PETROLEUM DIRECTORY: Ace Transport there for Maggie move

Henry Minich, Ace Transport’s owner, was one of nearly eight entities including the military, the Alaska Zoo, Alaska Crane Service, Steve Fritz, known as the “professional elephant mover” from California, and a veterinarian involved in getting Alaska’s only elephant, Maggie, to her new home.

On November 1 Minich and “Team Pachyderm” made sure Maggie made it to Elmendorf Air Force Base on time to catch her flight to California.

“Since it was an elephant, there was a lot more coordination involved,” said Minich, “There were several meetings to plan and discuss the move.”

Size, however, was the least of their worries. Maggie weighed 8,000 pounds and the crate weighed 9,000 pounds, for a total of 17,000 pounds. “To keep that in perspective, a bulldozer weighs about 86,000 pounds, and ACE Transport moves dozers nearly every day,” explained Minich.

“For being my first, and probably only, elephant move I would say it went off without a hitch!  The people involved in coordinating the move were caring, thorough and very professional.”

Ace Transport would also like to announce the launch of its new Web site. Visit www.acetransportalaska.com.