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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Times-Advocate, 1957-04-18, Page 841you got. it, .a truck brought The IQ�AI co�rallary to that . ,nagns•t ve slogan t«i is. f you let it, chances are Guenther i'uckey brought rt. hi The odds are pretty eavy n! favor Of Guenther Tuckey, k i WOO the principal cargo- of this. eP to ax g t# ixaxi S the r. p tondi ri trans pert nierehandise• you buy ort tine cls _e lf nt of Your local store. The 41 units of Guenther Tecke000 Micealastayear tover ravelled shipping freight t' t lit and Diff'. .of MIS Area. ,They, travelled as far south As Mary- land. and in the other direction;to Northern Quebec but primarily,. their runs were from Toronto and .London to Huron. and Afiddlesex. centres.. tiles To travel that million miles,. the trucks consumed.over 150,000 ailons of gas and diesel fuel . 'That's ua i to the ga during g 9 6.hat . total ,,amount of water consumed by the entire Town of Exeter art a hat summer day. Operating, out of the big 50 x ' the �'i4 rth endt t t Ott` l4 R hot t branch offices in Toronto and trailers and if straagiit trucks. ;nen are on the pay- Daily ay. Thirty-eight rail. runs include at least Deli to Toronto, sometannes As three many as' six ar eight; three to to and others five to ,l4crndon; a Kitchener, liarntitort and :coder- ich. /rifest of the special ruins the firm' takes, are for sant or agri- of ' town, and front the fires offices 1S tractors, ' Goderach„ are Thank You. Guenther Tuckey, We appreciate your confidence in selecting us too 'be the general contractor for your new service • garage. It was a. pleasure to serve you. W extend best wishes on the occasion of your opening. • "We Build The Best" Fres Estimates — 25 Years' Experience Milton Web PHONE 136 Building Contractor , ti DASHW0O0 cultural xodic ts from thisarea. F. t► KM ..t St ff Busy S Despite the fact that the trans- e K g es , single }.. mi tts. regular service during, that Stitt isgost Curti'► port firm had to maintain all of Salt is the, ba t in i it d 11 C J i . b , the �Etxril, were bxin in.g. o� of .cargo stir lsin y t . - inlet the inen t c . plant Three of the •company � t u .ins eguipanerit to the Gaderieh I? faster than tine Schaeffer staff could handle it. are etuploy'ed (tilt time in, trans- porting_ salt front. Goderieh to points to all of the provinces. 'these units include ..a tanker and twa t dump ruc k.. ` il Other caxgo� far which $p.eca shipments, are made include beans, grana, seed, and ether farm products. Most of the trucks reit at night. They leave; the local warehouse in time to •be at the shipper's cloor at seven o'clock in the morning,. The Toronto .office serves as a transfer ecntrefor shipments beyond that point. Drivers or units are switched there.. Largest single 'Moment handled by Guenther Tuckey transport was the moving of the Schaeffer Pen Connpany from Toronto to 0.0040 'four years ago Safe Drivers Get A►waKcl. Safety awards were presented to 1.5 drivers of Guenther Tuckey Transports Ltd. Saterday night during a bangtet provided by the management at Armstrong's. Made available for the first time through the Ontario Safety $.eague, the awards indicate the of safe drivieg. The pins will bpi one year (drivers have available , annually to the local 111.1on isfinctive Color • Distinctive color combination of Guenther Tuckey truck's was in 1931., two years after the firm was founded, a it has been a trademark .ever since. +4 llfr. Tuckey selected the col.- ors, --Dunbar Ivory a n d Nile Great .to distinguish itis trucks This particular project. also In. firm's •drivers* volved the most expensive load ever hauled by:the firm; Six small cartons of gold, used to the manufacture of gen nibs, were packed in the middle of a cargowhich a truck brought up on New Year's live of 1954. The gold was worth 5200,000, and was . stored in Exeter over the holiday be- fore being delivered to Goderieh, This job involved the peeking, hauling and unloading of approxi- mately 40 loads of machinery;, stock and office equipment. Un- der the supervision of Eric Caanp- bell, who stayed at the pen plant for the whole operation. the fa, - tory was moved in less'than. three weeks. - B. W. 'Tuckey, president, and his son, Ross, presented the awards. Feature of the banquet wasa tall tales contest in which, driv- ers competed in relating their most unusual experiences. Elgin Kipfer and Alun Shortbouse tied for first prize. Judges were Mrs. Gerald Hamilton, Mrs. Hay Guenther and Mrs. Ross. Tuckey. Charles Atthill and Mrs. Vii - best vanderburgh won grocery prizes. Wives of the employees at- tended the banquet and Mrs. Mil- ton Willert expressed apprecia- tion on behalf of the group. The men paid tribute to Mr. Tuckey. ttuNUnnuUatlllttunnrgm1114,M,t}II/t1t1,}}}t„ t„ 1,1,QI,Iit„ 11,1,}}}tIll1110ull The Pleasure Is All Ours a �. • • e We were pleased to supply the piping and iron for Guenther Tuckey Transport's new garage. We extend congratulations and best wishes for the future. Exeter Salvage Phone 423 Proudly Salutes. Guenther Tuckey Transports. Ltd. The opening of Guenther Tuckey'$ new seance garage marks another milestone in the growth of this outstanding transport company. The British American Oil Co. Ltd. is pleased to extend congratulations and best' wishes for continued success. A S has been proud fa supply Guenther Tuckey Transports -Ltd. ,with all their -fuel requirements fors a number of years. This service is provided. through. our Exeter agent, Middleton and nob British American Oil Co. and dletcn.8.Genttnr Agents. Exeter feel Trademark front the bnultitetle of red Ones, ort the. read. Theide proved poptlar and , the firn adopted • the slogan, "Watch for The front and green, trtteks." Mks to this area •ean spot the trucks coining for miles. 'oday C.I.D., one of ;tlie "erg - test manufacturers of paint in 214 Wellington Street ri 11,IIIIIIip111IIIIggtldt11p11ttptl1111It11}IIS . s Canada, xrnakes uP . a Wee ee paint .tailed Tucker Trauspor' Green. and Tuckey. 'Transpor ivory. A o t.0 a l l y the cornbinatio , proved so attractive that a chat grocery store has. selected stay tier •colors for its fleet of truths, Congratulations Guenther Tucked McKerlie Automotive was pleased " to supply maintenance equipment for • Guenther Tuckey's new sex vide garage. We are also happy to supply duality automotive parts for Guenther Tuckey's large fleet of trucks. cKERLIE Automotive Limited EXETER w Brantford • Windsor •.Owen Sound A TEP OF THE GOODYEAR HAT TO OUR . DOOD FRIENDS' Guenther Tuckey Transports Limlfed LONDON _ 11 EXETER ONTARIO . Y on the opening of their neer :Service, Garage The Goodyear Tire and Rubber .cditipany threugli the. years has taken pride in progress attd it's a sinter* pleasure to salute did friends tike Guenther Tuckey Transports Limited, who have Mads progress an lm pertaktt part of their business neo. Throughout the ares As name Guenther T"uekey and reliable traitspert servixe std hand in hand, The'epaniriti of their neer service garage is another important miter steno in their W 'years of fine ,service to the Southern Ontario business ran ports Limited, pt to ;''lute G000flEAR b