WE the People 2023 Wrapped Up

we the people 2023 wrapped up edition

Photo submitted by Bobby Bethune WE Chattanooga

WE GOT YOUR BACK Find out what employee assistance there is within the company Worldwide Equipment

WE UNIVERSITY The up and coming new sales program determined to help your career

MARKETING The marketing team needs you! See how you can help

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thank you

FOR 10+ YEARS OF SERVICE

JANUARY Lloyd Oslonian Sam Huffman Tammy Holt Billy Simpson Rob Foulk Donald Fox Charles Johnson Jacob Norris Barry Holman Ralph Edison Scott Sharp Phillip Craig Gary Shaver Donnie Pyle Franklin Mosley Adam Stratton Youssef Sayaf

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FEBRUARY Daniel Kolde Timothy Martin Michelle Evans Wade Lively Jackie Fleenor Robert Griffin Joe Arnold Cindy Hutton Jamie Benson Ed Parish Phillip Allen Gary Sammons Shawn Stanton Jen Asbury Larry Shivel Joseph Holsten Bruce Mowrer

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Without the hard work and dedication of our employees, our success at Worldwide Equipment would not be possible. Day in and day out, our employees remain committed to the highest standard of excellence. WE extend our greatest appreciation to those who have been with us through it all.

MARCH Maggie Bryant Neal Marsee James O’Donnell Robert Brown David Davis Paul Flowers Jamie Jett Scott Wooten Lanval Gumbs Daniel James Jim Prater Ryan Osborn Daniel Crowe Bryan Shaver Gary Dennis Jeff Taylor

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Richard Rice John Smith James Judy Johnny Skeans Daniel James Mark Hamilton Mark Lowe Greg Rice Kent Mays Robert Shaffer Craig Smith Adam Shaffer Garland Edmonds

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OUR BRAND YO U R STORY The marketing team is proud to present new items, but we need your help! Tell us what you would like to see hit the marketing portal in 2024 by emailing marketing@thetruckpeople.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

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Simply Put...

WE Have Your Back The coming of a new year is often associated with peaceful times with family and friends. However, all of us can be impacted directly or indirectly with the many stresses in our lives, and it’s great to know that help is available. WE want to remind everyone in our Worldwide Equipment family of two programs that can help us all.

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Emergency Fund

The employee assistance program is free, confidential and available 24/7. Resources include:

The employee emergency fund is funded by generous employee donations each payday.

This fund distributes money to employees who have experience significant financial hardships. These hardships include:

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Family & Relationship Support Emotional Well-Being Support Financial Wellness Management Substance Abuse & Addiction Support Legal Assistance Physical Health Support Work & Career Advice

It starts with just a phone call.

(800) 316-2796

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Loss of residence due to flood or fire Significant medical bills beyond the scope of insurance coverage Personal tragedies prompting unplanned expenses.

Other circumstances as deemed appropriate by senior management.

Local management may request donations from the fund. Requests are reviewed and approved by Scott Blevins. In 2023 WE distributed over $12k to individual employees for large variety of reasons.

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VERSITY “WE University WE University is an introduction, not only to Sales, but the WE Culture that is meant to offer guidance and mentorship to Sales people new to Worldwide Equipment. There are three classes that each salesperson will be required to take within an eighteenmonth time line. The introduction class that is meant to cover all the basics to include Policy & Procedure, Sales Processes, Appraisals, and basic selling techniques and strategies that are geared to help build confidence and knowledge to be successful.

Our goal is to train and educate our salespeople above and beyond basic product knowledge. WE want to ensure they are the best in the industry with promoting the entire dealership experience and how each department offers benefits to each increasing our enterprise value to our customers.

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WE Chattanooga body shop’s Willie McGlocklin’s daughter Anslee’s boyfriend Colt Sinor , is a two time cancer survivor who returned to Carson Newman this year to continue playing football. He was first diagnosed with cancer in 2021, but was able to beat it and played again during 2022. This past winter he was diagnoised a second time. He said the experience was like being slapped in the face when the cancer came back. He also said the first time he battled cancer with fear, but this time he had faith that he would be okay.

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BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE

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albany, ga student

SPOTLIGHT

Our WE “little”, Destiny started Pre-K this year! She enjoys every day learning new skills and sharing her enigmatic personality. Nothin is going to stop her from being heard, especially since she is the only girl in her class!

Destiny also received her class Student of the Month Award for September! This award is given to students who exhibit kind, safe, and responsible behavior at school.

