September 17, 2008

Hurricane Ike no match for Rite Track

West Chester, OH - Who knew? A state buried in the heart of the Midwest is hit by a hurricane.

More precisely, this part of the US was hit by a storm that was the remnant of Hurricane Ike, which devastated Galveston and parts of Texas. The winds blew for over three hours on Sunday afternoon, with hurricane-force gusts reported up to 85 miles per hour. Steady winds of 55 mph for the entire duration were common.

The result—fallen branches and trees, downed power lines, disrupted services through out the areas. More than 1 million customers lost electric power in Ohio, and several hundred thousand are still without power as of today. Businesses closed, schools closed, airports shutdown and traffic was interrupted throughout the region.

However, at Rite Track, we had no direct storm damage, and although we were operating on reduced electrical power, we were here to serve our customers. Our people were on hand, both at the factory and Rite Track locations around the world, to assist our customers during the Blackout. Service, tech support, sales, marketing, accounting, HR, IT, purchasing, logistics—all here, all working. Full power was restored just before noon today and our manufacturing and engineering operation has returned to 100%.

Tim Hayden, President and CEO of Rite Track, said “We are up and running and are very happy to have come through this storm with no damage. Before the cleanup had even started, senior staff members were assessing our status and making plans. Throughout the storm our servers never lost power and basic services within the company were restored within hours. On Monday we were able to operate at reduced capacity at the factory while maintaining full customer support in the field. Thanks to our customers for their patience and understanding and special thanks to our dedicated employees that continue to put our customers first! Given the force of this storm so far inland, we must all keep the people in the gulf coast region in our thoughts and prayers. They were truly devastated by this storm in all its fury.”

About Rite Track: Rite Track, established in 1993, is a premier worldwide supplier of refurbished/remanufactured track solutions. Rite Track is the licensed supplier of TEL CLEAN TRACK Mark Vz, 7, and 8 systems in US and Europe. Rite Track owns the SVG 86, 88, and 9X product lines, offering sales and service support worldwide. Rite Track provides field support, custom engineering services, and a full range of upgrades and enhancements across product lines to extend equipment life. Rite Track is located at 8655 Rite Track Way, West Chester, OH 45069. For sales or product information contact (513) 881-7820(US), +49-7171-878582 (Europe), +65-64843421 (Asia), sales@ritetrack.com, or visit the company's web site at www.ritetrack.com.

For more information contact:
Tom Parish
Vice President of Marketing of Rite Track

513-645-8600