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The <strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies Sales <strong>Report</strong><br />
This was an extremely busy summer with exceptionally<br />
heavy volumes for both <strong>Erb</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> Limited and <strong>Erb</strong><br />
International Inc. The heavy volume created stress for most<br />
of our departments, particularly operations. A variety of<br />
factors contributed to our inability to provide quality service<br />
- staffing, late shippers, increased volumes, equipment<br />
resources, etc. We believe the worst is behind us with the<br />
necessary changes in place to ensure that we are providing<br />
quality service.<br />
Price increases for <strong>Erb</strong> International Inc. full Truckload<br />
Service to the U.S. are being implemented this fall. We also<br />
instituted price increases on August 4, 2002, for many of our<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Limited customers. Roger Nafziger continues to ensure<br />
that the pricing department is operating on all cylinders. Of<br />
course, Melissa Hood, Jane Fewkes, Kathy Schuitema, Gwen<br />
Yantzi and Elaine Lantz, are the ladies in the department<br />
who really rate.<br />
Melissa, our Sales Assistant, also contributes to sales<br />
issues. She ensures that paperwork flows smoothly, that the<br />
Price Book is maintained, and that time lines are maintained<br />
for all <strong>Erb</strong> Limited pricing issues.<br />
Our Account Managers, Bill Bresee, Peter Brown, Marty<br />
Otten, Doug Waring, and Terry Woody, strive to ensure our<br />
customers’ sales needs are met. They all continue to<br />
represent the <strong>Erb</strong> Group in a very professional manner.<br />
Even with our service challenges this summer, our<br />
customers still value <strong>Erb</strong> Group as their carrier partner. Our<br />
mission continues to be: Service, Satisfaction, and Success.<br />
We look forward to completing 2002 successfully, which will<br />
carry us into 2003. We thank all departments for the<br />
support that you provide to the sales and pricing<br />
department.<br />
I want to close with these quotes regarding personal<br />
responsibility:<br />
“Until a person can say deeply and honestly, ‘I am what I<br />
am today because of choices I made yesterday,’ that person<br />
cannot say, ‘I choose otherwise.’”<br />
- Stephen Covey<br />
“A man can get discouraged many times, but he is not a<br />
failure until he begins to blame somebody else and stops<br />
trying.”<br />
-John Burroughs<br />
“The first step in dealing with any difficulty is to be willing<br />
to have it so.”<br />
- William James<br />
John Jutzi<br />
V.P. Sales<br />
Six Employees Celebrate 25 Years with <strong>Erb</strong>!<br />
On Sunday, November 17, 2002, four <strong>Erb</strong> employees and their spouses celebrated their<br />
25th Anniversary at The Waterlot in New Hamburg. Garry MacDonald, Sault Ste. Marie, and Richard<br />
Sabourin, Ottawa, will be celebrating at a later date.<br />
Cindy Shantz, Robert Lichti, Larry Wettlaufer, and<br />
Howard Lebold received special words of thanks, a<br />
cheque and an <strong>Erb</strong> 25th Anniversary watch in<br />
recognition of their many years of dedication and<br />
commitment to The <strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies.<br />
Congratulations and thank you!<br />
Dorene Rudy-Snyder<br />
Editor<br />
<strong><strong>Erb</strong>an</strong> <strong>Report</strong><br />
Front Row: Howard Lebold, Cindy Shantz, Wendell <strong>Erb</strong><br />
Second Row: Robert Lichti, Vernon <strong>Erb</strong>, Larry Wettlaufer<br />
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