Branch Operational Procedures in Review
Our Rental Team Leaders attended a meeting today presented by Brett Guigneaux, our Accounting Manager. The meeting was to review store accounting procedures, which included the purchase order system. These get-togethers with our Team Leaders gives us an opportunity to share their ideas with other Team Members. Open communication with Rebel support staff contributes to our success.
Our Rebel Team Leaders from left to right, Jim Hamilton (North and South Temecula), Harry Coffman (San Jacinto), Scott Miller (Mira Loma), George McNulty (Encinitas), Chris Dalsimer (Escondido and Santa Ana) and Mike Brown (Santee and El Cajon) .
Bringing Deliveries to New Heights
Our El Cajon branch has just received their new delivery vehicle. This vehicle was custom built specifically for Rebel Rents. It is a 2006 Freightliner Columbia and has a 25' bed with fold down dovetail ramps for easy loading and unloading. With todays tight jobsites and mountainous terrain in the El Cajon area, this was the ideal vehicle for this purpose. The total GVW is 33,000 lbs. with a bed capacity of over 20,000 lbs. This is just another way Rebel Rents "We deliver equipment when and where you need it."
El Cajon's new delivery vehicle.
Rebel Rents Review Mystery Reader Contest
Rebel Rents Review Mystery Reader ContestThe winner is Charles from San Jacinto. Congratulations! Be sure to keep checking the BLOG for the next contest announcement.
You Can Count on Us
We have just finished our annual year end physical inventory of assets company wide. We want to thank everyone involved, from the field to the office support staff, for taking time out of their weekend to complete this important task. The inventory results were right where we expected them to be. Three stores in particular, San Jacinto, Escondido and North Temecula, had extraordinary results! Congratulations!
Using Our Search Engines
We're happy to announce the first sales contest for 2006 for our Territory Sales Managers. The contest just started and will run through March 31st. This year's theme for our sales force is to be more productive with their time management. We have based this contest on searching out leads by using computer data already available to find new customers and jobsite opportunities. The winner will receive a weekend stay for two at a local casino. Good luck to all!
ARA Job Classification Workshop
Jill Widtfeldt, our Human Resources Manager, is currently participating on the American Rental Association Committee to assist the rental industry in developing job classification levels for our service technicians. We are honored to be part of this work group with only six other rental companies nationwide. We are happy to help the rental industry in establishing standard job descriptions, which will not only be helpful to Rebel, but the industry as a whole. Jill is a true team player and we appreciate her taking time out of her busy schedule to help in this important process.
Rebel Rents Review Mystery Reader Contest
Rebel Rents Review Mystery Reader ContestThe winner is George Aguilar from the corporate office! Congratulations. Make sure to keep checking the BLOG for the next contest announcement.
Communication Class
Yesterday, Rebel Rents held a seminar at our corporate office titled, "How to Become a Better Communicator." The presentation was put on by Tom Cafone of Skillpath Seminars. Some of the key focus areas were how to listen and communicate effectively with others in various situations, building trust and credibility, and understanding different types of personalities. Over 30 Rebel Team Members attended from the office support staff members to our branch personnel. The class was well received by those team members who participated. Thank you to Jill for bringing this educational seminar to us and coordinating everything that goes along with it. We hope to be able to offer more training classes such as this in the near future. At the same time we had an opportunity to celebrate some of our accomplishments from last year with the attendees. Seven special recognition of extraordinary accomplishments plaques' were handed out.
Accident Don't Just Happen Here
In 2005, Rebel Rents had three locations that were able to complete a huge accomplishment. Our Santee, Mira Loma and San Jacinto locations all made it through 2005 without a single vehicle accident. These is an outstanding feat considering that as a company we drive over three million miles annually. Staying accident free does not just happen. It comes as a result of constant employee safety education and training. Congratulations to all the Rebel Rental Teams that were vehicle-accident free in 2005. We wish all our stores and employees a safe and accident free 2006!
Safety is No Accident
Accidents happen every day. But for 365 days our El Cajon and Encinitas branches had no employee injury accidents. This is the second year in a row that our Encinitas branch has avoided any employee injuries. At Rebel Rents, we counter the increased risk associated with the rental industry with increased safety measures and employee education. We are proud to say that our workers' compensation mod experience rate is at the lowest it has been since 1999. This does not take into account the great safety year we just completed in 2005, which means it is sure to be even lower in 2007. Congratulations again to our El Cajon and Encinitas branches. We hope to have many more branches reach this same accomplishment in 2006.
BLOG Readership
Rebel Rental Team,
In an effort to increase Rebel employee readership of our BLOG, we are going to be holding a Mystery Reader Contest. This contest is for ALL Rebel employees. When you see the following BLOG entry, be the first to call the office or email and tell us that you saw it in the BLOG!
Rebel Rents Review Mystery Reader Contest
You will win Rebel Team Apparel and your location will win a pizza party! This posting could be anytime in the next 5 minutes or 5 months. Read the BLOG everyday and you could be the lucky winner. You can check the BLOG from any computer. Just go to:
Remember, this is the place where we celebrate our successes and announce upcoming events.
Class B License Graduates
Rebel Rents would like to take the time to recognize the following employees who have recently completed the requirements and received their class B licenses:
Manuel Leon . . . North Temecula
Jason Lipp . . . San Jacinto
Mark Harvey . . . Encinitas
Marshall Kasa . . . Encinitas
James Williams . . . El Cajon
Jose Ortiz Mira . . . Loma
Emilio Navarrete . . . Escondido
We would also like to recognize and thank Jill Widtfeldt for being the
driving force in coordinating this project. Safety is important to us at Rebel Rents and continual education of our employees is key to acheiving this.
Keeping our Customers Warm
Rebel Rents is proud to announce that we've brought Enerco on as a new vendor partner. We have just added their line of Heat Star portable propane forced air heaters to our fleet. These new heaters will provide our customers with all their temporary heating needs. They are rugged, convenient and ready to use. For more information please visit their website,
www.enerco.com.
Smooth Sailing for December Contest Winners
Along with 2005, our December Sails (Sales) Year End Contest is now over. Congratulations to our winners, Tony Cunningham out of our Santa Ana branch and Steve Tao out of our Mira Loma branch! Each will be receiving a 3 day cruise for two to Catalina Island. This is an extraordinary accomplishment to be able to increase your rental revenue in a shortened month with many holidays. We should all take the time to congratulate these fellow team members. Let's hold on to this momentum and use it to get us off to a great start in 2006! We're sure both Tony and Steve will enjoy their cruise and we look forward to hearing all about it.
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