December 11, 2012 Volume 12 & Issue 12

The Carriers That Care!

GOING TO VEGAS!

Compliments of Hi-Way 9 Dylan Shewchuk of Team 9 Red Deer was drawn as the winner for a trip for two, flight, hotel, transportation and $1000 spending cash. This draw just added to the excite-ment of the annual Hi-Way 9 Christmas celebrations. We look forward to the pictures, Dylan!

Jaser Rhatib

Money for Team 9

1. Weigh-IT $102,154.10

2. Pro Miles $10,337.50

3. Admin 42 $2,600.00

4. Pro Tech $1,000.00

5. Fuel Whopper $0.00

Total $116,091.60

Money Wasted

A. Claims / Cancelled $16,708.50

B. Misdirects $13,200.00

C. Undelivered $960.00

D. Admin 42 $0.00

E. Fuel Whopper $18,000.00

F. Non reported R&M $0.00

G. Vehicle Claims $40,471.05

Total Wasted $76,304.55

Crystal Hall James Stebanuk

John Korsh

Four zones-four Team 9 winners! December’s quarterly draw was for $500 Walmart gift certificate-the perfect prize for the beginning of a busy holiday season. Congratula-tions to these 4 Team 9 members! The next question-who will be March’s winners?

Kyle Bradley’s, son of Brad Hill (Streamline,

Edmonton), card design was chosen for Hi-Way

9’s annual Christmas card for their customers.

He was presented with an IPOD touch for his

efforts. Thanks Kyle!

Looking back at the year it amazes me how time flies. With collabora- tion of the group and each person’s effort I would like to thank each and every one of you for a successful year.

The company has shown steady growth through an uncertain economy. This just shows that each group is poised for its challenges and has executed their plan with a solid TEAM.

Darrell Kohut (vice president) has been looking at the fleet and we are excited to tell you we are adding more new equipment to the entire system. This is our con-tinuous journey of making things better for YOU-Team 9.

Quality Share Program for 2012 We have had the four quarterly draw prizes:

March -Fuel Cards, June -IPADS, September -Fuel Cards, December –Walmart Certificates Couple this with the payouts for quality share ($597.69 per qualifying Team 9 member-not including December’s total), and Team 9 has certainly proven the program is worth the effort.

Because each Team 9 member has focused in 2012 and made this a great year, an additional prize of a Vegas trip for two (including flight, hotel, transportation and spending cash) was awarded at the annual Christmas celebration. Included in the evening was also the annual Awards recognition (December 1st), presented with over 320 Team 9 members and their guests in attendance. With the holiday season, family is never to be forgotten. Three children’s Christmas parties were hosted (Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer). Knowing each child (of which there were more than 115, plus their parents) walked away with a gift, a full meal and laughter from the entertainer, makes the effort well worth it. Looking back at the year, one cannot forget the annual Team 9 Golf Tournament in September, which boasted over 120 participants as well.

I would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart for your dedication, time and willingness to make this company a great place to be a part of. I am humbled and honored to be working with such an amazing TEAM.

I look forward to an exciting year ahead and the new adventures that 2013 will offer.

Enjoy the Christmas Season with Family and Friends, for that’s what its all about.

Thank you; Dean Kohut President Hi-way 9 Group of Companies

AwardsAwardsAwardsAwards

Alvin Kohut Award

Frank Kohut Award

Outstanding Award

In honor of Alvin this award is presented to

the individual who represents consistency,

longevity and a positive team environment

to making Hi-Way 9 a better place.

Award Recipient: John Tkachuk Honorable Mention: Dave Bergen

Lonnie Killaby

In honor of Frank this award is presented to the

individual who demonstrates outstanding

salesmanship throughout the year.

Award Recipient: Alex Spicer Honorable Mention: Wayne Linde

Sylvia Kirk

In honor of Lorry Boldt this award is presented to

the individual who shows an intense amount of

dedication commitment and integrity throughout

the year.

