October Birthdays
“Arnie” Trevino Jr 10/3
INTEGRITY | SAFETY | CUSTOMER FOCUS | INTENSITY | TRAINING | TEAMWORK
INTEGRITY | SAFETY | CUSTOMER FOCUS | INTENSITY | TRAINING | TEAMWORK
Rich Anson 10/7
David Birgy 10/7
Oakley Henson 10/10
Chris Bradshaw 10/10
Todd Banner 10/16
Larry Watkins 10/16
Jay Guilliam 10/24
November Birthdays
Dareon Martin 11/1
Gary Dixon 11/3
Alexis Davis 11/4
Glenn Deuster 11/4
Alexander McIntyre 11/12
Kevin Andrysiak 11/14
David Balogh 11/15
Scott Munger 11/16
Courtney Schmidt 11/18
Deon Thomas 11/18
Richard “Rick” Kilgore 11/19
Zachary Shudark 11/20
Brandon Prieur 11/21
Tyrone Morgan 11/22
Justin Kramer 11/24
Rigoberto “Rigo”
Rodriguez 11/29
Steve A 11/30
Mitchell Taplin 11/30
Ferndale 6’ combination sewer 5’ tap root, 100’ in pipe Photos submitted by Mitchell Taplin
Fall at Allied - bucks and buckets Photos submitted by Steve B
Congrats to Victor Battisti on the birth of his little girl!
Viviana Estella Battisti 9/11/2024
7.2 pounds
Laura Bedell Division: IS Division Control Specialist
Austin Briggs Division: IS Operator
Buddy Guess Division: IS Operator
Ben Jarrett Division: UI Field Tech
Congratulations to Chris Byle on his recent retirement! Thank you for your years of experience, hard work and dedication to
The Client Appreciation Open House on October 11th was a success! We couldn’t have pulled it off without everyone ’ s cooperation and teamwork Thank you!
Taplin!
Good afternoon,
This is a reminder that we have officially entered the colder time of the year. All vacuum units will now require winterization- whether they are stored inside or outside. Antifreeze can be located in the drivers oil room in the new building. Provided below is a general step by step procedure for winterization of a vacuum unit. (Found HERE)
We will utilize the old shop as a parking structure to keep our most essential units indoors. The air lines in the old shop will be functional again shortly so operators will be able to air tiresetc. Units that will be stored indoors will include WB 494, 495, 497, and the pea shooter. These will be parked on the north wall of the (old) main shop area. Additionally, the milk truck, a combo unit, 536, 867, 831, and 845 will all be subject to indoor storage depending on how much room there is at any given time. We will be developing a map that will illustrate the desired lay out in the coming days as well as hosting a winterization procedure meeting like we did last year. If you have any questions as of now, please reach out to your supervisor or Brian Williams.
Thank you, Mitchell & Hunter
October Safety Awards
Billy McMahan - Skillful recovery: Billy noticed something on the machine that ultimately was the conerstone of a safe recovery when we rolled it back over. His willingness to voice his thoughts was extremely helpful.
Bryan Zaudtke - Skillful recovery: Bryan exhibited skillful operation of two excavators when we gently rolled the machine back over. No additional damage to the machine due to his efforts.
Aaron Karjala - Quick response and high level of professionalism: Aaron was alert and vigilant in noticing the fire, communications amongst the group to hit the E-Stop on the machine and gather the fire extinguishers on hand as well as effectively fighting the fire without anyone being injured were impressive.
Dan O’Hara - Quick response and high level of professionalism: professional response to the fire we had at the pugmill.
Travis Franklin - Quick response and high level of professionalism: professional response to the fire we had at the pugmill.
Glenn Deuster - Quick response and high level of professionalism: professional response to the fire we had at the pugmill.
Training Academy Videos
Great job to Tyler Mayes and Harvey Hernandez for their work on creating the first of hopefully many Taplin training videos!
These (and future video projects) will be part of the new hire onboarding process and will soon become required training.
If you have suggestions for future training video ideas (or if you’d like to help with video production, please email Alexis.
24.4 Tanker Operation
Taplin Money Management Series
Are you interested in joining us for the second session of our Money Management Series? Steve will be bringing in a financial planner to speak at the next session. Email Alexis if so.
BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT TIME
Forms should be available to send out early next week and we’ll need forms filled out from everyone regardless of coverage and/or changes. WATCH YOUR EMAIL and get those forms submitted to HR on time!
Employers will pay different percentages of health insurance premiums for their employees depending on their plan type but the national average in 2024 was 65-70% employer paid
Taplin offers 75% employer paid health insurance, saving you money and providing excellent coverage.
