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AnnouncementsOrganizational Announcement - Febuary 17, 2009I am very pleased to announce our new President and Chief Operating Officer, Mr. Randall West. Randy reports to me, effective February 9, 2009. Most recently, Randy served as Executive Vice President for Kelley Fleet Services, a Mission Viejo, California-based fleet maintenance company that operates in 37 states, providing fleet maintenance to strategic clients in the food and beverage distribution industry. Prior to his position at Kelley Fleet, Randy served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Coach USA, Inc., a provider of motorcoach charter, tour, and sightseeing services; and commuter and transit motorcoach services in the United States. Additionally, Randy held an executive level position with Allied Holdings, Inc., a privately-held multinational transportation and logistics company supporting the automotive industry. He also served as the President of Axis Group, Inc., a non-asset-based subsidiary of Allied. During his tenure, Randy built the subsidiary from infancy to over $300 million in revenue. He also served as the president and Chief Operating Officer of the entire $1 billion holding company. He served in various positions with Ryder System, Inc., the world's largest ground transportation services and logistics company. He was assigned to improve the struggling Automotive Carrier Services division, which was operating at a loss. Within 18 months, the division made significant client service and profit improvements. At which time, it became a division of Allied Holdings, Inc. Rand led the international division of Ryder during his tenure there and expanded operations into six countries in two years. As Chief Executive Officer, the Board of Directors and I have spent the past two months getting to know Randy and sharing our vision of RailCrew Xpress. We feel together with your help, we will build the best rail crew transport company in the industry. Please join me in welcoming Randy to our team. Sincerely, |