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BBQ Annuel Appréciation<br />
des Employés<br />
Le terminal de Montréal a tenu son BBQ Annuel<br />
Appréciation des Employés le 16 juillet. Les festivités ont<br />
débuté aux petites heures du matin pour se prolonger tard<br />
en soirée. Malgré la température relativement fraîche et<br />
ennuagée, l’assistance de employés était bonne. La<br />
nourriture et les breuvages étaient fantastiques et, comme à<br />
l’accoutumée, Scott Jones a fait un bon travail sur le BBQ.<br />
Comme par le passé, quelques employés ont amené<br />
avec eux leurs enfants pour participer à cet événement.<br />
C’était intéressant d’avoir deux camions <strong>Erb</strong> antiques en<br />
montre dans la cour afin de commémorer le 45 ième<br />
Anniversaire de <strong>Erb</strong>, tout spécialement la copie du tout<br />
premier camion qui a débuté la compagnie il y a 45 années.<br />
Les enfants, jeunes et vieux, les ont vraiment appréciés.<br />
Merci Wayne pour les avoir fait parvenir.<br />
Afin d’ajouter à cet humeur de festivités, des ballons et<br />
lunettes de soleil ont été remis à tout ceux présents.<br />
J’aimerais remercier les dames du magasin de <strong>Erb</strong> pour avoir<br />
afficher les nouvelles modes de <strong>Erb</strong> et comme c’est toujours<br />
le cas, la Direction Supérieure d’avoir pris le temps de passer<br />
la journée avec nous, Wayne Baechler, Kevin Shantz et Floyd<br />
Gerber.<br />
Raymond Pitre<br />
Remember When...<br />
Annual Employee<br />
Appreciation BBQ<br />
The Montreal terminal held its Annual Employee<br />
Appreciation BBQ on July 16th. The festivities began in the<br />
wee hours of the morning and lasted late into the evening.<br />
Despite the relatively cool, cloudy weather, the employee<br />
turnout was good. The food and beverages were fantastic,<br />
and, as usual, Scott Jones did a fine job manning the BBQ.<br />
As in the past, some employees brought their children<br />
with them to participate in this event. It was interesting to<br />
have two antique <strong>Erb</strong> trucks on display in the yard<br />
commemorating <strong>Erb</strong>’s 45th Anniversary, especially the copy<br />
of the first truck that got the company going 45 years ago.<br />
The kids, both young and old, really enjoyed them. Thank<br />
you, Wayne, for getting them down here.<br />
To further add to this festive mood, balloons and<br />
sunglasses were handed out to those in attendance. I would<br />
like to thank the ladies from the <strong>Erb</strong> store for displaying the<br />
new <strong>Erb</strong> fashions, and, as is always the case, the Senior<br />
Management who took the time to spend the day with us<br />
as well, Wayne Baechler, Kevin Shantz and Floyd Gerber.<br />
Raymond Pitre<br />
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Quebéc City BBQ<br />
La journée a débuté tôt le matin sous des averses mais s’est<br />
éclaircie et la pluie a cessé. Les gens de Provigo et Sobeys<br />
ainsi que d’autres clients ont téléphoné à Réjean Vennes<br />
pour savoir si le BBQ avait toujours lieu. Bill Breese et Tim<br />
Zehr étaient les cuisiniers pendant que j’épluchais les<br />
oignons et m’assurais que tout le monde avait ce qu’il fallait<br />
et avait du plaisir. Nous avons eu une bonne assistance de<br />
plus de 100 personnes. Quelques employés sont venus avec<br />
leurs familles et les ballons et lunettes de soleil ont connu un<br />
grand succès. Nous avons eu l’opportunité de nous mêler<br />
avec les employés de Réjean Vennes et les niôtres et ils ont<br />
tous appréciés les prix de présence. C’était une belle journée<br />
et apprécice de tous, (hé ! C’est une journée hors du<br />
bureau), j’ai h‚te à l’année prochaine.<br />
P.S. Wayne Baechler a remis TOUS les prix.<br />
Gilles Decelles<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies<br />
Superviseur des Chauffeurs<br />
Everyone is enjoying the Quebec City BBQ.<br />
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The day started with rain early in the morning but then it<br />
cleared up and the rain stopped. People from Provigo and<br />
Sobeys and other customers were phoning Réjean Vennes to<br />
find out if the BBQ was still on. Bill Breese and Tim Zehr<br />
were the cooks, while I peeled onions, made sure that<br />
everyone had all they needed, and had a good time. We<br />
had a good turn out of over 100 people. A few employees<br />
came with their families, and the balloons and sunglasses<br />
were a big success. We had an opportunity to mingle with<br />
the<br />
Réjean Vennes’ employees and they all appreciated the door<br />
prizes. It was a good day and well appreciated by all, (hey<br />
it’s a day out of the office), looking forward to next year.<br />
PS: Wayne Baechler gave away ALL the Prizes.<br />
Gilles Decelles<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies<br />
Driver Supervisor
North Bay News!<br />
They tell me that weather comes and goes in cycles, and, of<br />
course, there is a list of reasons why as long as my long<br />
underwear, but despite the reasoning of said experts, Blah is<br />
just Blah. We needed a good hot one for a boat load of<br />
reasons but all we got was why my fish didn’t bite, the<br />
reason my corn didn’t grow, and the odd recipe for green<br />
tomatoes - all apparently related to the lack of required<br />
sunlight! But, to those clouds, there was a parting or a silver<br />
lining. Did I mention the only two weeks of sun were on my<br />
holidays?<br />
In a nutshell, we kept our cool! Nothing major and<br />
nothing we couldn’t handle. We continued another safe<br />
summer with golf and our BBQ. Business was steady and<br />
our new yard seems to progress with steady upgrades.<br />
Remember When...<br />
Congratulations to Fern and Glenna Foisy who<br />
celebrated their 40th wedding anniversary on June 27,<br />
2004. Welcome to Barry Lee and our newest Rookie, Ken<br />
Seyler. Barry brings many miles from Highland <strong>Transport</strong> to<br />
us, and Ken, well let’s just say he’s been around here for<br />
some time. Welcome back, Ken.<br />
Many congratulations again to all of you from all of us<br />
on being part of <strong>Erb</strong> for 45 years. We wish you continued<br />
good health and prosperity into 2005.<br />
John Walsh<br />
<strong>Erb</strong>an Reporter<br />
North Bay<br />
Karen Buhr (far right) giving a cross-stitch seminar to<br />
Lindsey Buhr (front) (l-r) Katie <strong>Erb</strong> and Brigitte Cameron.<br />
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Hello from Ottawa<br />
Well, summer has come and gone again. A summer that<br />
brought a few changes here in the nation’s capital. Our yard<br />
has seen the biggest change. Anyone visiting our terminal<br />
during the month of August would have noticed a big hole<br />
in the ground, where the fuel tanks used to be. Gone are<br />
the days of just parking your truck at the end of your day.<br />
Now we need to fuel the trucks down the road. This did not<br />
go over too well at first, but after running the reefers dry a<br />
couple of times, the drivers got used to the idea of fueling<br />
before calling it a day. Personnel wise, we welcomed Ray<br />
“drive shaft” Bourdon to the driver pool. Driveshaft comes<br />
off the dock and after a few rough days, has fit in nicely. Jeff<br />
Delahunt filled the vacancy on the dock. Jeff joins his dad<br />
and uncle here at <strong>Erb</strong>. We missed our terminal manager for<br />
a few weeks this summer, Ray had open-heart surgery.<br />
Happy to say he is back, and doing really well. How does it<br />
go, oh yeah, only the good die young. So I guess Ray will be<br />
around for a while yet. Lori filled in during the absence with<br />
the help of temp, Shannon. The boys would like to thank<br />
Lori for bringing in Shannon, her hard work did not go<br />
unnoticed.<br />
Summer also brought a few activities for our terminal.<br />
The first being a go-cart race that was billed “18 truck<br />
drivers, 80 km/h go carts, no safety bonuses”. John (I’m<br />
going to win) Decuysscher, our night shunter, was the<br />
eventual winner. No one can put a trailer in the door as<br />
quickly as John.<br />
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The boys after a day of<br />
go-carting.<br />
Frank and his new wife<br />
at 25th Anniversary<br />
Dinner.<br />
There are plans to do it again in the fall. We had our<br />
annual BBQ in August, with all the usual fanfare. A few of us<br />
went to the Montreal golf tournament. Scott and the boys<br />
do a great job with that event. US driver, Roger Steepe, took<br />
part in a truck show in July and finished a strong third. Just<br />
ask him and he will tell you all about it, again and again<br />
and again.<br />
Frank (I’m in a hurry) Grenier was welcomed into the<br />
quarter century club this year. He was treated to dinner and<br />
received his gift. Most of us would probably go out and<br />
have a beer to celebrate, but not Frank. He goes out and<br />
gets married that same week. Congrats Frank, on both<br />
accounts.
