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Allied Holdings' Subsidiary Receives Toyota Quality Award

21 March 2000

Allied Holdings' Subsidiary Receives Toyota Quality Award

    DECATUR, Ga., March 21 Allied Holdings, Inc.
today announced that its car-hauling subsidiary, Allied Automotive Group,
received the Logistics Excellence Award for Quality Performance from Toyota
Motor Company for a third time.
    Toyota first presented the Quality Award in 1996, and it was won by Allied
Automotive Group ("AAG").  AAG also received the award for 1997, and now again
for 1999.  The Award is based on the rate of damages incurred in the delivery
of Toyota vehicles.  In 1999, AAG's damage rate was .20 percent
    Commenting on the Award, Randall E. West, Allied's president and chief
operating officer, stated: "We are very pleased that AAG received the Award
again this year, and congratulate them for their efforts and attention to
quality."
    Hugh E. Sawyer, President of Allied Automotive Group, said: "Every
terminal that hauls Toyota products and every vehicle moved are critical
components of the award process, as individual performance is reviewed in an
open forum with all the trucking partners of Toyota.  It is gratifying to know
that all AAG terminals have been aggressive in their approach to quality.  We
are indeed honored to be the recipient again of this Award, and it is a
tribute to AAG's many associates who handle Toyota products."
    Allied Holdings, Inc. is the parent of several subsidiaries engaged in
providing logistics, distribution and transportation services to the
automotive industry.  The services of Allied's subsidiaries span the entire
finished vehicle distribution continuum, and include logistics, car-hauling,
intramodal transport, accessorization, and dealer prep.  Allied, through its
subsidiaries, is the largest company in North America specializing in the
delivery of new and used vehicles.