I M E Volume 40 s October-Nov 2011

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2 Company News A Letter From the President Training News Pride & Polish Truck Show Excavation Seminar Department Spotlight Alban’s Legal Department

9 Employee News The Retired Life New Employees Promotions & Changes Vacations Get to Know... Service Awards Pets of Our Lives

18 F.Y.I. News Holiday & Event Schedule Just a Thought From the Editor

On July 25th, Alban participated in the Renewal and Remembrance event at Arlington National

Cemetery. The event is organized by The Professional Landcare Network (PLANET) and manned by hundreds of volunteer landscape and lawn care professionals from across the country. These volunteers spent the day mulching, cabling and installing lightning protection for trees; as well as pruning, planting, liming and aerating more than 200 acres. PLANET (http://www.landcarenetwork.org) is an association of members who create and maintain the quality of life in communities across America. With more than 3,600 member companies and affiliates, these firms and their employees represent more than 100,000 green industry professionals. Over the last fifteen years, PLANET has contributed more than $2 million in materials and man hours to this national landmark. “Members look forward to this project all year long,” says Walter Wray, Landscape Industry Certified Technician, Renewal & Remembrance chair. “They consider it a privilege to

honor our soldiers, their families, and the public by helping to care for this place that is so important to our nation.”

Jim Price (CCE and Rents Manager) led the Alban and CAT group. The Alban team consisted of Jim Price, Eric Glenn, Bill Kneavel, Brian Austin, Curtis Fasick, Vito Mosca, Allen Shock and Ed Hullett Jr. The CAT team included Shae Dwyer, Allie Beck and Chuck Renfro. As a team, the majority of the group spent the day liming acre after acre around all the tombstones. Despite the intense heat, the group never felt tired or ready to quit at any time. Everyone agreed that the least we could all do as Americans is spend a day working in the hot sun for such an amazing cause. CAT reps Shae and Allie were impressive, carrying 40lb bags of

lime to the spreaders, as the rest of the group diligently spread the lime across the grounds. Bill Kneavel was nearby with one of the two Club Cars, assisting in any way he could. Eric Glenn was leading a group of six, planting trees using a 272C Skid Steer Loader with an auger attachment. Alban donated the use of a Multi Terrain Loader (287C), Skid Steer Loader (272C) and two Club Cars.

Prior to the occasion, Eric Glenn and Jim Price were on hand using a CAT Skid Steer Loader to move lime in preparation for the big event. While in the Afghanistan section of the cemetery, Eric was especially moved at how young the soldiers were that lost their lives in combat. Jim Price holds this event in high regard as he served in the United States Air Force from 1970-1974. Jim was very pleased to see how Alban and CAT displayed pride and

teamwork to give back to the men and women who gave the ultimate sacrifice for their country.

It was truly an honor to participate in this event, and it really allows you to recognize what we have as Americans. An event like this brings out a true appreciation for those who have fought and died for this country, and for our freedom. To learn more about what you can do to help; please visit http://www.landcarenetwork.org/events/index.cfm.

-Allen Shock

Renewal and Remembrance at Arlington National Cemetery

Left to Right: Vito Mosca, Eric Glenn, Jim Price, Allen Shock, Brian Austin, Shae Dwyer, Bill Kneavel, Allie Beck, Curtis Fasick, Ed Hullet Jr, Chuck Renfro

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2 s FROM THE PRESIDENT The AlbAn Times

To All Employees,

I hope you all enjoy the return of The Alban Times, as it has always

been a great way to keep up with what’s going on within the Company. I

am happy to report that we are off to a better start so far this year than in

2010, and that I am optimistic that our slow but steady growth out of the

recession will continue. The activity level across the board continues to be

steady in product support, earthmoving equipment sales are improving, and

engine sales are continuing to be strong.

It all sounds good, but we still need the housing market to rebound for

me to feel like the economy is truly recovering. That market has been huge

for us historically, and we really miss it. That being said, I think we have

made inroads with a lot of new customers in the past couple of years that

maybe we wouldn’t have reached otherwise. The key is to build on that

and continue to grow our business. We have a lot of opportunities, but a lot

of them will require an increased level of focus and effort to take advantage

of. Again, enjoy the return of the Times, and as always, thank you for

doing your best for our company and our customers.

Alban Tractor Co. Inc.

Abingdon, MD Baltimore, MD Elkridge, MD Myersville, MD Ocean City, MD Salisbury, MD

Upper Marlboro, MD Waldorf, MD Felton, DE Manassas, VA Sterling, VA Winchester, VA

To All Employees,

We are heading into the fall in good shape. We are active in all areas of our

business and getting the most out of what is out there. Our Strategic Plan is complete

and ready to roll out to all of you in the next couple of months, and we are making great

progress in integrating our marketing efforts and initiatives into everything we do for our

employees and our customers. I hope you see better and more timely corporate news

communication and a more aggressive approach in machine, engine, rental, and product

support sales.

Our annual Cat-A-Thon tent sale is scheduled for November 1, this year. Balti-

more’s own Mike Rowe, Creator, Executive Producer and Host of Discovery Channel’s

popular television show “Dirty Jobs”, will be dropping by this year’s Cat-A-Thon. He is

a big believer in Cat, and we are lucky to have him with us for the day. See the flyer on

page 17 of this issue for more details.

Finally, I have to recognize the outstanding efforts of everyone in our Engine

Rental Department for their collective phenomenal work during Hurricane Irene. The

group was on call 24/7 throughout the weekend and all went above and beyond to take

care of our customers. Great work – thank you!

Sincerely,

Alban CAT

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This past May, Alban hosted training for Eaton drivelines and transmissions for the new CT660 On-Highway Cat Truck. Alban was named one of four dealerships to be the Regional Dealer Learning Center for the On-Highway Trucks. Alban has the responsibility of training 14 other dealership technicians for the North East part of NACD. The first training session for Eaton was for the Subject Matter Experts which included Dealer Trainers and Technical Communicators for the 14 dealerships and Alban. This week-long training session was held at our Dulles

facility.