WE gathered for a Thanksgiving lunch and it was a day full of thankfulness and fellowship. WE celebrated with a lot of new faces, along with our blast from the past, Mr. Bobby Duke.

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gone

FISHIN’

WE celebrated the retirement of Bobby Duke, Br.36 Body shop manager 6/2/23. Bobby has been part of the body shop industry for many, many years with the last 9 years as our manager. Bobby plans on spending his time enjoying life with his family, friends, and lots of fishing. For us, this was a bittersweet occasion, but definitely well deserved. Bobby will surely be missed on an everyday occasion, but this is not Goodbye, only ‘til we meet again.... Family is for always.

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HELPERS

Santa is coming and Albany got into the Christmas Spirit! Tin Cothren, Mason Giffith, Adam King and Brian Paramore were santa’s little helpers this year Mason, Brian and Adam went the extra mile to make sure that Santa brings them gifts this year.

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welease albany welcome

THOMAS

Introducing Thomas Smith our new rental rep for our new Rental / Leasing location in Albany GA. Thomas comes from a background in rental and has lived in Albany most of his life. Welcome to the WeLease Team Thomas

here we

GROW

WE now offer rental and leasing at the Albany GA location. Curtis Ellis and his team have been a huge part of the successful kick off of rental and leasing in Albany. WE currently have 7 rentals on site, have hired a dedicated sales representative and are working on a 6 truck lease with a local beverage distribution company! A special thanks to Curtis and his team from your partners here at WeLease!

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ALLOWED

douglas, ga

no can’ts

WE can train and WE do train! Several techs at our Douglas location have completed more training courses.

Jose Vasquez- Paccar MX engine training Daniel Roberson- Kenworth Electrical systems II Zachary Cason- Paccar MX engine training and Kenworth Electrical Systems II

discover

DOUGLAS

WE-Douglas participated in the Chamber of Commerce event, Called Discover Douglas/ Battle of the Boards. At this event, Local businesses set up booths representing their companies & created a Charcuterie table that was entered into a competition. It was a great event with a great turnout & a lot of awesome networking with other local vendors of various kinds.

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valdosta, ga

thanks giving HAPPY

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welease lexington welcome

AUSTIN

Welcome Austin Holsclaw. Our new rental rep for our Lexington KY WeLease Division. Austin came onboard on 6/26 of this year. He sold his home in Bowling Green and has already purchased a home in Lexington. WE are excited to have you on our team!

holiday

COOK OFF

The KY Leasing Team got together for a holidayspirited competition and went head to head to obtain bragging rights for the best chili in the office! Six pots full of chili made an impressive spread and all contenders were delicious, but the winner with two more votes than the others fell to Merrideth Calvert, one of our fleet compliance administrators. Congrats Merrideth! It was a yummy battle well fought.

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cheers to

FIVE YEARS

WE would like to recognize John Thompson for his dedication and hard work over the last five years! Congratulations John, and thank you for all that you do!

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no shave

NOVEMBER

Brian Ramey and Jimmy Cole had fun participating in No Shave November!

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lexington, ky winner

WINNER

WE would like to congratulate David Brock for winning our two month contest in the service department for increasing his efficiency and billed hours. WE also want to congratulations to Scottie Franklin and Larry Shivel for a close second and third place. Keep up the great work, guys!

coolin’

OFF

Lexington Employee’s were treated to Kona Ice on a very hot day in August as a thank you for their hard work!

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AFTER

Congratulations to Hannah (Greg and Cindy Wright’s daughter) and Ritchie Wright - Marx on their marriage at Red River Gorge in October 15, 2022. Happy first anniversary!

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ANNIVERSARY

Congratulations to Ryan (Shelli and Kenny Segress’ son) and Haleigh Segress on their marriage September 3, 2022. Here’s to a happy first anniversary!

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louisa, ky

grandkid

SPOTLIGHT

Tim Martin, Division Manager of Louisa, grandson, Jackson Martin, escorted Miss Charleigh Kate for Red, White & Blue Pageant in Martin KY. His second grandson celebrated his 1st birthday with already acquiring his Masters jacket and ready for the greens.

hello

FALL

Louisa is feeling festive with their fall decor.

pageant

BEAUTY

Anthony Daniels, Louisa Parts Manager daughter, Gracelynn Daniels was the Tiny Miss Red White & Blue 2nd runner up!

Congratulations Gracelynn!

