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Motor Cargo Wins Yankee Candle Carrier Award SALT LAKE CITY, May 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motor Cargo Industries, Inc., a western regional transportation company, has been awarded the 2003 Distinguished Partner Award by the Yankee Candle Company, Inc. (NYSE:YCC). The Salt Lake City-based carrier was honored by Yankee Candle for its excellence in transit-time performance, quality service and overall performance. Yankee Candle's Distinguished Partner Award is given annually to the carrier that best demonstrates the highest level of commitment to customer service, freight billing accuracy, on-time performance and timely claim settlement. "To be recognized by Yankee Candle with the highest award given to any of its transportation providers is indeed an honor," said Pete Morrow, President of Motor Cargo. "For the hundreds of people at Motor Cargo who have worked diligently to ensure we deliver on-time service, billing accuracy and detailed service reports, Yankee Candle's Distinguished Partner Award is proof of a job well done." Based in South Deerfield, Mass., the Yankee Candle Company, Inc., is a leading designer, manufacturer, retailer and wholesaler of premium scented candles in the growing giftware industry. Motor Cargo Industries, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Overnite Corporation (NASDAQ:OVNT), which also owns Overnite Transportation Company. Together, they form one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States with more than 200 service centers and a fleet of over 6,000 tractors and over 21,000 trailers, providing full-state coverage to all 50 states and providing customers with direct access to more than 45,000 cities in the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. More information is available on our Web site, http://www.motorcargo.com/. Forward-looking statements made by the Company are based on a number of assumptions, estimates and projections. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties, including those set forth in documents filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and any significant deviations from these assumptions could cause actual results to differ materially from those in forward-looking statements. The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or update such statements to reflect current events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. DATASOURCE: Motor Cargo Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Pamela Kellerstrass, Director - Marketing of Motor Cargo Industries, Inc., +1-801-397-6101, or Web site: http://www.motorcargo.com/

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