Josten's Names New Penn Northeast Regional LTL Carrier of the Year

    LEBANON, Pa.--May 9, 2002--New Penn Motor Express, Inc., a subsidiary of Roadway Corporation , was recently named the 2001 Northeast Regional LTL Carrier of the Year by Josten's, Inc.
    Josten's Materials and Shipping Managers at each of their 16 plants in the U.S. and Canada formally evaluate their carriers twice each year. Carriers were evaluated in the categories of Cargo Claims and Transit Time reliability.
    In addition, each local facility rated carriers for On-time Pick up and Delivery, Driver Courtesy and Helpfulness, Equipment, Dispatch Quality, Customer Service Courtesy and Helpfulness and the professionalism of the local representative. Josten's evaluated 19 carriers nationwide and New Penn was one of only two regional LTL carriers to be recognized.
    New Penn provides customized northeast regional LTL transportation services to meet the unique time-sensitive distribution requirements associated with Josten's products.
    Michael Feriancek, Josten's Manager of Corporate Logistics & Travel said, "New Penn represents Josten's commitment to quality. They continually provide service that goes above and beyond Josten's high expectations. They truly are an extension of Josten's in the eyes of our customer. It is our pleasure to recognize New Penn for their efforts."
    New Penn President, Steve O'Kane said, "The reliability of our service, and the ability of our drivers and supervisors to thoroughly understand Josten's unique service requirements, have allowed us to become an integral part of their supply chain. We are very proud and appreciate this public recognition of the excellent service provided by New Penn employees to Josten's and their customers. Formal measurement programs such as this demonstrate that motor carriers such as New Penn provide superior service quality."
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    Included in the Dow Jones Transportation Average, Roadway Corporation , is a holding company dedicated to identifying opportunities to expand the transportation-related service offerings available to customers through the Roadway portfolio of strategically linked companies.
    Roadway Corporation's principal operating subsidiaries include: Roadway Express, a leading ISO 9002-certified transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods in the two- to five-day regional and long-haul markets. Roadway Express provides seamless service between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico including export services to 66 countries.
    New Penn Motor Express, a regional, next-day ground less-than-truckload carrier of general commodities serving twelve states in the Northeastern United States, Quebec, Canada and Puerto Rico, with links to the Midwest and Southeast United States and Ontario, Canada. And, Arnold Transportation Services, an irregular route, dedicated truckload carrier serving short-haul markets in the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest and Southwest regions of the U.S. For additional information, contact the Company at www.roadwaycorp.com.