Our terminal also finished its sixth year of work place<br />
safety. With all the heavy lifting and carrying of freight, this<br />
is an amazing accomplishment. Hats off to all the dock staff<br />
and the driver pool for working safely again this year. Also<br />
thanks Barry, for being careful not to hurt his fingers,<br />
punching into the computer.<br />
Some of you have noticed that our antique trucks are<br />
going around to each terminal to celebrate our 45th<br />
Anniversary. If anyone would like to see more antiques, just<br />
make the trip here to Ottawa. We have finally said goodbye<br />
to two of our oldest, Eileen (I lean) and Old Smoke. And<br />
there was much rejoicing.<br />
Leaf fan waiting for cup!<br />
Well, it seems like the hockey rivalry between terminals<br />
will need to be put on hold this year. Receiving our LTL’s<br />
from Toronto was quite comical at times. We don’t need to<br />
go any further than our own terminal to see this battle. The<br />
Canadiens’ calendars in the office and the Maple Leaf mugs,<br />
remind us every day that not all people can be smart.<br />
Marc LaMarche<br />
Ottawa <strong>Erb</strong>an Reporter<br />
Eileen and Old Smoke<br />
proudly displayed on the front<br />
lawn.<br />
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Thunder Bay<br />
Summer has come and gone and I’m sure by the time we’re<br />
reading this - winter will be upon us.<br />
Back in May, we took part in the Big Bike for Heart &<br />
Stroke. Because of the inclement weather that day (pouring<br />
rain) we didn’t actually ride the bike, but we did have fun<br />
raising money for Heart & Stroke and enjoying the team<br />
spirit.<br />
The sun did come out for our 2nd Golf Tournament in<br />
June. Manuel & Angela Huezo and Wayne & Christa Fortes<br />
(JMS rep) made up the winning team this year and will get<br />
their names on the trophy. Thanks to all of our generous<br />
customers, once again, everyone enjoyed a prize.<br />
In July, our customers, employees and their families<br />
enjoyed the 45th Anniversary BBQ with the race car. Gerry &<br />
Dwayne kept everyone happy with great food off the BBQ.<br />
Karen Buhr joined us with her traveling clothes show. Tim<br />
Zehr and Wayne Baechler also celebrated with us.<br />
Newest members of our Thunder Bay family are: Dave<br />
Tinkler, Albert Gladu and Dave <strong>Erb</strong>. Welcome!<br />
By the time you read this it will be old news but for<br />
today it’s sad news. Tomorrow (Sept 30) will be Wilson<br />
Milley’s last day in Thunder Bay. He’s moving on down to<br />
Southern Ontario to be the Terminal Manager in Barrie. We<br />
all wish him and his family the very best. I’m sure by now<br />
he’s settled into his new position and enjoying it. He’ll be<br />
truly missed by all of his friends in Thunder Bay.<br />
Moving into Wilson’s position as Dispatcher/OS&D is<br />
Steve Pethick. I’m sure a lot of you know Steve as one of our<br />
highway drivers for over a year now. Steve seems to be<br />
making the transition quite smoothly and I’m sure he’ll do a<br />
swell job. We wish him success!<br />
Hope everyone enjoys a safe, happy winter, holiday season.<br />
Karen Kane<br />
<strong>Erb</strong>an Reporter<br />
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Vernon, Viola and Gerry <strong>Erb</strong>.<br />
News from Trenton!<br />
“Come, little leaves,” said the wind one day,<br />
“Come o’er the meadows with me and play:<br />
Put on your dresses of red and gold -<br />
For summer is gone and the days grow cold.”<br />
Greetings to Everyone!<br />
Congratulations to <strong>Erb</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> on forty-five years of<br />
successful business and thank-you very much for the<br />
commemorative 45th Anniversary gift...it will be well<br />
cherished. A special congratulations goes out to <strong>Erb</strong> Trenton<br />
on achieving 10 years No Loss Time Due To Injury...way to<br />
go! We celebrated our Annual <strong>Erb</strong> Employee Appreciation<br />
BBQ on Friday, August 27, 2004 - another big success. A<br />
sincere thank you to <strong>Erb</strong> <strong>Transport</strong> for giving us this special<br />
and memorable day. On behalf of <strong>Erb</strong> Trenton, we wish to<br />
thank the hard working Chefs Al McInroy and John Verkuyl,<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Store and the <strong>Erb</strong> Racing Team for another fine display<br />
of the race car, food, and clothing...it sure was a long haul.<br />
Congratulations to John O’Malley our Driver Services<br />
Supervisor; Sherrill Lamoureux our Appointments Coordinator;<br />
and John Van Gemeren our inhouse <strong>Erb</strong><br />
Mechanic...you guys Rock!!! On the other hand, we would<br />
like to say a sad goodbye and thank you to Glenda Quinn<br />
who has been with the company for many years. She will<br />
be missed by all. A big welcome to the many new faces who<br />
have joined the <strong>Erb</strong> Team. Also, a big thank you Terry<br />
Bowness from the Trenton Terminal for being the <strong>Erb</strong>an<br />
Reporter for the past few years - excellent work! Thanks<br />
Terry.<br />
Over the summer, the <strong>Erb</strong> Trenton employees were<br />
involved in hosting three charitable tournaments. The first<br />
was The Glen McInnes Memorial Golf Tournament that<br />
raised approximately $1,400. All proceeds went to the<br />
New meaning to a “Float Position” in the Peterborough Flood!
