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Motor Cargo Driver Claims Washington Championship SEATTLE, June 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Motor Cargo's Matt Bertash, a Seattle- based city driver, captured first-place honors at the Washington State Truck Driving Championships held here this weekend. Bertash, who has driven for Motor Cargo for three years, took the winner's trophy in the tanker division competition. The victory earned Bertash a trip to Tampa, Fla., in August, where he will compete with other state titleholders from across the country in the 2005 National Truck Driving Championships. In addition to negotiating the competition course, all participants are rated on their driving skills, scored on a written test and personal interview, and must have excellent safety records. Additional information is also available at the company Web site, http://www.motorcargo.com/. Motor Cargo Industries, Inc., is a wholly owned subsidiary of Overnite Corporation (NASDAQ:OVNT). On May 16, UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Overnite Corporation for $1.25 billion. Overnite Corporation also owns Overnite Transportation Company. Together, Overnite Transportation and Motor Cargo 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. DATASOURCE: Motor Cargo Industries, Inc. CONTACT: Andrea Brennan, Business Communications Manager of Motor Cargo Industries, Inc., +1-801-397-6180, Web site: http://www.overnite.com/ http://www.motorcargo.com/

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