Transervice Logistics Inc. and OPS Center Sign Alliance Agreement

Business Wire, March 15, 2002

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LAKE SUCCESS, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002

Transervice Logistics Inc., Lake Success, NY and OPS Center, Northville, MI, have signed an agreement forming a strategic alliance. The alliance will provide a single source logistics solution offering Dedicated Services, Transportation and Freight Management, and Consulting Services to customers throughout North America.

Transervice and OPS Center will offer clients a single source for total logistics. The offerings include, Dedicated Fleet Services including, Contract Maintenance, Full Service Leasing, and Warranty Recovery and Administration; Transportation Management including, Dedicated Contract Carriage, Core Carrier Development, Network Optimization and Multimodal Services, Consulting Services including, Distribution Network Modeling, Freight Bill Audits and Driver and OSHA Safety Training.

"Transervice has been providing dedicated transportation solutions for over 32 years; it made sense for us to expand those service offerings," said Dennis Schneider, Executive Vice President of Transervice. "OPS Center is a perfect fit for a strategic alliance of this nature. Their freight management and multimodal experience combined with the capacity from their partner Landstar, adds a valuable element expanding our service offerings."

According to Michael Tillander, General Manager and Executive Vice President of OPS Center, "By forming an alliance with Transervice, we are now able to offer our customers dedicated fleet services from a partner who has the same high levels of commitment and service that we provide every day."

About Transervice

Transervice is a nationwide company providing 3rd Party Transportation and Dedicated Fleet Services for road and material handling equipment for over 32 years. Transervice employs over 1200 people responsible for 11,500 pieces of equipment in 82 dedicated facilities nationwide.

About OPS Center

OPS Center, a Landstar Logistics Partner, with ISO 9002 Certification, i2 Technologies Transportation Management Software and substantial capacity from its partner Landstar, and its contracted carriers, is a leading provider of Transportation and Freight Management Services in North America.