West Brother’s Companies Honored for Safety and Corporate Citizenship

RALEIGH, N.C. (October 6, 2010) – West Brother’s Companies have received praise and accolades across the Carolinas with numerous awards for safety and consistent financial performance. Both the North Carolina Trucking Association (NCTA) and Great West Insurance lauded the company with five separate safety awards at their Safety Management Council annual conference in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. Business North Carolina Magazine has placed West Brother’s on their Top 100 honor roll for privately held companies for a second consecutive year.

The North Carolina Trucking Association (NCTA) honored West Brother’s Transportation Services with a second place award in their Vehicle Safety -- 10-25 Million Miles category and with an award in the Local Division category. West Brother’s Transportation Services also won a second place award in their Industrial Safety – 301+ employees category. Great West Insurance awarded the company a second place in their Accident Prevention Program – 10-25 Million Miles category and with a second place award in their Highway Safety/Local Division category.

“We are proud to be honored for both our commitment to safety and to running a thriving business in a tough economy,” said Chief Executive Officer Craig West of West Brother’s Companies. “We take pride in serving our loyal clients by being one of the most safe transportation and supply chain logistics’ firms around and in being a solid employer -- providing for our community with continued good employment opportunities.”

West Brother’s Transportation Services has shown an ongoing quest for safety excellence. In the past three years, West Brother’s has won 15 awards for safety from some of the most rigorous safety organizations in the country including Liberty Mutual Insurance, the North Carolina Trucking Association, Great West Insurance and Inbound Logistics magazine.

West Brother’s Companies is listed in Business North Carolina magazine’s Top 100 Private Companies based on their 2009 revenue. The transportation and logistics services company, which employs over 500 people, reported 2009 revenues in the range of $60 to $99 million.

About West Brother’s Companies

West Brother’s Companies, founded in 1946 by Mary and Floyd West and headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, is an integrated supply chain management business comprised of five distinct companies. Together these companies employ over 500 associates and operate a fleet of 300 power units, over 500 trailers and approximately three million square feet of warehouse capacity. West Brother’s Transportation Services, Inc., provides long- term dedicated contract carriage transportation solutions. Logistic Leasing, LLC, is a full-service commercial truck leasing and contract maintenance company. West Logistics, Inc. provides contract, dedicated warehousing and distribution services. West Brother’s Transportation Solutions is a brokerage company specializing in one-way shipments within the continental U.S. West Brother’s Transfer & Storage offers storage solutions and storage trailers for rent. For more information, visit www.westbros.com