USF Red Star Awarded "Carrier of the Year" Honors by The Home Depot

    NEWARK, N.J.--July 11, 2001--USF Red Star Inc., a regional carrier unit of USFreightways Corporation, announced today that it was one of three carriers named "2000 Less-than-Truckload Carrier of the Year" by The Home Depot.
    Melanie Gray, Senior Transportation Manager Mid-Atlantic and New England made the announcement at The Home Depot's 2001 Logistics Conference. In her remarks, she recognized that USF Red Star has been a core carrier for The Home Depot since the first store opened in the region over 12 years ago. She went on to praise USF Red Star for its daily dependability and also for its willingness to meet whatever challenge is placed before them regardless of the circumstances. Wayne Gibson, Senior Vice President Global Servicing and Logistics; Lee Bandlow, Vice President Logistics; and LTL Manager Bruce Oswald joined Gray in presenting the award to USF Red Star President Brad Jones.
    "This award is a testament to the efforts of over 2,500 USF Red Star employees," said Jones. "To a person, they have dedicated themselves to exceeding the service needs of The Home Depot. What makes this honor even more gratifying is that The Home Depot is an industry leader in the measurement of carrier quality. They measure all aspects of carrier performance through a very rigorous process. To be recognized as one of their very best carriers throughout the entire United States and Canada is truly an achievement we are proud of."
    Founded in 1978, The Home Depot operates 1,220 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada, Chile and Argentina. In February, Fortune magazine named Home Depot the sixth Most Admired Company in America. The company's stock is publicly traded and is included in the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
    USF Red Star, a Newark-based regional carrier, offers direct coverage throughout the Eastern United States, plus direct service to major centers in Ontario and Quebec. This is accomplished through their network of 34 strategically located terminals.
    USFreightways provides comprehensive supply chain management services, including high-value, regional less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation, logistics, domestic and international freight forwarding and premium regional and national truckload transportation. For more information, contact the Company at www.usfreightways.com.