 Navistar’s are next to be turned over in the fleet Inspections at KC and EDU - Inspection bays are being installed in KC and EDU- we have listened to our drivers and hear you loud and clear that equipment needs to be inspected. We are modifying the yards to implement this procedure - If you have a question, please ask the right sources instead of blasting on social media. Dan offered his personal email and phone extension, and encouraged communication with our operations team

Join Hirschbach's Dan Wallace and Marty Keppler as we discuss the latest news and upcoming initiatives at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Chris Schmitt as we discuss recent news and upcoming initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Dan Wallace and Joe Karberg as we discuss upcoming initiatives and safety topics here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Chris Schmitt and Austin Curtis as we discuss upcoming technology strides here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Chris Schmitt as we meet Marty Keppler, our new Senior Director of CDL Driver Training here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach President Dan Wallace as we get the latest news and updates on initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Dan Wallace as we get the latest news and updates on initiatives here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Chris Schmitt and Brian "BK" Kohlwes as we discuss the latest news and upcoming initiatives at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Nick Forte as we discuss the latest news and weather warnings at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Chris Schmitt and Brian "BK" Kohlwes as we discuss the latest news and upcoming initiatives at Hirschbach Motor Lines!

Join Hirschbach's Brian Hammond and Chris Schmitt as we review the last year here at Hirschbach Motor Lines!