Motor Cargo Wins Yankee Candle Carrier Award

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., [phone], or 



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

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