In March of this year, CJ Miller employee Jesse Moe, an equipment operator and member of our soil reclamation team, was traveling from Westminster back to our Hampstead shop on Md 27, when he spotted debris flying through the air. He quickly realized an accident between a pick-up truck and SUV had just taken place. Jesse turned on the flashing yellow lights of his CJM vehicle and dialed 911 as he approached.

Multiple witnesses were on the scene trying to help. After checking to make sure the occupants of the vehicles seemed stable, Jesse began to direct traffic. Authorities quickly arrived on the scene from the Manchester Fire Department and the Maryland State Police and took control of the scene.

For his stepping in and selflessly offering assistance, Jesse was awarded a CJ Miller safety sticker.

When you’re like CJ Miller Foreman Kevin Bitzer and have worked at a company for more than 40 years, you have some stories to tell. Some are perhaps not fit for print, but there are plenty of others that Kevin shared during a retirement lunch in his honor March 1.

Kevin explained that when he started, the current President, CJ Miller III was about 5 years old. Kevin, known by those close to him as “BullCalf,” joked about his nickname and talked about his favorites of the hundreds of jobs he has done in the course of his career. He spoke about the Staples in Sykesville Park, Beachtree, the Walmart in Westminster, and the Shelter Systems project.

“We had nine scrapers and six backdumps and moved 26,000 cubic yards of dirt that day and that was before we had GPS,” Kevin said of the Shelter Systems job.

“We aint’s got enough hours in the day … we could talk, talk, talk,” he said of his experiences at CJ Miller.

Kevin was joined at the lunch by his wife, daughter and son, who is also a CJ Miller Foreman. As a token of presentation he was presented with a CAT model D11, and a coworker presented him with a Master Key for Caterpillar – a hard-to-find Collector’s item.

We wish Kevin the best in retirement and thank him for all of his years at CJ Miller.

When CJ Miller’s Asphalt Plant Director Joe Frock was sitting in a long line of cars on the morning of Feb. 20, he figured there must be an accident. Joe, who has worked at CJ Miller for about 15 years, was on his way to CJM’s Hampstead headquarters when he passed through the roundabout and saw a car that had run up over the curb. Joe pulled his truck over to inquire if the young lady driving was OK, and he noticed she appeared disoriented.

Joe called 911 and stayed with the woman until help arrived.

When asked why he took the time to stop, Joe said “I always stop – it’s the right thing to do.”

“What if it was my wife?” he said. “It’s two minutes out of your time and if nothing is wrong, then you keep driving.”

We are thankful to have employees like Joe, who go out of their way to help others. For his actions, Joe received a commemorative CJ Miller Safety Sticker. Thank you, Joe!