HERMANN SERVICES TRANSITIONS TO CENTRALIZEDORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE As we approach our 90th year of operations, Hermann Services hasadopted a centralized organizational structure, streamlining itsleadership under Dennis W. Hermann who was named CEO.

Division leaders of the company’s service areas will report to Mr.Hermann including Transportation, Warehousing, Logistics,Leasing, and Fleet Maintenance. The corporate operationaldepartments of Safety, Accounting, HR, and IT have beenrestructured to centrally serve the organization companywide.Department leaders will also directly report to Mr. Hermann.

According to Mr. Hermann, “As our customers increasingly benefitfrom the many services that we provide, our new streamlinedstructure will result in higher efficiencies and keep all levels of theorganization focused on one vision: To provide total distributionservices at the highest levels of safety and efficiency.”

A cornerstone of the reorganization is the installation of anenterprise-class IT infrastructure, which includes a KeyPerformance Indicator (KPI) reporting system that allows divisionmanagers to monitor, analyze, and share financial and operationsdata through a single interface. Mr. Hermann adds that, “The newstructure will facilitate information sharing and collaboration amongour management team to identify opportunities in real time allowingus to provide expanded and higher levels of services.”

The company also announced that Jeffrey Hermann, representingthe fourth generation of family ownership, has been promoted toPresident of Hermann Transportation, which provides truckingservices nationwide including dedicated, contract carrier, portdrayage, and intermodal transportation. The company hasconsolidated all trucking services into the transportation divisionto leverage new technologies that can speed operations fromadjusting to seasonality spikes to making faster routing decisions.

“We take tremendous pride in our company story dating back to1927,” said Jeff Hermann. “I am excited to work with Rich Hermannand Chuck Capra, Presidents of Hermann Leasing and HermannWarehousing, and our entire team, to add the next chapter ofcompany growth driven by strong leadership and advancedtechnologies. We are now readily organized to quickly respond tothe dynamic marketplace with flexible, custom turnkey solutions,while delivering higher levels of customer value. Our goal is toprovide better visibility to our customers and all parties that wecollaborate with throughout the supply chain.”

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AIB AWARDS HERMANNWAREHOUSE WITH HIGHCERTIFICATION AUDIT SCORE By Kurt Carlson - Health, Safety, Environmental, Food Safety Compliance Manager

We are proud to announce that Hermann Warehouse passed its annual AIB Internationalaudit and inspection with flying colors. We all worked very hard to achieve our highestscore yet – in the high 900s. After much intensive training and accumulative experience,we have exhibited a high level of skill and ability in the critical areas of food safety, fooddefense, and food security.

The mission of AIB International is to “Empower the global food industry to elevate theirfood safety and grain based production capabilities.” To that end, the organizationrecognizes that Hermann Warehouse offers superior capability in the safe storage,handling, and transportation of food and related food-grade products such as packaging.

Recently the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began enforcing new regulations toensure safety in the country’s food distribution supply chain based on the Food SafetyModernization Act (FSMA). One of the key requirements is that food distributors, alongwith manufacturers and retailers, must produce documents within 24 hours for recordsgoing back two years regarding our compliance with Hazard Analysis and Risk-BasedPreventive Controls (HARPC). We have systems in place to comply with this and all otherregulations regarding the storage and transportation of food.

Of course there is always room for improvement and our policy is to keep abreast of anychanges in the industry and remain current in the areas of legislation, food safety issues,technical developments, and industry codes of practice.

Hermann Warehouse accomplishes this with the guidance of several organizationsincluding AIB, FDA, DEP, Warehouse Education and Research Council (WERC), the Councilof Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), the Customs-Trade PartnershipAgainst Terrorism (C-TPAT), and the State of New Jersey. We also conduct weekly in-house food safety and sanitation inspections as well as ongoing employee training.

I would like to congratulate all of the Hermann Warehouse staff for your dedication tofood safety and expertise in providing safe, trackable handling solutions for food. Wewould make our founder, Fred J. Hermann (who launched our business in 1927transporting watermelons), extremely proud!

As the United States raises the bar for food safety through newregulatory procedures, Hermann Warehouse has kept pace withthorough training of all personnel regarding:

• Operational Methods and Personnel Practices� • Maintenance for Food Safety • Cleaning Practices • Integrated Pest Management • Adequacy of Prerequisite and Food Safety Programs

HERMANN FLEETMAINTENANCE ISFIRING ON ALLCYLINDERSBy Paul Galgani -Director of Fleet Maintenance

Under the leadership of Paul Galgani,Director of Fleet Maintenance, themaintenance services of our Transportationand Leasing divisions have now beenconsolidated. Now employing 25 of the bestskilled technicians and mechanics in thebusiness, Hermann Fleet Maintenancereliably keeps more than 200 vehicles safelyon road.

New opportunities have arisen with theexpansion of personnel and equipment. Wenow offer emergency roadside service,repairs, and fleet maintenance solutions foroutside transportation firms and fleetowners. “Operating from our S. Brunswickand E. Hanover, NJ locations puts us in aprime position to offer emergency roadsideservices on the busy throughways in ourregion,” states Mr. Galgani.

