Federal Companies Wins Quest for Quality Award

EAST PEORIA, Ill., Aug. 5, 2004 -- Jim Flannelly, Vice President Warehousing and Logistics - Federal Companies, informed the Federal warehouse division employees that Logistics Management magazine acknowledged that the company received the "Quest for Quality" award given to only six public warehouses in the entire United States. Jim Flannelly acknowledged, "This award truly belongs to the entire team, for it reflects the commitment, team work, customer orientation and everyone taking ownership in meeting or exceeding our customers' expectations."

Also, Allied Van Lines International announced that for the first six months of 2004 Federal Warehouse Company's international services division was named #1 Volume Agent in the country. "This achievement reflects Federal's continuing focus on international relocation, which has been the hallmark of the company for over 50 years," commented President, Bill Cirone, at a recent company meeting.

Federal Companies, a 91 year old, privately held corporation, is a multi- services company providing motorcycle transportation, record storage services, domestic and international relocation, public warehousing, freight transportation and home delivery. Federal represents Allied Van Lines in numerous locations in Wisconsin, Missouri, and Illinois. Federal can be contacted on the web at http://www.federalcos.com/ .