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WINTER 2014
SAFE. RELIABLE. PROFESSIONAL.
In this issue:
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT...
Employee Spotlight - Al Boxshall ....................... 2
Corporate Email Distribution List ....................... 2
Salvation Army Angel Tree Program ................. 2
Moncton, NB – The Place to Be… ..................... 2
Corporate Human Resources Update ................ 3
Driver reach-out Events: Program update ........... 3
R&G Christmas Party Photos............................. 3
Worker Injury Reporting Process ....................... 4
Sales & Business Development Update .............. 4
Step Toward Better Health ................................ 4
Shell Petroleum Group Record Performance ....... 6
Dorie’s Promise, Guatemala ............................. 6
Optional Health Benefits Program ..................... 6
Seaboard Leadership Training Program............. 7
Leadership Program for Module 1 .................... 7
HDL – A Transformative Year ............................ 8
Great Teamwork! ............................................ 8
AJ Weigand Update ....................................... 8
HNA Logistics ................................................ 8
50th Anniversary Holiday Celebration Photos .... 9
Human Resources Policy Reminder .................. 10
Mantei’s Update ........................................... 10
Employment Equity Update ............................ 10
Healthy Fleet ................................................ 11
20 Questions ......................................... 12, 13
Seaboard Scholarship Program ...................... 14
Photos Around the Company.......................... 14
Service Awards ............................................ 15
Fleet Update................................................. 15
Esso Division Continues on a Roll.................... 15
Employee Photo Contest ................................ 16
Employee Achievements ................................ 16
Coffee Corner Sudoku ................................... 16
I am so proud to be able to
congratulate our employees,
contractors, partners and service
providers on our 50th Anniversary
in business! There is not enough
space in this article to speak to all
that we have accomplished over
the past 50 years. My father, Joe
Shannon, started Seaboard as a
truck driver with one truck, one
trailer; and my Mother by his side
half a century ago. Seaboard is now
one of Canada’s most renowned
bulk transportation companies with
operations across the country and
into the United States.
After all of the evolution and
growth our organization has
experienced since 1964, the heart
and soul of the company is still
our employees. Thank you all
for your continued hard work,
innovation and dedication. You are
all ambassadors for our corporate
values. Special mention must be
made of the professional drivers who
serve our customers, transporting
goods, many of them dangerous
goods, in a Safe, Reliable and
Professional manner each and every
day.
We have a number of exciting
endeavors planned for the new year.
We will be implementing a new
corporate management program:
Plan. Do. Check. Act. (PDCA) across
the country. Additionally we are
finalizing TMW as our core dispatch
and billing software, as well as
launching a number of HR programs
focused on employees engagement
and retention. We remind all
employees to drive safely this winter
driving season.
Happy Holidays!
MARK SHANNON
PRESIDENT AND COO
www.SeaboardTransportGroup.com
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Employee Spotlight
Al Boxshall started working for
Wiebe in 2008. Since then, he has
been a constant inspiration to all
of us. Not only does Al perform
more than his daily share of tasks,
he is more than willing to take on
additional responsibilities to help
the company and his co-workers.
Some of the things Al takes care
of include, but are not limited to;
snow removal, yard maintenance,
hauling salt to local salt sheds,
washing units/ cleaning trucks, running for parts, short haul
truck recovery, cleaning the shop and rebuilding truck chains.
An example of Al going above and beyond; I brought him on
a cleanup job a couple of months ago - well Al hooked up to a
lowboy trailer, loaded a loader on it, drove that equipment a
half hour out of town, and helped with the cleanup. It is such
a privilege to work alongside such a dedicated, hardworking
individual.
SHAWN LABBE
SAFETY SUPERVISOR
WIEBE TRANSPORT
The Employee Spotlight will be a running feature in the
Headliner. Please submit nominations to: Jaime Campbell
Marketing Manager Seaboard Transport
[email protected]
Corporate Email Distribution
List: Attention Drivers and Fleet
Maintenance Staff
In response to the April 2013 Employee Satisfaction Survey,
a gap was identified in corporate communication. Many of
our announcements were not reaching our drivers and fleet
maintenance staff across Canada. The barrier that we face
is that our drivers and mechanics do not have corporate
email accounts. It is very important to us that you receive all
corporate updates and announcements that are relevant.
At this time we would like to welcome all drivers and
fleet maintenance staff who do not have a company email
address to send us your personal email address to be added
to the corporate announcement distribution list. Please be
advised that participation is purely voluntary. We will be
creating a distribution list to ensure all relevant corporate
communications reach our driving staff and fleet maintenance
staff.
If you are interested in being included on this distribution
list please email [email protected] with the following
information.
Salvation
Army Angel
Tree Program
The employees at
Seaboard Transport
in Dartmouth, NS are
eagerly choosing Angel
Tree Tags from their
Christmas tree to support
the Salvation Army’s
Angel Tree Campaign.
Each tag has a gender
and age of a child and
employees can choose
a tag to purchase a
gift for that child. At
the end of November,
the Salvation Army
picks up the presents
to be distributed to the
children participating in
the campaign. This has
been an ongoing tradition
at our Dartmouth office
and we are very proud to
support the cause.
KYLA CHAMBERLAINE
HR GENERALIST
Giving Hope Today
Moncton, NB – The Place to Be…
There has been a lot of exciting activity in Moncton recently.
We would like to send out a big welcome to our recent
additions to the Seaboard family in New Brunswick! We have
hired company drivers, owner operators, a night dispatcher,
and will continue to hire into the coming months.
We have hosted Open Houses in Sydney and in Truro, which
have helped industry people to get to know Seaboard, and why
we are a great group to join. If you know someone who is one
of the best, and is looking to join our driver group please send
them our way!
We are currently working hard on our “Back to Basics”
strategy, have cleaned up the yard, improved our truck
maintenance program, and activated the gate. We continue
to focus on driver and customer relationships, exceeding the
service expectations, driver scorecard performance, TMW
processes, and improving equipment utilization, in order to
increase miles and revenue. Our entire team is committed to
continuous improvement and growth over the next year.
1. Your name
2. Your email address
3. The division / branch that you work for
Thank you to our passionate team of drivers, maintenance
group, operations staff, safety support, and corporate support
groups, the Moncton Operation strive to be a vibrant, leading
team member of the Seaboard family of companies!
KYLA CHAMBERLAINE
HR GENERALIST
RICK JOHNSON
GENERAL MANAGER - HDL
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WINTER 2014
Corporate Human
Resources Update
We are pleased to announce that we are on-track with our
corporate Human Resources business plan for this fiscal year.