Belleville General Hospital Cancer Clinic Oncology<br />
Department. Glen McInnes could not speak highly enough<br />
of the people there who helped him and many others fight<br />
their battles. It sure was a great turnout and a fun day for<br />
all. Thanks to all the people who took part and shared the<br />
laughter and good times. To the organizers of this special<br />
event, Ernie Weese, Earlene Day, Bud McInnes and Stewart<br />
Boyce we would like to thank you for this unforgettable<br />
day...great job guys!<br />
The next charitable tournament of the summer was the<br />
4th Annual Two Left Feet Ball Tournament which raised<br />
$450.00 for the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Foundation.<br />
Please read Tony Brennen’s report in this issue.<br />
Third, and finally, our last charity tournament of the<br />
summer the Annual Two Fools Golf Tournament raised<br />
$2,200 to date for the Cancer Society. We would like to<br />
thank all our suppliers and customers for donating many<br />
great prizes. It sure takes thoughtful people to create great<br />
events that can make a difference in the lives of many. A big<br />
thanks goes out to Marc & Sherrill Lamoureux for organizing<br />
and hosting this extraordinary occasion. We had a great<br />
turnout and couldn’t have asked for better weather along<br />
with the comfort of caring and sharing people. Fantastic job,<br />
Marc and Sherrill!!!<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Trenton has a newly renovated drop yard at one of<br />
our largest customers located at the Trenton Cold Storage<br />
facility PPL North. This well lit, easy access, drop yard is<br />
intended for the storage of all our non LTL trailers.<br />
Bruce Sills went above and beyond the call of duty by<br />
taking off his socks and shoes, rolling up his pant legs and<br />
getting knee deep into his work. On<br />
Wednesday, July 14th, 2004, at<br />
approximately 5 p.m., the big flood<br />
of Peterborough had begun,<br />
horrifying people as their businesses<br />
and homes were damaged, and<br />
personal belongings destroyed by the<br />
ravishing flood waters of the<br />
Otonabee River. Approximately,<br />
160mm to 170mm of rain fell<br />
overnight and did not quit until the<br />
following morning around 10 a.m.<br />
when it turned into a drizzle. It took<br />
three to four days for the water to<br />
clear away. The city was in a state of<br />
emergency with businesses closed<br />
and schools cancelled. <strong>Erb</strong> lent a<br />
helping hand to Peterborough by transporting a load of<br />
special documents out of a library to be taken to Montreal<br />
for safety. Loblaws Peterborough was closed for one week<br />
because of the roof caving in, and Holiday Inn is still<br />
working on repairs from the flood. Bruce Sills, our<br />
Peterborough straight truck driver saw first hand the<br />
devastation left in its wake. Bruce said that the washout<br />
looked like a war zone, furniture was seen along the sides of<br />
the road, and debris was floating freely down one of the<br />
main streets in town. 95% of Peterborough is cleaned up<br />
but they still have lots of work to totally repair the damages<br />
that Mother Nature left behind. In the picture as you can<br />
see, there was approximately 5 1/2 feet of water just below<br />
the bottom of the box of the straight truck that fell to four<br />
feet within an hour. Bruce mentioned one of the employees<br />
had grabbed a kayak that was on display in the store and<br />
ventured out into the loading docks where he paddled<br />
around just to liven up the atmosphere a little. Thanks to<br />
Bruce Sills and his trainee Ray Lake for the excellent work<br />
and job well done in getting the product to the customer in<br />
such extreme conditions.<br />
Well folks...time to prepare ourselves for the four letter<br />
word...yeah that’s right SNOW. Christmas will be here<br />
before we know it and the next <strong>Erb</strong>an Report will be out in<br />
full force in the spring. Until next time...Asta La Vista,<br />
Baby!!!<br />
Erin Schwager<br />
Trenton<br />
<strong>Erb</strong>an Reporter<br />
View of Trenton Terminal from high in the sky!<br />
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“Rain, Rain, Go Away, Come Again Another Day!<br />
If it was only that easy to ensure perfect conditions for<br />
baseball, but it isn’t and we found out at this year’s Two Left<br />
Feet Ball Tournament. Even though we were all soaked to<br />
the bone, it didn’t put a damper on the attitudes and spirits<br />
of those who came out. In all, we were able to raise $450.00<br />
after costs for the Big Brothers and Sisters Foundation. Due<br />
to the difficulties of hall and diamond bookings, I apologize<br />
and hope it did not interfere with anyone being able to<br />
attend. Please watch for the Tournament postings next year,<br />
it will be posted in all terminals in January 2005.<br />
This year we had many businesses donate items for<br />
prizes. A special thanks to the Independent Grocers in<br />
Trenton for their donation of a propane BBQ. This is the 2nd<br />
year they have donated a prize to raffle. The lucky winner<br />
was Kimmy Noble (remember Keith it’s her BBQ). Also to<br />
Labatts, who donated softball bags for the winning team,<br />
and to <strong>Erb</strong> for the number of donations and the use of a<br />
straight truck. Finally to Courtney’s Distributing who donated<br />
all the food, thank you, one and all.<br />
Now, a special thank you to two women who did a lot to<br />
organize this event, Sherrill Lamoureux and Susan Lloyd.<br />
Thank you, ladies, for your time and needed help. Also, to<br />
Remember When...<br />
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John Verkuyl for tending to the steaks on the BBQ - he<br />
made everyone’s dinner to their specifications - delicious. To<br />
Al McInroy and Keith Morgan for stepping up and helping<br />
out when it was needed and before they were asked. Now,<br />
to anyone who donated prizes, came out to play baseball or<br />
just came out to watch, we hope you enjoyed yourself and<br />
that next year we will see you again.<br />
Tony Brennen<br />
Trenton<br />
Tyrone Downs<br />
It’s a face only a Mother could love.
