Estes Express Lines' 75th Anniversary Party Friday, April 21 5:30 to 7:30 pm

RICHMOND, Va., April 18 -- WHAT:  Estes Express Lines' Gala 75th Anniversary Party

   WHEN:  Friday, April 21, 5:30-7:30 p.m.

   WHERE: Estes Express Lines Richmond headquarters, 3901 West Broad Street,
          Richmond, VA 23230 (804-353-1900)

   WHO:   Estes Express Lines' employees, managers and executives, drivers,
          retired company officers, friends, family, local business and
          political leaders, local high school musicians and many others.

   WHY YOU SHOULD ATTEND:
   - A "wrapped" tractor trailer featuring a colorful pictorial history of
     Estes Express Lines
   - Three brand new state-of-the-art tractors and a fully-restored 1931
     Chevrolet truck similar to the one driven by W.W. Estes when he founded
     the company in 1931
   - Pre-produced historical b-roll footage for television journalists and
     colorful handouts for print journalists
   - Appomattox Regional Governor's School student band will provide
     swingin' entertainment from the 1930s and '40s
   - Driver look-alikes dressed in the Estes Express Lines uniforms of the
     1950s
   - Special guests include local and state elected officials and leading
     Richmond-area business executives, including Harwood Cochran, founder
     of Overnight Transportation Co.
   - 75 years of Estes Express Lines memorabilia on display, along with
     proclamations from the City of Richmond and letters of congratulations
     from Gov. Tim Kaine and Mayor L. Douglas Wilder
   - Company executives available for media interviews