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Overnite Drivers Sweep Tennessee Championships NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Four Overnite Transportation Company drivers from Memphis, Tenn., drove away with championship trophies at the Tennessee Truck Driving Championships held this past week, securing positions at the 2005 National Truck Driving Championships to be held in Tampa, Fla., this summer. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050408/OVNTLOGO ) Finishing first in the five-axle class, veteran Memphis Road Driver Tommy Hawks earned his 11th state truck driving title. An Overnite driver for more than 23 years, Hawks is a former America's Road Team Captain and also has served on Overnite's All-Star Road Team and the Tennessee Trucking Association's state road team, and was named Tennessee Truck Driver of the Year in 1999. Memphis City Driver Danny Drewery came in first in the flatbed division and earned his third state championship title, while Joe Reese outscored the competition to win the twins division and Chris Bodan delivered a winning performance in the tanker class. Also delivering strong performances for Overnite were Tim Sproles of Bristol, Tenn., who came in second in the sleeper division, and Chattanooga, Tenn., drivers Brad Cothran, Mike Gentry and James Kendrick who each placed third, respectively, in the flatbed, three-axle and five-axle competitions. A team of 18 drivers represented the company at the Nashville event. In addition to negotiating the competition course, all competitors are rated on their driving skills, scored on a written test and a personal interview, and must have excellent safety records. On May 16, UPS (NYSE:UPS) announced a definitive agreement to acquire Overnite Corporation for $1.25 billion. 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/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050408/OVNTLOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Overnite Transportation Company CONTACT: Laurie Beasley, Editor, Corporate Communications of Overnite Transportation Company, +1-804-291-5889 Web site: http://www.overnite.com/

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