Welcome to the first on-line issue of THE MACH 5 INSIDER -- our way of saying thank you for your business!

As an "insider," you will find a wealth of information in each INSIDER issue, including:

• inside chances to win cool prizes and give-aways
• news links you can truly use
• the much-requested "freaky facts"
• behind-the-scenes MACH 5 news

And, of course, if you are currently using MACH 5 for your local and national SameDay deliveries, we do APPRECIATE you and your biz... and if you don't yet use MACH 5, then please give us call... We're ready to assist you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!

Enjoy!

  STAR COURIERS

  FREAKY FACTS

  GT MEMO

  CONTESTS:
    - Mach 5'er Race
    - Find 5'er

  SEND TO A FRIEND

Be sure to check out our newest cool page on MACH5Couriers.com, "Star Couriers"! This page was created exclusively for couriers that work for MACH 5 who are the absolute best at what they do. Star Couriers are big time team players. They have generally been with us for at least 6 months and have shown the utmost in professionalism, integrity, honesty and overall responsibility to continually do a stellar job here at MACH 5… so, click here, and meet our very first, "Star Courier", Mr. Ross Gauld!

We have scoured the earth for these sometimes funny, sometimes weird, sometimes totally useless facts and trivia! Got some weird info that you think we should add? Click here and tell us!

• On average, a woman will speak 5,000 more words per day than a man.
• Isaac Newton dropped out of school when he was a teenager, at his mother's request. She hoped he would become a successful farmer.
• Ten percent of men are left-handed and eight percent of women are left-handed.
• Susanna Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas in 1887, making her the first woman mayor in the United States.
• A 1997 Gallup poll found that about one in four American workers - 24 percent - said that if they could do so, they would fire their boss.
• They call it puppy love: An American Animal Hospital Association poll showed that 33 percent of dog owners admit that they talk to their dogs on the phone or leave messages on an answering machine while away.
• On a bingo card of 90 numbers, there are approximately 44 million ways to make B-I-N-G-O.
• You consume one-tenth on a calorie every time you lick a stamp.
• Approximately 100 people choke to death every year on ballpoint pens.
• You can burn 1600 calories a day just by banging your head against a wall for 10 ½ hours.

Somebody asked me the other day, Is it a requirement that all delivery guys must smoke cigarettes, have a bad attitude and smell bad? Of course, he was half-joking and a bit sarcastic when he said it, but he made a good subtle point.

I thought to myself, you know, couriers do have a bad name and I am now very glad that I went on a mission 5 years ago to help give couriers a good name! You can check out a courier of ours who exceeds all delivery person stereotypes in this issue of our "Star Courier" column. Now trust me, I have seen some really scary looking couriers come through our doors attempting to interview with us. But, at MACH 5 we really do hire only the best upper echelon of couriers. Sure our rates may reflect it too, but when a MACH 5 courier walks through the door, you know it!

Not only do delivery guys get a bad rap for looks, but for their bad attitudes too. That's another thing we do differently here at MACH 5... we smile, and we're friendly, now that's something different for a courier! Our customer service is superior, not just because we want to treat you nicely, but because we know that a great deal of companies today give great service and at a good price, but only a tiny handful give superior customer service. How do we define "superior"? Well, if you can safely say you had an "experience" here at MACH 5, and you passed the word on at how well we did for you, then we can say, we gave you Superior Customer Service!

Be sure in this issue to enter your name to win cool stuff, like Krispy Kreme donuts, new limited edition MACH 5 hats and MACH 5 tee shirts. And, of course, don't forget the Wacky Facts column - we have searched high and low for this stuff. Be sure to check out the "Star Couriers" column on our latest awesome courier Ross Gauld!

Please let me know your comments about this first issue of ours. We are certainly in a learning stage as to what you might want to see here. So, feel free to send me your comments, thoughts, and suggestions to Gary@MACH5Couriers.com.

Sincerely,

Gary T. Murphy
President & CEO

Here's how this cool new contest is going to work... you'll be competing against your coworkers and our other MACH 5 clients. During the month of May, whoever collects the most "MACH 5'er Miles" wins the race!

You collect "MACH 5'er Miles" every time you place an order... and every order is 1 mile! At the end of the month we'll add up the miles and the Callers with the most miles wins!...

• Top 5 callers win catered MISSION BURRITOS & KRISPY KREME donuts...

• Next Top 5 callers win super cool MACH 5 Tee shirts, limited edition caps and other cool stuff!

Let The Games Begin!!!!

Don't want to "race", but still want to win cool prizes!!?

Enter your email address below, and if you're selected, you can win super cool stuff like, Krispy Kreme donuts, lunch from Mission Burritos, MACH 5 hats, shirts and other fun stuff!

Winners are selected periodically on a random basis from email addresses received. You will be notified if you're the lucky winner. Good Luck!

Find the hidden "MACH 5'er Guy" within each issue and your name will be put in a drawing to win super cool prizes!

Email us and tell us where you found "MACH 5'er" and you could be our next big winner!

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