Stewart & Stevenson Announces Dividend

HOUSTON, April 7  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. (NYSE:SVC) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.085 a share payable on May 8, 2006 to shareholders of record on April 24, 2006.

Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., founded in 1902, is primarily engaged in the design, manufacture and service of medium and light tactical vehicles for the U.S. Army and others worldwide.  Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. is not affiliated with Stewart & Stevenson LLC.  For more information on Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc., visit http://www.ssss.com/ .

This press release contains forward-looking statements that are based on management's current expectations, estimates, and projections.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve a number of risks, uncertainties and assumptions and are made pursuant to the Safe Harbor Provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.  Many factors, including those discussed more fully elsewhere in this release and in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly its latest annual report on Form 10-K, as well as others, could cause results to differ materially from those stated.  These factors include, but are not limited to, risks of dependence on government and failure to obtain new government contracts, inherent risks of government contracts, risks of supply interruptions, risks associated with Distributed Energy Solutions business, risks of fixed-price contracts, risks as to rising steel prices, risks as to cost controls, risks of general economic conditions, risk of competition, risks relating to technology, risks relating to personnel, risks of claims and litigation, risks of product defects, risks as to foreign sales and global trade matters, risks as to acquisitions and restructuring activities, risks as to currency fluctuations and risks as to environmental and safety matters, all as more specifically outlined in the Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K. In addition, such forward-looking statements could be affected by general industry and market conditions and growth rates, general domestic and international conditions including interest rates, inflation and currency exchange rates and other future factors.  Actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements. 

DATASOURCE: Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc.



CONTACT:  L. Scott Biar, CFO and Treasurer of Stewart & Stevenson

Services, Inc., [phone]



Web site:  http://www.ssss.com/ 

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