(Left) Ted Williamson welcomes the dealer personnel and the Eaton trainers.

We had 31 dealer personnel and 2 Eaton instructors. The Dealer TC’s and trainers are to assist with any initial repairs that might need taken care of on the first trucks for warranty administration.

(Right) John Bourdo, one of the Eaton instructors, covering repair procedures on the Eaton manual transmissions which are one of the transmission options for the CT660. The group had classroom and lab time to get familiarized with the Eaton products.

Starting in June, Alban is hosting the training for the truck technicians that will handle the warranty repairs for Eaton components. The training will consist of 2 week-long sessions covering the transmissions (both manual and Eaton Roadranger), drivelines, and differentials. As of this date, we have hosted two of the Week I sessions and one of the Week II sessions. Each week there can be a maximum of 15 technicians. Alban will host a total of five Week I sessions and five Week II sessions. So far Alban has had a very good showing and participation from

our neighboring dealerships as well as our own internal technicians.

As a continuation of the support of the CT660 training, Alban will be conducting 10 week-long classes for the Core Component Training for the 14 dealerships and Alban’s internal technicians. This training will cover the CT11 and CT13 engine. The CT31 Transmission is a Caterpillar- built automatic transmission with electrical circuits. Cat will supply Alban with a Runnable engine, a tear-down engine, a CT31 and electrical training board to conduct this training. The hope is to have trained 150 technicians over the next year. Each class can have a maximum of nine technicians in order to ensure enough hands of time in the labs. Conducting this training will be Jess Denning, one of our truck engine trainers and Brian Orndorff, our earthmoving trainer. Jess has been training our TEPS dealers and internal Truck Technicians on the Cat On-Highway Trucks Engines and ACERT technology. Brian came to Alban with over 10 years of training for Swift Motor Freight where he was responsible

for bumper-to-bumper training for all the Swift repair facilities east of the Mississippi. This is an excellent opportunity for Alban to perform outside training to help offset our internal training cost. We will also be hosting a training session for the dealer trainers for Meritor, Hendrickson and Bendix which will be held this winter.****

New Product Training

D6T Update: Alban conducted 5 classes for the new D6T which has an improved cab, powertrain changes and the Tier 4 Interim Emissions changes. The class was 3 days in length in which we covered the Operator Compartment and Power Train changes.

Teir 4 Interim Emission Changes: We had a total of 30 technicians and TCs attend the class at Myersville. Of course

the major change was the Tier 4 Emissions on the C9.3 Engine. The class was taught by both Karl Quinn and Brian Orndorff. Brian covered the emissions and Karl covered the changes to the D6T and both worked on the labs for troubleshooting the emissions.

(Left) You see the engine compartment on the left side of the machine with the Clean Emissions Module (CEM) sitting on top of the engine. This engine requires the usage of Ultra low sulfur and Ultra Low Sulfur engine

oil. It does offer a little more challenge to work on top of the engine, but the CEM can be removed as a module to gain access to the top of the engine.

(Right) is the right side of the engine compartment where you can see the ARD head which is the portion of the emissions which generates a high temperature to clean the Diesel Particulate Filter to change the soot to ash. The exhaust of these machines is clean and you no longer see smoke of any kind coming from the exhausts. Tier 4 Interim Training: besides the 30 technicians and TC’s taking the D6T training with the emissions, we also held another class utilizing an excavator with the Tier 4 Interim Emissions and were able to get 7 additional technicians. We also held a class for our foremen in which 5 of the foremen were able to attend.

In this picture (right) you see Eric Wilson of Edgewood troubleshooting the Tier 4 Interim Emissions on the excavator used for class. The Emissions portion of the class was two days long and the better portion of the second day was utilized for troubleshooting where the Technicians had to diagnose problems that were put into the machine.

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coMpany nEwsThis gave them experience troubleshooting typical problems they could run into in the field.*****336E Introduction: We held our first 336E class on August 3rd – 4th at our Myersville facility. The 336E offers many changes to the engine compartment with the addition of the Tier 4 Interim Emissions, and also many changes to the control valves and implement system. In this class, we concentrated on the implements and control valves since the emissions were covered the first part of the week. We had 7 Field Technicians in the class and at (Right) you see Brian Orndorff

cover some of the changes in the pump compartment area.

(Left) You see the participants in the class from

right to left: Eric Wilson (Edgewood Field), Andy Baldwin (Dulles Shop), Donnie Fox (Edgewood Field), Tom Beavers (Dulles Field), Brian Orndorff (Trainer), Rick Roelkey (Myersville Field) and Steve Gore (Dulles Field). The class was well received and it is hopefully the first of many to come this winter.*****

Elkridge AdditionWe added another engine to our Runnable Fleet at our Elkridge Facility. We were able to acquire a 3508 from Earthmoving that is equipped with an EUI fuel system. This is a great addition to our Training Department.

The 3500 series engine is the bread and butter to the Power Generation and Industrial Engine Group, and it is also utilized in the 777 Off-Highway Truck and the 992 Wheel Loader. Recently, it has been replaced by the C32 in the 777 and 992. There are still a lot of 3500’s in our territory and will be for a long time.

We have not been able to do this training in-house until now. We are looking forward to start training with the unit this winter. This project offered many challenges and fabrications time to get it to work. Brian Orndorff fabricated the engine stand. Walt Chrysam and Jess Denning set the unit up and fabricated the cooling and exhaust system and then did the pumping for the fuel system and wiring to make the unit run.

(Right) You see the exhaust system that was fabricated and the cooling system utilizing electric fans like you would see in a house or room for moving air.The exhaust and cooling system offered the most challenge but both Jess and Walt accepted it and did a fantastic job. Besides using the engine for system operation training, we will now be able to perform diagnostics on the engine too.

You will notice that when the unit is not in operation, the bay door can close and the unit’s exhaust has a clean look at exiting the bay. This allows the garage door to open and close easily.

The Cooling system utilizes the radiator out of a 777 Off Highway truck. Below you can see the ducting of the air for the cooling and the exhaust going out above the radiator.