Hi, <strong>Erb</strong>land<br />
I’ve been with the company for 21 years now and have a<br />
hobby I would like to share with all of you and would like to<br />
hear from anyone that shares in the same hobby. I am a<br />
collector of 1/64 scale Hot Wheels, Majorette, Ertl, Racing<br />
Champs, Johnny Lighting etc. I have anywhere between<br />
2300 to 2400 cars, trucks, farm equipment, planes, army,<br />
police etc...etc...etc...and have been collecting since<br />
1984...long time now. I have moved recently and will be<br />
building new display cases to house them all as of right now<br />
they’re all in boxes. I really and truly enjoy this hobby and<br />
would love to hear from anyone else who shares this same<br />
passion.<br />
Thanks,<br />
Don MacFadyen<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Trenton<br />
P.S. I would like everyone to know that I have a special #3<br />
Dale Earnhardt car given to me by a U.S. driver a couple of<br />
years ago still in the original box and it has a special place in<br />
my display.<br />
Wow! Another Cool Move!<br />
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News from Winnipeg!<br />
The vacation season is winding down as we move into Fall.<br />
All the talk seems to be around the summer that wasn’t.<br />
We’ve had a busy summer. We were able to have a social<br />
event of bowling for an evening. A good time was had by<br />
all. Even if the girls bettered the guys in every game. Greg,<br />
Mario, Harvey and Byron need to practice for the next time.<br />
On August 2nd, Wendell <strong>Erb</strong> and daughter Katie stopped<br />
by with the <strong>Erb</strong> Racing Car for Winnipeg’s Annual Employee<br />
Appreciation BBQ. They were on the way back from races in<br />
Vancouver and Calgary. The weather cooperated with a<br />
beautiful, sunny day. We had our best turn out of families<br />
and customers to this year’s event. A special thank-you to<br />
the Manitoba Pork Council for doing the BBQ.<br />
Irene Hindmarsh (standing) with visitors from MacDonalds<br />
Consolidated. (l-r) Bill, Cheryl, Jenn and Linda.<br />
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We are happy to welcome two new employees to the<br />
Winnipeg Team. They are Rick Duddek and Mark Chabaty,<br />
both with many years of experience in transportation and<br />
reefer service.<br />
We are well on the way to having our busiest year in<br />
Winnipeg. A special thank-you to all who have contributed<br />
to our success. Come on by and visit any time...the coffee<br />
is always on.<br />
Byron Swartzentruber<br />
<strong>Erb</strong>an Reporter<br />
(l-r) Kyle Hiebert, Jerry Rosseau, Emma Mitchler, Darren<br />
Mitchler, Ryan Miller holding son, Jordon, Greg Hiebert, and<br />
Trent Collins.<br />
Excerpts from Viola <strong>Erb</strong>’s article “<strong>Erb</strong> <strong>Transport</strong>’s Early Years” that appeared in Vol. 1, Issue 2 June 1987 <strong>Erb</strong>an Report.<br />
Road building being seasonal, we tendered for the work of sanding highways in the winter. We won the tender for not<br />
only one truck, but two. We again purchased a used dump truck in Toronto. Next morning early with our little ones<br />
sleeping in their Dr. Dentons, we followed Vern in our 1956 Pontiac to Stratford. We had an appointment to get the<br />
sanding equipment mounted on the truck. Following the truck, I noticed pieces of metal falling out of the truck. Not<br />
knowing what it was, I passed Vern and stopped him. That was the wrong thing to do, since that metal was the battery. I<br />
will always remember Vern’s reply as he wiped his brow. “Oh, no, the only thing good in the junk heap, and now it’s gone<br />
too”. Now what do we do, a truck won’t run far without a battery. Vern went up to Elgin Roth <strong>Transport</strong> in Topping to<br />
borrow a chain and you guessed it. I towed that big truck to the outskirts of Stratford with our 1956 Pontiac.
<strong>Erb</strong> Worker Award<br />
Semi-Annual Grand Prize Draw<br />
Wendell <strong>Erb</strong> made the draw for the semi-annual Grand Prize<br />
from all the semi-finalists who were eligible, in July 2004.<br />
The winner of the Grand Prize of $2,000.00 was BILL<br />
HARTERY who is a straight truck driver out of our<br />
Mississauga Terminal. The semi-finalists from each terminal<br />
who did not win the grand prize received $200.00 each.<br />
The semi-finalists from each terminal were:<br />
New Hamburg David Klynstra<br />
Baden Brenda Alderson, Jane Fewkes<br />
Toronto Bill Hartery, James Dueck<br />
Thunder Bay Brian Robertson<br />
North Bay John Gascho<br />
Ottawa Paul Townsend, Baxter Roberts<br />
Montreal Ray Pitre, Marc Gavard<br />
Trenton Tony Houston, Don Gillespie<br />
Barrie Dale Robb<br />
International Paul Hartung<br />
Elverson Ray Yoder<br />
We wish to congratulate all the <strong>Erb</strong> employees who<br />
succeeded in working injury free for the first six months of<br />
2004, and wish you all good luck in achieving the same for<br />
the balance of the year.<br />
Save Money-Insurance Discounts for <strong>Erb</strong> Employees<br />
Since 1880, Josslin Insurance Brokers Limited has been<br />
providing insurance solutions for thousands of clients. We<br />
are also pleased to be able to offer Personal Insurance needs<br />
for the employees and retirees of the <strong>Erb</strong> Group of<br />
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Canadian Operations Happenings!<br />
I guess it’s safe to say there is no end of issues when it<br />
comes to the trucking world! Despite all the successes we’ve<br />
had this year, new and unique challenges move in to take<br />
their place. Wayne Stock, the entire pallet staff, and our<br />
determined sales staff did a super job getting the message<br />
out to all employees and customers regarding our new pallet<br />
program. I sincerely believe this is one of the most successful<br />
programs our company has initiated in recent years to tackle<br />
this age-old problem of pallet control.<br />
At the time I’m writing, the new Montreal terminal is<br />
nearing completion, and I know everyone there and the<br />
entire operation throughout, is excited but will miss the “old<br />
swamp” as it was affectionately known on Hymus Blvd. I am<br />
very impressed by the layout and feel our design team did a<br />
great job matching salmon colours with earth tones.<br />
Unfortunately, I had to leave early when that meeting was<br />
held, so can’t take any credit for it.<br />
Congratulations to Wilson Milley on accepting the job in<br />
Barrie as our new Terminal Manager. After spending several<br />
years in Thunder Bay, where he married his wife, Helen, and<br />
started a family, they are making a bold move south to join<br />
the rest of us in the heat and humidity. He has a great team<br />
in Barrie, and I know he’ll do a great job.<br />
John Gyoroky, our Toronto Dock Supervisor, has taken<br />
on a new position, as well, as our Corporate Dock Manager,<br />
Logos 1959 -2004!<br />
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and will be getting around to all the terminals eventually.<br />
These are just a few of the successes we’ve experienced<br />
recently. On the downside, we continue to experience<br />
difficulty in hiring drivers, although most recently we have<br />
seen an increase in solid applicants. We are working on new<br />
strategies for attracting safe and professional drivers. I know<br />
the border issues, waiting times, etc., continue to be a<br />
challenge for our southbound drivers. We can only hope<br />
things will get better. Bruce Jantzi and his staff have done a<br />
super job staying on top of all the latest challenges that<br />
have come through the US homeland security programs.<br />
Also, at this time, Barb Davie is recovering from a<br />
serious operation and hopes to return to work soon. I want<br />
