May 7, 2012

ATTENTION: J & B Fleet Employees

To Whom It May Concern:

Recently, it was brought to my attention that employees of J&B Fleet were given false information directly by Bill (owner of J&B Fleet); consequently, false statements were made which were not only untrue and misleading, but has compromised my professional reputation. It was relayed to me that Bill told you, "that he ended his relationship with Rick Miller (owner of CFIS Group) because Rick had decided to go direct with suppliers and not pay Bill what he owed him." If this is what you were told, then it is a complete lie, and explains why Dave and Steve have lied in the past and continued to lie to customers.

A contract Agreement was entered into between Bill and Rick on 03/04/03. This Agreement was for Rick to start his own warehouse (owned by Rick not Bill) far enough away from Bill's warehouse in Alliance so that other sales reps would not compete with them. Start-up capital was paid in full by Rick Miller and guaranteed by Rick's reserve funds that Bill controlled.

The Agreement stated that Rick would not sell in 56 counties surrounding the Alliance area. The stipulation was that J&B Fleet would stay out of Columbus after disclosing all the accounts that they sold to in Columbus at the time of the contract.

All the accounts were not disclosed; therefore, Bill was not forthright. Additionally, Dave, Steve, and Mark were not told to stay out of Columbus they were only asked to. As a result, all three sales men encroached upon territory belonging to CFIS Group and in violation of terms of Agreement mutually agreed upon between both parties. The infringement was brought to Bill's immediate attention and if continued, was just cause for termination of Agreement.

When Rick found that Bill was not going to enforce this part of the agreement Rick came to Bill and personally handed him a check for the total amount owed after deducting the reserve account amount; furthermore, Rick ended the agreement paying Bill all that was owed to him, in full.

Rick Miller paid J&B Fleet for all invoices on all inventory with interest [Check #1637] $29,127.60 after deducting the $26,037.38 that J&B Fleet owed Rick Miller for over 20 years...In the six years that J&B Fleet purchased products with CFIS Group, J&B Fleet profited $93,038.05. Just how much more profit does J&B Fleet wish to make?

Bill entered into a legal battle with Rick in 2008. Bill lost his legal battle and lost his appeals. Verification of above is part of the Court's public records and available below.

While Rick believed matters had been reconciled due to legal rulings in Rick's favor, it is alarming that Dave and Steve still continue to lie to customers stating that Rick stole inventory from J&B Fleet. If they are such honest people then why do they continue to lie? Especially disturbing is Dave claiming himself to be honest, and, a Christian. Clearly, this is a prime example of one using one's faith when it is convenient and beneficial.

As J & B employees you all know how very hard I worked to grow J & B Fleet to the size it is today. I, personally:

• pushed Bill to let me add salespeople;
• opened accounts for each salesperson I hired; (Yes, even you Dave, unlike you I did not sell the accounts to salespeople when they were just starting out);
• created and secured the web sites for J & B;
• created the customer bin label system;
• had a J & B logo created for the bin boxes;
• went to the venders and negotiated better pricing (a job Bill should have been doing);
• and, assisted each and every salesperson anytime they asked.

After all of that, and more, this is how I am treated by Bill (owner of J & B Fleet), with lies being told about me by Bill, Dave, and Steve. Behavior and practices by all three show their lack of capacity in competing with me honestly. Their demeanor shows lack of integrity and character.

In closing, I DO NOT, NOR DO I HAVE TO CHEAT ANYONE, as I do have a conscience and believe that what goes around, comes around. You don't cheat a company like Hendrickson by selling them a microwave and invoicing it as cases of aerosols to dishonestly sneak it into the plant, just one of the examples of the games you pull.

Seriously, how can customers possibly trust any of you Bill, Dave and Steve?