Welcome to Tandet Expressway, our e-newsletter about Tandet and industry happenings. Of particular interest in this issue is an article on Emergency Response Training. Are you prepared in the event of an emergency with your product shipments? We can help. We hope you find the Expressway informative. Please forward it to your associates, or better yet, add their names to our list using the form at the end of the newsletter. Have a great day.

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Late one Friday afternoon, Tandet Logistics received a call from Terra Industries about a five-car train derailment in the CN yard in Sarnia involving one of their products. Two of the cars were filled with a shipment of Urea (fertilizer). In response to this call, a Tandet crew was quickly assembled, consisting of Dave Herdman, Gord Jackman and his son Adam. This elite crew trained in emergency response worked through the weekend to clean-up the rail yard. More than $75,000 of uncontaminated product was returned to the Terra plant.

The Tandet Logistics Sarnia personnel are extremely knowledgeable in emergency response procedures since they undertake continual training and in fact help teach other emergency crews on procedures in dealing with oil and chemical tanker spills through Tandet's affiliation with Lambton College. For more information for your fleet, call Dave Herdman, Safety and Training Supervisor at 1-888-740-3723 or email dherdman@tandet.com

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Tandet is pleased to announce that David A. Davis has just been appointed Chairperson of the Council of Safety Supervisors for the Ontario Trucking Association. David is the Safety and Driver Trainer for Tandet Dedicated – providing training on driver safety, operations efficiency and compliance to laws. He tests all the Tandet Dedicated drivers as well as any drivers supplied by outside services to meet our clients’ demands. On behalf of Tandet, Vice President Scott Tilley congratulated David, “Your participation in this organization and your commitment to helping determine its direction is a testament to your individual and Tandet's overall commitment to safe operations.”

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When W.J. McLaughlin Haulage Ltd. drivers pull up to their customers in Kenworth W900Ls, they know they are serious about their business. This family business is based in Haley Station in Eastern Ontario. Ray McLaughlin is President. His wife Arlene is controller/administrator, daughter Kerry runs dispatch, and son Dwayne is one of the drivers. They haul everything from computer CDs to magnesium throughout Ontario, Québec and into the US. Their fleet consists of 12 trucks, mostly Kenworths. “We drive a lot of miles in a year and need the reliability and comfort Kenworths give. We are committed to giving excellent service, and know we can rely on them,” says Ray. “Tandet Kenworth has been very helpful in determining the best specs for our business.” For more information on the Kenworth truck that can meet your fleet’s needs, call Mike Raymond, District Sales Manager at Tandet Kenworth Ottawa 1-877-826-3386 or e-mail mraymond@tandet.com.

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