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happy

BIRTHDAY

Service Techs Floyd Mills, celebrated his 45th birthday with ice cream, Rader Adkins celebrating 21st birthday with banana split, Adam Champan doesn’t care for sweets so he celebrated his 31st birthday with Slim Jims! Parts Manager, Anthony Daniels, celebrated his 29th birthday. He seemed so happy about it! WE hope everyone had a wonderful birthday!

let’s

CELEBRATE

Matt Lemaster celebrated his 15 year work anniversary and Sam Webb celebrated his 5th work anniversary. Thank you all for your hard work! WE wouldn’t be here without you!

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restoration

PRIDE

WE customer Steve Skeens restored his 75 Kenworth W900A. Mr. Skeens says he was glad to have Guy Baldwin’s expertise in ordering the parts for his restoration.

eat, sleep

PLAY BALL

Lisa Moore’s great-nephew, Brentley Burchett scored touchdowns and got some tackles for Lawrence County Bulldogs Youth team. He’s in training to play for KY Wildcats!

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breaking

GROUND

Wilburn Turley having fun digging in the dirt for our new landscaping project.

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happy

season of

GIVING As Louisa was getting ready for Christmas, they collected coats for a local coat drive at their community center.

BIRTHDAY

WE love celebrating our birthdays! Wilburn Turley’s wife, Megan brought a cake for him to celebrate, and Danny Troxel got to celebrate his birthday with cupcakes! WE hope that your birthday’s were wonderful.

Happy Holidays

Louisa and Lowmansville’s teamed up to celebrate Thanksgiving and Christmas.

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unlocking

GOALS

WE would like to congratulate Sol Smith’s wife, Megan on getting her White Coat LMU / DCOM she will continue her training in Harlan!!

All that hard work has paid off!! Very proud of you!

POTENTIAL

Congratulations to Jeff Hatfield on Completing Service Advisor training 306A,and to Geno Colgrove for completion of Professional New Vehicle Sales Curriculum!

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achieving

buckle

UP

Jerry Wallace & his son Jerry Edward recently restored a 1972 Dodge for the Duke of Hazzard Fest in Newport, TN. Just two good ol’ boys taking a first ride since the restorations!

Looking great!

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FABULOUS

WE celebrated Molly’s 70th birthday! It was a wonderful time to celebrate and love on Miss Molly.

grillin’ &

CHILLIN’

WE were challenged by Mike Apple! If the Parts Dept could make over 500.000 he would come and cookout.. Well, WE did it! And LOOK, He is grilling some good steaks!! Thanks again, Mike Apple, Josh Ayers & Chris McKeon

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Congratulations to Tammy Ausmus for 40 years of service! You have been an important part of our journey and success. We are eternally grateful for the dedication and passion you have shown. Thank you for being with us. Happy Work Anniversary!

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ready for the

FUTURE

making

WE would liked to Welcome Mathew Fox to our Team parts!!!

Mathew will be our outside route sales delivery.

a new

MOVES

Larry Goodman & Jerry Wallace hard at work!!!

so much to

BEGINNING

CELEBRATE

WE would like to welcome Brian Jarnigan, our new service manager, to our team!!!

WE would like to wish Logan Curtis a happy birthday! As well as wish Jonathan Simpson the best of luck on his new endeavors! WE will miss you!

sale

AWAY

Charles Rowlett # 1 Revenue Producer for August, Middlesboro Service Dept.

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FAMILY

Robbie Thomas & family Robbie works in Shipping & Receiving Middlesboro Location 25

somerset, ky celebrating

DADS

Happy Father’s Day from Somerset! They celebrated the dad’s by hosting a father’s day breakfast.

happy

FALL

Jo Ann Proffitt and David Daugherty’s adorable grand daughter Gracelynn Pence enjoying the fall weather. She made the most adorable Hello Kitty this Halloween!

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cookies

stayin’

hip hip

WE had Chocolate Chip Cookies to celebrate National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day and RC’s (Richard Childers) birthday back in August.

Jo Ann Proffitt, Brice Burress, Barry Holman and Zabe Hurtt attended CPR training with Jaye Michael in June this year.

Celebrating Zabe Hurtt (pictured) and Tracey Dykes for their birthdays back in July.

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Tracey Dykes, David Tillett, and Brian Heath attended a Blackberry Smoke concert in Oak Ridge, TN in October.

JT Kunch (James) (pictured), Glenn Mounce, and Dana Mink celebrated their bIrthday’s back in June.

Happy birthday everyone!

FOR THE WIN

NEWS

Billy Burdine enjoying reading the Spring Edition of WE the People.