We are excited to have this addition to the training department. It will help all the technicians by allowing this training to be taught in-house. Thanks to Brian, Jess and Walt for all their hard work.

-Karl Quinn-

While in Ocean city (August 28th, Aftermath of hurricane irene), Gale miller (Pulaski) and her husband, Dave saw cAT machines working hard at the inlet (parking lot at the end of the boardwalk) to get the mounds of sand back on the beach.

chesapeake rebuild’s, Justin bywaters (l) and mike crisp (r), fixing and replacing the clogged main drain down at rebuild in preparation for hur-ricane irene! Good work guys!

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2nd Annual Alban Pride and Polish Truck Show

Alban hosted two Excavation Seminars in July (July 20th at Upper Marlboro and July 21st at Pulaski). Rob Miller led a great team to success in informing our customers about TIER 4, bonus depreciation & asset management, safety (SAFETY.CAT.COM), fleet production & cost analysis, and Product Link / Vision Link. Rob Miller said “we are very pleased to have the opportunity to show our customers the 336E TIER4 as well as the 329DL and 321D LCR Cat Excavators. Hopefully the machine walk arounds gave them valuable insights into the new features and benefits these updated machines provide.”These events were very successful as we have linked the sale of two 336E’s, three 336E demos and pending sales of

two 336E’s directly to these seminars.A special thanks to the teamwork of various departments to get these seminars accomplished. -Allen Shock

Alban CAT Power Systems - A letter of Thanks from Jonathan Caldwell

As a salesman for the engine rental department for almost 10 years now, most of you would agree that I’m never at a loss for words or suggestions. I believe hard work should be recognized and is definitely appreciated. What our team has accomplished in the past 7 days could only be defined as leaving me speechless. I want you all to know exactly what you have accomplished. Since July 18th our team has checked out, sourced, delivered, installed, maintained and fueled 2100 tons of air cooled chillers,160 tons of DX units,3000lf of chilled water lines,10000 lf of wire,7000 kW of power modules.

This is just the iron, this does not mention the duct work, the ramps, the fuel line and fuel, the service, the man power, and last but not least, the professionalism of a team who has obviously a passion for what they do and who they do it for. We had multiple situations where in the middle of the project requirements changed and we had to react, add equipment, change equipment or simply realize that we may have just busted our butts for two hours for nothing.The above mentioned efforts don’t even include the work that was required or performed from our other salesmen who added to the growing task with their orders. I want you all to know that your efforts and ethic haven’t gone unnoticed and have earned our team respect and business that is unmatchable by our competition.

There are many things as a salesman that allows him to keep the customers coming back; the most important is his team. Your efforts are directly responsible for our success and you should be proud. I would like to especially thank our rental service department; many of you have stood right next to me for 30 to 40 to 50 hours straight getting it done. Unbelievable!! Your efforts have awarded us the same statement from Amazon, WE Bowers, and Power solutions, which I have heard from the VP level to the site contacts “We will never rent another piece of equipment from any company except Alban Cat”.

Congratulations and thank you greatly!!

-Jonathan E. Caldwell,Senior Rental Specialist

We hosted our 2nd Annual Pride and Polish Truck Show at our Winchester branch on Saturday, July 23rd from 10am-2pm. The event included 5 categories of trucks and 29 total Show Trucks. Over 100 attendees turned out for

the event that also featured a live DJ and door prizes. The new CAT CT660 Vocational Truck was on display along with the other show trucks. To learn more about the new CAT CT660 vocational truck, please visit www.DriveCat.com

An event like this takes a lot of teamwork. A huge thanks goes out to the Winchester crew who made all of it possible led by Mike Williams. A special thanks to Gary Shields and Mike Kinnear for their guidance and advice. Thank

you to the other numerous Alban employees who came out to provide assistance and support. Please join us next year at the 3rd Annual Alban CAT Pride & Polish Truck Show--- Saturday, July 28th, 2012

Hope to see you there—If you have any questions or comments, please contact: Allen Shock at 410-780-7233 or ashock@albancat.com -Allen Shock

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6 s DEPARTMENT SPOTLIGHT The AlbAn Times

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The Used Equipment Department is made up of eight hard working individuals who as a team are very dedicated and successful in this side of the business. The department is led by John Alexander, Used Equipment Manager, who manages the day to day operations of the department and also handles appraisals, purchasing at auctions, and sales to key customer accounts. Harry Hall, Assistant Used Equipment Manager, is responsible for overseeing international sales, appraising equipment and being a demo operator amongst a host of other day to day responsibilities. Dana Deese, Used Equipment Administrator, offers full support and assistance to the department’s day to day activities. Donnie Tomanek is the Annapolis Junction Used Equipment Shop Supervisor. Ray Soboleski and Mike Kreidler are the Used Equipment Shop Technicians at our Annapolis Junction location. Dave Kinzer works out of Myersville and serves as an equipment appraiser and demo operator. The newest member to the group is Tim Reinhart who will be handling Used Equipment Sales as well as his current job of Used Equipment Sales for Alban CAT Power Systems.

A major goal is to increase used equipment sales both inside our territory and reach out to the global market. By having a dedicated used equipment shop at Annapolis Junction, Alban feels we can achieve our goal by leveraging the dealership and capturing sales from competitors that cannot offer what Alban can. With increased sales of used equipment, our field population will grow, leading to increased parts and service opportunity. Added revenue in parts and service will make the dealership stronger and more profitable going forward. In the past, equipment that would normally be wholesaled can now be available to the third

tier user. With a used equipment shop, there can be closer monitoring of cost and better utilization of dollars put in machines to achieve a better finished product.

With new emission regulations being federally mandated on new equipment, customers will be seeking used pre-Tier IV machines to fill their needs when possible. Used equipment will be in greater demand in the future which translates into higher values and increased sales opportunity. To be a more serious player in the used equipment market, Alban must capitalize on its reputation as the number one supplier of construction equipment in the area.

