About Us Commitment to Quality Tri County Rail Company is determined to be one of North America’s leading transportation services companies. TCRC offers a broad range of transportation and supply chain services to customers in the industrial and transportation sectors ranging from industrial rail switching to warehousing. The company has an exceptional management team comprised of experts from various aspects of the transportation industry. As a growing company with diverse holdings it relies on the dedication, creativity, and commitment of its associates to develop innovative business solutions to meet the needs of its customers. Growth and success have been achieved as a result of the combination of its entrepreneurial spirit and its relentless adherence to a core philosophy that reinforces the value of its people and its customers. Growing With the Community With operations distributed across Canada and the United States it is headquartered in Flint, Michigan. The company's mission is clear – to provide exceptional value to its customers by providing outstanding service, safely and reliably. Quality Policy Tri County Rail will provide its customers with high quality, cost competitive transportation services. To accomplish this, we will: Provide transportation services in accordance with agreed to contracts, standards and documented Tri County Rail procedures. Maintain a customer-driven environment, which encourages continuous improvement in all aspects of our work through leadership and associate involvement. Continually improve the quality of delivered services through safe, reliable business processes provided by our service contractors. Tri County Rails' quality policy is fully endorsed by top management to ensure implementation on a comprehensive basis. Safety A key measure of success in its railroad operations is the delivery of exceptional customer service while ensuring the safety of its associates, customers, the public, and the environment. Tri County Rail understands that safe business operations are good business operations. Whether in the movement of goods or the delivery of services, safety is of utmost importance. This philosophy permeates through the organization to each and every associate. Vision Tri County Rail (TCRC) aspires to carry a reputation in the marketplace for providing comprehensive and effective solutions for all facets of industrial rail operations that consistently exceed our customer’s expectations. TCRC offers a very high level of customer service, practical experience, know-how, contacts, and confidentiality. Customers know that working with TCRC is a safe and professional approach to achieving their service goals. Management Team Rob Peterson -- Vice President Business Development Mr. Peterson, a co-founder of Tri County Rail, is the Vice President of Business Development. He manages all partner development and strategic marketing and sales efforts for the Company. Mr. Peterson is responsible for all strategic activities such as the planning capital investment program, public affairs, national marketing programs, government relations, and activities which impact the entire organization such as information services and human resources. He is also responsible for developing and implementing business strategies, growing the business by developing new business or by acquisitions, and leading on major contractual negotiations. In this capacity, he directs all marketing activities in support of our project development and organizational activities. These include market research and analysis, lead generation, front-end development and management of our participation in industry conferences. In addition, he is responsible for relationship building with a variety of external organizations and clients. Mr. Peterson received his B.S. degree in Business Administration majoring in both Logistics Management and Marketing. As an undergrad, he was a member of a logistics consulting group that performed detailed supply-chain studies for Fortune 500 companies. Also, while an undergrad, he interned with the Lead Logistics Provider (LLP) for Toyota Motor Manufacturing of North America. Prior to co-founding TCRC, he spent 3 years with one of the nation's largest LLP's, serving the automotive industry (specifically, General Motors) in various management positions of increasing responsibilities. George Rupert -- Vice President Operations Mr. Rupert, a co-founder of Tri County Rail, is the Vice President of Operations. He manages all aspects of transportation, operations, facilities, supply chain, customer service, maintenance, labor relations, environmental, and health and safety procedures and strategies. He is directly responsible for the execution of all new business strategies and the day-to-day running of the business. Early in his career, Mr. Rupert worked with the nations largest private truckload carrier leading the start-up of new business opportunities. Prior to co-founding TCRC, he spent 10 years with one of the nation's largest LLP's, serving the automotive industry in various operations management positions.