Trailer Bridge Awarded U.S. Patent
Trailer Bridge, Inc. announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awarded Patent No. 6,416,264 on July 9, 2002 to Trailer Bridge as assignee for its invention known as the Vehicle Transportation Module® (VTM®). The inventors are Ralph W. Heim, J. Edward Morley and P.W. Shahani. Heim is President and Chief Operating Officer of Trailer Bridge and Morley is Vice President of Operations. Shahani is a consulting engineer who has provided services to the Company. The VTM® container is a module for receiving motorized vehicles for transportation that interchanges easily between transport modes without the necessity of re-handling the vehicles.
Trailer Bridge Wins Award
Trailer Bridge, Inc. announced that Jay Thomassen, Director, Corporate Sales, is the recipient of the 2003 Malcom P. McLean Innovative Spirit Award. The Company recognized Mr. Thomassen at its annual stockholders' meeting, which took place May 28th at Trailer Bridge's corporate headquarters in Jacksonville, FL. The award, in honor of the late founder of Trailer Bridge who was the leading transportation innovator of the 20th century, is given each year at the Annual Meeting to that employee whose innovative and persistent efforts particularly benefited the Company. In his remarks presenting the award for 2003, John D. McCown, Trailer Bridge's Chairman & CEO, stated, "Jay has responsibility for some of the largest accounts within the Trailer Bridge system.
Gawrysh Named VP, Inlnad Ops
Trailer Bridge, Inc. announced that Adam E. Gawrysh, Jr., 38, has been promoted to Vice President, Inland Operations. His previous position at Trailer Bridge was Director, Trucking Operations. This is a newly created position and Mr. Gawrysh will take on additional responsibilities related to Trailer Bridge’s inland operations. With this addition, the Company now has eight officers with an average tenure of twelve years. Trailer Bridge was founded thirteen years ago. Mr. Gawrysh has been employed at Trailer Bridge since 1992. He has managed Trailer Bridge’s trucking and inland operations since 2000 and before that served in various sales capacities for the Company. Mr. Gawrysh earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Illinois University in 1988.