Bumper-to-Bumper Truck and TractorTrailer Services for Fleet Owner Firms: • Body & Roof • Chassis, Suspension & Drivetrain • Clutch • Engine Repair • Exhaust System • Fuel Injection Systems • Full Service Tune-Up • Heating & Air Conditioning • Hydraulic, Electric & Air Brakes • Lifts & Rear Doors • Lighting • SCR Systems • Trailer Repairs • Transmission

Fleet Maintenance also offers FHWAAnnual Inspections, Diesel Emission Tests,and Smoke Tests. The maintenance teamhas all of the software required fordiagnostics on most equipment includingFreightliner, Detroit, Volvo, Peterbilt, andKenilworth.

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CARESBy Terri Hermann - Project Manager News from our mission to help those among our

community who find themselves in need.

Mucking a Difference –Another Great Success!

The Hermann Mudsters wrapped up anoth-er exhilarating MuckFest as the event’s topteam and the largest fundraising team inthe nation. We raised just under our prioryear’s record of $36,013 and registered 182runners. New Jersey was voted the bestmud run in America with over 5,600muckers participating, making 2016 thebiggest MuckFest MS New Jersey ever!

We received many nice notes from ourclients, suppliers, vendors, and guests whoparticipated. Derek Hahn, of DynamicStrategies said, “I just wanted to thank youfor inviting us to join your team. This is thetype of thing that the team at DSI has talkedabout doing for the past 5 years and tofinally get out with a few of us and actuallytake part was HUGE!”

Many thanks to all that sponsored, sup-ported, and participated in this year'sMuckFest! Every day of the year theNational MS Society works hard to helppeople living with MS. Learn more at nationalmssociety.org

A Unique Approach to Supportingthe Hugs for Brady Foundation

Hermann Services recently cut the ribbonon a customized trailer wrapped with theimage of the late Brady Wells in order toraise awareness for the pediatric cancerfoundation started in his honor.

Hermann Services has put much time andeffort into supporting local charities overthe years, which was recognized by thetownship of South Brunswick at anawards ceremony in 2015. That is wherewe met Mike Wells, who along with hiswife Sherri Wells started the Hugs ForBrady Foundation after their 18-month-old son, Brady, was diagnosed with arare blood cancer. While talking abouthow to get the foundation more exposure,Mike came up with the idea of outfittingone of our semi-trucks with a huge Hugsfor Brady trailer wrap and soon after, wewere onboard!

As the new custom trailer canvases theroads of NJ, travelers will see the imageof Brady holding his favorite flower andthe messaging designed to drive supportto hugsforbrady.org. With increased visi-bility, we hope to deliver miles of smilesfor children fighting cancer.

HELP US DELIVERA HAPPY HOLIDAY!

Time to start shopping for gifts for lessfortunate children in our community so thatthey too can experience the joy of Christmas!

Toys for Tots hopes that these presents willsend a message of hope to these youngstersso they may grow into responsible,productive, and patriotic citizens.

Hermann Services will be collecting new,unwrapped toys at our company’s head-quarters, offices, and designated drops,which we will in turn deliver to local U.S.Marine Corps Reserve Units to facilitatedistribution.

Please visit HermannCares.com for moreinformation on our Toys for Tots campaign.

View more photos from these great eventsat HermannCares.com

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Everyone at Hermann Services likes to feel that we are all one big family working together to achieve great things — and we are!We take pride in each other’s accomplishments and enjoy hearing about them. See what a few of your colleagues are up to lately:

CLIENT CORNERSweet Results - Ed Bash, Regulatory Compliance Manager at PatrickJ. Kelly Drums, Inc. received a pack of sweet watermelon seeds in oneof our promotions in 2015. This summer, his daughter, Danielle grew andharvested 4 watermelons from those seeds! The seeds celebrate ourroots as Fred J. Hermann launched the Hermann Forwarding Company,hauling watermelons for The Great A&P Supermarket in 1927. Thanksto Ed and Danielle for sharing their story!

A Superhero - BIG congrats to Kyle, son ofRich Clonan, Hermann VP of Sales. Thissummer, Kyle, a Red Cross Cert. Lifeguard,spotted a boy and father drowning in the ripcurrent at Avon by the Sea, NJ. Crowds anddistance delayed on-duty lifeguards, so Kylestepped-in to make the save! Kyle is anEnvironmental Scientist for Monmouth Co.

A Big Catch! - Jim Denniston, WarehouseManager at our South Brunswick, NJwarehouse, landed a beautiful 32lb. stripedbass off Spring Lake, NJ this summer! Musthave been that lucky Hermann Services hathe was wearing that attracted this fine fish!

The Right Stuff - Anthony Cennamo, DriverManager with Hermann Transportation, andhis three children, Rachel, Andrew, andAnthony Jr. enjoyed mucking it up with therest of the Hermann Mudsters just prior toAnthony Jr’s. departure for the Army. Wewish Anthony Jr. the best and we all thankhim for his decision to serve our country.