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SMOKE

HURRAY!

PARTY ON

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HIGH SCHOOL REUNION

Jo Ann Proffitt attended her 40 year reunion at Pulaski County High School in October this year, how the years have flown by!

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look out

Joey McFarland’s daughter Josey came to visit her daddy at work back in June.

Congratulations to Joe Tarter and his lovely wife Justice on the birth of their handsome son, Linkon Jasper Hayes Tarter. He was born October 3rd weighing 6lb 8 oz.

Congratulations to Brian and Amy Heath on the birth of their precious grand daughter!

Serenity Purvis was born September 11th weighing 7.3 lb and 20½ inches long.

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Service Awards 30 YEARS

15 YEARS

10 YEARS

5 YEARS Worldwide Equipment

David Daugherty receiving his 30 Year Service of Award.

Dana Mink receiving her 15 Year Service Award!

Zabe Hurtt receiving his 10 Year Service Award.

Billy Burdine receiving his 10 Year Service Award.

Andrew McClure receiving his 5 Year Service Award!

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hot diggity

DOG

WE Somserset provided a hot dog lunch for their employees on September 26th.

Thank you for Veterans for your Service! Frank Harden, Brian Heath, Barry Holman & Glenn Mounce

HAPPY

Birthday WE want to wish Brice Burress ( Nov. 8) and Nick Crowder ( Nov. 14) a very happy birthday!

WE hope you both had a wonderful day.

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creating

OPPORTUNITIES

Dink (Thomas) Thompson, Donovan Reynolds and Brice Burress completed Paccar MX Engine Training.

Jason Bland completed Paccar MX Engine Training.

Brice Burress, Joey McFarland and James Kunch completed KW Service Systems Course and Electrical Principles Course.

During this season of giving, the employees of Worldwide Equipment Inc. , Somerset Division, wanted to do something special to give back to our community.

We decided to take up donations in the spirit of giving for God’s Food Pantry. While our goal was small, our employees stepped up, surpassed our goal, and Corporate Office stepped up with a match over and above.

WE were pleased to give $1,810.00.

‘tis the season

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Austin Tarter completed Volvo Drivetrain Master Technician in December, Congratulations Austin!

WE would like to congratulate Jeff Taylor on his 10 Years of Service award. Thank you for your dedication and loyalty!

TECHNICIAN

YEARS

WE started 2024 by celebrating our January birthday’s : Doug McMullin (1/11) Matt Ball (1/12) William Gammons (1/20) Jason Bland (1/25)

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making

MEMORIES a fair

Rachael Lewark and Jennifer Ragon went on an adventure to Lexington, KY to pick up two new WE trucks!

PROPOSAL

Congratulations to Rachael Lewark on her engagement to Josh Kame!

He proposed on October 15th at the Renaissance Festival, how cute!

summer

celebrate

Dayton celebrated their employee’s hard work by having an Snow Cone Truck for a day!

What a fun way to beat the summer heat!

Rachael Lewark had her birthday celebrated at the Office Manager Meeting in Knoxville, TN. She also enjoyed dinner at Calhoun’s on the River with the group and Lindsey Dobbs

COOL DOWN

GOOD TIMES

WE

REPRESENT

Jennifer Ragon went to represent WE at the Dayton Trade Show to bring in new business.

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HAPPY HALLO WEEN

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TIMKEN TRAINING Dayton held a customer event and Wheel End Training by Timken

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Thanksgiving Happy

christmas

SPIRIT

Samuel Jackson and Adrian Baker cooked up the steaks Dayton enjoyed for Christmas.

Dayton celebrated Thanksgiving with a luncheon from El Toro this year.

Thank you for Veterans for your Service! Happy Veteran’s Day to Jennifer Ragon, Samuel Jackson, Jason Herndon, and Larry Tourney.

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WE Dayton celebrated Christmas with wonderful food and an ugly sweater contest. Myron Krebs and Rachael Lewark showed their holiday spirit.

Adrian Baker won first place! James Pierce came away with second and Rachael Lewark won 3rd place!

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cincinnati, oh

so long

MIDDLE SCHOOL

Miley Blake graduated 8th grade and is excited to take on the challenges of high school. Congratulations, Miley!

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ME

Brad Shelton with his “mimi” Bryan Eng and Rob Wilder with his “mimi” Keith Brown.

The young ones looking up to their heroes!

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TRIP

Miley’s 8th grade class got to go to Washington D.C. The kids still represented their state by spelling OHIO with the Washington Monument.

