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Overnite Announces Need for Drivers for New Iowa Operation WATERLOO, Iowa, April 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Overnite Special Services, a division of Overnite Transportation Company, has joined forces with Ferguson Enterprises Inc., a wholesale distributor of plumbing and builder materials in Waterloo, Iowa. As a result of this relationship, Overnite has an immediate need for 25 professional Class "A" CDL drivers to handle this dedicated account for the company. The first shipping runs are scheduled to start on May 16. "We have become the dedicated truckload carrier utilized by Ferguson nationwide and are very excited to assist them in a new location," said Roger Griggs, manager of recruiting with Overnite. "Not only do we have an immediate need to get our trucks staffed for May, but we anticipate needing an additional 50 to 60 professional drivers in the months to follow." Overnite Special Services offers excellent compensation, great benefits, Midwest regional runs and the ability to get drivers home almost every weekend, and sometimes during the week. To fill these driving positions, representatives from Overnite Special Services will be conducting a hiring event April 18-29 at the Hawkeye Community College Business and Industry Training facility located at 5330 Nordic Drive in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Applicants are encouraged to call 1-800- 521-7788, extension 408, to arrange an appointment. For further information, contact Roger Griggs, Manager of Recruiting- Overnite Special Services Division, . As a coast-to-coast wholesale distributor, Ferguson Enterprises supplies a vast array of plumbing and builder products, industrial pipe, valves and fittings, heating and cooling equipment, waterworks products, and tool and safety products. Through its showrooms, trade counters and sales force, Ferguson serves a diversity of customers in many different types of businesses and industries. Overnite Transportation Company, which provides a complete menu of regional, interregional and long-haul services, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Overnite Corporation (NASDAQ:OVNT), which also owns Motor Cargo Industries. 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 more than 22,000 trailers, covering 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 the company's Web site, http://www.overnite.com/. DATASOURCE: Overnite Transportation Company CONTACT: Laurie Beasley, Editor, Corporate Communications, of Overnite Transportation Company, +1-804-291-5889, or Web site: http://www.overnite.com/

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