John Alexander believes we can jump ahead of all the competition by restructuring the way we prep and market used equipment. Having a dedicated used equipment shop

will increase our market share and build a stronger, more diversified dealership. One could look at the future as a cloud of uncertainty…..we should look at it as an exciting new challenge.

John and his group are taking on a new exciting challenge, to say the least. Our Annapolis Junction location in addition to being a Rental Store and Reman Center is now a centrally located fully dedicated Used Equipment location. AJ will house all of Alban’s used equipment. This strong effort to increase the role of Used Equipment

within Alban was proved by the more than 280 pieces of used equipment that have been purchased since January of this year; most of which have been sold or rented. John, Harry and Dana will continue to work out of Baltimore (8531 Pulaski Hwy).

Used Equipment

employees - Left to Right:John Alexanderharry hall dana deesedonnie tomanekJohn DonnieHarry Dana

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With the central location of AJ, salesmen can bring customers in to view all used equipment in one place. This will increase salesmen’s productivity rather than driving to multiple locations to view equipment. The customer can also see the workings of the used equipment shop and how we prep machines for sale. This should increase the customer’s comfort level in purchasing a used piece of equipment. In the end the customer will have a more informed decision on selection and process of purchasing used equipment from Alban.

Global Market Sales

Annapolis Junction’s close proximity to both an international airport and world servicing sea ports can help increase our sales in the global market. Potential customers can fly in and inspect machines all in one location and see our process of making used equipment sales ready. Our goal once again is that they leave with peace of mind and a more informed decision on their purchase.

Cat Certified Rebuilt Machines

We have, to date, done several Cat Certified Powertrain Rebuilds to various machines. Most of these machines have been the larger machines that would be associated with large mining type application. At the present time, our Myersville branch is in the process of such a rebuild to a D10R. Once this has been completed, we will update everyone with pictures of the finished product.

Used Equipment is a very valuable area of business for Alban and we are making every effort to help it become as successful as possible. If you have any leads, please be sure to take advantage of the Team Alban C-Note program and help yourself and Alban become more profitable! Check the bottom of the page on the Alban Intranet for more details.

-Allen Shock

employees - Left to Right:Ray soboleskiMike Kreidlerdave Kinzertim Reinhart

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1. What is the legal department?

Alban’s legal department serves as inside counsel to the company and performs many functions including:(a) Review and negotiation of lease and sales agreements, contracts with customers, vendors, and business partners; Review of daily and weekly legal news, statutes, regulations, and other legal resources, rulings, and interpretations to help ensure the company’s compliance with current requirements (such as OSHA, employment, transportation, Internal Revenue Service, Department of Labor, etc.) and adapt to changes in these requirements as they occur;(b) Update the executive team on changes in the law impacting the business and assist with formulating policies consistent with these rules and changes;(c) Educate managers about legal employment and safety requirements;(d) Maintain a presence and attend meetings with agency representatives and private organizations to share knowledge and develop resources and contacts;(e) Resolve disputes whenever possible to avoid costly litigation;(f) Represent the company in dealing with government agencies to respond to audits, enforcement letters, inquiries and a variety of other matters;(g) Provide guidance and interpretation on the company’s benefit plan provisions and its insurance policies;(h) Determine when to employ outside counsel and act as liaison with such counsel to manage litigation when it is unavoidable.(i) Maintain facility security clearance and individual clearances as required to perform work. This involves ongoing training, meetings, briefings, documentation, communication with government agencies and satisfactory completion of annual audits.(j) Manage government contract interpretation and

compliance(k) Manage and advise corporate officers and managers concerning licensing and zoning issues

2. How much time does contract review take?

Contracts can be anywhere from a page long to several hundred

pages depending upon the work involved, the customer’s requirements, and the legal requirements for the job so the review time varies a great deal. After the contract is reviewed, terms are negotiated with the customer. The negotiation process time depends on the customer’s response time and how many conversations it takes to arrive at agreeable terms. Alban’s legal team has averaged more than 100 contracts under negotiation each week

since the end of last year in addition to their other work.

3. Who is in charge of the legal department?

The legal department is under the direction of Donna Shopulski, Alban’s General Counsel , Vice President and Facility Security Officer; Jennifer Keyser is Alban’s Assistant General Counsel

. Colleen Conway is Contract Administrator and Assistant Facility Security Officer.

4. What other departments does Alban’s legal department work with? Alban’s legal department works with all other corporate departments, advising on workplace policies such as safety, reviewing customer or vendor contracts, or consulting on a variety of issues.

5. Why would a lawyer work at Alban instead of in a law firm?

Lawyers work in many environments outside of private law firms. Donna and Jen both practiced law in a large private law firm environment for a number of years before coming to Alban. After many years of doing the same type of work (Donna in corporate business and tax shelter work and Jen in employment litigation), both decided to leave the large law firm environment for an “in-house” practice in order to expand their knowledge and more actively participate in the everyday activities of a business. (By the way, Colleen also worked as a research assistant in a large law firm (Donna’s first law firm) for years before coming to work at Alban).

If you have any questions about Alban’s Legal Department, please contact Donna at dshopulski@albancat.com

-Donna Shopulski

Q&A: Alban’s Legal Department

Donna Shopulski

Jennifer Keyser

Colleen Conway

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Frank Izzo retired at the end of June, 2003 after 33 years with Alban CAT, the last 11 of which he was the Chief Financial Officer. Frank said, “I am truly glad that at the tender age of 24, I decided to accept the job offer from Alban. It is with a sense of pride that I tell people that I worked there, and believe me when I say that I hold Buck, Jay and Jamie in the highest regard.”

There are many fond memories of his years with the company. Once, he returned from vacation and found his office had been moved! Another time, he was changing the water bottle, and the full bottle slipped out of his hands. The water bottle bounced down with the spout facing up, and Frank received a face full of water and a wet shirt and tie. Frank recalls how much the people in the Accounting Department really seemed to enjoy that one. The best memories for Frank are of the wonderful people with whom he worked, became friends with, and from those he learned from.

