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Monaco Coach Corporation Receives the Hartford's Highest Award for World Class Safety

COBURG, Ore., Feb. 4, 2005 -- Monaco Coach Corporation has been awarded the "Pewter Stag Award," The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.'s highest honor for improved worker safety. Monaco Coach Corporation's Indiana operations have worked to develop a world class safety program for its 2,700 Indiana employees that has resulted in a worker injury rate that is almost 23 percent lower than the national average for all manufacturers of transportation equipment.

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"Monaco Coach congratulates our Indiana employees," said Kay Toolson, CEO of Monaco Coach Corporation. "It was their dedication to reducing accidents and injuries which earned them The Hartford's highest safety award."

From 2001 to 2003 Monaco reduced its workers' compensation claims in its Indiana factory locations by almost 35 percent.

"In 2004 Monaco Coach's Indiana operations rolled out a number of new safety initiatives to add to an already good safety program. Monaco developed new employee training programs that keep safety at the forefront, and created systems that encourage supervisors to report and investigate accidents quickly and thoroughly and to take measures that prevent reoccurrence," said Eric Longman, executive loss control consultant at The Hartford. "These measures all help prevent on-the-job injuries -- and earned Monaco Coach Corporation this award."

About Monaco Coach Corporation:

Headquartered in Coburg, Oregon, with additional manufacturing facilities in Central Oregon and Indiana, Monaco Coach Corporation employs more than 6000 people and is one of the nation's leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles. The company offers entry-level priced towable RVs up to custom made luxury recreational vehicle models under the Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Safari, Beaver, McKenzie and Royale Coach brand names. For additional information about Monaco Coach Corporation please visit www.monacocoach.com.