NANCY SHEVELL OF NEMF NAMED TO MTA CAPITAL POST

April 30, 2004

NEMF's Vice President for Administration Nancy Shevell has been appointed chairperson of the Capital Construction Committee of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.  The committee is responsible for overseeing $10 billion worth of major construction projects undertaken by the agency.

Ms. Shevell joined the MTA Board in 2001 as an appointee of New York Governor George Pataki.

At NEMF, Ms. Shevell is responsible for accounts receivable, corporate communications, benefits administration, purchasing of all supplies and equipment - with the exception of trucks - and overall office management.

She joined the company in 1983 as manager of administration and advanced to the post of director of administration before being named to her present position in 1986.

Ms. Shevell is co-chairperson of the Arlene Walters Shevell Endowment Scholarship Fund, a family foundation which provides self-help groups for parents of addicted children and financial support for individuals in accredited rehabilitation programs.  She is active in numerous other charities and public interest organizations.

She holds a bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Arizona State University, where she majored in transportation and was the recipient of the Fred Hurley Memorial Scholarship for Excellence in Transportation.

The MTA operates seven bridges and two tunnels in the metropolitan area, as well as New York City Transit, the Long Island Rail Road, Long Island Bus and Metro North Rail Road.

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).