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In This Issue
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Note from Bob Heniff
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New Corporate Office
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Responsible Care Partner
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Terminals Update
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Trailer Fleet Renewal
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Note from Bob Heniff
Dear Valued Customer:
As we start the new year, I would like to take this
opportunity to update you on some of the changes at our company. 2007
was certainly a very exciting year for our company. From a terminals
perspective, we now have nine locations. With this expanded footprint,
we now have much-needed rail-to-truck transloading capability to meet
customers' needs.
We've also added a very large number of
state-of-the-art trucks and trailers last year to meet the shipping
demand across our growing list of terminals. The new equipment is
engineered to be as light as possible to increase payload, without
sacrificing durability.
The addition of many new employees is the key reason for our
success in 2007. We added a large number of drivers, new dispatch
employees and many office/management professionals. Most recently, we
added Bob Leetch as Chief Financial Officer. Bob brings a wealth of
knowledge to Heniff as a chemical industry veteran. Leon Lupina was
added as Director of Safety. Leon is responsible for
driving continuous improvement across all safety-related activities and
processes. In addition, we've also added Bryan Crow as Site Manager
at our Garland, TX
terminal and Jon Hays as Terminal Manager at our Alsip
location. With these changes, Scott Templeman is taking on an expanded
role to oversee our terminals and to ensure a high level of consistency
and quality in our operations and service. In addition, Sue Bell is
taking on an expanded role to oversee our billing, contracts and pricing
to drive continuous improvement in these critical areas.
In 2008, we're continuing our effort to rapidly expand our
equipment fleet, to continuously improve our operations, and
to carefully expand our terminal footprint. As we grow our
business, we're taking great care to ensure you receive the same high-quality
service that you've always received from the Heniff team. As always, we
greatly appreciate your business and look forward to working with you
this year.
Heniff
Transportation Systems, Inc.
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Recent Additions
to the Heniff Team
Jon Hays
Terminal Manager
Alsip
, IL
Bryan Crow
Site Manager
Garland
, TX
Zach Hill
Dispatcher
Channahon
, IL
Joe Zolecki
Staff Accountant
Burr Ridge
, IL
Mary Keefe
Administrative Asst.
Burr Ridge
, IL
Nicole Belser
Safety Asst.
Alsip
, IL
Stephanie Madey
Terminal Assistant
Alsip
, IL
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Hello,
Welcome to the second edition of our
quarterly company newsletter, the INFORMER! The purpose of
this communication is to help update you on all of
the exciting changes happening at our rapidly-growing
company.
We would greatly appreciate your input regarding
the type of information that would be useful to you as a valued
customer of Heniff Transportation Systems.
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New Corporate
Office
Please take note of our
new corporate office address:
Heniff Transportation Systems,
Inc.
Office Phone: 630-230-2100
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Accepted in ACC's Responsible
Care® Partnership Program
Heniff Transportation Systems has been accepted
into the American Chemistry Council's Responsible Care® Partnership
Program. The program was launched over nineteen years ago to ensure the
chemical industry makes health, safety, security and the environment a
top priority. Widely recognized as a large and very successful
performance initiative, Responsible Care® helps companies to
continuously improve their practices and to collectively share their progress
with the public.
As a Responsible Care®
Partner, Heniff Transportation Systems makes a commitment to support a
set of guiding principles designed to help companies across the
chemical industry. "We're very proud to become a Responsible Care
Partner. Our acceptance into the program is a testament to our deep
commitment to safety and security in every aspect of our
business," said Bob Byers, Manager of Safety and Compliance.
"We strongly believe the guiding principles are directly aligned
with our laser-like focus to continuously improve our performance in
delivering bulk chemicals safely and securely."
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New Louisiana-based Terminal
In an effort to meet the growing demand for
transloading capability in the GulfCoast region, Heniff
Transportation now has a New
Orleans terminal located on the New Orleans
Public Belt (NOPB). To ensure operational consistency,
this terminal has been fully indoctrinated on our
in-depth safety and security practices.
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Size of property: 15 acres
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Railroad access: UP, BNSF, NS,
KCS, CN, CSX
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Six tracks, each 2000 feet
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Track capacity (cars): 120
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Hours of operation: 24x7
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Operating rail station: New Orleans Public Belt
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Security: Fenced and patrolled
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Commodities handles: Liquid bulk materials
For more information
regarding this terminal, please contact us at 1-877-HENIFF1.
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New Texas-based Site
Our newest terminal, located in Garland, TX, strengthened
our capabilities in the south central region of the
country. Following is a list of capabilities for this
terminal.
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2 offices (800 sq. ft.)
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Large storage tanks
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Outside storage: 1.5 acres
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Trailer staging capacity: 20 trailers
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Security: Fenced in
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Hours of operation: M-F, 8-5
For more information
regarding this terminal, please contact us at 1-877-HENIFF1.
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Trailer Fleet Renewal
As reported by a variety of chemical industry experts in
recent years, there are too many old tank trailers on the
road today. Even though manufacturers produce well-built trailers,
they're not designed for infinite life. Today, the average age of tank
trailers across the industry is over 10 years old.
Moreover, approximately one out of six of these trailers
is rapidly approaching 20 years old. If not maintained
properly, aging trailers can obviously be a major problem for any
carrier, their customers, as well as the general public.
Maintaining a
young trailer fleet is absolutely paramount at our company. Unlike
most bulk chemical carriers across the industry, we're rapidly
replacing and expanding our trailer fleet every year. Each year, we're
adding hundreds of trailers to our fleet. Currently, the average
age of our trailer fleet is only 6 years old. Over 50% of these
trailers are less than 3 years old.
With a
large increase in the size of our trailer fleet by year end,
our average trailer age will drop even further to one of the lowest in
the industry. In addition to providing a level of comfort that our
trailers are safe, our newer trailers enable us to have the best
technology, increased payloads, and improved durability.
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