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Mona Dornbusch named Jim Doering Award of Excellence Recipient

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce Mona Dornbuscg as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the 4th Quarter of 2021.

Mona’s nominator said: “Mona continually displays professional qualities in everything she does. Every task no matter how unpleasant is met with her signature ‘Can DO’ spirit. She sets a true bleeding blue example for others to follow.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. Mona is the 4th Quarter recipient for this award and is now a finalist for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award.

CongratsMona! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!

Rick Sare named Jim Doering Award of Excellence Recipient

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce Rick Sare as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the 4th Quarter of 2021.

Rick’s nominator said: “While I have been visiting customers in Florida everyone has had wonderful things about Rick. He has a great attitude and its always kind and courtesy while he is doing his pickup’s or drop off’s. Rick is very patient with the customers even when his loads might not be ready on time.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. Rick is the 3rd Quarter recipient for this award and is now a finalist for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award.

CongratsRick! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!

Kottke Trucking’s Trucks and Toys Campaign Raises Over $11,000

One of our favorite events of the year is our annual Trucks and Toys campaign and we are so flattered with everyone’s generous efforts to make the campaign successful year in and year out. We are proud to pass along that this year Kottke Trucking employees, friends and family raised $11,496 worth of toys and goods for Trucks and Toys!

We are so proud that these donations can stay local and go to organizations near our terminals in Minnesota and in Florida. It warms our heart to know that these donations will be going towards brightening the holiday season for people directly in our communities.

We want to send a big thank you to everyone who helped make this year another successful one. Your work on this cause and your donations do not go unnoticed. Thank you all so very much.

Trucks and Toys was one of the causes that was very near and dear to the hearts of Duane and Connie Kottke. They poured a lot of heart and soul into this initiative, so thank you for helping us continue their legacy in this way. It does truly mean the world to the Kottke family. Again, thank you.

May your light shine bright this holiday season! Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas!

Shopping for toys in Minnesota

Raf with Pastor David Berry from The Mission of Winter Haven picking up toys from our Trucks and Toys toy drive.

“The friendliest company I’ve ever worked for”

A big thanks to everyone who made this video possible. Thank you Logan Karl for making this vision come to life.

Derrick Johnson named Jim Doering Award of Excellence Recipient

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce Derrick Johnson as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the 2nd Quarter of 2021. Derrick has been with Kottke Trucking for almost nine years with no accidents and no violations. He has been in the trucking industry for over 24 years.

Derrick’s nominator said: “Derrick is deserving of the award because he is very hard working and a go-getter, he plans his loads well and is never late. If you need him to do something, all you need to do is ask him and he will go above and beyond to insure that that job gets done on time. Derrick is a true example of what Kottke Trucking is all about.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. Derrick is the 2nd Quarter recipient for this award and is now a finalist for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award.

CongratsDerrick! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!

 

#ThankATrucker

To all of our amazing drivers, past and present, and every trucker across the country, we’d like to wish you all a very happy National Truck Driver Appreciation Week. Thank you for all that you do! #ThankATrucker

Kottke Trucking-Viking Signs Softball Team Finishes Second in Buffalo Lake Days Tournament

We had the pleasure of teaming up with our friends at Viking Signs for a softball team for Buffalo Lake Days and, of course, this isn’t the first time we’ve teamed up!

Our relationship goes back decades with Duane Kottke and Red Jones and continues to this day. This weekend had four members of the Jones family and one Kottke on the field together en route to a second place finish in the Buffalo Lake Lions Club Softball Tournament! We know Duane and Red would have had a ball!

Thanks to everyone that came out to Buffalo Lake Days! It was great fun to see our small town filled with smiling faces and celebrating our community.

Glenn Lopp named Jim Doering Award of Excellence Recipient

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce Glenn Lopp as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the First Quarter of 2021. Glenn has been with Kottke Trucking for two years and has been in the trucking industry for over 15 years.

Glenn’s nominator said: “Glenn is one of those go getter drivers that always approaches each task with a “we will succeed” attitude. He exemplifies what a good American Trucker should be. He is a strong asset to Kottke Trucking and embodies the spirit of what the Jim Doering Award of Excellence is all about.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. Glenn is the First Quarter recipient for this award and is now a finalist for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award.

Congrats, Glenn! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!

Ben Schmidt named Jim Doering Award of Excellence Recipient

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce Ben Schmidt as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the Fourth Quarte of 2020. Ben has been with Kottke Trucking for over five years and has been in the trucking industry for over 13 years.

Ben’s nominator said:

“Ben is a great dude and is someone that will always go the extra mile to make sure the job gets done. He is a great member of the #BleedingBlue team. Ben’s qualities greatly reflect those that are looked for with the Jim Doering Award of Excellence.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. The four winners of the quarterly Jim Doering Award of Excellence are also the finalists for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award. Mike and Sabrina Lopez were our First Quarter recipients, John Johnson was our Second Quarter recipient and Boogs Fellows was our Third Quarter recipient.

Congrats, Ben! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!

Robert “Boogs” Fellows named Jim Doering Award of Excellence Recipient

Kottke Trucking is proud to announce that Robert “Boogs” Fellows as the recipient of the Jim Doering Award of Excellence for the Third Quarter of 2020. Boogs has been with Kottke Trucking since the acquisition of Wayne T. Fellows in August 2019 with experience in that firm for years prior.

Boogs nominator said, in part, the following:

“He believes in the power of teamwork and is always ready to jump in and do whatever is needed if it benefits the greater good of the company overall or of any of his co-workers, even if it comes at the expense of home time for him. If we are short a local driver for an off-day delivery, he volunteers. If we are short an OTR run and need a local driver to pinch hit, he volunteers. If he is done with his pickups in Miami but still has room and one of the other local drivers still has picks left, he calls and asks if he can make some of the other driver’s pickups so the other driver doesn’t get home as late as he otherwise would. If we need help with organizing paperwork or an extra pair of hands somewhere, he is the first to raise his hand.

“He is a constant company “cheerleader,” always trying to raise morale when others are down and assure everyone that even if you’re having a bad day, it’s the exception, not the norm, and better days are coming if we all work together.

“Simply put, he may not have joined the Kottke Trucking family the conventional way, but make no mistake, he is as strong of a company man as you’ll find. He believes in the company, he believes in the vision, he believes in the mission, he believes in the people, and most of all, he believes in the heart. Perhaps that is because it seems to me that his huge heart is what drives him and what makes him such an outstanding driver, excellent co-worker, and even better man.”

The Jim Doering Award of Excellence was established in 2014 in honor of Kottke Trucking’s first employee and nearly 40-year employee Jim Doering. The award is designed to honor a driver each quarter that has the same great qualities that made Jim such a special man. The four winners of the quarterly Jim Doering Award of Excellence are also the finalists for the Duane and Connie Kottke Distinguished Driver of the Year Award. Mike and Sabrina Lopez were our First Quarter recipients and John Johnson was our Second Quarter recipient.

Congrats, Boogs! We thank you for your hard work, dedication and for #BleedingBlue!

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