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Wheels Wins Schering-Plough 'Vendor of the Year' Award

22 July 1999

Wheels Wins Schering-Plough 'Vendor of the Year' Award

    DES PLAINES, Ill., July 22 -- Wheels, a leader in fleet
vehicle management, has been named "1998 Vendor of the Year" by
Schering-Plough Corporation, Kenilworth, NJ, in recognition of outstanding
service and dedication to the leading pharmaceutical company's field sales
organization.  Wheels was selected to win the award, which is in its first
year, by a Schering-Plough Purchasing Team, based on purchasing agent
recommendations.
    "Wheels has certainly shown a special positive attitude toward helping
control our fleet costs while maintaining a high level of service to our field
personnel," says Carol Gershaw, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Planning
and Administration for Schering-Plough.  "This is evidenced throughout the
entire Wheels organization.
    "We're honored to receive this award from a company that is known for its
excellence worldwide," says Jim Frank, President of Wheels.  "We've worked
hard to be an extension of the Schering-Plough team and to demonstrate our
readiness to respond to the needs of the field sales force."
    Schering-Plough is a research-based company engaged in the discovery,
development, manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceutical products worldwide.
    Wheels Inc., which pioneered the concept of auto leasing in 1939, provides
a full range of specialized services to help corporations manage their fleet
vehicles.  Wheels, which has 550 employees, manages more than 180,000
vehicles.  Its holding company, Frank Consolidated Enterprises, currently
ranks as one of the largest private companies in the U.S., with more than
$1 billion in revenues.