to thank Wanda Zilki for doing a great job covering for Barb<br />
in the interim<br />
We look forward to a busy fall season.<br />
Tim Zehr<br />
V.P. Canadian Operations
<strong>Erb</strong> International Inc.<br />
Many of the articles I’ve written for the <strong>Erb</strong>an report about<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> International Inc. have included changes happening at<br />
the US/Canada Border. This year has been no exception. We<br />
get accustomed to one change, and they seem to very<br />
quickly find something else to change. Last fall, we had to<br />
make changes to our staffing levels because of the new<br />
Bioterrorism Act which has a direct effect on FDA (Food and<br />
Drug Administration) that controls all food shipments to the<br />
US. There were four levels of compliance implemented at<br />
different time frames with the final compliance level effective<br />
on Aug 17, 2004. Before Aug 17, 2004, if there was any<br />
information missing on the prior notice the shipper or<br />
carriers were given a warning. Since Aug 17, 2004 if the<br />
shipment is not in compliance there is a 99% chance the<br />
truck will be sent back to Canada. November 15, 2004,<br />
there will be more changes implemented by Customs and<br />
Border Protection for advanced Cargo information. This<br />
means all paperwork must be done either with a PAPS or a<br />
line release (BRASS). If a PAPS is sent, the paperwork must be<br />
submitted one hour before arrival at the Port. If the driver<br />
has a line release, the driver and the company must be FAST<br />
approved. Neither one of these items should have a direct<br />
effect on us because we always have our paperwork<br />
submitted via PAPS more than an hour in advance and we<br />
don’t have any shipments with line release. However, we<br />
could be affected indirectly if we are behind a noncompliant<br />
carrier/driver.<br />
Another Customs initiative for the new year is the ACE<br />
(Automated Commercial Entry) program. This will be an<br />
electronic paperless Inward Manifest program where the<br />
Carrier submits all paperwork to Customs via EDI or through<br />
a Web portal. <strong>Erb</strong> International Inc has volunteered to<br />
become involved in this pilot project, which will begin<br />
sometime in January 2005.<br />
We are experiencing large volumes of freight moving to<br />
the US again this fall. Up to the end of July, our normal<br />
volumes were 320-360 loads per week to the US. The 1st<br />
week of August someone turned on the tap and we went to<br />
420 loads per week to the US. Now the handle is broken,<br />
and we can’t turn off the flow. There seems to be fewer<br />
trucks and more freight. I believe part of the capacity issues<br />
are fewer US based carriers coming to Canada for various<br />
reasons. The US economy has strengthened, so there is lots<br />
of freight to haul at home, and with all the security issues at<br />
the Border why would US companies even bother trying to<br />
train and qualify drivers to cross the Border? The driver<br />
shortage is real and we are experiencing it first hand. If you<br />
know any good drivers, make sure you send them our way,<br />
you can even earn some extra cash for the referrals!<br />
We had new challenges in 2004, and I’m sure 2005 will<br />
have something different. The good thing is we always<br />
overcome and move on to the next one. Thank you to<br />
everyone for your continued support, wishing everyone a<br />
Happy and Prosperous New Year<br />
Bruce Jantzi<br />
V.P. <strong>Erb</strong> International<br />
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Hello, from <strong>Erb</strong> Expedite! We’ve had some personnel<br />
changes and additions since our last submission. Bridget<br />
(Irene) Diebold decided not to return at the end of her<br />
parental leave in May, so she can stay home with her<br />
daughter and son. I just heard from her today and she, and<br />
her husband Mark, will be adopting another son at the end<br />
of September. We wish the Diebold family all the best.<br />
Laura Bisch was selected as the full time Traffic Co-ordinator<br />
to fill Bridget (Irene) Diebold’s position. Laura has been<br />
doing a fantastic job since October of last year when she first<br />
joined <strong>Erb</strong> Expedite to cover for the parental leave. It is a<br />
demanding and responsible job, one that doesn’t always<br />
end when you leave the office. Every other week, <strong>Erb</strong><br />
Expedite dispatchers are on call and carry a pager in order to<br />
respond to our customers’ and drivers’ calls 24/7. At times,<br />
the stress level is high, but Laura always manages to<br />
maintain a positive attitude and is quick with a smile or a<br />
kind word. We’re glad to have her as part of our team. At<br />
the beginning of June, owner-operator, Luis Cordeiro from<br />
Mississauga, came on board. He has proven to be a great<br />
asset, always willing to go wherever, whenever at a<br />
moment’s notice. Dale Schnurr was hired at the end of<br />
September as a straight truck company driver based in New<br />
Hamburg. He has adapted quickly in the short time he’s<br />
been with us and actually helped us out of a major jam on<br />
his very first day! Welcome guys, and keep up the good<br />
work!<br />
We now have two company straight trucks in our fleet.<br />
The dedicated straight truck work we have, along with the<br />
expedite calls we receive for a straight truck, has been a<br />
challenge to cover. The biggest obstacle to overcome?....<br />
FINDING DRIVERS of course! With the help, over the past<br />
several months, from drivers Bernie Schmitte, Wayne Leis,<br />
Stan <strong>Erb</strong> and Bruce Drury, we have been able to cover the<br />
loads. Thanks guys! Our revenue, for the first nine months of<br />
our fiscal year, is up 16.3% from last year, obviously due in<br />
part to the extra revenue this straight truck work is<br />
generating.<br />
There has been some interesting van work for our drivers<br />
this summer. On Sunday, September 12th, driver Mark<br />
Smith took a vanload of small Hershey S’mores bars to the<br />
Royal Military College in Kingston. Hershey had asked <strong>Erb</strong><br />
Expedite to pick up the product in Mississauga on Saturday<br />
and have our driver and reefer van sit at a function in<br />
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Kingston on Sunday from 09:30 until 23:00. Approximately<br />
5,000 S’mores bars were handed out. After the weekend,<br />
when speaking to the driver, Mark, we discovered that he<br />
had a great day in Kingston. The function was actually a<br />
benefit concert for sick kids with cancer, with proceeds<br />
going to their major hospital in Kingston. Mark, along with<br />
over 28,000 other people at the concert, got to enjoy<br />
popular groups such as Tragically Hip throughout the day.<br />
On Friday, September 10th, van owner operator Kevin<br />
Schatz, picked up nine generators from Tavistock, ON. He<br />
delivered them to six separate locations in the Miami, FL<br />
area on Sunday, September 12th. These residents were<br />
preparing for the onset of Hurricane Ivan. As I write this, the<br />
date is Wednesday September 29th and our van owner<br />
operator, Luis Cordeiro is on his way to Florida. He has two<br />
larger generators on his van that he picked up in Tavistock<br />
yesterday. He will deliver them to a company in Port<br />
Everglades, FL on Thursday. This company will in turn load<br />
the generators on a ship to set sail on Friday to the Cayman<br />
Islands where the generators will then be delivered to<br />
hospitals.<br />
We should be thankful for our good fortune in this part<br />
of the world and pray for those less fortunate - those whose<br />
lives have been wrought with devastation recently by<br />
catastrophic weather conditions or by acts of terrorism in<br />
