USF Holland Meets Stringent Quality Standards; Receives TTX Award for Products and Services

Business Wire, July 16, 2002

Business Editors

USF Holland Inc., a Michigan-based carrier unit of USFreightways Corporation, was recently named "Excellent Supplier" by TTX, an owner and operator of a pool of freight cars for the rail industry. "At USF Holland, we're well aware of TTX expectations and we are extremely pleased to know we're performing up to its standards," said Pete Neydon, President, USFreightways Eastern Carrier Group and President, USF Holland Inc.

USF Holland Inc. has achieved Excellent Supplier status from TTX for six consecutive years. The TTX Supplier Evaluation Committee (SECO) performs annual evaluations using criteria such as quality, price competitiveness, loss and damage, timeliness, adherence to schedule, customer service, technical service, equipment, carrier invoicing, insurance, and financial stability. In providing suppliers with a focused and objective review of their products and processes, TTX helps establish a pathway for improvement. Not only has this process of continuous improvement helped TTX achieve its goals, it has benefited the supply community as well.

Owned by North America's nine largest railroads, TTX, an independent company, owns and operates a free-running pool of over 127,000 intermodal, automotive and other special use freight cars for the rail industry. The equipment is available for use by any carrier at a daily rental charge. Headquartered in Chicago, TTX employs 1300 people. For more information, visit www.ttx.com.

USF Holland Inc., a USFreightways Corporation company based in Holland, Michigan, delivers best-in-class service to virtually the entire North American market, through USF Premier(SM) and USF PremierPlus(SM) service. The company provides next-day and second-day less-than-truckload (LTL) service throughout the central and southeast United States with statewide coverage in Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin, plus the Canadian provinces of Ontario and Quebec.

USFreightways Corporation (NASDAQ:USFC), headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, provides comprehensive supply chain management services throughout its nine transportation companies, including high-value next-day, regional and national less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation, logistics, domestic and international freight forwarding and premium regional and national truckload transportation. For more information, visit www.usfc.com.