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KELLE'S STAFF
Mike Flores
Director of Operations • hired January 2009
Ext: 5815
Direct: 801-931-5815
Fax: 801-931-5865
E-mail: mflores@kellestransport.com
Oversee Operations and Support Kelle with Sales. I have 22+ years of transportation, Logistics and distribution experience. I lead our team with strong principals in development, teambuilding and recognition, understanding even the best player can’t win the game alone. I enjoy time with my wife and our 3 girls at our lake house in Flaming Gorge.
Julie Simon
payroll • accounts payable • collections • benefits/human resources • hired May 2002
Ext: 5802
Direct: 801-931-5802
Fax: 801-931-5852
E-mail: julsimon@kellestransport.com
Julie has been working for KTS since 2003. She does payroll, settlements, health insurance, payables and receivables. She enjoys working at KTS in part because she thinks that it has some of the best employees in the industry. She is also married to its founder and president.
Chasade Simon
billing manager • hired January 2008
Ext: 5800
Direct: 801-931-5800
Fax: 801-931-5850
E-mail: chas@kellestransport.com
Chasade began her trucking career at just 14 years old working for Dick Simon Trucking. After Dick Simon she came to work for KTS. She has held various positions during her career in trucking, including dispatch and customer service. She currently is the billing manager at KTS.
TeJay Simon
Senior load planner • customer service • brokers freight • hired September 2002
Ext: 5803
Direct: 801-931-5803
Fax: 801-931-5853
E-mail: tsimon@kellestransport.com
TeJay has been in the trucking industry for almost 15 years. Like many other KTS employees, TeJay worked with Dick Simon Trucking before starting with Kelle. TeJay has been in charge of dispatch, customer service, planning and operations. He notes that every day is a new challenge and that is why he loves his job. He enjoys spending time with his 4 kids, golfing and beating up his dad.
Cindy Johnson
payroll • hired August 2009
Ext: 5826
Direct: 801-931-5826
Fax: 801-931-5876
E-mail: cjohnson@kellestransport.com
I am the accounting specialist. My duties include payroll, accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking and other general accounting functions for the company. I like the challenges of the job. I graduated from BYU-Hawaii and enjoy water skiing , tennis, and sports in general. I also love family vacations and reading.
Frank Ravarino
Customer Service • hired August 2002
Ext: 5813
Direct: 801-931-5813
Fax: 801-931-5863
E-mail: frankr@kellestransport.com
I have worked in trucking all my life. Started in family produce business. Worked at Dick Simon Trucking until Kelle started Kelle’s transport, been here ever since then. I enjoy dirt-biking, hunting, skiing, and camping. I am married and have one son
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Keith Brown
Service Manager • hired November 2002
Ext: 5808
Direct: 801-931-5808
Fax: 801-931-5858
E-mail: kbrown@kellestransport.com
Keith started for Dick Simon Trucking in 1987 working in the grease pit in the shop. He eventually moved up to become the Director of Parts and Warranty. He joined the KTS team when Kelle started his company approximately six years ago. He enjoys his job because he likes helping people. When someone has a problem his experience and expertise enables him to effectively solve their problems.
Phil Smith
Safety/Compliance • hired March 2008
Ext: 5811
Direct: 801-931-5811
Fax: 801-931-5861
E-mail: psmith@kellestransport.com
I have worked in the compliance side of trucking for 20 + years. It is a pleasure and privilege to be a part of Kelle’s Transport. Kelle provides state of the art tractors/trailers, electronic communications and tracking capabilities. These resources make it possible to achieve our goal to “RUN LEAGAL RUN SAFE”. Interests – Motor Sports and supporting grand children’s activities
Hans Vandemerwe
Shop Manager • hired February 2008
Ext: 5812
Direct: 801-931-5812
Fax: 801-931-5862
E-mail: dutch@kellestransport.com
Dutch started working with Dick Simon Trucking in August, 1978, when Dick had just 14 trucks. He began working in the shop as a mechanic and doing body work. He worked his way up to shop foreman and eventually became Director of Maintenance. After he left Dick Simon Trucking he became an owner-operator and ran three trucks. He decided to get out of owning trucks and went to work for KTS. He is currently the shop foreman. He enjoys his job because it is a new adventure everyday. Nothing in trucking is ever the same. It is always changing.