Our corporate HR team’s mandate is focused on implementing
and managing employee programs that focus on employee
development, engagement and retention. Our team is also
focused on partnering with various management teams and
employee groups in order to deliver strategic recruitment
activities and manage overall HR compliance. The Seaboard
Transport Group’s HR team continues to expand which
indicates a strong commitment to employee engagement and
retention from our company’s ownership.
R&G Christmas party on November 21st, 2014.
Long Service pin recipients 15 years Ken Bates (far left) and Laurence Sinkewicz (far right)
Business Plan Update
At the halfway point of this fiscal year, our corporate driver
turnover rate is projected to be 29.3% which is ahead of
the corporate target of 29.8%. This is a substantially lower
turnover rate in comparison with the transportation industry
trends. In addition, we are on track for our project / program
management timetables with corporate programs such as
town hall meetings, office staff training hours, driver reach-out
events and performance management. Finally, as a company
we are on track to hit our target of lost-time-injuries across
the company for this fiscal year due to a strong commitment
to safety among our operations teams, our HSE team, our
employees, as well as the HR department.
Employee Satisfaction Survey Follow Up
We are pleased to report an increase in the participation rate
among employees across Canada in last summer’s survey from
the previous year’s. The feedback from the survey has been
analyzed in-detail by the HR team and presented to the Senior
Management Team for review. The next steps in responding
to this survey will be to hold focus group meetings with
employees and contractors across Canada. These focus groups
will assist in developing specific action items and solutions
to the bottom 4 areas of satisfaction for all employees groups
across the country. These action items will be published for
all employees to view and will be executed upon over the next
fiscal year.
A reminder that all employees and contractors are welcome to
reach out to your regional HR representatives or myself directly
with any questions or concerns:
Western Canada
Samantha Dimock
[email protected]
Central Canada
Driver Reach-Out Events:
Program Update
In April 2014, The Seaboard Transport Group created and
implemented a Driver Reach-Out Program for all divisions across
Canada. This program was created to improve communication
and increase engagement with our drivers across the country.
We are confident that this program will lead to higher levels of
job satisfaction for our driving staff, which we believe will further
lower our corporate driver turnover levels. Our Operations
Managers have committed to holding reach-out events every 60
days.
With the close of our second quarter, and the beginning of the
third quarter; we are happy to announce that as a company, we
are on target for our fiscal 2015 goal with our reach-out event
frequency targets.
Here are some highlights from the program:
• Wiebe held driver reach outs at the Edmonton refineries on
October 1st and 2nd.
• Mantei’s hosted driver events on September 22nd and 29th at
both the Edmonton and Calgary locations.
• The Maritime Petroleum division held driver reach out events
on September 7th and October 10th.
• R & G Transport held events on September 29th and October
24/25th.
• Newfoundland Petroleum held an event on September 24th.
• An event was held by the Water division on September 24th.
• JP Baughan, Highway and Mail divisions held an event August
20th.
• Naphtha, Petro Esso, Petro Harmac and Toronto Liquid
divisions held an event on September 29th
Jocelyne Beaulieu
[email protected]
• GWR held an event on September 26th
Atlantic Canada
• GA Foss held an event on September 29th.
Kyla Chamberlaine
[email protected]
• The Dry Bulk division had an event on September 25th.
Have a great holiday season!
JASON FLEMING
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
[email protected]
• Montreal Petroleum division held an event on September 19th
Reach out events are scheduled every 60 days in each region for
our drivers, see your Operations Manager for the next scheduled
event in your region; we look forward to seeing you there!
SAMANTHA DIMOCK
HR GENERALIST
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WORKER INJURY
REPORTING PROCESS
Should an injury occur in the workplace
it is imperative that employees
follow the injury-reporting process.
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The injured worker should notify the
employer (dispatcher, operations
leader or direct supervisor) to report a
workplace injury.
Harmac North America Logistics
Since our initial startup in March of 2013, Harmac North
America Logistics (HNAL) has experienced successful,
continuous growth. To date, we have 22 contract
carriers signed on as our partners and a customer base of
approximately 20 shippers. We are a very diversified business,
unlike others in the industry. Our philosophy for success is
to provide tremendous customer service and stay focused on
the long term needs of our customers and carriers. Growth
opportunities come from customer and carrier satisfaction
in working with HNAL. We are excited about the new
opportunities being offered to us for 2015 and look forward to
continuing our growth strategies.
MICHELE GUARNIERE
MANAGER, HARMAC NORTH AMERICA
Step Toward Better Health
The Healthy Fleet Fit Bit Challenge
Seaboard Transport, in partnership with The Healthy Fleet,
is pleased to announce a new 5 month Fit Bit Challenge! This
challenge will start in January 2015 as part of our corporate
health and wellness strategy.
Please don’t wait to nominate yourself for the challenge! Six
co-workers will compete across Canada!
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The individual who is notified of the
injury will send an email to their
regional HR Generalist & Jason
Fleming; (Director, Human Resources)
immediately.
Regional Reps:
Atlantic Canada – Kyla Chamberlaine
Central Canada – Jocelyne Beaulieu
Western Canada – Samantha Dimock
The email must include the name of the
injured worker, their cell phone number,
their job type as well as all information
available about the injury.
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The HR team will partner with the
employees immediate supervisor
and/or HSE to submit an injury report.
Once the injury has been reported, the
HR Team will manage the claim with
the applicable Worker’s Compensation
Board.
Email your name to [email protected] by January 1, 2015 to
enter. Two participants will be drawn from each region and
mailed a Fit Bit in order to start the challenge by January 15th.
The challenge will run for 5 months and the winner who takes
the most steps will receive the Grand Prize. Which will be
announced in the next issue of the Headliner!
Good Luck!
JOCELYNE BEAULIEU
HR GENERALIST
The Personal Insurance; Partnership
with the Seaboard Transport Group
The Personal Insurance Company
now offers home, auto, and
pet insurance at a discounted
group rate for all employees of
the Seaboard Transport Group
of Companies. This includes
employees of Unique Personnel,
owner/operators, owner/operator drivers, and contract drivers.
The Personal Insurance has been providing group insurance
since 1974 and currently works with over 600 Canadian
organizations to provide group services.
Call The Personal Insurance Company and get your free
personalized insurance quote at 1-888-476-8737. Remember to
say that you are a member of the Seaboard Transport Group.
