North Atlantic Logistics

try, and is a born negotiator. I knew the nuts and bolts of how to make the logistics work. I knew the business mod- el; I knew the industry; I had watched all my previous owners and bosses and sawwhat they did and believed together we could do it better. So, from there, Rob and I started North Atlantic International in October 2002. And fifteen years later, here we are.” Today,North Atlantic International Logistics pro- vides over the road, intermodal, ocean freight, and transloading services. It has 18 employees and its geographic footprint includes both Canada and the U.S.“When the Canadian dollar is high, a lot of imports come into Canada; when the dollar is low, we see a lot more exports,”Mestroni says, charac- terizing his business as being “a travel agent for people’s freight. Each of our account managers tracks each shipment contin- uously throughout the day.We track each shipment before it is scheduled to pick-up,when it picks up, check on it again to confirm an ETAwhile in transit and when it is scheduled to de- liver, and then verify when the driver is to be on site for final delivery.We do a lot of phone calling, here.We make sure that once it’s in transit, it’s going to be delivered on the day we say they’re going to deliver it. And, if it’s going to be late, our customers know that we’re going to call and inform them what’s going on before they even have to ask.” From the beginning, Mestroni did business NORTH ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS AT A GLANCE NORTH ATLANTIC INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS WHAT: A leader in the transporta- tion/logistics industry WHERE: Huntsville, Ontario WEBSITE: www.shipnai.com ABOUT CANADIAN PACIFIC Canadian Pacific (TSX:CP)(NYSE:CP) is a transcontinental railway in Cana- da and the United States with direct links to eight major ports, including Vancouver and Montreal, provid- ing North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. CP is growing with its customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain exper- tise. Visit www.cpr.ca to see the rail advantages of CP.