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favor Of Guenther Tuckey, k i
WOO the principal cargo- of this.
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The 41 units of Guenther
Tecke000
Micealastayear tover ravelled
shipping freight
t'
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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
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rth endt
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Ott`
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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.
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Milton Web
PHONE 136
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S Despite the fact that the trans-
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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
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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
$.eague, the awards indicate the
of safe drivieg. The pins will bpi one year
(drivers have
available , annually to the local
111.1on
isfinctive Color
• Distinctive color combination
of Guenther Tuckey truck's was
in 1931., two years
after the firm was founded, a
it has been a trademark .ever
since. +4
llfr.
Tuckey selected the col.-
ors, --Dunbar Ivory a n d Nile
Great .to distinguish itis trucks
This particular project. also In. firm's •drivers*
volved the most expensive load
ever hauled by:the firm; Six
small cartons of gold, used to the
manufacture of gen nibs, were
packed in the middle of a cargowhich a truck brought up on New
Year's live of 1954. The gold was
worth 5200,000, and was . stored
in Exeter over the holiday be-
fore being delivered to Goderieh,
This job involved the peeking,
hauling and unloading of approxi-
mately 40 loads of machinery;,
stock and office equipment. Un-
der the supervision of Eric Caanp-
bell, who stayed at the pen plant
for the whole operation. the fa, -
tory was moved in less'than.
three weeks. -
B. W. 'Tuckey, president, and
his son, Ross, presented the
awards.
Feature of the banquet wasa
tall tales contest in which, driv-
ers competed in relating their
most unusual experiences. Elgin
Kipfer and Alun Shortbouse tied
for first prize. Judges were Mrs.
Gerald Hamilton, Mrs. Hay
Guenther and Mrs. Ross. Tuckey.
Charles Atthill and Mrs. Vii -
best vanderburgh won grocery
prizes.
Wives of the employees at-
tended the banquet and Mrs. Mil-
ton Willert expressed apprecia-
tion on behalf of the group. The
men paid tribute to Mr. Tuckey.
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The Pleasure
Is All
Ours a �. • • e
We were pleased to supply the piping and iron for
Guenther Tuckey Transport's new garage. We extend
congratulations and best wishes for the future.
Exeter Salvage
Phone 423
Proudly Salutes.
Guenther Tuckey
Transports. Ltd.
The opening of Guenther Tuckey'$ 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
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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
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EXETER ONTARIO
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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
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