Pete Cardinali

Pete Cardinali, a truck driver for our Voorhees Rental Department, was recently featured in the Courier-Post newspaper for his beard. Pete has been driving trucks since the early 80s and has not gone more than 3 months without a beard since he was 15. At age 54, he has only shaved three times since his tour with the US Marine Corps. Though the beard in the picture is not his longest, it took him two and a half years to grow. Pictured here is Pete and his beard in front of his truck:

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Manac Hunting Trip at Anticosti Island

Salesmen Bryan Crist and Peter Higgins recently went on a hunting trip with the gentlemen from Manac Trailers Inc. The guys ventured out to the island of Anticosti, off the coast of Quebec, Canada. Bryan described the island as "the Mecca of white tail dear hunting". The island is 125 miles long, and each of them were given a couple hundred of acres to hunt in per day. They followed four to seven mile long trails ranging from dense pine forests and fields to beaches with sea lions.

Lori Schofield at Atco Raceway

Lori Schofield, our Inventory Control Administrator at the Voorhees Branch, recently took part in a drag race at Atco Raceway in Atco, NJ. For the first time racing in 9 years, she made three solid passes in her 1969 AMC AMX drag race car. The fastest the car has gone was 119 mph and has completed a quarter mile in 11.32 seconds. She and her fiance Wayne have owned the car for 11 years and also own a 1970 AMC AMX show car which they take to local shows and have won the "People's Choice" award on numerous occasions. Lori is looking forward to getting back in the driver's seat and beating her fiance's record time. As of November 3, the car has set a new record run of 11.13 sceonds in a quarter miles at 119 miles per hour.

3rd Annual Customer Appreciation Fishing Trip

June 19, 2008 marked the 3rd Annual Customer Appreciation Fishing Trip out of Point Pleasant, NJ. Salesmen Tony Vadurro and Rob Durso ventured 85 miles out into Spencer Canyon on board the Canyon Runner. Hale customers John Wilkie and son Anthony from Wilkie Trucking, Jason Marshall from T.N. Ward Company, and Gary Lawrence from American Modular Construction accompanied the salesmen on the two day overnight trip. Out of 86 Yellowfin Tuna caught, all of them weighed over 30 lbs. and about half were in the 45-75 lb. range.

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Dan Richendollar & Deptford Little League

Dan Richendollar, our Service Writer at the Voorhees branch, recently led his Little League babseball team to a district championship. Dan is the coach of the Deptford 10-11-year-old little league team. The Deptford team dominated West Deptford 7-0 in the District 15 finals. Deptford secured a victory with their incredible offense, including a run batted in from Dan's son Aaron Richendollar. In addition, the defense held down the batters and West Deptford was unable to score a run. "We came out ready to play in the tournament," Dan said. "We came out ready to play defense."

Hale Trailer Fantasy Football League

1st year champion Joe Frankenfield hands off the Hale Trophy to the New 2006-2007 Champion - Jason D'Amico - Coach of the "Don't Anger the Jason" team. Standing by is the assistant commissioner Justin Sozio who continues to ponder his two consecutive years without bringing home the trophy. Frankenfield says Jason is a true champion despite his ever changing mood swings and having to work for Ira Eckstein in our rental department. Justin says – “I’m still trying to understand the weekly changes in our scoring system – vote for me to be the next commissioner.” Our new champion Jason comments: “The trophy will be sitting in my office for the next decade”. By the way thanks BJ for handling the league.

Merion Golf Club

The Hale gang recently enjoyed a superb round of golf at the exclusive Merion Golf Club located in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. Pictured left to right is Kevin Zwick, Barry Hale and Chris Hill.

New Scranton, PA salesman Kevin Zwick states "What a day....I will never forget!"

2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Fishing Trip

Recently, the Delmar, DE branch entertained their customers on the Chesapeake Bay for the 2nd Annual Customer Appreciation Fishing Trip. Mike Herbert, owner of Allstate Salvage in Westover, MD and Donovan Salvage in Georgetown, DE caught a 44 inch Striped Bass weighing out to approximately 37 lbs.

