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US 1 Industries Announces 2001 Second Quarter and Six Month Earnings

    GARY, Ind.--Aug. 13, 2001--US 1 Industries, Inc. (OTCBB:USOO) announced today earnings and revenues for the second quarter and six month period ending June 30, 2001.
    Revenues for the second quarter increased 51 percent to $17.5 million compared to $11.6 in same period in 2000. The Company's net income increased 27 percent to $185,871 in the second quarter of this year compared to $146,769 in the same period in 2000.
    For the six months ending June 30, 2001, revenues increased 59 percent to $33 million compared with $20.6 million in 2000. The company's net income increased 70 percent to $351,786 compared to net income of $206,962 in the same period in 2000.
    Increased profitability for the quarter and for the six-month period was primarily the result of increased revenues and improved cost control of the Company's operations. It is the eleventh consecutive quarter in which the revenue and net income has been greater than the comparable year-ago quarterly period.

    US 1, through its subsidiaries, operates primarily as a non-asset based service provider to independent businesses operating in the trucking and logistics industries. It offers financial resources, risk management services, insurance and information technology to small independent business owners enhancing their ability to compete in the trucking and logistics industry.


                 US 1 INDUSTRIES, INC AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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(Dollars in thousands,       Three months ended     Six months ended
except per share data)            June 30,              Sept 30,
                              2001       2000       2001       2000
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Operating Revenues          $ 17,537   $ 11,593   $ 32,987   $ 20,624
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Operating Expenses:
 Purchased
  Transportation/Commissions  15,499     10,068     29,046     17,891
 Insurance & Claims              458        308        869        633
 Salaries, wages, and other      530        466      1,070        855
General and Administrative       745        469      1,365        726
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   Total operating expenses   17,232     11,311     32,350     20,105
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Operating income (loss)          305        282        637        519
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Total other income (expense)    ( 93)      (112)      (234)      (267)
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Net income (loss) before
 Preferred Shares Dividend  $    212   $    170   $    403   $    252
Preferred Shares Dividend        (26)       (23)       (51)       (46)
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Net Income (loss)
 to common shares           $    186   $    147   $    352   $    206
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Earnings per share:         $    .02   $    .01   $    .03   $    .02
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Weighted average number
 of common And common
 equivalent shares        10,618,224 10,618,224 10,618,224 10,618,224
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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Dollars in thousands)                          June 30,  December 31,
                                                  2001         2000
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Assets:
 Current assets                                 $ 11,514     $ 11,044
 Fixed assets                                      1,151          267
 Net assets held sale or investment                   54           54
 Other assets                                        526          526
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Total assets                                    $ 13,245     $ 11,891
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Liabilities
 Current Liabilites                             $ 10,599     $ 9,324
 Long term debt                                    3,701       4,026
 Redeemable Preferred Stock                        1,052       1,000
 Shareholder's deficiency                         (2,107)     (2,459)
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Total liabilities and shareholder's deficiency  $ 13,245     $ 11,891
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