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    1. Transportation & Distribution

    Solution Selector: Motor Carriers

    March 1, 2006
    Choosing the right motor carrier the one that best serves your company's transportation needs should begin by asking three key questions: Does the carrier

    Choosing the right motor carrier — the one that best serves your company's transportation needs — should begin by asking three key questions:

    1. Does the carrier have the equipment my company needs?
    2. Can the carrier meet our service requirements?
    3. How much will the carrier charge us? Of course, each of those questions takes a lot of factors into consideration, such as the carrier's reliability, access to technology After you've answered those questions, other factors naturally will play into your decision-making process, and that's where the Logistics Today Solution Selector comes in.

    The Solution Selector is a web-based tool that can help shippers make more intelligent decisions. At right, you'll find our exclusive evaluation matrix of motor carriers, with data culled from our website.

    We've identified the key services and capabilities of each carrier, allowing you the ability to match up the right carrier to your specific needs. On our website — www.logisticstoday.com — you'll also be able to compare carriers head-to-head, learn more about each specific company, and even submit an RFI (request for information).

    All of the information in the accompanying charts, as well as in our online Solution Selector, was provided by the vendors.

    A. Duie Pyle Inc. x x x x x x x x x x ABF Freight System Inc. x x x x x x x x x x x x AHC Trucking Co. x x x x x x x x x x ALG Worldwide Logistics x x x x x x x x Atlas World Group x x x x x x x Averitt Express x x x x x x x x x x x x Cassen Transport x x x x x Celadon Trucking x x x x x x x x x x Central Freight Lines x x x x x x x x Commodity Logistics x x x x x x x x Con-Way Transportation Services x x x x x x x x x x Cool Carriers of Florida Inc. x x x x CRST x x x x x x x x x x x x Dedicated Transport x x x x x x x x Denton Cartage Co. Inc. x x x x x DHL x x x x x x x x x Estes Express Lines x x x x x x x x x x x x Exel Transportation Services Inc. x x x x x x x x x x x x ExpressLINK x x x x x x x x x x Falcon Transport x x x x x x x FedEx Custom Critical x x x x x FedEx Express x x x x x x x x x x x x FedEx Freight x x x x x x x x x x x FedEx Trade Networks x x x x x FFE Transportation Services Inc. x x x x x x x x x x x x FMI International x x x x x x x x x x Gainey Transportation Services x x x x x x x x x Givens Companies x x x x x x x x x Great Lakes Logistics (Time Dispatch) x x x x x x x Greyhound PackageXpress x x Groendyke Transport Inc. x x x x x x Hadley Auto Transport x Hassett Air Express x x x x x x x x x Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Inc. x x x x x x x x x x x x J. B. Hunt Dedicated Contract Services x x x x x x x x J.A.T. of Ft. Wayne Inc. x x x x x x x x Jacobson Companies x x x x x x Knight Transportation x x x x x x x x x Landair Transport Inc. x x x x x x Landstar System Inc. x x x x x x x x x Lone Star Transportation x x x x x x x Lynden x x x x x x x x Maersk Logistics x x x x x Market Transport x x x x x x x Marten Transport Ltd. x x x x x x x x x Maverick Transportation x x x McCollister's Transportation x x x x x x x x x x x Megatrux Inc. x x x x x x x x x x x x Milan Express x x x x x x x x New Prime Inc. x x x x x x Nexus Distribution Corp. x x x x x x x x x x x x Old Dominion Freight Line x x x x x x Pitt-Ohio Express x x x x x x x x x x PJAX Inc. x x Quality Distribution x x x x x Roadway Express Inc. x x x x x x x x x x x x Roehl Transport Inc. x x x x x x Ruan Transportation Services x x x x x x x x x x x x Ryder Transportation Services x x x x x x x x x x x x Saia Motor Freight x x x x Sammons Trucking x x x x x x x Schneider National x x x x x x x x x x x x Southeastern Freight Lines x x x x x x x Swift Transportation x x x x x x x Triple Ell Transport x x x x x UPS/Overnite x x x x x x x x x x x US Expedited LLC x x x USXpress x x x x x x x x x x x x Watkins Motor Lines x x x x x x Werner Enterprises x x x x x x x x Yellow Transportation x x x x x x x x x x YRC Regional Transportation (USF) x x x x x x x x x

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