February 7, 2006

Anthony Manobianco, of the NEMF Syracuse, NY, area terminal (located at 7201 Schuyler Road, East Syracuse), has been named the company's Most Improved Account Executive of the Year for 2005. The award is presented annually to the account executive who achieves the greatest sales growth over the previous year.

Manobianco received his award at NEMF's annual dinner. "I didn't think I'd be getting an award after only 14 months in sales. Having NEMF's great products to sell made it possible for me to be successful," Manobianco said on learning he had received the honor.

Manobianco is a veteran of 20 years in the trucking industry and has been with NEMF for the past 13 years. He started as a driver in 1992 and was promoted to operations in 2002. He joined the sales force of the Syracuse terminal in late 2004. He serves customers in East Syracuse, Liverpool, Utica and the surrounding areas.

During his career at NEMF, Manobianco has been named Driver of the Year for the Syracuse Terminal and also received several company safety awards.

Manobianco served on the volunteer fire department in East Syracuse for five years. He has a son, Nicholas.

Manobianco is also an amateur wine maker. In 2002, one of his wines was awarded a gold medal at the New York State Fair.

Based in Elizabeth, NJ, family-owned NEMF (www.nemf.com) is the largest LTL carrier in the Northeast region. It operates 30 terminals throughout the Northeast, Florida, Puerto Rico and Canada, and reaches 85 percent of the U.S. population through service partnerships. NEMF is a member of the Shevell Group of Companies, which also includes Carrier Industries (third-party logistics and dedicated fleet), Eastern Freight Ways (Northeast truckload carrier), Apex Logistics (brokerage - nationwide truckload) and NEMF World Transport (Puerto Rico).