The Atlas manufacturing plant in Chippewa Falls has been increasing its workforce to keep pace with the rising number of requests for their precision sheet metal solutions. The additional employees prompted a parking lot expansion. Preparations began last fall and paving was completed Saturday.

The Atlas delivery fleet is used for fast and reliable delivery of precision sheet metal solutions to locations in Minnesota and western Wisconsin. The fleet operates with Class A CDL drivers employed by Atlas for a higher quality delivery experience. With their own delivery fleet, Atlas is able to ensure a safe delivery by loading and unloading all of their precision sheet metal solutions to customers with their own highly trained staff.

The bulk of the fleet consists of three late model dock trucks. A “Cube Van” acts as the primary delivery vehicle for the precision sheet metal solutions in the Chippewa Falls area. Rounding out the fleet with the smaller tasks is the Atlas delivery van.

Tractor trailers are also leased and operated by Atlas for larger deliveries. Custom delivery solutions can be provided, such as a continuous train of ABF pup trailers to one customer in the Carolinas. The trailer is docked and slowly filled; when it reaches capacity, ABF picks up the trailer for delivery and drops off a new one to begin packing.

The employees at Atlas Manufacturing were rewarded for their hard work with a cookout put on by the co-presidents, Mark Engel and John Peterson. The duo worked together at the grill to produce enough burgers for the staff during the lunch period. Iced beverages, watermelon, potato salad, and cookies rounded off the rest of the meal. The employees enjoyed their meal together and thanked the co-presidents for their effort and the food.

Mark Engel hopes that this will be the first of many cookouts that will occur over the summer. After another productive year of growth and business, the company is showing its appreciation to all those that made this success happen and encouraging them to work hard to keep the business moving forward.