We would like to thank Glenn Dueck, Seaboard Company
Driver in North York, Ontario for suggesting this partnership.
Thanks Glenn!
Website: www.thepersonal.com/p-on/EN/Pages/home.aspx
WINTER 2014
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Shell Petroleum Group Hits
Record Performance
On October 18th, the Shell Petroleum group in Ontario
surpassed a new milestone for safety performance as they
recorded their 300th consecutive day without a mix on Shell
business. Like all drivers in Seaboard’s fleet, the Ontario
drivers have been faced with many challenges when delivering
petroleum in the busy Ontario market over the past year.
These challenges include an extreme winter, excessively busy
roads in the GTA and busy service stations. Throughout this
period which dates back to December 20th of 2013, our Shell
team of drivers have excelled by continuously remembering
their training and proper delivery procedures to ensure the
safe and efficient delivery of their loads. We now find this
group over 20,000 consecutive deliveries without a mix.
Peter Penstone, Shell’s National Distribution Manager, sent the
following note to the team:
“On behalf of Shell Canada, I would like to congratulate
Seaboard and its teams for 300 days of mix free performance.
Thank you to the dispatch and HSSE teams and most
importantly the drivers, who truly make this happen. It is a
testament of what can happen with attention to detail and
following procedures.
This is the best performance ever in the long-standing
relationship between Seaboard and Shell. Achieving Goal zero
is never easy but you have proven it can be done. Keep up the
good work and thanks for the outstanding performance!”
Optional Health Benefits Program
– Owner Operators and Owner
Operator Drivers
In response to the many requests to provide owner operators
and owner operator drivers with health benefits, the Seaboard
Transport Group has partnered with Manulife and Fraser &
Hoyt to provide an optional benefits program to our owner
operators and owner operator drivers.
Starting in May of 2013, all owner operators and owner
operator drivers across Canada have been eligible to enroll
in benefits through Manulife Financial. Your group plan is
administered by Fraser & Hoyt Benefits. Fraser & Hoyt will
manage program enrollment, answer any questions about
coverage, and process premium payments for this plan. Please
note that Seaboard has facilitated this program but will not
administer any portion of this plan.
To enroll, please phone:
Toll Free: 1.888.847.4424 / New Glasgow: 902.752.0663
Plan number: #57620
Plan Name: Owner Operator Association Group Insurance Plan
Please contact Fraser & Hoyt with any questions.
A reminder that this program is 100% optional – there is no
obligation to enroll.
Well done and congratulations to all.
Please note that owner operators and owner operator drivers of
Mantei’s Transport are offered an alternative program through
the Mantei’s benefits provider. Please contact Monica Brown to
enroll: [email protected]
TODD STAUFFER
GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS - CENTRAL ENERGY
KYLA CHAMBERLAINE
HR GENERALIST
Dorie’s Promise, Guatemala
On October 10th, 2014 Randy Shulz (R&G Operations Manager)
along with his sons Colson (17), Bennett (15), and Dillon (13)
Schulz with 13 other friends, flew off to Guatemala. Their Great
Adventure was to work with “Forever Changed International” at
Dorie’s Promise. (www.foreverchangedinternational.org)
Dorie’s Promise is a privately run orphanage that provides
children a structured home life in a clean and safe environment.
There were 26 kids in the home during our visit. We stayed at
Dorie’s Promise in the guest house. We made our own breakfast
in the morning and then for lunch and supper we would have
whatever the kids were having. There are 2 chefs on staff.
During our 7 days, we helped out by playing with the children as
well as with the daily work required to run the orphanage. The
children enjoyed murder ball, soccer, Canadian football, baseball,
catch, skipping and just a lot of running in general!
The lady’s at Dorie’s who take care of the children are called
“Special Moms”, they have a very special calling. They work
24 hours on, and then 24 off. Most of the people we met there
work 6 to 7 days a week. When we played with the kids, the
“Special Mom’s” would have time to do other work away from
the children. They had classes and meetings with people to
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thank them and inspire them. When we were away from the
orphanage, we got to see a lot of amazing things in Guatemala.
This is a photo of Belsi. She is 11 years old, and has been there
for 9 months now. She stole my heart.
By the way, that is icing on my nose!
RANDY SHULZ
OPERATIONS MANAGER
WINTER 2014
Seaboard Transport
Leadership Training
Program
Shown here are the most recent graduates of
the corporate sponsored Seaboard Transport
Leadership Training program held at the
Dartmouth facility during September 2014.
The program was initially designed for HSE
personnel and driver trainers, however,
it was identified last year that with a few
changes to format, it would have value
added to extend this program to all
personnel that are holding a leadership
position.
The program overviews modules such as the
fundamentals of safety, communication and
listening, understanding of the leadership
role, addressing adversity, presentation skills,
incident investigation – contributors and root
causes, and behavioral assessments; just to
name a few.
I would like to thank each participant for
their interest and subsequent engagement in
this leadership program.
Well done and congratulations.
HARV ROBERTS
DIRECTOR - HSE
Shown here at their graduation with their leather jackets and certification plaques are;
Front row from left to right:
Mike Lojzer, Compliance Supervisor – Toronto, ON • John Rector, Driver Trainer - JPB – Moncton, NB
Laurence Sinkewicz, HSE - R&G – Regina, SK • Jack Schlamp, Driver Trainer - Wiebe - Grande Prairie, AB
Tracey Orme, HSE Coordinator - Wiebe – Edmonton, AB
Back row from left to right:
Derek Cristofoli, HSE Coordinator – Seaboard – Toronto, ON • Chris Williams, HSE Coordinator – Seaboard – Montreal, PQ
Shawn Labbe, HSE Supervisor – Wiebe – Grande Prairie, AB • Jeff Gerber, Driver Trainer – Harmac Chemical – Toronto, ON
John Marcinkevics, Driver Trainer – Mantei – Edmonton, AB • Collin Harvey, Driver Trainer – Seaboard – St. John’s, NL Walter
Lottridge, Driver Trainer – GWR – Oakville, ON • Robert Misner, Driver Trainer – Dartmouth, NS
Lysa Munroe, Operations – Harmac – Toronto, ON
Leadership Program
for Module 1
Shown here are the most recent enrolled
participants of the Leadership Program
for Module 1 being held at the Dartmouth
Facility in November 2014.
Again, the program was well represented
from various brands across the country. It
provides a great venue for interaction,
sharing of ideas and experiences,
and allowed feedback for continuous
improvement.
