Roadway Express Sends Record-Breaking 41 Professional Drivers to National Truck Driving Championships

AKRON, Ohio--July 29, 2004--Roadway Express, Inc. proudly announces that 41 of its best professional drivers are on their way to compete at the 67th National Truck Driving Championships August 18-21, 2004, to be held in Salt Lake City, Utah. The American Trucking Associations sponsors the event, sometimes referred to as the "Super Bowl of Safety."

"We all congratulate these state champions, who exemplify the tremendous commitment, pride and professionalism essential to make our highways as safe as possible while serving our customers. We have surpassed our record with these 41 supreme competitors. They are truly leaders of our industry. We wish them the best in the national competition," stated John Bronneck, executive vice president of operations for Roadway Express.

The opportunity to attend the national competition is one of the highest honors a driver can receive during his or her career. Each competitor will demonstrate his or her driving skills and knowledge of the trucking industry. Both the state and national competitions include difficult driving skills and maneuvering test, pre-trip inspections and a written examination covering vehicle operation and federal safety regulations.

This year's elite state champions from Roadway are:

Regnald (Reggie) Ansbach - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - Twins Champion, Ray
  Newberry Mr. Safety Award-High Course &Written Test, Grand Champion
Steve Avramovic - Libertyville, Illinois - 5-Axle Champion
Robert Baker, Jr. - Dover, Delaware - Flatbed Champion
Christopher Bates - Hermiston, Oregon - 4-Axle Champion
Norman Blais - Saint Cloud, Minnesota - Sleeper Champion
Nick Caiola - Kearny, New Jersey - Straight Truck Champion
Mike Cicalese - Kearny, New Jersey - 3-Axle Champion, Grand Champion
Terry Collenbaugh - Indianapolis, Indiana - Straight Truck Champion
Randy DeVault - Augusta, Maine - 3-Axle Champion
Theodore Dunn - Chicago Heights, Illinois - Straight Truck Champion
Kevin Eagon - Winston Salem, North Carolina - Tanker Champion
Kenneth Epley - Chicago Heights, Illinois - Tanker Champion(a)
Donald Farris - Omaha, Nebraska - Twins Champion
Mark Flood - Saint Cloud, Minnesota - Tanker Champion
Robert Foster - Jackson, Mississippi - 4-Axle Champion
Randy Gregory - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma - Sleeper Champion
John Guttropf - Denver, Colorado - Flatbed Champion
Thomas Hartt, Sr. - Nashua, New Hampshire - 4-Axle Champion
Dean Helget - Mankato, Minnesota - 4-Axle Champion(a)
William Holter - State of Maryland - Flatbed Champion
Jude Hurst - Louisville, Kentucky - Twins Champion
Michael Jackson - Brooklyn, New York - 3-Axle Champion
Billy Johnson - Detroit, Michigan - Flatbed Champion
Daryl Johnson - Lincoln, Nebraska - 3-Axle Champion
William MacDonald - Bellows Falls, Vermont - 3-Axle Champion
Henry Mahler - Ocala, Florida - 5-Axle Champion
Jeffrey Mefford - Cincinnati, Ohio - 3-Axle Champion, Grand Champion,
  1st Place "Off Course" - Pre-Trip & Writing
Lewis Metcalf - Tulsa, Oklahoma - 3-Axle Champion
Clint Monroe - Gadsden/Anniston, Alabama - Straight Truck Champion
Keith Powell - Dover, Delaware - 3-Axle Grand Champion
Stephen Rogers - Hermiston, Oregon - Flatbed Champion
Steven Smith - La Crosse, Wisconsin - Straight Truck Champion
John Snawder - Louisville, Kentucky - 5-Axle Champion
Steven Spradling - Lincoln, Nebraska - Straight Truck Champion,
  Sportsmanship Driver of the Year, Top Course Score
Lynn Springer - Portland, Oregon - 5-Axle Champion, John F. Reid
  Memorial Trophy-Best Pre-Trip Inspection
Scott Stroup - Omaha, Nebraska - Flatbed Champion
Scott Troyk - Milwaukee, Wisconsin - 5-Axle Champion
Steven Vollmer - Saint Louis, Missouri - Straight Truck Champion
Timothy Walters - Grenada, Mississippi - Straight Truck Champion
Patrick (Rick) Wickman - Concord, New Hampshire - 3-Axle Champion,
  Driver of the Year, Grand Champion(a)
Ben Wilds - Portland, Oregon - Straight Truck Champion

GRAND CHAMPIONS: Reggie Ansbach, Mike Cicalese, Jeffrey Mefford,
  Keith Powell, Patrick Wickman
SPORTSMANSHIP DRIVER OF THE YEAR: Steven Spradling
DRIVER OF THE YEAR: Patrick Wickman
TOP "OFF COURSE" SCORE: Jeffrey Mefford
BEST PRE-TRIP AWARD: Lynn Springer
TOP COURSE SCORE: Steven Spradling
MR. SAFETY AWARD - HIGHEST COURSE & WRITTEN TEST: Reggie Ansbach
TEAM TROPHIES: Missouri and Wisconsin

(a) Repeats from 2003

Roadway Express is a leading transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods and offers a variety of innovative services to meet customer needs, including Time-Critical, Time-Advantage and Exhibit Transportation Services. In addition to seamless transportation between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico, Roadway Express also offers export/import services to more than 100 countries worldwide. Reimer Express Lines Ltd. is a subsidiary of Roadway Express. Roadway Express is a subsidiary of Yellow Roadway Corporation , one of the largest transportation service providers in the world. Yellow Roadway Corporation provides a wide range of asset and non-asset-based transportation services integrated by technology. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Yellow Roadway Corporation employs approximately 50,000 people.