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About Security Armored Express December 1, 1980...that was the day that David Blatter's dream came true at the youthful age of 57 with the birth of Security Armored Express, Inc. The company was started with one armored car and two employees in Missoula, Montana. David, who was one of the original two employees, had been in the armored car business 22 years working for national companies and felt that the customers needed more local attention than was being offered. Today, the company operates branch offices in eighteen cities throughout Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, Washington, and Nevada with a fleet in excess of 130 vehicles...all of them bearing the name Security Armored Express or SAExpress. Security Armored Express is a family owned and operated Montana business! David Blatter, the founder, was until recently the Chairman of the Board and before his passing in 2002 acted primarily as the company advisor, not to mention overall handyman and janitor. Terri Blatter, who previously was the Vice President in charge of the First Bank Helena Operations Center, was brought into the company in 1992 as the President and has been the guiding force behind the evolution of the company into a total quality service provider. She is now the company Chairman. As the company continues to grow, the family always remembers it all started with David's dream. But, David was quick to point out that he would never have made it all happen if he hadn't written his dream on paper, thereby making it a goal! David, who is a strong believer in setting goals, constantly reminds the family "If you have an idea or dream, it will never develop until you write it down and read it out loud to yourself. If the idea or dream stays in your mind it is like a ship at sea without a rudder. Writing that thought down to make it a goal is like adding the rudder to the ship...once done, you can go anywhere and your dreams will come true." "Security Armored Express is my husbands legacy", says Terri. "It is a dream come true!"