different parts of the world.<br />
Congratulations to the <strong>Erb</strong> family on their 45th<br />
anniversary, on behalf of everyone at <strong>Erb</strong> Expedite. It’s a<br />
pleasure working for such a generous and family oriented<br />
company as the <strong>Erb</strong> Group.<br />
Bridget Steinmann<br />
Traffic Supervisor<br />
A different view of <strong>Erb</strong> X Vans
<strong>Erb</strong> Group Sales Report<br />
We trust that everyone had a restful and rewarding summer.<br />
We continue to be very busy with <strong>Erb</strong> Group Sales; the<br />
volume has been very heavy - so much so that we have had<br />
to be selective in determining how much additional volume<br />
we can accommodate. This is particularly true with volume<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> International handles from Canada to the US. Again,<br />
our major issue is having sufficient professional drivers for<br />
our tractors. Our recruitment personnel continue to be very<br />
aggressive with new ideas for soliciting drivers. New<br />
business opportunities are being delayed until January 2005.<br />
At that time we will determine how much new business we<br />
can handle.<br />
We in the sales department have had a very, very busy<br />
summer dealing with the various issues confronting our<br />
industry. In the spring issue of the <strong>Erb</strong>an Report, we shared<br />
about the changes in our Canadian Pallet Council (CPC)<br />
program. The transition to our program with our customers<br />
has gone well considering the unpopular topic of pallets.<br />
The one comment that our customers made to our Account<br />
Managers was their recognition that change with the CPC<br />
program had to occur. We believe we have started the<br />
process with how shippers, receivers and other carriers think<br />
about the entire CPC pallet program. We thank each of you<br />
who helped make this new program a success - from our<br />
front line drivers and sales staff to our warehouse and pallet<br />
department personnel.<br />
Another issue that our sales staff was involved in with<br />
many of our customers was price negotiations. We continue<br />
our policy of defining the activity required to handle the<br />
business in order to determine what the freight rates should<br />
be for specific customers.<br />
Again, I appreciate the support all the departments of<br />
the <strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies provide for us in sales. The<br />
Hamilton-based steel company, Stelco, has as one of its<br />
slogans: “Our strength is our people.” I think this<br />
describes the entire <strong>Erb</strong> team - our strength is our people.<br />
The rich history of the <strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies’ 45<br />
years was celebrated at our Baden employee/vendor and<br />
customer appreciation day. We were blessed with a great<br />
day to reminisce, eat and see the antiques. The “Walk of<br />
Time” with the calendars and pictures certainly flooded me<br />
with fond memories. I shared some of these memories in<br />
the spring issue of the <strong>Erb</strong>an Report. We look forward to<br />
continuing the tradition of providing quality customer<br />
service in all we do with the great team of people we have<br />
in the <strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies.<br />
May you all have a great and blessed fall and winter.<br />
I close with the following poem by Edgar A. Guest,<br />
(1881 - 1959):<br />
John Jutzi<br />
V.P. - Sales<br />
A Prayer<br />
Grant me, O Lord, this day to see<br />
The need this world may have for me;<br />
To play the friend<br />
Unto the end;<br />
To bear my burden and to keep<br />
My courage, though the way be steep.<br />
Grant me, O Lord, to set aside<br />
The petty things of selfish pride;<br />
To toil without<br />
Too much of doubt;<br />
To meet what comes of good or ill<br />
And be a gracious neighbor, still.<br />
Grant me, O Lord, to face the rain<br />
And not too bitterly complain;<br />
Nor let a joy<br />
My calm destroy;<br />
But teach me so to live that I<br />
Can brother with each passer-by.<br />
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Claims Department<br />
On behalf of the Claims Department, I would like to<br />
congratulate the <strong>Erb</strong> Group on achieving their 45th<br />
anniversary. This is quite an accomplishment. Keep up the<br />
good work!!<br />
When we were asked to submit something for the fall<br />
issue of the <strong>Erb</strong>an Report, Terry Trachsel graciously gave the<br />
task to me. Where do I start? What do I say? The Claims<br />
department can be viewed in such a negative light but,<br />
contrary to popular belief, we have quite a bit of fun here.<br />
Instead of getting into too many details about the “fun” we<br />
have (like Terry having Gremlins in his office), I thought I’d<br />
give everyone a little insight into the people who work in<br />
this department.<br />
Terry Trachsel (Claims Manager) started with <strong>Erb</strong> in 1973<br />
as a dockworker in Baden. In 1975, he moved to Thunder<br />
Bay and drove truck from that terminal with two designated<br />
runs, Atikokan on Tuesdays and Terrace Bay on Thursdays.<br />
In 1976, he decided to leave and pursue an opportunity in<br />
the construction industry. Terry returned to <strong>Erb</strong> in 1983, and<br />
worked with Warren Wintermeyer. Between the two of them,<br />
they developed the OS&D department. Warren worked days<br />
and Terry worked the night shift. He checked in bills and<br />
prepared the Re-ship and Return bills. In 1990, Terry left<br />
again, this time to pursue his interest in Real Estate and a<br />
business venture in a butcher shop. In 1998, Terry heard<br />
through the grapevine that Warren had suffered a heart<br />
attack. He contacted Floyd Gerber to inquire about his long<br />
time friend. Warren was doing okay but would not return for<br />
some time. One thing lead to another and, within days,<br />
Terry was back at <strong>Erb</strong> covering the Claims department.<br />
The Claims & O.S.&D. THEN<br />
(l-r) back row: Doug Brickman, Vernon Schwartzentruber<br />
front row: Warren Wintermeyer, Bridget Steinmann,<br />
Colleen Dusky<br />
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When Warren returned to <strong>Erb</strong> after his recovery, Terry held<br />
the Claims co-ordinator position. In early 2002, Warren<br />
retired and Terry assumed the Claims Manager position<br />
which he still holds today. The next call he plans on<br />
answering is for retirement in a few years. Let’s hope he<br />
doesn’t forget to put his phone on Call Forward if he steps<br />
away from his desk. I wouldn’t want to take the call for<br />
him!!<br />
Diane Roes (Claims Research Assistant) came to <strong>Erb</strong> in<br />
April 1995. She worked in Document Control going<br />
through the bills from the various terminals (US &<br />
Canadian). In Sept. ‘01 she became the P.O.D (Proof of<br />
Delivery) coordinator and assisted with obtaining missing<br />
bills. In Dec. ‘03, Diane applied for, and accepted, the<br />
position of Claims Research Assistant. Her experience in the<br />
P.O.D department has been a definite bonus in this position.<br />
Last, but not least, there is me, Marcia Hanenburg<br />
(Claims Coordinator). I was hired at the <strong>Erb</strong> Group of<br />
Companies in Sept ‘01 to cover a position that had opened<br />
in Document Control. I went through the bills from the<br />
various terminals (US & Canadian). In Jan ‘02, I was<br />
approached and asked to apply for the Claims Coordinator<br />
position that was becoming available in February. And as the<br />
saying goes “the rest is history”!! Each day brings on new<br />
challenges and learning experiences. We look forward to<br />