Shown here are;
Back row from left to right:
William Vronick, Driver Trainer – Seaboard – Ottawa, ON • Rob Beattie, Driver Trainer – Harmac – Sarnia, ON
Martin Moffatt, HSE Supervisor – Mantei – Calgary, AB • Mark Wright, Team Lead Operations – Harmac – Toronto, ON
Mark Hoskins, Driver Trainer – Wiebe – Edmonton, AB • Ralph Murphy, Driver Trainer – GA Foss – Toronto, ON
Grayham Person, Driver Trainer – Mantei – Edmonton, AB • Guillame Duguay, Driver Trainer – Seaboard – Montreal, PQ
Front row from left to right:
Steve Spenst, Driver Trainer – Wiebe – Edmonton, AB • Dave Jenkins, Driver Trainer – Seaboard – Toronto, ON
Dave Smart, Driver Trainer – GA Foss – Toronto, ON • Charlie Girouard, Driver Trainer – JPB – Moncton, NB
The invitation was extended to all potential
driver trainers, all brands, all personnel in a
leadership capacity, and all operating orbits.
If you have interest in this program, please
discuss with your supervisor for more
information and endorsement for upcoming
programs.
Regards,
HARV ROBERTS
DIRECTOR - HSE
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HDL – A Transformative Year
Great Teamwork!
It has been a “transformative” year for our HDL
businesses.
The ASIST team is excited about the successful implementation of its new
fuel inventory forecaster functionality within our Central Petroleum group.
Our Chemical Liquid business, led by Greg
Coughlin, GM and Mario Brcic, Business
Development Manager, has really matured
over the last year. Greg has built an excellent
operations team to support the business and
consistently execute the fundamentals of
the business operation. The team’s focus on
controlling costs, improving asset productivity,
servicing the customer better and creating a better
environment for our drivers has led to improved
and sustained margins, a stable driver base and an
ever growing reputation in the marketplace that
Harmac will deliver on its commitments. Mario’s
leadership around customer rates has allowed
Harmac to continue its effort to become a leader
in the marketplace for bulk chemical liquid driver
compensation. Harmac increased compensation
programs to the drivers and owner operators this
fall. In addition, and most importantly, our safety
and responsible care performance in the Chemical
division has continued to improve and beat
targets.
Working with our Central Petroleum group, who embraced the philosophies
of inventory management that are now available to us through our newly
introduced TMW software, the Esso Operations group has improved
inventory forecasting, which, in turn improved the overall dispatch
process. Todd Stauffer, General Manager of Operations - Central Energy
was recently quoted saying, “our ESSO group has operated over 280 days
without a run out in one of the most challenging markets in North America,
thanks in large part to the effective use of this new automated process”.
Please join me in offering a big thank you and
word of congratulations to the Chemical Liquid
division team for a job well done. With success
comes growing expectations, and we all look
forward to Harmac building on our successes next
year.
Our Moncton business, led by Rick Johnson – GM
and Robbie Bisson – Operations Manager / Planner,
has faced challenges in a very difficult industry
sector. There have been significant changes to the
organization over the last year in Moncton which
we believe will lead to continued improvement in
business operations. The addition of Rick Johnson,
a tenured and well respected senior manager from
the general and automotive freight sectors, brings
a disciplined approach to management which will
help the Moncton Division close the remaining
operational gaps and position the business for
sustained growth. There have been a number of
new people added to the Moncton team. This
team’s work of late has stabilized and grown the
driver base in Moncton, stabilized service levels,
and allowed Moncton to take on two separate
mail contracts. They have also been working on
getting the operating fundamentals to a level that
is consistent and sustainable. The team has also
worked hard to improve the driver environment
and to that end passed along driver and owner
operator pay increases this past summer. The
Moncton Team deserves a big thank you for
the progress this year and we look forward to
continued improvement into next year.
DAVID MACDONALD
VP OPERATIONS - HDL
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When David Beaton, Senior Manager, Information Systems, discussed the
new functionality he noted a key to success was the quick adoption of the
new process by the ESSO Operations team and stated “we look forward to
achieving similar time savings for Operating Managers as we implement
the new functionality with the TMW roll out to other regions across
Canada”.
BRYANT DEVEAUX, C.A.
SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
AJ Weigand Update
The folks from South of the Border, AJ Weigand
(AJW), are pleased to report that we are on track
to hit our targets. We continue to work hard
to improve and grow the company in a Safe,
Reliable and Professional manner.
AJW is rolling out the Ambassador Program
and have selected the following individuals
as our Ambassadors: Craig Benfield, Chester
Schmucker, Brad Walser and Kris Weitkunat.
These individuals will work with management
to assist in the driver recruiting and retention process.
AJW has applied to become a Responsible Care Partner. We look forward
working with our two customer sponsors; Lubrizol, and Ashland. AJW
has expanded its customer base by adding new customers in strategic
geographic locations in the US.
MARK KADLEC
DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
HARMAC NORTH AMERICA
Community Matters
In October, the office staff at 721 Wilkinson Ave, Dartmouth collected
donations on behalf of Feed Nova Scotia for the East Christian Food Bank,
and received the following thoughtful note from Pat Rodenhiser, CEO.
“I wish to express our thanks for the lovely donation of food and other
items which you provided to the East Christian Food Bank. I can assure
you that each and every item was well appreciated and given out to our
clients. We served 206 families in the month of October.”
Thank you to everyone who participated.
MARK SHANNON
PRESIDENT & COO, SEABOARD TRANSPORT
WINTER 2014
Seaboard’s 50th Anniversary Holiday Celebration
Mark Shannon, President & COO, Seaboard Transport presenting the Group of Companies
Joe Shannon, Founder of Seaboard Transport
These gentlemen received a special service Award created by Nova Scotian Crystal for
their service. They are from left to right: Joel Shannon, Vice President Procurement, Darrell
MacNeil, Fleet Maintenance Manager, Jim Dibbin, Vice President Sales, Harry Kelley,
Regional Manager Operations, Harv Roberts, Director of Safety and Compliance, Robert
MacQuarrie, Senior Vice President Operations
5 Year Award recipient Bryant Deveaux, Senior Director of Finance
5 Year Award recipient Stephanie Lynk, Team Lead Fuel/Fleet
10 Year Award recipient: John Walsh, Driver
5 Year Award recipient: Rejean Frenette, Driver
5 Year Award recipient: Tim Coade, Driver
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Human Resources Policy Reminder
Ensuring our work environment is safe for all employees and
contractors is a top priority for the Human Resources Team.
