Featherlite Announces Resignation of Luxury Coach Division Head

1 November 2000

    CRESCO, Iowa, Nov. 1 Featherlite, Inc. , a
leading manufacturer and marketer of specialty aluminum trailers and luxury
motorcoaches, said today that Charles Dorrity, President of the Featherlite
Luxury Coach Division, has resigned from the company for family and personal
reasons.
    The company said it has no immediate plans to fill the position, but will
be conducting an external search for a successor to Dorrity.

    About Featherlite
    Featherlite, Inc., is an innovative leader in designing, manufacturing and
marketing high quality aluminum specialty trailers, transporters and luxury
motorcoaches.  With more than 75 percent of its business in the leisure,
recreation and entertainment categories, Featherlite has highly diversified
product lines offering 400 standard model and custom-designed aluminum
specialty trailers, specialized transporters and luxury motorcoaches.
Featherlite is the "Official Trailer" of NASCAR, Championship Auto Racing
Teams (CART), Indy Race League (IRL), SPORTSCAR, Automobile Racing Club of
America (ARCA), American Speed Association (ASA), World of Outlaws (W.O.O.)
and the National Hot Rod Association (NHRA).  Through its Featherlite Vantare
and Featherlite Vogue product lines, Featherlite is the "Official Luxury
Motorcoach" of NASCAR, IRL, SPORTSCAR, CART and NHRA.  For more information
about the company, please visit Featherlite's website at
http://www.featherliteinc.com .

    Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act:
Statements in this release looking forward in time involve risks and
uncertainties discussed here and in the company filings with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including product acceptance and demand in each
segment of the Company's markets, the price of aluminum, competition, and
facilities utilization.
    For more information, contact Doug Ewing of BlueFire Partners,
612-344-1036, for Featherlite, Inc., or Jeffery A. Mason, CFO of Featherlite,
Inc., 319-547-6000.