Frank always wanted to teach, and he feels fortunate that Notre Dame of Maryland University hired him to teach Managerial Accounting for the spring semester of 2004. He now teaches a graduate course at Notre Dame for people who did not study accounting as an undergraduate. In the spring semester of 2006, he began teaching at Loyola University Maryland. The full-time accounting professor at Notre Dame recommended him to Loyola and gave him a pretty good endorsement. So good, in fact, that he was actually hired over the phone. Frank teaches Financial and Managerial Accounting at Loyola to sophomores (about 20 years old). He has received a lot of great evaluations from the students, but you can’t please everyone. One student said that the main strength of the course was that classes were only 50 minutes long. Frank says the Loyola students keep him feeling young!

Frank brings his experiences at Alban to the classroom. The students seem to appreciate hearing how things are done “in the real world”. Also, he wants them to know that if they major in accounting, they won’t simply end up “crunching numbers”. He tells them that besides being in charge of the accounting department, his duties involved working with bankers, attorneys, benefit consultants, insurance agents, and, of course, with the managers of Alban’s operating departments. It wasn’t all debits and credits by a long shot.

The Izzo Family is doing well, Frank is happy to report. Frank and his wonderful wife, Barbara, will celebrate their 43rd wedding anniversary in September. “I think

that the secret to our happy marriage is that I always get the last words, which is usually ‘Yes, dear’”, Frank said. Vince is a Revenue Agent with the IRS in Baltimore. He likes having considerable independence in his job in decision-making and in setting his own schedule. Millie still teaches at Martin Boulevard Elementary, and she has been there since she graduated from Loyola. Frank recalls how the family took his older granddaughter, Katie, for a visit to Stevenson University, and a rising senior saw Millie and said hello. Millie had taught the young lady in the fifth grade, 11 years ago. Katie is a senior at Patterson Mill High School and besides Stevenson, she has visited Loyola, Mt. St. Mary’s, and McDaniel colleges. Meghan

will be a freshman at Patterson Mill in the fall and Christopher will be in the fifth grade at Ring Factory Elementary School. Millie, her husband Ron, and the kids live across the street from Frank, and they do a lot of things together. Barbara and Frank help take the children to practices, etc. Sometimes the three grandchildren are going in three different directions. Winston, the family dog (Welsh Terrier), is now 9 years old and shares his birthday with Frank and Barbara’s wedding anniversary. [See a picture of Winston in this issue’s edition of “Pets of Our Lives”.]

Since retiring, Barbara and Frank have gone on some nice trips. They’ve been to Nova Scotia, Niagara Falls, Vermont, Tennessee, Disney World and on a Disney cruise, and to some wonderful inns in Virginia and North Carolina. Last July (2010), the whole family went to Italy, and had a great time despite the high temperatures there. The family went on a tour and visited Rome, Florence, Venice, Lake Maggiore, Assisi, Sorrento and some other beautiful places. They broke away from the tour for one day and visited Frank’s father’s family in Santa Maria di Castellabate, which is a few hours south of Sorrento. It brings joy to Frank knowing that the grandchildren will always remember that trip. Now, Meghan wants to get married at Lake Maggiore!

Vince and Frank still go to about a dozen Orioles games each year. They have had a 13 game plan since 1987, and he figures they must be optimists if they are still rooting for the Orioles. Well, either that or masochists!

Frank still keeps in touch with some Alban employees and alumni, and he also enjoys visiting once in a while. He is looking forward to the resumption of the Green and Gold dinners.

Frank would love to hear from you! His email address is frankbizzo45@yahoo.com.

-Allen Shock

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ATTENTIoN RETIREES! Would you like to be featured in “The Retired Life”? We would love to hear from you! Please send an email to albantimes@albancat.com.

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(left to right): Front row: Meghan (14 years old); Katie (17 years old); Christopher (10 years old). Back row: Ron, Millie, Frank (66 years old), Barbara and Vince.

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July 11, 2011, Mike Windsor has accepted the position of machine Guidance and control specialist for Alban cat.

mike comes to Alban after a 20 year career with Keystone

Precision instruments as a machine control manager. mike’s new position at Alban will be to coordinate and manage all machine control and Guidance (GPs) efforts, and all computer Aided earthmoving systems (cAes) for general construction and landfill applications. mike will work with the existing earthmoving sales force and be headquartered out of the Pulaski highway office.

As part of our strategic Plan, this will mark the beginning of our entrance into siTech; caterpillar’s joint venture with Trimble. mike will coordinate all quotations, demonstration and marketing of the cAT/Trimble guidance and control products during this transition.

mike resides in centreville, maryland with his wife (heather) and four children; (hope 18), (maggie 12), (Grace 11), (mac 3).

Please join me in welcoming mike to the Alban family. -Tom Linton

August 1, 2011 We are pleased to announce Mark Byrd has joined the Alban cat team as our full time mail room clerk. mark works part time at st. Joseph medical

center in patient transport. he has also worked at the main Post Office on east Fayette street as a mail clerk and handler. When not working, mark enjoys playing basketball and watching movies.

nancy evering will be training mark and she will be the primary backup for the mail room and switchboard. she will also be working in imaging.

Please join me in welcoming mark and nancy in their new roles. -ron mcmillan

Nyleen Lacey, April 11, 2011- csA Program supervisor at the elkridge Facility.

Kelly Jones is a rental Administrator working out of the cce building in baltimore. she will be reporting directly to me.

Kelly comes to us from carmax in White marsh where she served as a business Office Associate. before carmax, Kelly worked in claims support for liberty mutual.

Kelly enjoys her time off with her 6 year old daughter, Kendall, and her boyfriend, ryan, a baltimore county Police Officer in essex.

