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Secure Parking and Yard management for Trucking Companies, Intermodal Carriers, and Distribution Warehouses.

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Messages from the President

Mr. Dan Otting

Coming to California:

The West coast contains huge opportunities, along with concurrent challenges. Expanding here to do business for the first time can be a unique experience when faced with the limitations placed by local municipalities on transporters. Zone requirements and Conditional Use Permits, Real estate prices, traffic, specialized fuel costs, and competitive pricing can be counter balanced by associating with our local operation. Consider a scenario where an out of state sales office has a customer here who wants to increase volume that is currently being serviced by long haul drivers. Profit is available, but not quite enough to justify investing in a terminal. A smart solution is to base a cost effective local driver with us to shuttle during the day, and swap via long haulers at night with no wait time. With an established presence, sales increase and growth can be incrementally controlled.

The One shot deal:

It happens where a transporter's own terminal is full with fast turning units when a valued customer experiences a short term bump in volume that can only be handled by an increase in infrastructure. No salesman will tell a hard won account that an increase is impossible so long as an association with us exists. Quickly finding acceptable parking can be a full time and specialized job when efforts need to be concentrated on the logistics of transporting. So, we relieve the burden and accept overflow units and will even open satellite yards for large volumes. We are not realtors, but maintain information and the best of industry contacts who know where to quickly find both short and long term parking space solutions. Additionally, we put our clients together to assist one another with power requirements.

Extra benefits:

There are self-evident reasons Insurers discount their premiums for our customers. Even Self-insured customers have an advantage for the same reasons. A managed yard reduces theft and damage. Whether operating our terminal, or a customer's own terminal, our industry benchmark methods for hostler assisted staging, inventory control, roadability maintenance, yard layout, and document processing, to name a few, translates into efficiency and profit to our customers' bottom line.

If you are serious about profit, we urge you to allow us to explain in detail how we can be one of the best associations you can make for your own company's success. Contact us below at 909/357-3255 or via electronic mail using this link at mailto:yourterminal@truckterminalsplus.com .

Staff Statements

Management: Contracts and Accounting

Statement: "This company was founded on experience gained by dealing with the same challenges our customers face. We realized a need for an operation that allows transporters to do what they do best, and not be absorbed into dealing with Terminal issues. For a fraction of the cost of one full-time manager, our customers are clever enough to gain the infrastructure of a fully staffed terminal."

Operations: Staff training, Customer Service, and Yard Layouts

"Trucking real-estate is a tight and expensive market. Yard layouts have to be balanced for both efficient turn times and maximum parking footprint. Then they must be staffed with people who can satisfy Drivers' and Dispatchers' needs. We make it so they have a terminal that supports the work they do for their own valued customers."

Sales: Marketing and Industry Relations

"It makes sense for transporters wishing to expand their sales in the California market to do so by operating from our sites and building their customer base. As sales rise to finance an exclusive use terminal, we will use our specialized knowledge to assist with locating a suitable site, efficient layout, staffing, and management. We are not transporters who compete with our customers, but rather do all we can to help increase their market share."

Systems: Logistics Development

Statement: "'Nothing happens until something moves' is an old trucking phrase still true today. But the way freight is moved has become an art and science. It is a fact our continuing history is one of setting benchmarks that become industry standards. We continue innovating with cutting technology, smart new ways of setting up expansion yards, and using forecasting models to manage overflow, for example. We are always anxious to present ways that aid our client's efficiency and add to their bottom line."

Trailers: Repair and Preventative Maintenance

Statement: "Shippers often form their opinion of a trucking company at the dock. A well maintained trailer gives the correct impression that they are being serviced by a company that cares about their product. You can rest assured that the work of our vetted trailer mechanics will guarantee the professional image you want of your company's equipment."

Tractors: Power Repair and Preventative Maintenance

Statement: "Something as simple as a burned out brake light can make all the difference to a driver trying to make an appointment, but Service-Truck calls are expensive and time consuming. Our on-site maintenance is full service, economically priced, and fast. Whether it is changing a glad-hand, or a major overhaul, our efforts are meant to get equipment back on the road in a hurry."

After Hours: Customer Support

Statement: "The Transportation Industry doesn't stop moving because the clock shows 5:00 PM. Our service continues 24/7, holidays included. Having management always available is another way we work to satisfy the needs of our clients"