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LIFE

Miley Blake loves to dance! She takes five different kinds of dance: tumbling, ballet, pointe, praise and tap.

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BAND

This is Miley Blake’s freshman year in the Miami Trace Marching Band. They got to spend the day at Jackson Apple Festival and march in their parade!

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CHANCE TO DANCE

Miley Blake’s experienced her first Homecoming Dance! WE hope it was magical, Miley!

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Ken Gilliams, the shop foreman, retired stop by to celebrate with him. WE wil

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ETIREMENT this year! WE had a few of our other retirees l miss you! Have a wonderful retirement!

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greenville, sc rising

STAR

Congratulations to Ben Barbre on his first successful engine removal. He has come a long way in such a short amount of time! Congratulations, Ben! WE look forward to hearing more about your successes.

we scream for

ICE CREAM

WE beat the heat this July by celebrating with a little ice cream party for our July birthdays. Happy birthday to Bob Montgomery and George Smith!

the future is

BRIGHT

Congratulations to Bob Montgomery on earning his Master Technician’s certificate. Way to go, Bob!

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ICE CREAM

July birthday celebrations with some ice cream!

Happy birthday to Shawn Yukniewicz, Ally McCraw, Keith Fullen, Silas Nelson and Lance Dodd! WE hope your birthday’s were fantastic!

family

SUPPORT

spartanburg,sc

but first..

Chris Borei’s daughter Emily and his godson James came to visit him at the store and just had to pose with the KW bug in his office.

welcome to future

DRIVER

WE’re training them young! WE got a new driver in Spartanburg, our new recruit is Stacy Evan’s granddaughter Harmony!

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THE FAMILY

Meet Spartanburg’s two apprentices Jacob Barrantes and Silas Nelson Jacob is a senior at Greer High School and Silas just graduated from Spartanburg High School.

Welcome to the WE family!

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welcome

LITTLE ONE

Congratulations to Christopher Lawson, a Spartanburg technician, on the birth of his son, Nolan Reed Lawson. Nolan was born on December 13, 2023 weighing 6lbs 9oz and 19 3/4” long. He was born at 35 weeks so spent some time in the NICU. Thankfully he is home and doing well.

Spartanburg enjoyed a wonderful Christmas luncheon with ribeyes cooked by Randy.

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ICE CREAM

Summerville had an ice cream truck come by the shop for employee appreciation on a hot day in July.

sales

PROMO

summerville, sc

peace, love

Winners of December’s S&S sales promo. Rachel will take the big Yeti home with top sales, and Mike Hatfield goes away with second place.

Total sales for December were $17,521. An increase from a whopping $64.71 in 2022.

christmas

GIVEAWAY

Christmas gift bag giveaway. We would like to thank, Probill, S&S, Dana, US Tarp and Midwest Batteries for their contributions for the Summerville Parts Department.

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chattanooga, tn

open

HOUSE

Chattanooga hosted an open house on a beautiful day in October. They had many vendors, and prizes to give out to customers as well as a fantastic BBQ lunch for everyone.

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JULY

Special thanks to David Turner, Steven Chan & Jon Marquart for grilling and to Laura Marsh, Meghin Vincelett, Carmen Stevens, Heather Loudermilk & Ayren Goodwin for being apart of our events committee and putting them together.

Congratulations to Will Croft and his wife, Kailey on the birth of their daughter Sandra Lynn Croft! She was born on September 9th weighing 5 pounds and 9 oz. Isn’t she just precious?!

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memorial

DAY

pride of the

SOUTHERLANDS

Emily Kerr’s son, Austin plays the tuba in the Pride of the Southerlands Band. They are the largest marching band to ever play in the United Kingdom on record.

Austin and the band spent nine days in the UK. Such an awesome trip!

WE kicked off our Memorial Day weekend with a BBQ lunch here at corporate. WE hope everyone was able to celebrate in gratitude and take a moment to honor all those who served and died for our country.

happiness is celebrating

ANNIVERSARIES

Congratulations to Courtney Kellog (9/23) and Oliesiea Justice (6/23) for their 5th year anniversary with WE. You are both an integral part of this organization’s success and WE look forward to celebrating future anniversaries with you!

ON THE WAY

WE showered Will Croft and his wife, Kailey with plenty of gifts for their newest edition, baby Sandra!

Congratulations to Shane Turner and his wife, Karina on the birth of their son Asher Mason Turner who was born July 23rd. He is absolutely adorable!

