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ROADWAY EXPRESS LAUNCHES ROADWAY AIR SERVICE AS A UNIQUE SOLUTION FOR CUSTOMER SHIPPING
CONTACT: John M. Hyre
Investor and Public Relations
(330) 258-6080

Akron, Ohio—January 2, 2002—Today, Roadway Express, Inc., one of the nation's largest less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carriers, announced the enhancement of its portfolio of specialty products. The carrier has entered the airfreight business with a new freight forwarding operation, appropriately named Roadway Air.

With a variety of flexible service options, Roadway Air offers a single-source provider for reliable expedited and time- and day-definite delivery services to meet all levels of a customer's shipping needs. Roadway Air is powered by Integres, a strategic partnership of leading transportation and technology solutions providers, including the largest combination passenger/cargo carriers in the United States. Throughout the Integres network, Roadway Air customers have access to nearly 3,000 planes, over 12,000 daily flight departures and over 40,000 trailers, working with up to 400 terminals.

Roadway Air features door-to-door service with one toll-free call, 24 hours a day to the Roadway Air Forwarding Center throughout all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Scheduling is also available through my.roadway.com.

"Roadway Air is powered by Integres," stated Bill Michael, vice president of marketing for Roadway. "This unique strategic partnership combines premier multi-modal service providers through a state-of-the-art e-Business platform." According to James B. Gamache, recently appointed director of sales for Roadway Air and 25-year veteran of Roadway, shippers requiring the fastest transit time possible will have a quick, convenient, one-source partner to help them get the job done.

"With the establishment of the air freight forwarding product, Roadway Express now offers one of the broadest ranges of "speed options" in the transportation industry. We can now offer everything from "next flight out," which enables us to deliver freight in a matter of hours, to our regular LTL service. It's the most complete one-stop shopping available in the industry," concluded Michael.

An entire shipment can be booked with just one call or click. A shipper can call the Roadway Air Forwarding Center at 1-866-SEND AIR (1-866-736-3247) or visit a customer-centric Web site, my.roadway.com. These features supply a customer with online quotes and order placement, real-time online shipment tracking, one invoice, six different day-definite service options and 24-hour superior customer service.

Roadway Express, Inc. is the principal subsidiary of Roadway Corporation (Nasdaq: ROAD), a holding company dedicated to identifying opportunities to expand the transportation related service offerings available to customers through the Roadway portfolio of strategically linked transportation companies. Roadway Express is a leading transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods with a variety of innovative services designed to meet customer needs. An ISO 9002 certified carrier, Roadway Express provides seamless service between all 50 states and Puerto Rico including export services to 66 countries. For additional information, contact the Company at www.roadway.com.