Velocity Express Earns Prestigious ISO 9001:2004 Quality Management System Certification

Business Wire, July 27, 2004

MINNEAPOLIS -- -Velocity Express Corporation (NASDAQ: VEXP), the leading provider of time critical supply chain solutions, within North America, announced today that effective June 29th, 2004, Velocity's Edmonton operations were awarded Registration of ISO 9001:2004 by the Quality Certification Bureau.

Greg McManus, Area Manager for western Canada, commented, "We are very proud of the hard work and focus that went into being awarded this prestigious quality certification. We have made a lot of progress over the last two years and this is another example of the quality that Velocity provides."

John Egliht, VP Integrated Supply, stated, "Our entire operations and supply chain management team have been very focused on driving quality throughout our organization. The effective implementation of this quality process is a result of a commitment to provide our customers with a consistent solution within all aspects of our business."

About Velocity Express

Velocity Express has one of the largest time critical nationwide networks and provides a national footprint for customers desiring same day service throughout the United States. The Company's services are supported by a customer-focused technology infrastructure, providing customers with the reliability and information they need to manage their transportation and logistics systems, including a proprietary package tracking system which provides customers the ability to view the status of any package via a flexible web reporting system.

This press release includes certain "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially. Such statements are based upon, among other things, assumptions made by, and information currently available to, management, including management's own knowledge and assessment of Velocity Express's industry and competition. The Company disclaims any obligations to update any forward-looking statement as a result of developments occurring after the date of this press release.