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TWO FOR THE SHOW

Our own Tim Morgan rocked the competition in both the costume contest and the chili cook off! Blaine Shockley helped him commemorate this victory with this “fan art”. Congratulations, Tim!

HAPPY HA

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a fiery fun

COMPETITION

Corporate office decided to celebrate the fall season with a chili cook off! Many people were able to participate and show off their cooking skills for the competition. Tim Morgan won first place, Mark Wiklin won second place, and Alex Bath came in third! What a fun way to promote employee engagement, congratulations to the winners!

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Corporate celebrated the holidays this year with a Christmas brunch and Secret Santa reveal!

After going through the buffet line, WE enjoyed our meal with each other in the training room decked out for Christmas. Sharing this space with one another was a sweet way to clear out the old and bring in the new for 2024.

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WE chose to help our community two-fold this holiday season by contributing to Holston Middle School’s sock drive! Holston’s BETA club decided to join the Ladies of Charity to collect socks and gloves for the less fortunate within our surrounding community. WE were represented by Denise Newcome’s nephew, Darren, and Ayren Goodwin’s daughter, Crystal, who are members of the Holston BETA club.

Thank you for letting us contribute to your efforts of giving back to the community!

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knoxville, tn

training

THE BEST

Congratulations to Cody Hill, Corey Weimer and Keegan Loy who achieved Mack and Volvo Master Certification back in October. Way to go guys!

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IMPROVED!

WE love taking care of our customers!

They deserve this new and improved gorgeous driver’s lounge.

GRADUATES

Congratulations to Matthew Kooienga and David Jones on their completion of WE University.

welcome

HOME

prevent fires

SAVE LIVES

Knoxville Division welcomed 42 year veteran firefighter David Byrge at the team’s October Safety Meeting. Mr. Byrge emphasized “ Fire safety is everyone’s responsibility.”

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Welcome back, Jonathan Human! He is a mobile tech that joined the Knoxville team.

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tying the

KNOT

Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Seth Breeden on their October 1st marriage! WE tied Seth down to make sure he tied the knot.

welcome

TRISTIN

WE welcome Tristin Wells to the Knoxville Truck Sales Team!

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new role

NEW ME

Congratulations to Seth Breeden on being promoted to Outside Sales!

Good Job, Seth!

food truck

TREATS

WE family lunch. WE love celebrating our team, especially when it involves delicious food!

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HAPPY VETERANS DAY WE appreciate our Veterans! All four branches of the military were represented in our celebration on Veteran’s Day. Thank you for your services to our country!

companionship &

SERVICE

Major Vicki Stiltner ( Leslie Smith’s daughter) was awarded the Noble Patron of Armor for the 278th Armored Calvary Regiment.

Major Stiltner is the highest ranking female officer in the Regiment and Commander of the Regiment’s medical unit. She is a Physician’s Assistant, wife, and mother of three young children. WE appreciate Major Stiltner’s service to our country!

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TOP BULLDOG CLUB 2023 Mack Trucks announced the top performing Mack Bulldog Club members for 2023. These truck sales professionals achieved the highest results under the standards set for the Bulldog Club. WE are lucky enough to have two of our employees in their club this year! Number 14 in the platinum level winners is Lloyd Oslonian. Number 21 in the gold level winners is Scott Pekar. Our winners will be treated to a trip in the Hyatt Zilara Cap Cana, Dominican Republic in April 2024. Congratulations!

very merry

BIRTHDAY

WE have so many reasons to celebrate, and our employees are the best reason yet! Happy birthday to everyone! WE hope you had a fantastic birthday!

fly high

DREAM BIG

Michael Toussaint, (Jim and Barbara Toussaint’s son) a sophomore at MTSU has met all the classwork, flight hours, and testing requirements and became a certified licensed commercial pilot December 12th. Michael is enrolled in the Aerospace Professional Pilot Program and was Dean’s list for the fall semester of 2023 with a GPA of 3.75. Congratulations on your accomplishment!

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birthday

WISHES

WE would like to send birthday wishes to KoolAid (August) , Hugh Reed (August), Caleb ( August), Chris (August) Greg(October) Corn Dog and Matt (December). WE wish you the best on your birthdays and everything good in the year ahead!

Having fun celebrating all the fall and winter holidays in style.

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cook, eat

WE Abingdon enjoyed having fajita’s together along with Becky Bryant

Rusty was grillin’ and chillin’ while he cooked up delicious burgers for branch 26.

