Media Release

27 September 2006

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – contact Steve Gundale 800-366-3278 or 651-683-1277

Dart Transit Company named National Dry Van Carrier of the Year

 Eagan , Minnesota –United Sugars Corporation has awarded Dart Transit Company with its National Dry Van Carrier of the Year Award for 2006 for achievement of excellence in outstanding service.

The award was presented at the annual carrier conference in Fargo, North Dakota on August 30. Present to accept the award were Ted Lundberg, Dart Sales and Operations Manager; Steve Youngquist, Dart Director of Twin Cities Short Haul; and Brian Paolello, National Account Manager for Advantage Transportation, Inc.

Dart Transit Company is the nation’s 14 th largest truckload dry-van carrier, and offers 48-state, dedicated, and regional service with 2,500 independent owner operators. It offers asset-based rail service through Dart Intermodal Inc., logistics and brokerage services through Advantage Transportation Inc., and storage services through Dart Advantage Warehousing Inc. and Dart Portable Storage Inc.

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