Posted in lunchrooms, terminals, and driver rooms across the
country members of the Seaboard Transport Group of Companies
can find the following policies:
1. HR-4-A-14 Discrimination and Harassment Policy
a.
Provides general definitions for discrimination, harassment
and retaliation;
b.
Bans and prohibits discrimination, harassment and related
retaliation; and sets forth procedures for employees to follow
when they feel a policy violation has occurred.
2. HR-4-A-15 Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
a.
Prohibits workplace violence to ensure no worker is subject
to violence;
b.
Definition: Workplace Violence: Workplace violence
constitutes any action, conduct, threat or gesture of a person
towards an employee or independent contractor in their
workplace that can reasonably be expected to cause harm,
injury or illness to that employee.
3. HR-4-A-16 Workplace Bullying Policy
a.
Prohibits bullying the workplace to ensure no worker is
bullied;
b.
Bullying is usually seen as acts or verbal comments that
could mentally hurt or isolate a person in the workplace.
Sometimes, bullying can involve negative physical contact as
well. Bullying usually involves repeated incidents or a pattern
of behavior that is intended to intimidate, offend, degrade or
humiliate a particular person or group of people.
To learn more about each policy employees and contractors can
read the policies posted in their respective offices, locate the
policies on the company’s internal Intranet or email
[email protected] to obtain a copy of the policy.
Reporting Obligations – Employees
Individuals who believe they have been subject to or have
witnessed acts of discrimination, harassment, bullying or
violence or retaliation should report the events to the Human
Resources Director and a Senior Manager in a timely manner.
Report Obligations – Supervisors & Managers
Supervisors and managers are directed to take all appropriate
steps to prevent and stop discrimination, harassment, bullying
or violence in their areas of responsibility. Any supervisor or
manager who is subjected to, witnesses, or is given written or
verbal complaints of discrimination, harassment, bullying or
violence or acts of retaliation must immediately report it to the
Director of Human Resources.
Supervisory personnel who are contacted by an individual that
wishes to file a complaint of discrimination, harassment, bullying
or violence shall assist the complainant, and ensure that they are
able to contact the Director of Human Resources.
Enforcement
Seaboard Transport Group of Companies has a zero tolerance for
infractions of all of the above policies.
Violation of any part of these policies may result in disciplinary
action, up to and including termination.
JASON FLEMING
DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Mantei’s Update
Employment
Equity Update
Mantei’s Transport Ltd. lost a valued employee and friend this
fall. Mr. Jim Tymiak passed away July 26, 2014 at the age of 62.
Jim was a driver for Mantei’s, working out of the Regina branch
since May 2006. Our sympathy goes out to the Tymiak family.
We would like to congrate Billie Mantei (Compliance Admin) on
the birth of her beautiful little girl “Alyssa Joe” on May 15th.
Best wishes to the Mantei family!
Congratulations to Jesse Bailey (Midwest Shop Foreman) on the
birth of his beautiful baby girl “Isabel” on October 13th. Best
wishes to the Bailey family!
We are currently undergoing renovations in our Calgary branch,
which will expand our training area, and drivers room to make it
more driver centric. We hope to be done renovations early next
spring.
JIM TYMIAK
We are happy to announce
that on September 4th, 2014
we received confirmation that
our 2013 Employment Equity
Report had been closed. We
were awarded full Report
Compliance Index points for our
report. By receiving full points
this reinforces our commitment
to employment equity and the
success of our ongoing 5 year
plan.
We wish to congratulate Joe Shannon and family on 50 years of
success!
You can also see our
commitment to Employment
Equity on our website at: http://
seaboardtransportgroup.com/
careers/employment-equity/
MONICA BROWN
CONTROLLER
KYLA CHAMBERLAINE
HR GENERALIST
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HEALTHY
FLEET
WINTER 2014
The Seaboard Transport Group cares about the Health & Wellness of our
Employees and Contractors.
Effective July 1st, all Owner/Operators, Owner/Operator Drivers, Company
Drivers, Fleet Maintenance Staff and Office Staff will have FREE access to a
Health and Wellness program designed specifically for the trucking industry.
Sign up now at www.healthytrucker.com/signup to receive any(or all) of the
following:
Full Health Assessment
Personalized Nutrition and Fitness Report
Meal Planning
Fitness/Exercise Suggestions
Daily Text Tips
Daily Food and Exercise Log
Weekly Wellness Newsletter
100% of the program costs are covered by
the Company.
BONUS
In addition to the above, 25 applicants each month from Seaboard Transport
will be selected to receive Health Coaching from Melodie Champion.
Your Price: $0
Health Coaching Program Price: $39.95 (+tax)
(100% of the program costs are covered by Seaboard Transport)
Sign up here - www.healthytrucker.com/signup
HEALTHY
TRUCKER
1-855-422-8333 z healthytrucker.com
MRK-040414E
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WEST
CENTRAL
EAST
Jas Bains
Greg Coughlin
Joe Johnson
1.
Current position with the organization?
Business Manager, Mantei’s.
1.
General Manager Liquid Chemical Divison
1.
Division Manager Maritime Petroleum.
2.
Office location? Calgary, AB.
2.
Office location? North York, ON.
2.
Office location? Dartmouth, NS.
3.
# Years with Seaboard: 1.5 years.
3.
# Years with Seaboard: 2.5 years.
3.
# Years with Seaboard: 9 years.
4.
On an average day, what are some of the things
you might do? Oversee dispatch, interview and hire
drivers, look after process management, manage
driver and customer escalations, key financial run
outs, compliance, analysis and special projects.
4.
On an average day, what are some of the things you
might do? Review operational results for profitability,
resolve maintenance pay, maintenance, customer
and driver escalations.
4.
you might do? Keep the ball rolling in an efficient
manner.
5.
Why did you decide to become a Operations
Manager for a transportation company?
It was the next step of my succession plan. I began
my career with SLC in dispatch.
6.
What are some of your favourite projects that
you’ve worked on? Implementation of the Driver
Elog Program. It provided us a very valuable tool to
manage driver hours to both remain compliant and
also make sure drivers are getting the breaks they
need.
7.
What are the most challenging aspects of your job?
Weather and breakdowns.
8.
What is one aspect about your job people would be
surprised to know? 60 hour work weeks are very
common.
9.
What kind of education/degree program is best to
become an Operations Manager in this industry?