them and to working closely with <strong>Erb</strong> employees and our<br />
customers.<br />
Marcia Hanenburg<br />
Claims Department<br />
<strong>Erb</strong>an Reporter<br />
The Claims Department NOW<br />
(l-r) Diane Roes, Terry Trachsel, Marcia Hanenburg
Scott Steckly 2004 Year in Review<br />
Scott Steckly’s 2004 CASCAR Super Series was one of his most successful campaigns to<br />
date. He finished with 1 podium, 8 top- six finishes, and 9 top- ten finishes overall. To top it<br />
off he finished seventh in the Championship Standings, a mere 84 points out of fourth<br />
place. Here is a brief summary of the 12 race CASCAR schedule that was run by Steckly.<br />
May 29 Steckly started the season on a very high note finishing third in the Mopar 250 at<br />
Delaware Speedway. Scott started the race in eighth and managed to work his way up<br />
through the field all night long. It would be Steckly’s highest finish for the season.<br />
June 6 Disaster struck for Steckly and the #22 team at Cayuga 2000 Speedway as Scott was<br />
spun by #02 Kerry Micks in turn #3. During the spin Steckly’s clutch had given out and he<br />
was forced to put his car in the garage area, so he didn’t risk further damage to the car.<br />
Steckly finished in 26th position, 19 laps off the pace.<br />
June 13 The #22 team got back on a roll at Peterborough Speedway as Scott bumped and<br />
grinded his way from his 11th place qualifying position into 4th place. Steckly was battling<br />
with Kerry Micks in the final laps for the final position on the podium.<br />
June 20 Mosport International Raceway was the scene for the first road course race and for<br />
the first time all season Scott qualified in the top - five. With very little passing going on<br />
Steckly would remain in fourth place for the whole day. After 4 races Scott was in 6th place<br />
in the Championship Standing with 550 points.<br />
July 4 The second race of the season at Cayuga 2000 Speedway produced no better results.<br />
Steckly would start the race in ninth, however on lap 39 he was involved in a collision with<br />
#11 Ron Van Es and for the next 36 laps he was driving around with a severely damaged<br />
race car. Scott finished the race in 28th position, 125 laps down.<br />
July 10 The Toronto Molson Indy was the scene of round six of twelve on the schedule.<br />
Again there was little passing by Steckly on the temporary street circuit. Scott qualified in<br />
fifth and came home in the sixth position.<br />
July 24 The <strong>Erb</strong> Group Race Team headed out west for the next two races. The first was<br />
being held in Vancouver, another temporary street course. In a similar race to the Toronto<br />
Molson Indy Steckly started in sixth and finished in fifth.<br />
July 31 Steckly brought home a second fifth place finish in a row at Calgary’s Race City<br />
Motorsports Park. After starting ninth Steckly was the race leader by lap 200 of 300.<br />
However he was unable to hang on and fell down to the fifth place. It was the only time<br />
that Scott would lead a race during the season.<br />
August 21 The <strong>Erb</strong> Group Race Team came back east for the final four races of the season.<br />
Mosport Speedway was next on the schedule. Steckly qualified fourth but he had a few set<br />
backs. Scott rear ended #39 Dave Whitlock and later he was spun by the rookie #11 Ron<br />
Van Es. Steckly recovered to finish in eighth place.<br />
August 28 Next up was the 1/3 mile oval of Peterborough Speedway. Steckly started in<br />
ninth, and following a collision involving most of the leaders Scott managed to pass 5 cars<br />
and move into the fourth position. He could not keep the top- five as Scott fell down to<br />
sixth in the last few laps of the race.<br />
Continued Page 41<br />
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Track/Location Distance Date Qualified Finished YTD Points YTD Rank<br />
Delaware Speedway 250 Laps May 29/04 8th 3rd 152 4th<br />
London, ON<br />
Cayuga 2000 Speedway 200 Laps June 6/04 9th 26th 252 9th<br />
Hamilton, ON<br />
Peterborough Speedway 200 Laps June 13/04 11th 4th 400 8th<br />
Peterborough, ON<br />
Mosport Int’l Raceway 51 Laps June 20/04 4th 4th 550 6th<br />
Bowmanville, ON<br />
Cayuga 2000 Speedway 200 Laps July 4/04 9th 28th 646 9th<br />
Hamilton, ON<br />
Molson Indy Toronto 36 Laps July 10/04 5th 6th 787 9th<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
Molson Indy Vancouver 35 Laps July 24/04 6th 5th 931 8th<br />
Vancouver, B.C.<br />
Race City (Qualifying Heat) 100 Laps July 30/04 3rd 4th 1079 8th<br />
Calgary, AB<br />
Race City Motorsports Park 300 Laps July 31/04 9th 5th 1227 8th<br />
Calgary, AB<br />
Mosport Speedway 200 Laps Aug. 21/04 5th 8th 1366 7th<br />
Bowmanville, ON<br />
Peterborough Speedway 200 Laps Aug,. 28/04 9th 6th 1506 7th<br />
Peterborough, ON<br />
Delaware Speedway 300 Laps Sept. 5/04 4th 6th 1649 6th<br />
London, ON<br />
Kawartha Speedway 250 Laps Sept. 19/04 13th 19th 1763 7th<br />
Peterborough, ON<br />
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22 Racing 2004 Year-to -Date Results
September 5 Scott had his best qualifying position on<br />
Labour Day Weekend at Delaware Speedway as Steckly<br />
started third in the next to last race in the CASCAR season.<br />
Steckly was forced to work his through the field all day long<br />
following an early pit stop which dropped Steckly down to<br />
14th place. He made it back up to third but was forced to<br />
settle for a sixth place finish.<br />
September 19 Steckly was looking to finish the season on a<br />
high note but that was not going to happen this time. The<br />
day got off to a bad start when Scott qualified in 13th, he<br />
made up many positions by a having an extremely quick pit<br />
stop moving into fifth. Midway throughthe race D.J.<br />
Kennington was being passed by Scott but Kennington<br />
turned down on the #22 car which spun out Kennington.<br />
Good Cheer Club!<br />
Marriages<br />
Modeen, Dave and Heidi<br />
North Bay, March 12, 2004<br />
Shantz, Jason and Kayla<br />
Baden, April 24, 2004<br />
Voordenhout, Marian and Kevin Robins<br />
Mississauga, May 11, 2004<br />
Van Riper, Karen and Mike Kane<br />
Thunder Bay, June 19, 2004<br />
Faulhafer, Chris and Shelly<br />
Baden, July 10, 2004<br />
Grenier, Frank and Paulette<br />
Ottawa, September 10, 2004<br />
Zehr, Roger and Beth<br />
Baden, September 25, 2004.<br />
Births<br />
Roote, Brian and Jenn (boy<br />
Baden, Feb. 27, 2004<br />
Wagler, Ethel and Stan (girl)<br />
Baden, April 17, 2004<br />
Benner, Steve and Judy (girl)<br />
Baden, Apr. 25, 2004<br />
Witter, Susan and Bob (girl)<br />
New Hamburg, April 30, 2004<br />
CASCAR decided to black flag Scott which put him one lap<br />
down. Later in the race he was spun by #42 Sean Stafford<br />
that put Scott another lap down. Steckly finished the race in<br />
19th, two laps down.<br />
Scott Steckly and the entire 22 Racing Team would like<br />
to thank all of the 2004 sponsors:<br />
The <strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies, Thermo King of Eastern<br />
Canada, AW Millwrights, Jutzi Fuels, CPL Systems, Mr.<br />
Transmission (Guelph), Commercial Babcock, TB Woods,<br />
Stratford Motor Products, Classy Collectables, PCL Graphics,<br />
Duplicolour, Guyons Performance, Filtakleen, and Holloway<br />
Automotive.<br />
This 2004 CASCAR Super Series season would not have<br />
been possible with their help.<br />
Kyle <strong>Erb</strong><br />
Cascar Reporter<br />
Singh, Kuldip and Mandeep (boy)<br />
Barrie, May 11, 2004<br />
Streicher, Perry and Miriam (girl)<br />
Baden, May 25, 2004<br />
Egarhazi, Alex and Eunice (boy)<br />
New Hamburg, June 7, 2004<br />
Montbriand, Fred and Marie-Eve (girl)<br />
Montreal, July 11, 2004<br />
Sarginson, Darryl and Chrystal (boy)<br />
Trenton, July 14, 2004<br />
O’Rourke, James and Marcia (girl)<br />
Trenton, July 20, 2004<br />
Pinard, Andre and Heather (boy)<br />
