NEMF ADDS DOS SANTOS TO TORONTO SALES TEAM

January 5, 2006

Manny Dos Santos of Toronto has joined NEMF as account executive at the company's Toronto area terminal. He will serve customers in the greater Toronto area.

Dos Santos has been in the transportation industry for more than 27 years. Prior to joining NEMF, he was an account executive with Watkins Canada (an associated company of Watkins Motor Lines) in Toronto.
Dos Santos is a graduate of Humber College in Toronto.

For many years he was a volunteer manager with the Downsview Minor Hockey Select Team, and the Humberview Huskies Minor Bantam Team.

Dos Santos and his wife, Lena, have a daughter, Michelle, and a son, Derick.

NEMF provides premium service of less-than-truckload (LTL) shipments between the 30-door Toronto terminal and all points throughout the Northeast, Florida and Puerto Rico, as well as local pickup and delivery in Toronto. The facility features consolidation, distribution, and import/export capabilities for retail and industrial customers.

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).