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PNV, Inc. Appoints Casey L. Gunnell as Its Chief Financial Officer

8 May 2000

PNV, Inc. Appoints Casey L. Gunnell as Its Chief Financial Officer PNV CASEY L. GUNNELL Casey L. Gunnell, Chief Financial Officer of PNV, Inc. (PRNewsFoto)[PM] CORAL SPRINGS, FL USA 05/08/2000     
   Seasoned Financial Professional With Expertise in the Trucking Industry
                         Strengthens Management Team

    CORAL SPRINGS, Fla., May 8 After months of searching to
find the candidate with the right mix of trucking expertise and financial
savvy, PNV, Inc. today announced the appointment of Casey L.
Gunnell to chief financial officer.  In this role, Gunnell will have multiple
duties, primarily be responsible for managing PNV's financial operations and
will report directly to Bob May, the company's president and chief executive
officer.
    (Photo:  NewsCom:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000508/FLM008)
    Prior to accepting the position with PNV, Gunnell was president of JWH
Management, a family office for a high net worth individual.  Before this, he
was engaged as an independent management and financial consultant for several
diverse clients.  His last assignment was for Digex, a subsidiary of
InterMedia Communications, specializing in web hosting and web-enabled
application solutions.
    Earlier, he was a senior vice president and chief financial officer for
AutoNation USA of Fort Lauderdale.  From 1978 to 1997, Gunnell held several
high-level financial and management positions for JM Family Enterprises, a
$5 billion privately owned group of automotive-related companies.  His last
position was executive vice president and chief financial officer.
    An entrepreneur by nature, Gunnell is a founder and co-owner of Bob and
Jack's Trucking Company, a new vehicle hauling business that currently has 75
leased trucks and car carriers in operation.  He and his two partners started
the company in 1998.
    "We are delighted to have Gunnell on board as our CFO.  He has a broad
base of experience that will strengthen and add value to our management team
and our organization.  His reputation to get things done precedes him.
Moreover, his leadership and demanding yet fair, straightforward style make
him the perfect fit for our company," said May.
    Specifically, Gunnell's responsibilities include enhancing relationships
with analysts, shareholders and Wall Street, hands-on oversight and management
of the different business units and contract development of strategic mergers,
acquisitions, partnerships and alliances.
    "Having worked closely with my partners to help build a trucking company
from scratch, I can really appreciate the needs of the industry.  PNV is
uniquely positioned to transform this industry through the introduction and
use of leading-edge technology solutions.  PNV has an extremely bright future,
and I'm excited about joining such a dynamic, talented organization," said
Gunnell.

    About PNV, Inc.
    PNV (http://www.pnv.com), based in Coral Springs, Fla., is the leading provider
of bundled telecommunications, Internet access and cable television services
to truck drivers in their cabs.  In addition, PNV provides telecommunications
and Internet access to the trucking industry, including truck drivers, their
families, suppliers and manufacturers, truckstop operators and trucking
fleets.  These services are delivered through the company's private,
integrated network deployed at over 275 full-service truckstops in 46 states.