Barrie, Sept. 1, 2004<br />
Bumbaca, Erin and Erik (girl)<br />
Mississauga, Sept. 18, 2004<br />
Nooks, Cassel and Andrea (girl)<br />
Mississauga, Sept. 28, 2004<br />
Ramer, Philip and Candace (girl)<br />
Baden, Sept. 30, 2004<br />
Adoption<br />
Otten, Marty and Marilyn (girl)<br />
Mississauga, Feb. 1, 2004<br />
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The Shepherd’s Corner<br />
Cause to Celebrate!<br />
Our hats are off to<br />
Vernon, Viola and<br />
family for all the<br />
sacrifices and dreams<br />
they have had for 45<br />
years in building their<br />
company with honesty<br />
and integrity. They<br />
have watched the<br />
company grow from a<br />
lone gravel truck to<br />
what it is today! It is a<br />
credit to their honest,<br />
hard work.<br />
We all have<br />
celebrations that are<br />
part of our life,<br />
birthdays - that we lie<br />
about or wish people<br />
would forget - anniversaries, moves, or other events, and<br />
especially weddings, which come our way.<br />
Lois and I are celebrating a disappearing fiftieth year<br />
milestone in marriage. We celebrated our fiftieth wedding<br />
anniversary this June. It has taken a lot of hard work to<br />
reach this milestone. We took the time to look back and<br />
wondered to ourselves how we made it through those years.<br />
The family of four boys is a contract that takes a lot of care<br />
and concentration. Today, we still have three boys living with<br />
ten wonderful grandchildren - one of those grandchildren<br />
has already gone, too. On this journey, we have had the<br />
wonderful joy of births, birthdays and weddings. How did<br />
we interact with our boys, how can we share with others the<br />
secret of how we did it? For each couple, it takes their own<br />
ingredients to get the job done. For us, there are several<br />
important values that we need to share.<br />
The three core values that every marriage should be built<br />
upon are Faith, Hope, and Love. The first is FAITH. There<br />
needs to be faith in each other. We have committed<br />
ourselves to each other for better or for worse. This was the<br />
commitment we made the first day of our marriage. Also, we<br />
needed faith in others as we built our circle of friends. This<br />
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became the foundation of our social life. And, the<br />
cornerstone of all relationships is a strong faith in God. He is<br />
our creator and sustainer in every situation.<br />
The second value is the HOPE we have for the children<br />
we bare and for each other. Hope for our life situations, our<br />
homes, friends and work.<br />
The third is LOVE for each other. We had to work at that<br />
love. We are human and seek to go the easy road. When<br />
tough decisions needed to be made, that love had to be<br />
strong enough to hold the foundation together. We feel that<br />
we were never out of love at the same time. The bottom line<br />
is to love each other, and love God who first gives us the<br />
ability to love through every situation in life. This is familiar<br />
because they are biblical principles from Paul in 1<br />
Corinthians 13b.<br />
Trust steadily in God, Hope unswervingly, Love<br />
extravagantly. And the best of the three is LOVE.<br />
During the years we have known the <strong>Erb</strong> family, this is<br />
the kind of commitment that they have modeled in their<br />
family life and passed on to staff and friends alike.<br />
May God bless the <strong>Erb</strong> family, as they lead this wonderful<br />
company in the next 45 years!<br />
Rev. Jack Shepherd
25th, 35th and 40th Anniversary<br />
Celebration for 2004!<br />
Al Burgers, John Eidt, and Fred Ruby from Baden,<br />
Frank Grenier from Ottawa, Byron Swartzentruber<br />
from Winnipeg, and John Verkuyl from Trenton,<br />
celebrated their 25th Anniversary with <strong>Erb</strong> at<br />
various locations this year.<br />
Our employees, management, and significant<br />
others, had a great time reminiscing over the years<br />
that seemed to pass so quickly. The 25 year<br />
employees were presented with an <strong>Erb</strong> watch and<br />
a cheque from the company in appreciation for<br />
their faithful service to <strong>Erb</strong> Group of Companies.<br />
Also, we celebrated Ken Gerber’s 40th, and his<br />
brother Floyd Gerber’s 36th Anniversary with <strong>Erb</strong>.<br />
They each received a 10 inch Crystal <strong>Erb</strong> Tractor<br />
Trailer with personalized engravings, plus a cheque<br />
for their dedicated years of service. We couldn’t<br />
35th Anniversary Gift - 10” Crystal<br />
Tractor trailer!<br />
forget our esteemed President- so he, too, was<br />
presented with a Crystal <strong>Erb</strong> Tractor Trailer<br />
honouring his 45 years! Thank you, Vernon, for<br />
giving us the opportunity to work for such a<br />
caring, solid company.<br />
Besides the <strong>Erb</strong> watch given honouring 25<br />
years of employment, we now have a policy<br />
recognizing 35 years of employment with a 10<br />
inch Crystal <strong>Erb</strong> Tractor Trailer. We were glad to<br />
catch up with Ken and Floyd this year.<br />
Dorene Rudy-Snyder<br />
Editor<br />
<strong>Erb</strong>an Report<br />
(l-r) Ken Gerber, Al Burgers, Vernon <strong>Erb</strong>, Floyd Gerber,<br />
Fred Ruby<br />
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What’s Inside<br />
Celebrating 45 Years of Service 1,2<br />
From The General Manager’s Desk... 3<br />
Strategic Planning Update 4<br />
Truck Tire Fire! 5<br />
Thank you letters! 6, 7<br />
Sup-<strong>Erb</strong> Awards 8<br />
2004 Honour Roll 9-11<br />
Marty, Marilyn and their little Emily! 12<br />
Floyd & Tim Actually Surprise Dorene 13<br />
Dragon Wagon Time Again! 14<br />
2004 “Big Bike Ride for Heart & Stroke” 15<br />
A Handicap of One! 16<br />
<strong>Erb</strong>’s 11th Annual Charity Golf 16<br />
10th Annual <strong>Erb</strong> Montreal Golf 17<br />
8th Annual <strong>Erb</strong> Employee Golf Classic 18<br />
Eric Jones Memorial Golf 18<br />
Greetings from Rain Soaked PA! 19<br />
Unfortunate News from Our Baden Dock 20<br />
2nd Annual Bee Catcher? 20<br />
Hello from Mississauga! 21<br />
Summer and Fall News from Montreal 21-23<br />
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May warm, special memories<br />
brighten your holidays and<br />
May the wonder of Christmas<br />
be with you forever.<br />
-From Vernon <strong>Erb</strong>, Wendell <strong>Erb</strong> and everyone in <strong>Erb</strong>land to everyone in <strong>Erb</strong>land!<br />
Quebec City BBQ 24<br />
North Bay News! 25<br />
Hello From Ottawa 26, 27<br />
Thunder Bay 28<br />
News from Trenton! 28, 29<br />
“Rain, Rain, Go Away” 30<br />
Hi, <strong>Erb</strong>land! 31<br />
News from Winnipeg! 32<br />
Semi-Annual Grand Prize Draw 33<br />
Save Money-Insurance Discounts for<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Employees 33<br />
Canadian Operations Happenings! 34<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> International Inc. 35<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Expedite Inc. 36<br />
<strong>Erb</strong> Group Sales Report 37<br />
Claims Department 38<br />
Scott Steckly 2004 Year in Review 39-41<br />
Good Cheer Club! 41<br />
The Shepherd’s Corner 42<br />
25th, 35th, and 40th Anniversaries 43<br />
Christmas Greeting! 44<br />
Official Company Newsletter. Edited by Dorene Rudy-Snyder.<br />
published for the employees and their families at head office, our terminals in Baden, Barrie, Montreal, North Bay,<br />
Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Trenton, Windsor Distribution Centre, ON, Winnipeg, MB, and Elverson, PA.,<br />
and South Huron Fuels, Sarnia, ON<br />
Head Office: 290 Hamilton Road, New Hamburg, Ontario N3A 1A2<br />
(519) 662-2710 Fax (519) 662-3316<br />
“Another Cool Move”<br />
www.erbgroup.com