TORONTO, (Nov. 9, 2004) — Spectra Inc., a leading Toronto-based designer and manufacturer of brake safety products for the truck and transportation industry, has named John Tillger to its newly created industry advisory board.

Tillger was previously president of logistics firm Tibbett & Britten Canada. He has also held executive positions with Purolator Courier, the Day & Ross Group, and TNT International in Europe.

“The appointment of John Tillger to our advisory board demonstrates our commitment to ensure that a broad cross-section of industry perspectives are available to the company. We are looking forward to benefiting from Mr. Tillger’s extensive management experience in trucking industry operations,” Andrew Malion, Chairman of Spectra, said in a release. “We decided it was appropriate to create an industry advisory board to broaden and enhance the company’s level of familiarity with industry issues and to support Spectra in evolving our long term sales and marketing strategies.”

Tillger said he’s looking forward to the new role. Recent changes in industry regulation regarding brake safety clearly demonstrate the need for Spectra’s products, he said. “I am impressed with both the quality of Spectra’s products and its innovative approach to responding to evolving industry needs.”

Spectra Products manufacturers and distributes Brake Safe, the visual brake stroke indicating system, and Brake Inspector, the company’s electronic in-cab air brake diagnostic system. Malion says Spectra’s products are gaining increasing recognition and acceptance as demands for enhanced brake safety increase among regulatory authorities and the motoring public.

During the recent Operation Air Brake roadside inspections conducted in Canada and the United States brake defects were found to be the leading cause of vehicles being put out of service, accounting for 69 per cent of major defects.