There is nothing like on the job training.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Why did you decide to become a Business Manager
for a transportation company? I like having variety
in my day, I am also working on my Certified
Management Accountant (CMA) designation which
aligns with the financial responsibilities.
What are some of your favourite projects that you’ve
worked on? Audit preparation - because I like
digging through information and compiling what the
current state of the business is and then determining
what we need.
I would say the most challenging aspect is overseeing
dispatch because of the variances you see day to day.
These can be volume related concerns associated with
weather, customer demand etc.
surprised to know? The number of times my phone
rings.
Obtain an educational background in business and
operations management.
10. What do you think some of the attributes of a good
Operations Manager are? Being personable, able
to deal with people, being analytically savvy, and
willing to accept change and run with it.
11. What are some of the trends you see emerging in
your field that could help today’s students prepare for
employment? Co-op programs are great because
often operations management have trainee positions
and they are definitely a good opportunity.
12. What are some of your professional and/or personal
goals for the future? Finishing my designation,
continue to travel as much as possible and to make
sure I have a balanced work/life.
13. Do you have any hobbies?
Basketball, skiing, ball hockey.
14. What is your favourite holiday and why? Christmas
because of the atmosphere. Everybody is happy,
and it’s a time to catch up with everybody.
5.
Why did you decide to become an Operations
Manager for a transportation company? Natural
progression in the management system.
6.
worked on? Margin optimization through lane
analysis and load pattern studies. I enjoy the mental
aspect of working with these type of numbers/
analysis projects and building relationships with our
drivers.
7.
8.
9.
Dealing with the vast personalities I interact with on
a daily basis. Understanding how to motivate and
successfully coach individuals and to keep them all
heading in the same direction to our overall goal.
surprised to know? The volume of calls, emails and
meetings in a normal day would surprise most.
Most days a degree in business with a minor in
psychology.
Operations Manager are? Good communicator,
consistent, calm, analytical and process driven.
your field that could help today’s students prepare
for employment? The business world still needs
people to work hard, be patient for advancement
opportunities and have some loyalty to their
employer. The need for skilled trades people is
a continuing issue in our business. Mechanics
and drivers are in short supply so to prepare
for employment in these fields would be a great
advantage.
goals for the future? Keep working hard and
growing the Liquid Chemical business.
Coach baseball and playing golf.
14. What is your favourite holiday and why?
Summer vacation.
15. What is your favourite food?
Beef burgers.
Steak.
16. What is your favourite music?
Hip hop.
16. What is your favourite music? Country.
17. What is your dream car?
Nissan GTR.
Bentley Continental GT.
18. What is your favourite place you have travelled?
New York, NY.
Hilton Head Island, SC because of the weather, golf
courses and the slower pace on the island.
19. If you weren’t an Operations Manager today what
would you be doing? I would be a lawyer.
would you be doing? Teacher.
20. If you won the lottery what would be your first
purchase? A condo building.
purchase? Winter home in Florida or Arizona.
20 QUESTIONS WITH...
Operations Manager are? Getting to know your
drivers and building relationships with them as well
as your dispatch teams are essential. Being able to
think on your feet and continue to function in high
stress situations.
for employment? With today’s very competitive
market you need to watch your bottom line closely.
Better utilization on your fixed assets.
goals for the future? Professional goals – To one day
be as good as Harry Kelley. Personal Goal – Get
back in shape.
Love all sports.
In operations I would like to cancel holidays, but if I
have to choose one it would be Christmas because
everyone is happier during that season.
BBQ Steak.
16. What is your favourite music? R&B.
Mercedes Benz SLS AMG GT.
Gillette stadium for a New England Patriots game.
would you be doing? Teaching.
purchase? A Motor Home to tour every MLB stadium
next summer.
WEST
CENTRAL
EAST
Marc Labbe
Danny Castellanos
Rick Johnson
1.
Operations Manager, Wiebe Transport
1.
Commercial Division Manager Central Energy
1.
General Manager – HDL
2.
Office location? North York, ON.
2.
Office location? Moncton, NB.
2.
Office location? Sherwood Park, AB.
3.
# Years with Seaboard: 16 months.
3.
# Years with Seaboard: 2 months.
4.
might do? A variety of duties, including guiding/
mentoring managers and dispatchers that report to me,
dealing with drivers, communicating with customers,
reviewing and addressing financial and maintenance
issues.
4.
you might do? Planning for the next day, recovering
from any escalations, recruiting, finance, human
resources, maintenance, property etc. In operations
you can wear a lot of hats.
5.
Why did you decide to become a Operations Manager
for a transportation company? I started off as the
business manager in Ontario and kept growing with the
company. As I grew into the role I began to realize that
the knowledge I was privileged enough to be privy to
and learned would have a greater impact if I were in
the position to make the actual decisions for my divisions
therefore increasing my personal level of job satisfaction.
5.
Manager for a transportation company?
Natural progression over the last 25 years within the
transportation industry.
6.
worked on? The one that sticks out to me the most right
now refers to our division’s performance in regards to
PM services.
worked on? Because of the short time I have been
with the company there are multiple large projects on
the go. I am enjoying the ones that are TMW related
as well as driver and customer focused projects.
7.
What are the most challenging aspects of your job? That
one is easy, it’s the daily firefighting. I try to attack every
day with a game plan (actually every week for that
matter) and find myself side tracked with firefighting a lot
of unexpected escalations.
What are the most challenging aspects of your
job? Balancing the daily activity to ensure you are
meeting driver, corporate and customer expectation
with the goal to continue to make us better each day.
8.
surprised to know? Probably the number of hats you
wear in a day – working with human resources to
finance in less than an hour sometimes.
9.
I think the best plan is a business program with
focuses on economics, finance, human resources
and organizational behavior. Then trucking industry
knowledge is learned through developing your
career.
3.
# Years with Seaboard: 1year.
4.
might do? Driver escalations, oversee operations,
safety, human resources and financials (profitability).
5.
6.
Manager for a transportation company? I’ve been in
the transportation business for 22 years; it’s a natural
progression and keeps me challenged.
worked on? Challenging our team to do better.
Working with people, bringing out the positives and
realizing potentials.
6.
7.
7.
Time management, it always seems I could use an
extra 12 hours in a day.
8.
surprised to know? It’s amazing how a thank you
and a smile can make someone feel.
9.
Finance background.
8.
Operations Manager are? Patience, being able to
handle stress, and people skills.
for employment? Study analytics and business
psychology.
goals for the future? CEO of Seaboard, what else?
