ADS Logistics Brings Integrated Logistics Services to Greater Atlanta Area

    HOMEWOOD, Ill.--May 15, 2002--

    Driven by heightened customer demand for metals services, ADS
    Logistics commences warehousing and expands its transportation
    services to the Greater Atlanta area.

    ADS Logistics, (ADS) a national provider of integrated logistics services to the metals industry, announced today that it has commenced providing metals warehousing and expanded its transportation services in the greater Atlanta, GA area.
    Demand for metals logistics services in the southeast has increased significantly over the last ten years. Driven by this heightened customer demand, ADS expanded its integrated logistics services by co-locating the ADS/Roll & Hold division warehousing services with the ADS/Area Transportation division trucking services in a facility located in Pendergrass, GA, just northeast of Atlanta. ADS/ Area Transportation division has provided truck transportation services in this area for several years.
    The 180,000 square foot facility is owned by Shiloh Industries' Jefferson Blanking division and produces laser-welded blanks for the automotive industry. ADS/ Roll & Hold division is providing warehousing services for coils, blanks, and other metals products in a portion of this Jefferson Blanking facility.
    The facility is rail served, providing added cost reduction opportunities to customers shipping larger coil sizes, longer distances via rail as opposed to over-the-road trucking. Rail service is provided by the CSX Railroad; a long-standing business partner to ADS as CSX provides service to several other ADS/Roll & Hold locations. "We are elated to have a quality organization like ADS Logistics located on CSXT serving the greater Atlanta market to assist us in meeting our customer needs and in growing our business" states Darrell Stanyard, director of business development, Metals Marketing, CSX Transportation.
    ADS Logistics, LLC is the premier national provider of integrated logistics and supply chain solutions for the metals industry. Services include multi-modal transportation; warehousing and logistics management; as well as value-added services such integrated logistics; inventory management; metals supply chain software and outsourcing. www.adslogistics.com