September 15, 2006

Mike Rizzo of West Springfield, MA, has joined New England Motor Freight (NEMF) as manager of the company's Springfield area terminal, located at 1311 West Union Street in West Springfield. He will have overall responsibilities for day-to-day operations at the 60-door facility.

Rizzo is returning to NEMF after a stint as Worcester terminal manager for Watkins Motor Lines. He had been NEMF's operations manager in Springfield before that. Earlier, He was a terminal manager for Florida Direct and held various operations and sales positions at Preston Freight Line and Carolina Freight Corp.

Rizzo holds an associate's degree from Holyoke (MA) Community College. He has been a youth baseball and softball coach and Scout leader in West Springfield.

He and his wife have four children.

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).