Snowboarding, hockey and family time.
New Year’s.
Spaghetti or filet mignon.
16. What is your favourite music? ABBA to ZZ Top,
depends on the situation.
58 ‘vette.
Rockies, BC.
would you be doing? Probably driving a truck.
purchase? A family trip to Europe.
9.
surprised to know? I remember asking my supervisor
years ago “why is everything operations fault?” and he
answered me “because everything is operations fault”. I
think people would be surprised how much we are truly
driving the proverbial bus and how the decisions we
make (or don’t) affect so many outcomes.
Anyone who majors in Social Studies.
Operations Manager are? Firstly, a good operations
manager needs to clearly identify and communicate
what the organizations end goal is. Once you’ve
established that everyone is working collectively a
good manager should look inward to understand what
they have to offer their people whether it’s, resources,
training, education, guidance etc.
employment? I think the trendy answer to this would be
innovation in terms of technology and while this holds
true we have to recognize that in Ontario Market we
are becoming vastly multi-cultural and it’s imperative that
the future leaders of our company are people that can
transcend the barriers of culture, language or gender.
This is why I believe students from the social studies
disciplines will be of great value to our industry because
at the end of the day it’s still a “people business”.
goals for the future? I think being relevant every day
and making an impact.
Cross fit/Boxing.
14. What is your favourite holiday and why? Thanksgiving,
I love the fall season because it’s not too hot and not too
cold and the fishing is at its best, ...love it.
Anything my wife cooks.
16. What is your favourite music? Constantly varied, from
pop, to metal, to Johnny Cash, to Mile Davis.
Ferrari LaFerrari.
It’s a tossup between Greece and Tofino B.C.
would you be doing? I’d own a Crossfit/mixed martial
arts gym.
purchase? Anonymity (if that’s possible).
Operations Manager are? Interpersonal skills, strong
decision making and analytical skills and it helps
if you are a people person – to be a successful
manager you must be able to manage relationships.
employment? For the role that I’m in the education in
business is the way to go. For the industry, people
coming out of school need to look at the trucking
industry and understand the driver/mechanic
shortage that is occurring which creates opportunities
in those fields.
goals for the future? I plan to take the brand
division of Seaboard (JP Baughan) and make it the
division that it has the potential to be, and then grow
it.
I do home renovations and love to spend time with
my family as well as to travel and personal training.
14. What is your favourite holiday and why? Probably
July 1st, Canada day, because it signals the
beginning of summer which is my favourite time of
the year.
A really good lean steak.
16. What is your favourite music? Classic country.
1969 Mustang Mach- 1 428 cobra jet.
Aruba.
would you be doing? Probably a contractor doing
home renovations.
purchase? The first would be a big family vacation
in the South somewhere, and then the car.
20 QUESTIONS WITH...
Seaboard Transport Group Scholarship Program
In November 2011 we had the pleasure of introducing the
Seaboard Transport Group Scholarship Program. This
program offers a scholarship to the children of our office staff,
maintenance staff, driving staff as well as owner/operators and
their drivers towards post-secondary education.
Scholarships for the 2014-2015 Academic Year were awarded
to 30 well-deserving students representing multiple
operating divisions across the company who met the program
requirements.
The Seaboard Transport Group Companies Educational
Scholarship is open to all children of Seaboard (Group of
Companies) employees and contractors. This scholarship
program is an important part of our long term retention program
at Seaboard and demonstrates our commitment to being the
preferred place to work in the transportation industry.
MARK SHANNON
PRESIDENT AND COO
2014/2015 Scholarship Recipients:
Kelsey Armstrong
Parent: Mike Armstrong, Seaboard Transport
Angelina Kinderchuk
Parent: Les Tunke, Wiebe Transport
Sahril Ternes
Parent: Donald Ternes, Mantei’s Transport
Alissa Bakker
Parent: Ed Bakker, GA Foss Transport
Grace MacDonald
Parent: David MacDonald, Seaboard
Transport
Kent Timan
Parent: Myro Lawryshyn, Foss Transport
Elizabeth Blois
Parent: Harvey Blois, Seaboard Transport
Sara Campbell
Parent: Neil Campbell, Seaboard Transport
Marlanda Durant
Parent: Cathy Durant, Mantei’s Transport
Nathan Gates
Parent: Brian Gates, Seaboard Transport
Courtney MacKay
Parent: Rob MacKay, GA Foss Transport
McKenzie Mantei
Parent: Ron Mantei, Mantei’s Transport
Victoria McNeil
Parent: Sandy McNeil, Seaboard Transport
Abby Pearson
Parent: John Pearson, GA Foss Transport
Stephanie Verahegen
Parent: Dan Verhaegan, GWR
Shannon Verahegen
Parent: Dan Verhaegan, GWR
Dana Vesely
Parent: John Vesely, AJW
Lisa Vesely
Parent: John Vesely, AJW
Ashley Haines
Parent: Scott Haines, Harmac Transport
Dylan Pearson
Parent: John Pearson, GA Foss Transport
Amber Walser
Parent: Brad Walser, AJW
Jesse Hayer
Parent: Mark Hayer, Harmac Transport
Katherine Simms
Parent: John MacDonald, Seaboard Transport
Jamie Wicks
Parent: Cordell Wicks, Seaboard Transport
Zechariah Henderson
Parent: Paul Henderson, Harmac Transport
Joseph Spring
Parent: Mike Cannavino, AJW
Nicole Wicks
Parent: Cordell Wicks, Seaboard Transport
Janna Henzel
Parent: Roman Henzel, GWR
Travis Stauffer
Parent: Todd Stauffer, Harmac Transport
Mitchell Williams
Parent: Debbie Pumphry, AJW
Photos Around the Company
Shown here is the HR Team at the Driver Reach Out event
in North York. Employees and contractors were treated to
a fire oven pizza truck!
Shown here is Karamjit Singh receiving
his 5 year service award.
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Left to right - Kelly Vultao (Recruitment and Retention
Specialist - Harmac Transport), Jocelyne Beaulieu (HR
Generalist), Kyla Chamberlaine (HR Generalist), Julianna
Debedin (HR Co-op Student), and Simon Ma (Recruitment
Process Manager)
Pumpkins – The employees in the Dartmouth, NS participated in a
pumpkin carving contest for Halloween. Congratulations to Shirley
Deveaux – Accounts Payable who won the contest! (4th pumpkin in
from the left)
WINTER 2014
Congratulations to our years of service
award recipients. We would like to
sincerely thank you all for your hard
work, dedication and commitment.
