They work among us!

The delivery drivers that I am so fortunate to work with never fail to amaze me. They are on the job day in and day out, delivering material to our customers, sometimes finding themselves in some pretty precarious positions. They deal with all of the elements that Mother Nature can throw at them and them some.

Through all of that they still manage to lend a helping hand to those who need it. About a  week ago we had the situation with Ray Punko and the van that rolled over in front of him. As we all know Ray stopped and gave his assistance to the accident victims. Today I find myself sitting here and being concerned with the weather conditions that I have asked these drivers to deal with.

As I look at the current weather conditions/reports on the internet I receive a phone call. I am told that someone wants to talk to me about a driver. The call is then transferred to me. The gentleman on the other end begins with “I just want you to know that I am not calling to complain.” “ I wanted to let someone know that your drivers are some of the most helpful people I have encountered.”

The caller tells me that he has been stuck in a ditch for about 45 minutes and no one, not even the county and city trucks that went by him, stopped to see if he needed any assistance. Lo and behold here came a truck from Millard Lumber. Not only did this driver stop to see if this man was ok but also offered to help him out. The driver, Dave McCullogh and his helper, Don Bryson, stopped and helped this gentleman dig the snow out from around his car and then chained up and pulled the car from the ditch.

The caller was very appreciative of this was just amazed that these guys would help him when everyone else just passed him by. I told the gentleman that I was happy that we were able to help and thanked him for the call. Now as I sit back at my desk, with a very warm and fuzzy feeling, I can only wonder what the next incredible act of kindness will be from one of our employees!

Rick Klein / Millard Lumber / Dispatch Supervisor / Waverly, NE