-Jim Price

Mike Rodeheaver – Winchester shop Technician, 7-25-11

Jeff carder, Warehouse 12/27/10

Greg chapman, shop Technician4/25/11

Audrey Jenkins,Truck shop Ass. & Warranty Admin1/12/11

Ted hoover, Parts counter sales 5/31/11

Glen smith, shop Technician3/23/11

Wayne Foltz,machine shop Forman8/13/10

Alex moretz,Welder3/01/11

chris Kerns,Truck shop Technician 7/13/10

John Weisharr,Truck shop Technician 7/13/10

steve Thompson,Truck shop Technician 7/26/10

shane roeder,Truck shop Technician 3/22/10

Ernest McKudjoe-Ahiafor – Dulles shop Technician, 5-16-11

Eddie Sammler-Dulles shop intern, 7-18-11

Steve Doyle – Dulles Truck shop supervisor, 8-8-11

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Please congratulate Carrie Cornwell on her new position as staff Accountant in the Accounting Department. carrie will be transitioning to her new role once her replacement is hired and trained in the credit

Department. carrie came to Alban in April 2004 and has been working in the credit Department since then. she was promoted to credit supervisor in February 2010. carrie’s experience in the credit Department as well as her significant role in the cODA conversion in 2008 will be an asset to the Accounting Department in her new role. -Paula Gardner

August 26, 2011, Tim Reinhart, Used equipment sales representative for Alban cAT Power systems has accepted increased responsibilities and will begin working with the Used equipment Department within the earthmoving Division. This will be effective August 29th, 2011. Tim will continue with his efforts to market used power generation systems and components at elkridge; while learning the earthmoving equipment business at Pulaski. Tim will train with and report to John Alexander, Used equipment manager while at Pulaski. Our intent is to develop a better internal understanding of all of our combined resources; and add strength and increased marketing capabilities within our organization.

Tim began his career with Alban on november 1, 2006 when he was hired as the Used equipment manager reporting to rentals. in April of 2011, Tim transitioned to Used equipment / sales for Alban cAT Power systems.

Please join me in welcoming Tim in his new responsibilities. -Tom linton

August 1, 2011, Please join me in congratulating Jon Davis on his new position as the branch manager at our Upper marlboro facility. This promotion is effective immediately and Jon will commence the search for his replacement as shop supervisor at Upper marlboro as the first order of business in his new role. Jon’s acceptance of this key role is paramount to the continuity of service we provide at Upper marlboro. Jon’s tenure in several key supervisory positions at Upper marlboro over the last five years will enable him to immediately and effectively provide the direction necessary to enable the utmost in both customer and employee satisfaction.

Jon began his career in the equipment industry 35 years ago with the lutherville supply & equipment company as a field service technician and later a service manager. he then went to work for lb smith where he started as a branch service manager and eventually became general service manager. in 2003 Jon joined the Alban cAT family as the shop foreman and subsequently became the branch manager at the Annapolis Junction facility. Jon then transferred to edgewood and managed that facility prior to heading back down south to manage two key areas of the Upper marlboro facility, first the truck shop and then the main shop.

Please join me is wishing Jon the best in his new position. -Ted Williamson

August 18, 2011, Please join me in congratulating Heather Althoff on her new position as sales coordinator. heather will be responsible for processing sales orders and assisting salesmen among other miscellaneous tasks. she will begin her new position once her replacement is hired and trained.

heather began her Alban career in 2007 as a customer service representative. she has spent over 4 years in that position and we are excited to see her excel in her new role. -Ken Dehner

August 29, 2011 ,Donnie Tomanek has accepted the position of Used equipment shop supervisor at Annapolis Junction.

Donnie started working on construction equipment in 1979 while in his senior year of high school at F.e. Gregory and sons. in may 1983 bob Greenlief hired Donnie as a shop mechanic for the Annapolis Junction branch. in september 1985 Donnie moved into field service. Throughout the years Donnie has done a great job working with our customers and we are looking forward to him heading up our new Used equipment initiative at Annapolis Junction.

Donnie will be starting sept 1st in his new role. Please join me with welcoming him in his new position.

-John Alexander

July 22, 2011, Wayne Foltz was promoted to be Winchester’s machine and hydraulic shop supervisor. Wayne has many years of experience in the machining and welding fields. he first came to Alban cAT in 2001. in 2005 Wayne went to William A. hazel where he managed the machining and welding efforts in hazel’s maintenance shop. in 2010 Wayne returned to Alban where he has worked in the machine shop as a machinist and welder.

Please join me in congratulating Wayne on this promotion and wishing him the best in his new position. -mike Williams

August 19, 2011, Please join me in congratulating Marcia Bond from the elkridge Parts Department on accepting the position of electric Power inside sales representative. marcia will be responsible for covering product support sales and quoting requests from all of Alban’s small to medium sized electric power customers and all quotes needed after Pm inspections are performed. she will begin training as soon as her replacement can be hired.

marcia came to Alban in 2009 with over 15 years of diesel parts & service sales and administration experience in the marine, agriculture, on-highway and generator markets. -rusty steele

Promotions and Changes

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PuLAsKI

AnnAPOLIs JunCtIOn

eLKRIdGe WInChesteR

uPPeR MARLBORO

EMployEE nEwsVacations

Jen and Jon Brooke (AeP rental sales rep). Jon sporting his Alban shirt in Ft. myers, Fl, April 2011

Williams Family vacation: Outer banks, 2011bottom left to right: Justin Florey, nolan Williams, Gavin Williams.Top left to right: Trish Williams (elkridge), ryanne Williams and Ryan Williams (cce)

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Cole Bacon (Pulaski) in savannah, Georgia may 1, 2011. river street Photo: savannah’s famed ‘river street’ can be seen over the bow of the ship. http://www.riverstreetsavannah.

com/ cargo ships are so close you feel like you can touch them!

