Henry Albert works in a different world, read the write up when he became "trucker of the year".
You are right Greg Henry does live in another world, one he created through hard work and constantly raising his bar of excellence he wants to reach.
How do you think he became Trucker of the Year?
He is a professional in his appearance, his trucks appearance, and his demeanour. He got it by being involved and not JUST picking up freight and delivering it.
We have always believed in uniforms and even while being a driver for US Xpress we had our own t-shirts with the US Xpress on them. We did this for ourselves as well as the company. We take a lot of pride in what we do and how we do it.
When we started with FedEx as soon as possible we ordered uniforms and saw a difference in how we were treated from before uniform to after uniform.
Now that we have went another step we again are seeing a different level of respect from our customers as well as our customer. First impressions are very important and we never know when that first impression will benefit us or our company.
When we are in our business clothes we carry ourselves different and we act as business professionals. When people drive by our truck they see a nice dressed driver. When we are on our free time over the weekends we wear our jeans and t-shirts as we are usually working and cleaning on our truck.
I believe everything Henry has done to make himself visible has benefited himself in many ways. He could have dressed and acted like many flatbedders do and guess what he would have still been there, now look at what all he is doing. He worked hard to get where he is and he is still working hard and enjoying the benefits.
Here is one of his blogs on how he got started he has not been handed anything he has not worked for:
On the Road with Henry Albert
Being lucky does not enter into the equation we are what we make of ourselves and it is not due to luck.