FIESTA

REPEAT

The best team wears red!

abingdon, va

fajita

truck

LIFE

KVAT / Food City took on nine new trucks!

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a new

DAY

golden

HOUR

Please welcome Brooke Schoen our new Lease Salesperson covering all WV locations for WE Lease.

WE can never watch too many sunrises and sunsets, especially when they are as beautiful as the ones over Abingdon.

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keep calm and

CELEBRATE ON

Wishing a very happy birthday to Austin Riley we hope you had a fantastic day!

proud

education is

Ray Riley’s tool box is decorated with pictures of the boys sports pictures, such a proud dad!

Lydon Reinking, service tech, received certifications for completed both Kenworth courses 300 and 301. Way to go, Lydon!

DAD

KEY

one of a

KIND

creating

OPPORTUNITIES

Randall Jack, master tech, teaching Ethan Gallaher, service tech, how to take care of business.

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Showing off Randall’s shirt for WE FriYay’s featuring Eddie Butcher, Randall Jack and Charla Barron aka the WE dance team!

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COMPANY PICNIC WE held a picnic on September 10th at Stonewall Jackson Resort in Lewis County, WV.

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HAPPY

Veterans Day HAPPY

Birthday WE want to wish everyone a very happy birthday! David Hayes, Andy Frame, Dreama Hefner, and Keldon.

WE celebrated Veteran’s Day with cupcakes and appreciation for our veterans JR Pratt and Brandon Robinson WE very much appreciate you!

thanks giving HAPPY

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Merry Christmas

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cross lanes, wv

education is

KEY

Shawn Hutchinson and Phillip Craig from the Cross Lanes branch presenting a $2500 scholarship award to Phillips stepson, Curtis.

IC Bus provides an opportunity each year for the employees of their dealers, or their family members, to earn a scholarship. They had a tremendous field this year and the selection process was not easy. However, Curtis was selected.

Worldwide Equipment and IC Bus were able to team and award Curtis with this scholarship.

senatorship

PINNING

Cindy Sharp, Scott Sharp’s wife, received her Senatorship from her involvement in the JC (Junior Chamber of Commerce) organization in August. She is shown here being pinned by the National JCI Senate President, Hal Williams.

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ANNIVERSARY

Scott Sharp and his wife Cindy celebrated their 35th wedding anniversary on August 6th.Happy Anniversary!

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ANNIVERSARY

Cross Lanes celebrated Phillip Craig’s 25th work anniversary and Benny Seagraves 30th work anniversary! Congratulation, guys!

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hello little ones

CW Farley(technician), his wife Madison along with big brother Tate welcomed Beau Wyatt on June 20th.

Chris Abshire of WE Lease, his wife Priscilla and their four kids welcomed Maverick Ryan on May 10th.

Zachary Robertson (sales) and his wife Courtney welcomed their first son, Ezekiel Alexander on July 11th.

Cooper Libby(parts) and Pammie Ochs welcome their son Quinn Marshall on June 30th.

Josh Sanders(technician), his wife Emily, and big brother Jaxson welcomed Madelynn Velle on July 22nd.

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quality

Forrest Logan had a baby boy this year, congratulations!

Brian Green hanging out with his little guy.

BABY BOY

TIME

work life

BALANCE

John Ethan Hodge has had an exciting year. He received his new Volvo Engine Mast Technician certification and had a baby boy!

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Coloring Contest WE would love to see everyone’s creativity! The top three will receive a prize and the rest will be displayed in the next magazine. Simply submit your picture to the portal or email us at marketing@thetruckpeople.com

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CUSTOMER

TESTIMONIALS

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Where would WE be without our customers? We always strive for excellence in customer service and want to make sure that each customer has the easiest, most enjoyable experience possible. When performance is especially stellar, WE always appreciate it when our customers drop us a 5-star review!

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Blessings and Good Morning! I just wanted to thank Gary in particular and all of you guys for taking care of me. I know I am a lot at times and order a lot and with everything else you guys do it can get hard to serve me the way you guys do on a daily basis. I understand this and still there is absolutely no delay and Gary is just wonderful to me and SEFL. Too often people go without thanksgiving praise to people and all vendors hear is the negative side of things but I am different. Thank you so much for the great service to SEFL! Thank you Gary! Don’t know what I would do without you! HE made it happen yesterday with a pressure sensor that was all that was wrong with an asset here and now that unit is pulling weight today instead of sitting. Thanks again!

