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TRUC Announces Favorable Customer Reaction to Fuel Surcharge

7 March 2000

Professional Transportation Group Ltd., Inc. (TRUC) Announces Favorable Customer Reaction to Recent Fuel Surcharge and Rate Increase

    MARIETTA, Ga., March 7 Professional Transportation Group
Ltd., Inc. (Nasdaq: TRUC, TRUCW) ("PTG") today announced that a recent fuel
surcharge and rate increase by its Timely Transportation subsidiary has been
received by its customers with little negative reaction.
    Dennis A. Bakal, Chief Executive Officer of PTG stated, "We are more
fortunate than others in the industry because our long-term relationships with
our customers have helped them recognize our superior service and they are
cognizant of the recent increase in fuel prices and our need for mutually
beneficial pricing.  They realize through our close relationships that we have
only imposed fuel surcharges when we felt that we had no other choice."
    Professional Transportation Group Ltd., Inc., is headquartered in
Marietta, Georgia.  The Company provides ground transportation and logistics
services for the airfreight and trucking industry in the continental United
States through its subsidiaries, Timely Transportation, Inc. and Truck-Net,
Inc.  PTG's customers include Federal Express, US Airways, Airborne Express,
UPS, Emery Worldwide, Nippon Air Cargo and Air Express International.

    For additional information contact:
    Professional Transportation Group Ltd., Inc., Dennis A. Bakal,
    (678) 264-0400, http://www.timelytrans.com

    Liolios Group, Inc., Scott Liolios, (949) 574-3860

    This release contains statements that constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and Section 21E the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
These statements appear in a number of places in this release and include all
statements that are not statements of historical fact regarding the intent,
belief or current expectations of the Company, its directors or its officers
with respect to, among other things: (i) the Company's financing plans ; (ii)
trends affecting the Company's financial condition or results of operations;
(iii) the Company's growth strategy and operating strategy; and (iv) the
declaration and payment of dividends.  The words "may," "would," "will,"
"expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," "intend" and similar
expressions and variations thereof are intended to identify forward-looking
statements.  Investors are cautioned that any such forward-looking statements
are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties,
many of which are beyond the Company's ability to control, and that actual
results may differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking
statements as a result of various factors discussed herein and those factors
discussed in detail in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, including the "Risk Factors" section of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration Number 333-70985), as declared effective
by the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 1999.