Allen Shock (Pulaski) and wife, Dana at the 2011 Pro bowl at Aloha stadium in halawa, hawaii supporting our ravens! And in brazil, July 2011

san Diego Zoo and the Grand canyon. Tim Reinhart (elkridge) and Julie sager, may 2011.

house Photo: savannah’s historic victorian Districtsavannah is a beautiful southern city with plenty to do. it is a walking city so take some

comfortable shoes when you go. http://savannahvisit.com/

Pulaski square Photo: One of savannah’s 22 squares is “Pulaski square” named for General casimir Pulaski.General Pulaski is also the name behind our Pulaski highway here in baltimore. he helped the Us fight the british in the American revolutionary War and died in the battle of savannah. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/casimir_Pulaski

New Addition to Family

Wedding - Myersville

Tom Peterson - Project manager at Alban cAT Power systems and wife, cindy have announced that their daughter, ellen, delivered their first grandchild on saturday, August 13th at 10:43 Pm evelynn Paige Dean weighing 9 pounds and 15 ounces

Mike and Tara Stull at their wedding on August 6, 2011 in Fishing creek, mD out by the bay. Also in the picture is special attendants to the bride and Groom, Taz and softail, along with our chariot, our harley heritage softail classic. mike is the Truck shop Foreman in myersville and Tara is a cnA and works for visiting Angels in Gettysburg, PA.

6/15/11 Ashley Heimberger (Pulaski) and her sister rebecca in Punta cana, Dr, for becca’s beautiful destination wedding.

THE QUESTIoNS1. First car2. Favorite childhood toy3. In your CD player/on your iPod

4. #1 item on your bucket list5. Favorite Restaurant6. Hobbies7. Best Vacation

8. Favorite Song9. Favorite TV Show10. Favorite Movie

...Your Fellow Employees!How well do you know your co-workers?

1. 2000 Mazda Millenia2. Sega Genesis3. Kanye West / Anita Baker4. Visit Australia5. Miss Shirley’s6. Basketball, Movies and Long Walks on the Beach7. Vegas8. “Remember the Time”—Michael Jackson9. Martin / Law and Order10. Carlito’s Way / Casino

1. Toyota Corona2. Tonka Crane3. Reba McEntire4. Two Week Alaskan Land Sea Cruise (Daugh-ters Graduation Present)5. Morton’s Steak House (Turf) & Gunnings (Surf)6. Wood Working7. When Victoria was 7 Disney Magic Kingdom8. “The Chair” and “Seashores of Old Mexico”--George Strait9. NCIS10. For the Love of the Game

ed AsPeR JR - MyeRsvILLe

1. Nissan Sentra 2. Bike 3. Mixed CD 4. Skydive 5. Buffalo Wild Wings 6. Automobiles and Traveling 7. Myrtle Beach 8. Eminem Lose Yourself 9. Simpsons 10. Flight of the Navigator

JAKe LeIBOWItz - WInChesteR MARK ByRd - PuLAsKI

1. 1985 Chevrolet Monte Carlo2. Tonka Truck3. Ace Hood / Hustle Hard4. Fly an Airplane5. Price’s Chicken Coop6. Basketball, Cigars, Watching Sports7. Maggie Valley8. The Thrill Is Gone—B.B. King9. Cosby Show10. Scarface

MARCus edMOnd - eLKRIdGe

1. 1998 Dodge Avenger2. He-Man3. Eminem4. Travel the Country5. Outback6. Bowling / Fishing7. Myrtle Beach8. “One”—Metallica9. Entourage / Californication10. Kingpin

PAt MCGAIney - CCe

1. Ford Mustang2. Bike3. Christian, Country and Soft Rock4. To go on a Cruise5. Olive Garden6. “Cruzing” with my husband in his 69 Mustang7. Florida8. Too Many to List9. Dancing with the Stars10. Dirty Dancing

ALICe BeALe - ReMAn

gEt to Know...

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gEt to Know......Your Executives!

1. My parent’s Chevrolet Malibu Classic

2. Table top hockey game

3. Eagles and Green Day

4. More time for my family and friends; vacation

in Hawaii

5. Somewhere on the water

6. Morton’s Steakhouse

7. Bugs Bunny

8. Biking and Gardening

9. Bermuda

10 .Behind Blue Eyes (The Who)

11. Cheers, Everyone Loves Raymond, Seinfeld

12. Rob Roy, Lord of the Ring movies

1. 1956 Chevorlet Bel Air

2. Daisy BB Gun

3. Brooks and Dunn and Michael Buble

4. Take grandkids to Hawaii

5. On the Water

6. Prime Rib

7. Popeye

8. Golf and Woodworking

9. Hawaii

10. I Will Always Love You

11. Friends

12. Grease

JIM steWARt - GeneRAL MAnAGeR JIM sWeeney - CFO

THE QUESTIoNS

1. First car

2. Favorite childhood toy

3. In your CD player/on your iPod

4. #1 item on your bucket list

5. Where would you live if you could

live anywhere?

6. Favorite Restaurant

7. Favorite Cartoon

8. What are your hobbies?

9. Best Vacation

10. Favorite Song

11. Favorite TV Show

12. Favorite Movie

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Ed Moseley (L) presents Ricky Morris (PM Technician Felton/Salisbury) with his 5 Year Service Award, August 10, 2011

Glenn Ford presents Richardo Rodriguez with his 5 Year Service Award.

Jim Price (L) presents Malcolm Adams with his 10 Year Service Award, August 20th, 2011

Jon Davis presents Chris Higgs (R) with his 5 Year Service Award, Lube Tech

Kim Croson, 25 Years, 3/17/2011

Chuck Carpenter, 25 Years, 5/19/2011

Jim Rotruck, 20 Years, 5/01/2009

Tom Starkey, 25 Years, 3/25/2010

Len Catron, 25 Years, 2/27/2009

Ted Williamson (L) and John Litten (R) present Brian Spurr (Shop Technician) with his 5 Year Service Award, November 9, 2009

Ted Williamson (L) and Josh Campbell (R) present John Anderson (Shop Technician-Truck) with his 10 Year Service Award, May 16, 2010

Tim Lambert presents Melinda Wickham with her 10 Year Service Award

Ted Williamson (L) and John Litten (R) present Richard Capers with his 5 Year Service Award, May 23, 2010

Ted Williamson (L) presents Curtis Gearhart (R) with his 10 Year Service Award, March 3, 2009