-Bradley Taylor of Southeastern Freight Lines

COLUMBIA, SC

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I just want to let management know that I was at your shop yesterday with an emergency repair. I found myself with a bad fuel leak on my way back to Charlotte, NC. The guys at your shop are top notch they were very helpful and professional from the service writers to the mechanic. They had me fixed up and back on the road in no time! Great shop I will recommend them to associates as we travel that are quite a lot. Thanks again!

-Joe Yannetta ABINGDON, VA

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My experience at worldwide equipment was very good the staff of; Jason, Derrick, Joe and John , they got me up and running just as they predicted even though I had to stay in a nearby hotel. My truck was about to derate and the saved me from a possible catastrophe while working the Monster Jam truck circuit. They also found potential problems that would have put me out of service, Thsnks again Guys I’ll share my experience with my crew at Starfreight.

-Geno Maddox

These guys were amazing! I got a 3 hours to derate in Charlotte and made it down to Worldwide just before they closed. Ashley diagnosed the truck immediately to an after-treatment issue. Despite being backlogged, they were able to get me in the next morning. I owe these guys BIG time as I had a high valu urgent delivery load. While waiting the next morning, Adam in Sales had shown me a truck that was on the lot. Very close to purchasing that truck for the fleet as well. Adam was incredibly informed, overly helpful and a pleasure to do business with. This Worldwide was incredible and I will absolutely do business with them in the future. Thanks for everything you guys!

- Ken C.

DAYTON, OH

COLUMBIA, SC

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QA AND

WITH

What’s your name, job title, and location you work at?

Blaine Shockley, I’m a Lease and Rental Representative for WE Lease location 55.

Is there anything you do that people would be surprised about?

How long have you been with Worldwide Equipment?

It would probably be that I have had a hole in 1 on a 375 yard par 4.

I have been with Worldwide since April 2023.

What are your job responsibilities?

BLAINE SHOCKLEY

Efficiently.

My job responsibilities are to find new rental and lease customers and keep my fleet of trucks rented out.

How do you recharge outside of work?

What does your average work day look like?

I hang out with my two kids, play basketball and a lot of golf.

My average workday consists of driving to new, current and previous customers to build and keep relationships strong so when a customer needs something they come to me first.

What’s your favorite part of the work day?

My favorite part of the workday is when I meet a new customer and they are interested in opening a new account with us and wants to get into one of our trucks.

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What’s the best word to describe how you work?

What does WE mean to you?

Worldwide means a lot to me.

The company and the people that work here are all great, my managers especially!

They care for the company and their employees and are always there for me. I love the position I am in because I am always out in the community meeting people and not stuck behind a desk.

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CORPORATE 74

SALES & SERVICE

Lexington, KY 40511

SUMMERVILLE 843-725-5378

780 Jedburg Road Summerville, SC 29483

ALBANY 229-883-6550 2702 Palmyra Road Albany, GA 31707

DOUGLAS 912-384-8813 121 Bowens Mill Road SE Douglas, GA 31533 17th Mack Ave

VALDOSTA 229-259-9393 1527 Madison Highway Valdosta, GA 31601

SPARTANBURG 864-814-7100

LEASING & RENTAL

295 Access Road Spartanburg, SC 29303

SPARTANBURG 864-814-7100

295 Access Road Spartanburg. SC 29303

17th Mack Ave

606-874-7854

SUMMERVILLE 843-725-5378

865-637-4341

780 Jedburg Road Summerville, SC 29483

SPECIALTY PARTS ONLY CONWAY 843-438-4266 Crossville, TN 38555

2980 Highway 378 7 4 Conway, SC 29527

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Do you have any questions, comments, or concerns?

WE’d like to hear from you!

At Worldwide Equipment, WE believe communication is crucial to teamwork. We don’t want anyone to feel like they don’t have a voice. Your input is important. That is why WE would like to encourage you to reach out with any problems you might be experiencing.

Feel free to contact anyone listed here: Terry Dotson

Robert Gomez

(865) 622-8954 Extension 15000

(865) 219-1120

(865) 381-9933

Extension 15100

doug.hertel@thetruckpeople.com

terry.dotson@thetruckpeople.com

robert.gomez@thetruckpeople.com

Scott Blevins

Marty Kellogg

(865) 770-3631

(865) 770-3638

Extension 15066

scott.blevins@thetruckpeople.com

or if you’d rather stay anonymous,

Write your message on this postcard, then simply tear off and mail!

Doug Hertel

Extension 15004

marty.kellogg@thetruckpeople.com

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