J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. Announces New President and Chief Operating Officer

HOUSTON July 22, 2005--J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. announced today that Stormy T.W. Hicks will become President and Chief Operating Officer of the company and a member of its Board of Directors. Mr. Hicks has pursued a successful 27 year career in the automotive industry and most recently was the President of ITT Automotive. He holds a Bachelors degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, a Masters degree from Cornell University and a Ph.D. from Wayne State University.

J.B. Poindexter Co., Inc. is a leading manufacturer of class 5-7 truck bodies and step vans through its Morgan and Morgan Olson subsidiaries and a leading manufacturer of pick up truck accessories, principally caps and tonneaus, through its Truck Accessories Group subsidiary. The Company also provides machining services and manufacturers plastics based packaging material through its Specialty Manufacturing Group and manufactures funeral coaches, buses and limousines through its most recent acquisition, Federal Coach LLC.