Award Recipient: John Gallant Honorable Mention: Lawrence Mosher

Nick Patterson

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For vacation pay requests for the end of December, please contact Donnerene in Drumheller (1-800-622-

5800) for requests by December 20TH.

PAY DAY will be December 24th, even though we are

closed, it is still a banking day.

The challenge was out-to any child rela-

tive of a Team 9 member to design Hi-

Way 9’s Christmas Card. Incredible sub-

missions were contributed-and while

there was only one selection that could be

chosen, everyone was a winner in our

eyes! Thanks all! (see the back page of this newsletter for the card design winner)

JANUARY

1 TRISTEN HALL

DECEMBER 1 ABDI ELMI

16 GABREILLE CRYER 1 LEX ROUBLE

17 MIKE SHILSON 1 MOHAMED TRAORE

18 STEPHANIE HIRSCH 2 SHARIKA PRASAD

18 BRIAN YUSKIW 2 REG BIGFORD

18 CHRIS PITTMAN 3 NELLIS FOESIER

19 TYLER HATCHER 4 GABRIELLA DOWNING

19 STEPHAN LYONNAIS 5 SHARON MARTIN

19 KYLE STUCKEY 6 MIKE BEST

19 BRAYDEN BUTTON 7 DAVID BERGEN

20 CASSANDRA CHAPMAN 7 MONIKA LEITZ

20 GIANG LE 7 JOEY KIRK

20 KRISTI ACKERMAN 7 TANIA LAPLANTE

21 LONNIE KILLABY 7 LINDSEY HOPPUS

21 SUAD ELMI 8 WAYNE STOBBS

21 CHRISTIAN HEARD 10 CHAD LARSON

21 ROBIN ROBINSON 10 GAIL WALTER

23 KALEENA REED 10 KYLIE PINE

23 CRYSTAL CLIFFORD 11 RAFAEL MARRERO

24 MADISON COLBERG 12 WAYNE LINDE

25 TIMOTHY CARBREY 12 JESSE DUNNING

25 STACEY PINE 13 PAULINE BELMORE

26 SCOTT ROBINSON 13 AHSLEY MCINTOSH

26 KAYLA TAYLOR-STUCKEY 13 CHARLES MOUSSEAU

27 TONY ADAMS 13 MEGAN LIVINGSTONE

27 CONNOR O'BRIEN 14 MATHEW RIGEL

27 CADEN GALLAGHER 14 JOHN FRIESEN

28 TERRY SHILSON 14 FABIN FOX

28 TOM CHAPIN 14 MICHAEL RILEY

29 SHARON SMITH 14 JACKIE SERAFINCHON

29 IVAN BRYANT 14 TONY GREEN

31 TYLER FRIESEN 15 THIERNOALIMOU DIALLO

31 SIERRA FISCHER 15 LANCE MELNICK

Administrative Award

Line Delivery Award

Pickup & Delivery Award

In honor of John Lucey, presented by John’s wife and daughter,

awarded to the highway driver that shows dedication, safe and

efficient operation of his/her equipment and show respect toward

the company throughout the year.

Awarded to the P & D driver that shows dedication, excellent

company representation and safe efficient operation of his/her

equipment through the year.

Awarded to the line delivery driver manager that shows

dedication, commitment, excellent company representation

and safe efficient operation of his/her equipment throughout

the year.

Award Recipient: Rob Hayward Honorable Mention: David Harty

George Nicholls

Award Recipient: Collins Ejikeme Honorable Mention: Charles Mogga

Andy Arseniuk

Award Recipient: Stu Veno Honorable Mention: Greg Hemphill

Steve Bown

Highway Driver Award

In honor of June Keddes, this is awarded to the individual

who show dedication, commitment and excellent company

representation, an award that could as easily be called the

indispensable assistant award.

Accident Report November 2012 Darrell Kohut

Vice President, Operations/Maintenance

AwardsAwardsAwardsAwards Accident Report, New Team Members, In MemoryAccident Report, New Team Members, In MemoryAccident Report, New Team Members, In MemoryAccident Report, New Team Members, In Memory

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Award Recipient: Cassandra Chapman Honorable Mention: Yvonne Capson

Kim Smith

Remember to extend a jolly welcome to The New Team 9 members!

