Stout's Motorcoach Company Growth in the 1990s
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4th of 5 newsletters. In 2010 Stout's celebrated 50 years in the transportation industry. Sharing our story was executed by creating 5 different newsletters. One for each decade. The newsletter were published through out 2010, with the last hitting the press just around New Year's Eve 2010. We hope you enjoy reading about our history and evolution and look forward to capturing the next decade of Stout's.
![The Nineties… World Wide What?
Shane recalls him and his wife, Dena, spending countless hours
at their small office on Spruce St. Accompanied by an office
manager, dispatcher, clerk and a handful of drivers they worked
relentlessly to build their young company. Their hard work
would pay off during this decade of monumental growth.
…Stay tuned as we explore the 2000’s in Volume 5, due out in December.
Many employees would come and go, yet
an amazing 20, who came aboard in the
90’s, remain today. Shane’s leadership was
intense and challenging. His team
responded with an unyielding
commitment to excellence and they
would go on to be instrumental
in the company’s growth.
As travel and tourism
grew in the U.S. so did
the operation. With his
team’s experience being
deeply rooted in transport-
ation and logistics Stout
saw an opportunity to
dissolve the tour department and
focus on his greatest asset, the
motorcoach. Stout’s fleet was
second to none. He constantly
reinvested in new coaches
keeping the fleet 5 years or newer
at all times, boasting of all the
latest amenities.
He formed relationships with tour
operators, such as Sunset Tours, owned
by Richard Schulman, to develop the
tour, while Stout’s focused on the
motorcoach. An aggressive and
disciplined sales staff would execute
his business plan and Stout’s grew to
21 vehicles over the next few years.
Shane was living his dream, yet he truly
realized his accomplishments as he
watched two of his three sons, Tim and
Shawn, join the payroll. They were ready
to make their mark on the family business.
Tim graduated from college and would lean
towards the school bus company, which
Shane and his sister Peggy took control
over following the well deserved
retirement of their dad in 1992.
Shawn graduated high school and
while attending college would
favor the motor-
coach company.
It was an incredible
decade only to be
surpassed by the next.
Stayed tuned as we
survive the Y2K scare
and move into the
21st century.
Revisiting
Volume 4 of 5
The 1990’s
November 2010
T R A N S P O R TA T I O N
C
ELEBRATING OVER 50 YEAR
S
ESTABLISHED IN 1960
Motorcoach
Operators
John Matzer*
Victoria Cribb*
Phillip Gallagher
William Larason
Richard Shaw
David Ruhling
William McCarthy
Robert Wismer
William Belsky
James Peagler
Joseph Ansuini
* Employment with charter
company started in the 80’s
Pictured Left:
Susan Ziegler
Rob Gallmayer
Bill Metzger
Marjorie A. Kunkle
Susan Ziegler
Al Roberts
Vivian Tuccillo-Giglio
Shawn Stout
Tim Stout
PICTURED BELOW:
[Trentonian article] Shawn
Stout (left). Tim Stout (right)
proudly display 4 brand new
Van Hool motorcoaches
which brings the fleet to 21](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/90snewsletter-150302153323-conversion-gate01/85/90s-newsletter-1-320.jpg)
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- 1. The Nineties… World Wide What? Shane recalls him and his wife, Dena, spending countless hours at their small office on Spruce St. Accompanied by an office manager, dispatcher, clerk and a handful of drivers they worked relentlessly to build their young company. Their hard work would pay off during this decade of monumental growth. …Stay tuned as we explore the 2000’s in Volume 5, due out in December. Many employees would come and go, yet an amazing 20, who came aboard in the 90’s, remain today. Shane’s leadership was intense and challenging. His team responded with an unyielding commitment to excellence and they would go on to be instrumental in the company’s growth. As travel and tourism grew in the U.S. so did the operation. With his team’s experience being deeply rooted in transport- ation and logistics Stout saw an opportunity to dissolve the tour department and focus on his greatest asset, the motorcoach. Stout’s fleet was second to none. He constantly reinvested in new coaches keeping the fleet 5 years or newer at all times, boasting of all the latest amenities. He formed relationships with tour operators, such as Sunset Tours, owned by Richard Schulman, to develop the tour, while Stout’s focused on the motorcoach. An aggressive and disciplined sales staff would execute his business plan and Stout’s grew to 21 vehicles over the next few years. Shane was living his dream, yet he truly realized his accomplishments as he watched two of his three sons, Tim and Shawn, join the payroll. They were ready to make their mark on the family business. Tim graduated from college and would lean towards the school bus company, which Shane and his sister Peggy took control over following the well deserved retirement of their dad in 1992. Shawn graduated high school and while attending college would favor the motor- coach company. It was an incredible decade only to be surpassed by the next. Stayed tuned as we survive the Y2K scare and move into the 21st century. Revisiting Volume 4 of 5 The 1990’s November 2010 T R A N S P O R TA T I O N C ELEBRATING OVER 50 YEAR S ESTABLISHED IN 1960 Motorcoach Operators John Matzer* Victoria Cribb* Phillip Gallagher William Larason Richard Shaw David Ruhling William McCarthy Robert Wismer William Belsky James Peagler Joseph Ansuini * Employment with charter company started in the 80’s Pictured Left: Susan Ziegler Rob Gallmayer Bill Metzger Marjorie A. Kunkle Susan Ziegler Al Roberts Vivian Tuccillo-Giglio Shawn Stout Tim Stout PICTURED BELOW: [Trentonian article] Shawn Stout (left). Tim Stout (right) proudly display 4 brand new Van Hool motorcoaches which brings the fleet to 21