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New Partnership Brings More Efficient Shipping to the Copper Industry

20 September 2000

New Partnership Brings More Efficient Shipping to the Copper Industry

    PHOENIX, Sept. 20 eflatbed.com and eCopper, Inc. today
announced a partnership to provide more efficient flatbed transportation
management and logistics services to members conducting business on
eCopper.com, a new digital marketplace for buyers and sellers of copper and
copper alloy products and services.
    As the preferred logistics service provider for transactions requiring
flatbed transportation services, eflatbed.com will provide rate quotes and
shipment management services on request to eCopper members.
    eflatbed.com efficiently manages the entire shipment process through its
online logistics management system.  The system electronically links flatbed
freight shipments with a carrier base of more than 1,600 carriers, all held to
high-quality service standards.
    "Our agreement with eflatbed.com is another positive step in our plan to
create a digital marketplace offering a comprehensive selection of
cost-reducing e-Commerce services," said Gary Holtzman, Chief Executive
Officer and Chief Operating Officer of eCopper.  "eCopper's service offerings
create a more efficient way for copper products to be purchased and shipped."
    "eCopper's customers will benefit from eflatbed.com's experience in
serving the metals industry," said Joe Morgan, President of eflatbed.com.  "By
expanding our network of ready-to-move freight to include copper products, we
are reinforcing our position as the premier provider of logistics services to
the flatbed shipping industry."

    About eflatbed.com
    Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, eflatbed.com (http://www.eflatbed.com) is the
only Internet transportation marketplace dedicated to providing complete
logistics services to flatbed motor carriers and shippers.  By electronically
linking available freight opportunities with potential carriers, the
eflatbed.com exchange improves the efficiency of the flatbed transportation
system by integrating the entire shipment transaction process online-from load
planning to payment.
    eflatbed.com is a part of Quadrivius, Inc., headquartered in Rochester,
PA.  Quadrivius was recently formed as a holding company to drive the
development of the logistics businesses of Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc.
(http://www.pghlogistics.com), eflatbed.com, PLS International LP
(http://www.plsiglobal.com), and InnerLink Strategic Solutions (http://www.innerlink.com).
Quadrivius' vision is to be a global provider of Total Transportation
Management (TTM) services to industries that utilize flatbed motor carriers as
a strategic component of their logistics system.

    About eCopper.com
    eCopper, Inc., at http://www.ecopper.com, is the first digital marketplace to
focus solely on copper.  eCopper is bringing online technology to the copper
marketplace.  By bringing online technology to the copper industry , it is the
goal of eCopper to change the face of trading in copper and copper products ,
making it easier, faster and more cost-effective.
    As a provider of copper-related information, eCopper will also keep
industry professionals on the leading edge of developments affecting the
future of the copper and copper products industries.