Date Location Incident Estimated

Red Deer Driver was on icy road, lost control and vehicle went on its side $20,000

RMH Driver hit fence at customer yard

Nov 1,2012 Edmonton Driver was on Gretzky drive and slid on ice and jacknifed his truck $2,500.00

Nov 6,2012 Calgary Driver was at Vitran yard and caught door on trailer and tore it off

Nov 11,2012 Calgary Driver was parked making delivery and was struck by TP $1,700.00

Nov 14,2012 Edmonton Driver was sliding on ice and caught tailight on vehicle in front of them $1,500.00

Nov 14,2012 Edmonton Driver was backing into customer door and hit step, damaged light on truck

Nov 13,2012 Edmonton Driver was leaving shippers dock, his door wasn’t hooked, came undone and struck truck beside him $1,000.00

Nov 22,2012 Calgary Driver was on off-ramp, fishtailed and hit car next to him $4,000.00

Nov 24,2012 Westlock Driver was backing in dock, door came unlocked and tore off trailer door

Nov 30,2012 Calgary Driver was clearing road for house move and while backing struck a pilot truck there $10,000.00

Nov 30,2012 Edmonton Driver was travelling in lane and turned into a car beside him, causing side damage to car $3,500.00

November has been a pretty decent month considering the operating conditions we have had. There is some inattention to door locks

and icy roads that we still need to work on but it is better. Merry Christmas and happy New years to you from me and lets make

2013 the best year ever! Thank you, Darrell

IN MEMORY… DARREL MACINTYRE TEAM 9 EDMONTON

On October 7 of this year our team suffered a tremendous loss with the passing of Darrel Macin-tyre. Darrel was the longest serving member of our team in Edmonton, he joined the team on a full time basis in March of 2000. Everybody knew Darrel and the outpouring of support for his family from near and far in the company when he left us was overwhelming and spoke volumes about how this kind and gentle man was thought of. Darrel filled many positions

during his career with Hi-Way 9. He knew our system inside out and backwards and was accomplished at many facets of it. He did highway dispatch, afternoon foreman, night foreman, forklift operator, lead hand, Truckall supervisor, just to touch on a few. Darrel also took over and ran the Edmonton South building when we moved into the old Alta Transportation building from our original site on Wagner Rd. It was pretty crude compared with the facility we now work in but Darrel was always there with a smile and getting the freight moving was his passion. He was originally a computer guy but loved the freight business and left an office job to do what he really wanted to do – move that freight. It was a common sight to see other employees around Darrel to just talk or looking for a little advice or guidance – he always made time for people and he truly did not have a mean bone in his body. Everyone knew you could always approach him about anything and he would take the time to do whatever you needed- he was the “give you the shirt off his back” kind of guy. Darrel was a talented musician – a “rock star” in his kids eyes. You would never have to ask if Darrel was going to be in to work on Halloween – it was a standing day off for him. His family was his pride and joy and you knew every Halloween Darrel would be out with his kids loading up candy and getting in the time he loved to spend with them. Darrel and Cynthia had four children – Nathaniel, Delia, Avery, and Riley. He always had a little smile on when he talked about having two of his children named the same as towns we service. He changed the spelling in Riley but what the heck. This past September Darrel brought his oldest son Nathaniel to the golf tournament in Pine Lake and they had a great day together along with the many friends Darrel has made over the years at Hi-Way 9. Darrel was a big be-liever in attending the various functions the company put on and you could count on seeing him at bowling, golfing, car draws, Christmas and whatever else might be going on. We, his Hi-Way 9 family, are missing him in a way that you can’t ex-press in mere words. Darrel Macintyre was such a big part of our world that it is difficult to accept that he has left us. Farewell my friend, fare well. Reg Trentham Northern Alberta Operations