Jon Davis presents John Mayberry (R) with his 5 Year Service Award, Tractor shop

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AnniversariesAugust 2011

10 YEARS

macolm Adams 8-20-01

c.r. Wilson 8-21-01

5 YEARS

Yahaya Abubakari 8-7-06

Jason Auffarth 8-8-06

brian bellois 8-21-06

marc beaupariant 8-7-06

christopher higgs 8-21-06

John mayberry 8-14-06

richard morris, Jr. 8-10-06

ricardo rodriquez 8-15-06

pagE tItlEpEts of oUr lIvEsmiss molly Dehner is a 2 yr old black lab mix that we rescued from the cecil county Animal shelter in December, 2009. she loves to run and chase balls and sticks and

has unlimited energy for playing with the kids. Ken Dehner, sales Administration manager, Pulaski

sammy aka “Fat cat” approx. 11 years old and mollie -rhodesian ridgeback/Dachshund mix – 3 years old. sammy was a stray from Ohio and we got mollie here in mD. They are the best of friends! Amy Duncan, Finance Anaylst

This is brandy Deese, proud parent Dana Deese (Used equipment). brandy was born in April 1998. she is a very loved companion, friend & great pet. in this photo, she was about 4 years old. And just like her mother, she hates for her photo to be taken.

emma and velvet conway were both rescued kittens. velvet, in black, was rescued when she was only 3 days old in the woods all alone. how she survived without her mother is a miracle but apparently the litter was thrown into the woods and velvet was the lone survivor. A kind soul found her on the side of the road and was able to catch her and took her to Pet smart and i adopted her immediately. velvet hid under my bed and would come out to eat and drink while i was at work, she slept under my bed and wanted no human contact. After three weeks of no contact i went to Pet smart and adopted emma. All of emma’s brothers and sisters had been adopted and she was the only one left. As soon as emma came into the house, velvet came out and they became fast friends. This photo was taken as they watched their first snow and if you look closely you can see that even their tails are crossed. The first time i touched velvet i knew her name. emma, with green eyes and the attitude of a true irish woman was named after the emerald isles. They have both been a blessing and comfort in my life. They are always in the window waiting for me to come home and sometimes they eat better than i do. After having dogs all of my life i never thought two kittens would enrich me but they have stolen my heart. Adopt a Pet - it is a true reward! Colleen Conway, contracts Administrator/Assistant Facility security Officer, (elkridge)

Winston is almost 9 years old. he is a Welsh Terrier and he loves to play soccer. he can catch the ball in his teeth, sideways and over the shoulder.Frank Izzo (retired, Pulaski).

Piper is a corn snake. not sure how old she is and i got her from a friend. she likes to make tunnels in

her cage and likes hanging around on her bark. Carrie Cogley (Pulaski)

blue rexrode is a Dachshund. he is 12 years old and loves people. he is considered a family member more so than a pet. Proud mother is Cheryl Rexrode (Pulaski)

max is a Jack russell Terrier and just turned 3 years old this past April 2011. he is the true “baby” of the regino Family. max loves people, lives to play fetch, runs around the yard like a streak of

lighting with ears slicked back on his head and tongue hanging out in concentration, and enjoys barking at motorcycles in his spare time. Stacey Regino (Pulaski)

Teddy rushing came from the md sPcA about a year and a half ago. he is very loveable and playful. Stephanie Rushing (citation)

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5th ANNUAL SALE & EXPO

Tuesday, November 1st10AM to 4PMCCE Showroom:8427 Pulaski Highway Baltimore MD

Hundreds of Pieces of Equipment, Attachments & More!We’re busy getting the inventory together for this year’s sale. Mark your calendar for this annual event you don’t want to miss.

Equipment lists coming soon!

Special Guest, Mike RoweBaltimore’s own Mike Rowe, Creator, Executive Producer and Host of Discovery Channel’s popular television show “Dirty Jobs”, will bedropping by at this year’s Cat-A-Thon. Don’t miss this opportunity to take advantage of big savings and meet a hometown celebrity!

Be sure to check our website for updates to the equipment and vendor lists coming soon ...www.albancat.com

This is a customer event! If you know someone looking to purchase equipment please share this information with them! We are planning a special time for employees/retirees to visit the event and meet Mike Rowe. Please stay tuned for more details. If you have any questions, please contact Allen Shock at ashock@albancat.com or 410-780-7233.

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pagE tItlEf.y.I. nEwsHoliday & Event ScheduleHappenings Around Alban

From the EditorsThank You!

Alban Cat-A-Thon November 1, 2011Thanksgiving November 24, 2011Day after Thanksgiving November 25, 2011Christmas Eve Day (observed) December 23, 2011Christmas Day (observed) December 26, 2011New Years Day 2012 (observed) January 2, 2012 Green and Gold (Tentative) April 21, 2012

Just A thOuGht...

Barbara Bressi, Editor, ext. 7285

Allen Shock, Editor, ext. 7233

Thank you for your contributions to this issue of the Alban Times. if you have any comments or submissions please send them to barb bressi and Allen shock at albantimes@albancat.com.

The Alban Times is published by the Alban Companies for Alban Employees.

We want your news! Did your child win a special award or scholarship at school? Maybe you rescued a puppy off the street or you have other news you want to share! Don’t hesitate, simply send it to albantimes@albancat.com We are looking for the following for future issues: The December/January issue will feature Halloween photos of your children and/or pets! Please take those pictures and send them to albantimes@albancat.com ! We are also accepting pictures from previous years, simply tell us the name of the person(s) and/or pet(s) in the photo and the year it was taken.

“Pets of Our Lives” was extremely popular and for that reason, we will feature it in every issue! If you have a new pet, old pet or past pet you would like to feature, send it in at any time and we will get it in the next issue. Please send us the name of the pet, what branch you work at and the age of the pet. We look forward to seeing more pet photos!

Have a delicious recipe you would like to share? Please send it to us and we will share with the rest of the Alban Family! If you have any photos of the completed dish please send that too!

Deadline for the December/January issue is November 1st!