September 15, 2006

ELIZABETH, NJ - Thomas W. Connery has been named executive vice president of New England Motor Freight (NEMF). He will be responsible for all sales and operations at the less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and will report to Michael Bare, president and CEO of The Shevell Group.

Connery comes to NEMF from Con-way Freight in Boston, where he was region manager for New England. He has a total of 21 years in the trucking industry and has held the posts of terminal manager and director of line haul in addition to region manager.

Connery holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and an associate's degree in accounting from Russell Sage College in Albany, NY.

He is a member of board of directors of the Massachusetts Motor Transportation Association.

Connery and his wife, Susan, have two children. They will be relocating to Colts Neck, NJ, from the Boston area.

Based in Elizabeth, NJ, family-owned less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier NEMF (www.nemf.com) serves its customers from terminals throughout the Northeast and Midwest, as well as Florida, Puerto Rico and Canada. It is the largest LTL carrier in the Northeast region. NEMF is a member of The Shevell Group of Companies (www.ShevellGroup.com), which also includes Carrier Industries (third-party logistics, dedicated fleet, warehousing), Eastern Freight Ways (asset-based truckload carrier), Apex Logistics (brokerage, nationwide truckload) and NEMF World Transport (non-vessel operating common carrier).