5 Year Service Award
Stephanie Lynk (Seaboard)
France Thibodeau (Seaboard)
Michael Armstrong (Seaboard)
John Ashurst (Seaboard)
Bruce Beechey (Seaboard)
James Sr Blagdon (Seaboard)
Lorne Brenton (Seaboard)
Matt Buffett (Seaboard)
Harvey Butler (Seaboard)
Tim Coade (Seaboard)
William Corbett (Seaboard)
Travis Crowell (Seaboard)
Glenn Dueck (Seaboard)
Rejean Frenette (Seaboard)
Mario Furman-Vilchez (Seaboard)
Stephane Harvey (Seaboard)
Roman Henzl (Seaboard)
Abbas Issa (Seaboard)
David Johnston (Seaboard)
John Kropf (Seaboard)
Pierre Lalonde (Seaboard)
Martin Leduc (Seaboard)
Charles May (Seaboard)
John McAnespy (Seaboard)
Brad McNeil (Seaboard)
Frederic Morel (Seaboard)
Christopher Mullin (Seaboard)
Tony Pardy (Seaboard)
Dale Parlee (Seaboard)
Lorne Patterson (Seaboard)
Imre Peski (Seaboard)
Osman Rana (Seaboard)
Eric Robidoux (Seaboard)
Simon Roy (Seaboard)
David Saunders (Seaboard)
Paul Shepherd (Seaboard)
Bill Evans (Mantei’s)
Dan Greenland (Mantei’s)
Mark Lofthouse (Mantei’s)
Ali Abid (Harmac)
Deano Fortella (Harmac)
Alex Lawryshyn (Harmac)
Myro Lawryshyn (Harmac)
David MacMillan (Harmac)
Mandeep Mader (Harmac)
Parwiz Mohiby (Harmac)
Kai Song (Harmac)
Al Yalchin (Harmac)
Admir Arnautovic (Harmac)
Terilee Friesen (Wiebe Transport)
Peggy Barnes (Wiebe Transport)
Carman Torgerson (Wiebe Transport)
Darren Ottmeier (Wiebe Transport)
Glen Pilgrim (Wiebe Transport)
Charles Magdanz (Wiebe Transport)
Chris Long (Mantei’s)
Cory R. Mantei (Mantei’s)
Khamboum Askharth (Harmac)
Doug Anderson (Harmac)
Ed Chaffe (Harmac)
Sam Galastan (Harmac)
John Walsh (Harmac)
Barry Wilson (Harmac)
Johnathan R. Brown (Mantei’s)
Mal Weston (Mantei’s)
Steve Spenst (Wiebe Transport)
Douwe Bouma (Wiebe Transport)
Robert Fijalkowski (Mantei’s)
Rene Lefebvre (Mantei’s)
I am happy to announce that Harmac is now accredited by
Transport Canada to perform M5 testing on our propane tankers.
Previously, all this work had to be done at a sublet facility, so this
is great news for the company.
Harmac is also pleased to have performed it first Propane M5
testing in our Sarnia garage. Our garage in Grande Prairie is
licensed to perform the M5 testing by Transport Canada, and
before Sarnia was the only place these inspections could be
done within the Company. I would also like to announce that
Garry Stewart traveled to Dartmouth to train technicians from
Dartmouth, Sydney and Moncton to perform the annual VK portion
of B620 testing recently and extend thanks.
DARRELL MACNEIL
FLEET MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Esso Division Continues on a Roll
Stewart Bonnefant (Seaboard)
Mark Carter (Seaboard)
Russ Craig (Seaboard)
David Deyman (Seaboard)
Charles Holmes (Seaboard)
Chris Strome (Seaboard)
John Warren (Seaboard)
Darin Rufiange (Wiebe Transport)
Fleet Update
Rod Mckinnon (Wiebe Transport)
Wilfred Lumley (Mantei’s)
Jim Scott (Wiebe Transport)
Robert Mackay (Wiebe Transport)
30 Year Service Awards
35 Year Service Awards
Carol Raessler (Mantei’s)
Ron Mantei (Mantei’s)
In late September, Central
Energy was able to
celebrate a remarkable
achievement with our Esso
team of a perfect summer
without a carrier caused
runout. The drivers and
Pictured with Bob MacQuarrie and Todd
Stauffer are the Esso Operations Team
operations group were
of Derek Cristofoli, Dan Fisher, Serhiy
able to accomplish this feat
D’yachyshyn, Samer Zein, Bernard
Kuzhangaira and Feisal Lalani.
despite an unusual amount
of terminal delays and
supply outages. The group received a letter of commendation
from Rick Quillin, National Fleet Manager for Esso as well as
receiving congratulations from Senior Vice-President of Energy,
Bob MacQuarrie and General Manager, Central Energy, Todd
Stauffer.
As of this writing, the group is now at 235 consecutive runout free days (16,000 deliveries!) as they set their sights on a
clean winter. Please join with us in congratulating this entire
team of drivers and Operations personnel on this remarkable
performance.
TODD STAUFFER
GENERAL MANAGER OF OPERATIONS - CENTRAL ENERGY
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Corporate
Facebook Page
Would you like to connect with friends and co-workers across
the country? Would you like to receive regular updates on
our corporate programs and announcements? If so, you can
follow us on Facebook. You can access our Facebook page
by searching for “Seaboard Transport Group of Companies”
on the Facebook site.
Don’t forget to “Like” our corporate Facebook page!
Employee Photo Contest
In our ongoing search for beautiful photography
to use in marketing campaigns etc., we are having
a photo contest! The idea was born when this
gorgeous photo of one of our trucks at sunset
was discovered. This photo was taken by Mervin
Schenher, Mantei’s.
Please submit to me the nicest non-professional
pictures you have of our trucks and/or facilities
and we will post them in the next issue of the
Headliner. The photos will be judged by Mark, and
winners will be determined to receive a gift card
for fuel! First place winner gets $300, second gets
$200 and third place will get $100!
Please send submissions to:
[email protected]
Employee Achievements
We would like to congratulate the following
employees on their achievements:
Simon Ma, Recruitment Process Manager
Received his Certified Human Resources Leader
(CHRL) Designation. The CHRL designation is a
nationally recognized level of achievement within
the field of human resources.
Jackie Digout – Financial Project Manager
Graduated with her CMA designation in October.
The CMA (Certified Management Accountant)
designation is a nationally recognized level of
achievement within the accounting field.
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