Roadway Express Named Carrier of the Year

AKRON, Ohio--June 28, 2002--Roadway Express, Inc., a leading ISO 9002-certified transporter of retail, commercial and industrial goods in the two- to five-day regional and long-haul markets, has received the "2001 Less-Than-Truckload Carrier of the Year" award from Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

"To be honored as Carrier of the Year is testimonial to the value added resources Roadway provides to the transportation and logistics operations of Wal-Mart," stated James Staley, President and Chief Operating Officer for Roadway. "Working closely with Wal-Mart, our engaged workforce has provided many innovative solutions. We are proud to receive such recognition."

Wal-Mart's annual Carrier of the Year award recognizes carriers' value of performance in customer service, incremental capacity and service commitments, flexibility, pro-active communication and ease of doing business.

Roadway continues to create support for Wal-Mart's current and future supply chain strategies through advanced industry-leading technology that moves both customer freight and information. The carrier's high-performance systems enable employees to treat each shipment as unique, even though over 50,000 shipments are picked up and delivered daily. For Wal-Mart, this allows Roadway to combine technology and network speed to meet the retailer's most stringent supply chain needs.

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 transportation 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 (ATS), 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.