We’re trying to get rid of a bunch of wood that is from some crated material that we delivered. It’s good wood – perfect for building, firewood, or whatever. It’s free and in my warehouse we just need people to come pick it up.  I have pictures I can email to anyone interested.  So if you are, or know anyone who would, be please let me know. Thanks!

It’s always nice to hear that our hard work here at First Call is appreciated.  Here are a few of my favorite compliments

“Dear Nancy and everyone –

I wanted to take this opportunity to tell you how much I appreciate your attentive effort and valuable weekend time to assist us with this weekend’s shipment. There is no words which can show what an excellent service you offer. We wish other truckers/freight forwarders gave the high level of service as you. We’ll definitely spread the good word around…

Once again, thank you and we look forward to working with you more and more.

Warm regards,

Trinh Truong, Changing Seas LLC, Washington D.C.

First Call Trucking & Courier in the Metro Newspaper

Dave Taylor, Marco Germain, and I deliver recycling carts to residences in Roxbury.  We will be delivering 55,000 of these new 64-gallon recycling bins on wheels to Boston residents over the next few weeks.

It’s probably hard to read the caption underneath the picture so I will transcribe it here:

“Roxbury.  The citywide expansion of a new single-stream recycling plan continued yesterday, as Roxbury residents got their large blue bins.

Residents can toss all recyclables togther in one bin for curbside pickup rather than sort them separately.  The bins will be deployed to households or apartment buildings with six or fewer units.”

Beginning July 6th, FIRST CALL TRUCKING & COURIER will be delivering one large wheeled-cart to Boston city residents for all their recycling needs!

Boston resident have always been terrific recyclers. Now Boston Public Works, IPL Plastics, & First Call Trucking & Courier will make recycling even easier for city residents while also helping them to recycle more. For many Bostonians, one recycling bin was simply not enough. Gone are the days of small bins and paper bags. Instead, FIRST CALL TRUCKING & COURIER will be delivering one large wheeled-cart to city residents for all their recycling needs. A New Recycling Program in Boston is Coming Soon!

All Recyclables, One Large Cart!
No more carrying bins and saving paper bags. For the first time ever, there’s no need to separate recyclables. That’s right – paper, cardboard, pizza boxes, plastic, glass and metal containers mixed together at last. CO-MINGLED RECYCLING is here to stay!

When the cart is full, the bins can be wheeled out to the curb. Collections continue on the same day as usual.

If you’re a resident of Boston, more information should be coming to you soon. If you have any further questions, feel free to contact me!

*ALL BIN DELIVERIES BROUGHT TO YOU BY FIRST CALL TRUCKING & COURER: Your Delivery Company that Cares About the Environment!

We, here at First Call Trucking & Courier, have been inundated with at least a couple angry calls per month from motorist who have been cut-off or otherwise offended by drivers from the company, 1^st Call Transportation.

Additionally, at a professional conference last year, I was approached by a gentleman ready to give me a piece of his mind because he thought I was affiliated with 1^st Call Transportation.

I found this review of  1^st Call Transportation on yelp.com (it was the only review): “First Call is apparently a transportation and ambulance company.  If the latter is true, then they are definitely trying to drum up business, because every time I see one of their white vans driving down the road I KNOW there will be a major arsehole behind the wheel.  They are constantly making illegal turns on Soldier’s Field Rd, riding on other car’s tails, and barely missing hitting pedestrians.  I don’t have a chance to know if, when doing these things, they tend to have passengers or are empty, but their name is on the van, so they are already giving themselves awful advertising.” (http://www.yelp.com/biz/first-call-transportation-allston)

 I would like to make this clear — 1^st Call Transportation operates passenger vans, First Call Trucking & Courier transports cargo.  We are not affiliated.  If you or anyone you know has a problem with 1^st Call Transportation (they strictly operate those white and red vans), please contact them here:

First Call Transportation
250 Everett Street
Allston, MA 02134

(617) 787-2600

 As these phone calls have become more frequent and the callers more infuriated, we have decided to try and go ahead and copyright the name.  Both companies’ names are “D.B.A’s” and not legal names, so I don’t know how the name-claim game would play out.  If anyone out there is a lawyer or has legal knowledge, please feel free to offer up some advice.  Because as the Dude says: “This injustice won’t stand, man.  It won’t stand!”

I have warehouse, laborer, and driver’s positions available. If you’re interested, please contact me for more details: 617-330-5100.

Did you know that while 80-90% of all businesses in the United States are family businesses, only 30% survive into the second generation?  While attending the 2009 Massachusetts Family Business of the Year Awards as a member of Northeastern University’s Center for Family Business, First Call Trucking & Courier was proud to be awarded a Certificate of Generational Achievement and membership to the “Thirty Percent Club”.          :-)

Although working with family can be ripe with its own set of frustrations, ultimately, most of us who do it, wouldn’t want it any other way.  Awwww….

The Workforce Development Department at the International Institute of Boston provides workforce training to newly arrived refugees and immigrants.  The clients are first engaged in English courses (ESL) and then are exposed to training within various industries. 

The Mock Interview Day is extremely important in helping those clients prepare for job interviews and subsequent job placements.   It allows them to gain confidence in their interviewing skills and exposes them to the employers and community members who take part in the event.

Today my Dad (and partner at First Call Trucking & Courier) volunteered to interview a few of the 100 clients that came out to practice their interviewing and English skills.

The first person he “interviewed” was a Vietnamese woman from Saigon who has been in the United States for 19 years and was recently laid off from her job at Teradyne in Cambridge.  She has made a life for herself and her family here – all of her kids are grown and she resides in the predominantly Vietnamese district off Dorchester Avenue in Dorchester.  She is looking for a job in a factory, or as a cook, but her English is relatively good so she could be suitable for other customer service-type jobs as well.

My Dad’s second interviewee was Andre, a 29 year-old Iraqi man who has been here for four years and loves it!  My Dad said he was happy and friendly and will take a job doing anything!

The third and final interview was with a friendly, 20-something Liberian woman who has been in the States for about five years.  She is looking for domestic work or a job in the food service industry.

My Dad said the volunteer experience was beneficial to everyone involved – both interviewer and interviewee.  Everyone was in good spirits and in these tough economic times, job seekers need any help they can get in finding a job.  Those who still have jobs are reminded that they are lucky to have them.  Philanthropy is good for the spirit and good for the soul – in helping others you help yourself.  The Mock Interview Day was truly a win/win.

If you would like to volunteer your time to participate in the next “Mock Interview”, please call 617-695-9990 ext. 590 or email mockinterview@iiboston.org). 

I’m wondering if you know any place around Boston (other than Mass Lift), that does pallet jack repairs?