NAME POSITION

CALGARY

TODD KUPSER DISTRIBUTION

CAMROSE

NICHOLAS WERNER DRIVER

DECKWAY

JEFF ELLIS DRIVER DECKWAY

ROB ROSIN DRIVER DECKWAY LCV

DRAYTON VALLEY

MITZI DICKSON DRIVER

EDMONTON

BRIAN WARREN DRIVER

LETHBRIDGE

DAVID DIETL DRIVER

MEDICINE HAT

JOHN ARCHIBALD DRIVER

RED DEER

CARLO PARONDO DISTRIBUTION

DAVID BEVERIDGE DRIVER

GARY RICHARDS DRIVER

STETTLER

BRITTANY WEIDEL DRIVER

Rookie of the Year

Awarded to the individual from our distribution or

maintenance team that shows dedication, commitment and willingness throughout the year.

Awarded to the New team member who has been with

the company for a 1 year period, who shows dedication,

commitment and willingness throughout the year.

Award Recipient: Kevin McDonald Honorable Mention: Mike Barton

Frank Roger

Award Recipient: Lareina Jacques Honorable Mention: Julianne Hayden

Curtis Liddicoat

Distribution &

Maintenance Award

Awards & CelebrationAwards & CelebrationAwards & CelebrationAwards & Celebration 2012 Years of Recognition & Kids Parties2012 Years of Recognition & Kids Parties2012 Years of Recognition & Kids Parties2012 Years of Recognition & Kids Parties

The Carriers That Care! The Carriers That Care!

Hi-Way 9 hosts 3 annual children’s Christmas parties

in Calgary, Edmonton and Red Deer. With over 115

children plus their parents this year, these kids were

treated to crafts, Rosco the Clown, great food, and

never forget-a visit and presents from the jolly man

himself-Santa! If you missed this year’s event, be sure

to watch for next year’s

dates-this is an celebration

the kids are sure to want to

return for.

5 YEARS 10 YEARS

15 YEARS 20 YEARS

It is no secret the value of Team 9 to Hi-

Way 9 Group of Companies. And recog-

nizing their years with the Team is but one

way to show appreciation. Without the

Team-their dedication, commitment and

care, Hi-Way 9 would just be one more

transportation company. But due to their

hard work and loyalty, Hi-Way 9 Group of

Companies is successful and legions ahead

of their competitors.

The Annual Christmas Celebration 2012

recognized these years of service:

5 Years CURTIS HOK SHAWN HARLEY 10 years 15 years

HENRY NIKULSKI RONALD FOST CORAL MARTYN JOEL FABRICK SYLVIA KIRK

ABDEL KRIM ZIDOUNE SANEAL BALRAJ ALBERT ROHRBACH DANIEL STOCKI JERRY ALLEN

SAMANTHA HODGSON JEFF TZOVANAS SHELLEY BLANCHETT DANIELLE HAYWARD 20 years

GREG HEMPHILL EDWARD CHAPMAN KEN MELBOURN FLOYD DESROSIERS DANNY DEMBROWSKI

DWIGHT ABAYA JOHN FRIESEN KIMBERLY SMITH KELLY WOODS

JEFFERY KOHUT GUY OUEDRAOGO COREY SIEBEN AARON RODE

IAN MACDONALD BENJAMIN DYCK PEDRO MAGNAYE VIRGINIA DUNCAN

MAYNARD MACARTHUR LAWRENC MOSHERE LORRAINE WOODRUFF VANCE RIGEL

JOYCE SWANSON Celebrate good times! Great food, awards, dancing, farewells, and best of all-an incredible Team 9, started the Christmas season off with a bang. Hi-Way 9’s annual Christmas party and awards celebra-tion on December 1st at the Sheraton in Red Deer was an evening to remember. With over 320 Team 9 mem-bers and their guests, the room was filled with laughter, a few tears, but most of all-the spirit of Team. Videos, presentations, appreciation-the evening could not have included more of what Hi-Way 9 Group of Com-panies believes in. For the Team members that missed this annual event-mark next year’s calendar-the first Saturday in December. It’s an evening worth participating in.