allServing Alaska from ship, road, rail and air. The challenges of moving freight and supply logistics

with limited infrastructure and in Arctic conditions.

WISTAInfrastructure and Supply Logistics in the Arctic

Who we are

• Asset Based Carrier Company owned and operated

equipment from origin to destination 10 Terminals, 2 warehouses Nearly 700 employees Equipment pool of 300 Tractors

and 1500 Trailers

• Multi-Modal Transportation Providing Steamship, Barge, Highway, Air, Rail Arctic Express expedited 52 hour Over the Road Service

Northbound/Southbound to AK

Roots in Alaska ….

Going Global!

Safety at Carlile

• World Class Program• Audited & Passed by DOT (May

2011)• Annual Customer & Gov’t Audits • Industry Approved • Documented HSSE Manuals• Competitive Advantage• USDOT Safety Permit• HSSE Alerts• R Stamp Endorsement

• Tool Box Safety Meetings• Operations Support Center• Safety and Leadership Teams• Hazard Assessments• Drivers Manual• SOP’s• Safety Inspections• Incident reporting and

investigations

Customers request us to enter new markets based on our safety record

and standards.

Transportation Modes

• Truck• Steamship• Barge• Rail • Air

View from top of Alaska down

Industry Innovators

• UPS / FedEx  - leaders in change – full menu of services

• Bundled approach• Companies adding a logistics component to

offerings (all modes) • Service is sold as a transit time – not

necessarily the mode• Truckers adopting – “Sense of Urgency”• Multi-Modal tracking – whether via truck or

air• Customers choose to work with you because

of ease of use, service and knowledge !• Trucking is always on one end or the other,

and sometimes in the middle

Carlile going multi-modal

Technology is the virtual world

How we help manage Arctic supply chain logistics.

Involved in planning – all aspects of project!• Start of project - conversations and feasibility begin• Creative solutions – timing, routing, warehousing, equipment• Site Visits• Team Meetings• Routing • Report preparation – all users• Reporting• Interface with 3rd party systems• Electronic data exchange• Visibility on material from start to finish• Communications is key to understanding customers needs.

Questions to ask of a logistics provider

•Logistics• CFS / Bonding Facility• Public Warehousing• Point to Point L48

•Canada• Canadian Authority & Post-Audit

•Equipment & Assets• Bulk Transportation• Heavy Haul• Cross Dock & Consolidation Facilities

•Community Ties• Involved and awareness of community

•Employees: • Non-Union vs. Union

•Safety Culture and Records•Alaska & the Arctic • Statewide AK Distribution• North Slope Footprint

•Oil & Gas / Energy Knowledge•Transportation Industry Knowledge• Innovative

•Who is Customer Base•Military – DOD• DOD secret level clearances

•Continental US - Footprint• Consolidation Facility• Rail Access

Northslope Logistics Routing

Rolligon; Rig move on an ice road. Limited ice road season – white out conditions.

Challenges Faced in Alaska

Oversize Loads – Our Specialty

Yukon River BridgeBridge / Weight / Seasonal Restrictions

We even cross washouts!

Earthquakes occur even more frequently than in California, but rarely cause damage to

infrastructure.

An exception was the7.9 Denali Fault earthquake of

November 3, 2002when the road opened up

under a Carlile driver.

Denali Fault Earthquake: 7.9

Ice Road Driving

Loving what we do!

Pulling together to make a great team!