"He caught the big one this year. The trip was worth his smile alone." - Jeff Finney, Branch Manager

Jim Beardsell & Tyler Powell

Manager Jim Beardsell and Salesman Tyler Powell of the Allentown branch recently visited schools in Thailand for two weeks. Joining Jim was his wife Pam, his daughter Kara and his son Curtis. They brought along with them school supplies and medicine in backpacks for the students of the Bangniaing and Pabonghuayhang schools. They also donated a printer and furnished a study room for the children at Naetang, in addition to putting money towards a young girl's education at Chaing Mai University.

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Urban Promise Charity Golf Tournament

Recently, Hale Trailer supported the Urban Promise Organization at a charity golf tournament. Urban Promise is a charity organization centered in Camden, NJ which focuses on providing programs for inner-city youth. Hale employees BJ Hale Jr., Tyler Powell, Justin Sozio and Jason D'Amico played an afternoon of golf with Philadelphia Eagle's offensive right tackle Jon Runyan.

Go Eagles!!

Julio Santiago

Julio Santiago has recently joined Hale's Voorhees branch as a Sales/Operations Assistant. He is glad to assist our spanish-speaking clientele. He currently is attending night classes and working here during the day. "Working at Hale has built my passion for trailers. I came to this company with sales and banking experience and I have been involved in sales since I was fourteen years old. I found that Hale Trailer is a family environment and everyone helps each other. Being a spanish-speaking employee is a great advantage to our company."

Eileen Serzan

Eileen Serzan, our receptionist at the Voorhees branch is the mother of 3, Diana, Debbie and Vincent. She is also the proud grandmother of four. Alicia, 18, Ally, 9, Vincent Laurence, 3, and Jonathon Chance, 1.

Barry Hale Jr.

What is it like graduating from college and going to work at Hale Trailer?

It has been a smooth transition so far. I have worked here for the past 4 summers, so I was able to jump right into working knowing all the people and having some background with the equipment. The people here are great to work with. We all have fun every day. Having a friendly and comfortable environment to work in is really one attribute that I feel is overlooked by many companies. Hale Trailer is built on the strong relationships that are shared among employees as well as with its customers. I have watched this company grow for my entire life and I am proud to say that I am now on the team. I am 22 and ready to start making deals and this is one of the best places to do so.

Justin Sozio

Justin Sozio, the Compliance Manager at the Voorhees branch has been happily raising his Sozio Clan. He and his wife Cindi have three daughters, Gabriella, 6, Mackenzie, 4, and Riley Noelle, 2. Justin recently took his princesses to Disney's Magic Kingdom for the first time.

Wayne Sierocinski

Wayne Sierocinski of the Voorhees parts department bowled a perfect game of 300 on March 14, 2005. Wayne has been bowling for thirty years, since he was a teenager. He is currently a member of a men's church league and he bowls most of his games at West Brook Lanes in Brooklawn, NJ. His current bowling average is between 190 and 200. His previous high score was 289. Nine years ago Wayne almost lost the function in his legs and right arm when getting out of bed one morning. He received a Cervical Fusion surgery that saved his life. He considers his accomplishment a gift from God and strongly believes in prayer.

Frankenfield Wedding

Karen Frankenfield, daughter of Joe Frankenfield, Director of Sales Administration, got married on August 13th, 2005 to Josh Adams in Cherry Hill, NJ. The event was filled with precious moments and great family and friends, as well as a surprise visit from the Philadelphia Eagles Pep Band. Go Eagles! Congratulations Karen & Josh.

Bonnie Hoffman

Bonnie Hoffman, administrative assistant to the executive vice president at the Voorhees branch, recently placed first in her division at the New Jersey State Trap Shoot. The event, which is sponsored by the American Trapshooting Association, was held at the Pine Belt Sportsman's Club in Shamong, NJ. Her average for this year is 86, in the competition she shot 97 out of 100 clay pigeons. She has been skeet shooting competitively for five years. She has been an employee at Hale Trailer for sixteen years.