Visiting executives, dignitaries and VIPs don't want bells, whistles or ballyhoo to greet them upon their arrival to Calgary.

They're looking for a transportation service that combines absolute discretion with the proven ability to provide the ultimate in safety while driving them to and from their destination.

National Corporate Transportation & Security Services is the answer.

An absolutely unique Canadian company, created in direct response to market demand, National Corporate Transportation & Security Services employs a team of professional chauffeurs who do more than drive their clients from A to B. These pre-screened and well-trained specialists double as integral members of a highly- competent, certified security team.

From left, company founders Carman McKnight, Judy McBride and Dave Goodbrand.

National Corporate Transportation & Security's modern corporate fleet offers enormous variety of choice, from Lincoln Town Cars to 10-passenger stretch limos to 20-passenger luxury limo-buses all the way up to a 55-seat luxury highway motor coaches.

With National, you ride in comfort and you ride in style, enjoying the peace of mind that comes with knowing you've placed your safe conduct in the hands of the experts.

Founding partners Dave Goodbrand and Carman McKnight, both longtime members of the RCMP, represent decades of experience in VIP protection. Meanwhile, the third member of the founding triumvirate, Judy McBride, has an equally impressive resumé.

As transportation co-ordinator of National Motor Coach Systems Ltd., McBride organized the staggeringly complex transportation arrangements during the international G-8 Summit in Kananaskis Country in June, 2002.

National Motor Coach Systems has been in operation for 20 years and is headed by McBride's husband Steve Bacovsky. It was partly out of experiences during the G8 event that National Corporate Transportation & Security Services was born. The two companies enjoy a relationship that gives the new company access to National Motor Coach Systems equipment and experience, to augment its own fleet.

"We've chauffeured and protected dignitaries all the way up the scale, from British royalty to the president of the United States," said McKnight.

"But we subsequently discovered a need for a secure and protective driving service, to be made freely available to private citizens, particularly corporate travellers," he added.

Goodbrand and McKnight's extensive RCMP training and hard-earned expertise makes them ideally suited to the job. And their hand-picked team of chauffeurs shares the founders' background in police or specialized security service. Such professionals have enjoyed the benefit of the most extensive driver-training programs in the country.

So the National team brings an enormous range of protocol skills to the table, including:

* The ability to carefully design advance routes while sticking to irregular assignment schedules, including long hauls and overnight trips.

* Exceptional defensive driving skills, including evasion and emergency escape techniques.

* First Aid training, enabling them to respond to medical emergencies.

* Advanced skills that enable them to compensate for unusual weather conditions or traffic patterns. This includes a thorough knowledge of roadways, points of interest, airports, hotels and alternate routes in all Canadian cities.

The National team will also happily provide advance site security checks as well as (unarmed) bodyguard services.

In a place and time where a desire for absolute security while in transit ranks near the top of every corporate priority list, National Corporate Transportation & Security has stepped up to fill a glaring need.

Corporate Calgary, for example, continually plays host to business associates and international clients who travel to the city from all points of the globe.

It's a wise business executive who places such important guests in the trustworthy care of National Corporate Transportation & Security. Allow the professionals to arrange business and pleasure junkets, with the travellers' comfort and personal safety always foremost in mind.

"We're happy to take your group any place it wants to go, whether it's Banff or Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump," McKnight explained. "Should they choose to travel in our 20-passenger luxury limo-bus, for example, they're free to conduct business en route. Our vehicles are equipped with closed-circuit TV, ideal for PowerPoint presentations," he continued.

"It's set up with seats facing each other, perfect for a conference-style exchange of ideas." National's founding team hasn't missed a trick. Each of the company's modern, well-maintained vehicles is tastefully outfitted in discreet, dark colours. Gourmet coffees, catered snacks and cold beverages for the party can also be part of the package.

So step up and meet the team: Judy McBride's organizational skills helped the G-8 Summit come off without a hitch, as she helped co-ordinate the complex movements of several hundred vehicles on a 24/7 basis.

A 30-year veteran, Dave Goodbrand spent his last five years with the RCMP working exclusively on VIP protection.

Meanwhile, his decades of RCMP service gave Carman McKnight the qualifications to assist in planning and providing security and transportation during Canadian visits of Mikhail Gorbachev, Jordan's King Hussein, and Queen Elizabeth II, among others.

National Corporate Transportation & Security Services is proud to guarantee a safe, enjoyable experience for every traveller.

Contact the team at 403.301.4834 for more details, or visit the website: www.securitytransportation.ca.