ATS is a leading single source, full-service transportation solutions provider providing integrated trucking, courier, air freight and value added transportation and distribution services to major consumer companies in Canada. We provide a broad range of transportation services designed to deliver reliable, flexible, and cost-effective distribution services that fulfill its customers’ specific needs.

Andlauer Transportation Services was formed in 1991 by Michael Andlauer. His idea was to build a customer centric company so effective and so efficient that clients would have all their needs served at a single touchpoint. This organization, dedicated to complete customer care, hit a nerve in the Canadian transportation marketplace and Michael presided over a decade of explosive growth.

Today ATS is focused on finding the better way to service each of its varied customers. This is the company mantra. Innovation. Dedication. Going that extra mile for customers. Getting into the client’s businesses and finding real solutions. Presenting to clients an all encompassing value proposition so compelling that they become partners for life.

If ATS is defined by its customers and their businesses, then its strength is shaped by its valued member employees. There is a difference here. Clients recognize the difference in attitudes, in dedication and in effort – this is one of the core features that separates ATS from its competition.

Throughout the last 14 years the company has risen to the varied challenges of its customers to become a trusted provider of logistics solutions. Today ATS presents products and services to the industry, backed by the passion of its employees and enabled by usable technology coupled with dynamic transport resources unique in Canada.

EXECUTIVE BIOGRAPHIES

Michael Andlauer was born in Toulouse, France and lived in Paris and Montreal before attending the Business Program, York University, Toronto.

To date, Michael has spent 18 years in the Canadian transportation industry. In 1991 he founded Andlauer Transportation Services Inc. As CEO, Michael presided over 10 years of explosive growth at ATS. In 1995 he founded Associated Logistics Solutions Inc., followed by Logisti-Solve Inc. in 2000. In 2002 Michael co-founded Spectrum Supply Chain Solutions Inc.

Michael’s current role is the President and Chief Executive Officer of ATS Andlauer Transportation Services Limited Partnership. His efforts are focused in support of Healthcare, Entertainment and Pharmaceutical industries. He is also the major shareholder of the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs.

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ATS Senior Executive Vice President Bob Brogan hails from Dartmouth Nova Scotia. He earned his MBA at Dalhousie University in Operations Research.

Since joining the transportation industry in 1985, Bob has worked in a variety of capacities cumulating in a leadership role during recent years of strategy realignment and solid growth.

His broad range of experience stems in part from mandates in progressive positions at a number of companies dealing with nearly every facet of transportation: rail, courier, LTL, and air freight.

Mr. Brogan is a prime supporter of the innovative technology now emerging at ATS, as we develop the systems that will take our company into the future.

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Pat Capparelli grew up in Montreal and received his undergraduate degree from McGill University. Pat’s professional background spans 25+ years in the transportation industry in positions of increasing responsibility including Senior Vice-President, Sales & Customer Service at Purolator Courier. While at Purolator, Pat was a key leader and contributor to the company’s rapid transformation from the company’s worst financial year to sustainable record profit performance.

Pat is an accomplished senior executive with a proven track record of dynamic, effective leadership in strategy development and execution in both high growth and transformational environments. Pat has been a driving force in turnaround situations and in cultural and core business model changes.

In 1994 Pat was honored as a recipient of the 40 under 40 Achievement Award while living and working in British Columbia.

Pat’s mandate is to drive sustainable growth through innovation, product development, lifecycle management and operational effectiveness. Pat will lead the corporate objective to enhance ATS value propositions through new and enriched solutions to help our customers optimize their supply chains.

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Mr. Mascarenhas has 14 years of experience in the Canadian transportation industry. He joined ATS Andlauer at its inception in 1991 and served as its controller until 2002, during which time he oversaw all financial aspects of its operations. In 2003, Mr. Mascarenhas assumed the role of Chief Financial Officer of AMG, a company that was founded to manage and operate related logistics and transportation companies (including ATS Andlauer).

During his tenure as controller at ATS Andlauer and as Chief Financial Officer at AMG, Mr. Mascarenhas has also performed the Chief Financial Officer function for Associated Logistics Solutions Inc. (since 1995), and Logistisolve Inc. (since 2000).

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Mr. Lunardi has over 20 years of experience in the Canadian transportation industry. He joined ATS Andlauer at its inception in 1991 and has held a variety of managerial and operational positions of increasing responsibility and had been the Vice-President, Eastern Operations and Sales of ATS Andlauer since 2002 until his recent appointment of Executive Vice President Operations. Prior to joining ATS Andlauer, Mr. Lunardi held a number of positions of increasing responsibility with Day & Ross, an LTL company, until his departure in 1991.

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Mr. Jessup has over 25 years of experience in the Canadian transportation industry. He joined ATS Andlauer at its inception in 1991 and has held a variety of managerial and operational positions of increasing responsibility. He had been the Senior Vice-President of Ontario Sales and Operations until his recent appointment as Senior Vice President Network Services and Support. Prior to joining ATS Andlauer, Mr. Jessup held a number of positions of increasing responsibility with Thomas Nationwide Transportation Air Express, an air freight company, culminating in his appointment as Director of Operations, which he held until his departure in 1991.

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