Brian Eves
shop technician • hired January 2003
Brian has worked for Kelle’s Transport and Dick Simon Trucking for most of his adult life. He began his trucking career working for CR England and Sapp Brothers, but in 1996 he transferred over to Dick Simon Trucking. He started as a service technician and at the end of his time there was a lead man. In 2003 he decided to come and work for Kelle’s Transport. He has always liked working for the Simon’s because they really treat their employees well.
Deanna Fullmer
EDI/ office assistant • hired February 2010
Ext: 5814
Direct: 801-931-5814
E-mail: dfullmer@kellestransport.com
My job at KTS is to take care of the EDI’s and make sure all the carriers insurance are up to date. Hobbies are golfing and camping. I have 4 kids and 6 grandkids
Judy Buis
customer service support • hired October 2010
Ext: 5806
Direct: 801-931-5806
Fax: 801-931-5856
E-mail: jbuis@kellestransport.com
Jeff Shields
Dispatch / Customer Service • hired March 2010
Ext: 5807
Direct: 801-931-5807
Fax: 801-931-5857
E-mail: jshields@kellestransport.com
I’m a driver manager here at Kelles Transport Service. I started here in March of 2010. I oversee a fleet of over the road drivers. I also handle a few accounts here in Salt Lake City area. The work here is challenging and I enjoy the constant change that is the nature of this industry. I’ve been in Transportation for 16 years, 3 of those as a driver, both Over The Road and local in a wide variety of equipment. Most of my experience is based in Perishable LTL Operations, Planning and Customer Service. I enjoy spending weekends out on the lakes in my boat and competing in Shotgun and Pistol shooting sports.
Tiffany Peterson
Recruiter • hired October 2009
Ext: 5804
Direct: 801-931-5804
Fax: 801-931-5854
E-mail: tpeterson@kellestransport.com
I have been a Driver recruiter for 16 years. I really enjoy working at KTS, we have a great team of skilled experienced people. No one is just a number here! When I am not recruiting I like to shop, shoot pool and spend time with my kids.
Hollie Cutis
Dispatch • hired August 2010
Ext: 5816
Direct: 801-931-5816
Fax: 801-931-5866
E-mail: hcurtis@kellestransport.com
I started in the transportation field 12 years ago from Recruiting to different areas in operations/ safety, working with drivers/ owner operators/ customers, in dedicated reefer/van, autohaul. I enjoy the diversity of this profession and everyday no matter how long u have been in this industry you are always learning something new, especially how the technology is growing to better serve drivers as well as customers. I have only been with Kelle’s Transport less than a year and I am glad to be apart of their family. One thing I have learned that no matter the size of the company, and your efforts to succeed. We all must work as a team in this industry. And Kelle’s does just that.
Tim Hawkins
Shop Forman • hired January 2011
Ext: 5818
Direct: 801-931-5818
Fax: 801-931-5868
E-mail: thawkins@kellestransport.com
I would like to say that it is a pleasure to join the team here at Kelle’s Transport Service. Being part of a team that oversees vehicle maintenance is what I have done the majority of my life.With 20 + years of fleet maintenance experience to add to the already well-staffed maintenance group.Kelle’s Transport is a rapidly growing company and I look forward to the next 20 years.
When asked what the secret to his success is, Kelle comments,
"Treat your employees like they are your customers."
Dick Simon Trucking, Inc., where Kelle and so many of his employees got their start, was started by Kelle's father, Dick Simon in 1972. What began as a one-man route in 1963, grew to more than 2350 tractors, 3300 reefer trailers, and 2400 drivers. A market cap of $356 million in 2002. Kelle Simon has duplicated his father's success and for all the same reasons. When he started, all he wanted to be was a driver. As he added drivers he expanded his business into one of the fastest growing and most reliable in the industry.