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1. THE AFONSO / EASTON
GROUP
APNA TRUCK SHOW
06/15/2013

3. Over a Decade of Rising Prices

4. Crude Oil Prices Drive Gasoline
and Diesel Prices

8. Per Capita, North America
Consumes 8 times more than Asia

12. The Afonso/Easton Group
• Only Institutionally-backed risk
management group in Western Canada
• Uniquely positioned to assist businesses
with fluctuating energy costs
• Able to provide access to wholesale
markets in Eastern United States

13. Rising fuel costs have a significant
impact on the trucking industry

14. Fuel represents the largest cost for
trucking operations

15. Stockpiling Oil is not the Solution

16. Hoping and Praying will not work
either

17. A proper risk management
strategy can work

19. Use Seasonal Supply and Demand
Patterns to manage risk

20. Benefits of Risk Management with
the Afonso/Easton Group
• Mitigate energy cost risks
• Add another layer of expertise
• Implement internal cultural changes
• Implement prudent risk management processes
• Reduce costs
• Increase revenue
• Provide reliability to cash flows

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