AKRON, Ohio - April 25, 2003 - Roadway Corporation (NASDAQ: ROAD) is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion at the Bear Stearns Global Transport & Logistics Conference on May 13, 2003, at the Bear Stearns World Headquarters, 383 Madison Avenue at 47th Street, New York City. Presenting for Roadway will be James D. Staley, President and CEO. The panel interaction will be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:40 a.m., with 20 minutes of Q&A.
Interested parties can access a live webcast with slides accompanying the audio at http://customer.nvglb.com/BEAR002/051303a_pb/default.asp?entity=roadway. A replay of the presentation will be available by the end of the day and will be archived for 30 days.
Included in the Dow Jones Transportation Average, Roadway Corporation (NASDAQ: ROAD), is a holding company dedicated to leveraging opportunities to expand the transportation-related service offerings available to customers through the Roadway portfolio of strategically linked transportation companies. Roadway Corporation's principal subsidiaries include Roadway Express and Roadway Next Day Corporation. Roadway Express is a leading ISO 9001 and C-TPAT/PIP and FAST certified transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods in the two-to-five-day regional and long-haul markets. Roadway Express provides seamless service throughout all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico including export/import services for more than 100 countries worldwide. Roadway Express owns Reimer Express Lines in Canada and Mexican-based Roadway Express, S.A. de C.V. Roadway Next Day Corporation is a holding company focused on business opportunities in the shorter-haul regional and next-day markets. Roadway Next Day Corporation owns New Penn Motor Express, a next-day, ground less-than-truckload carrier of general commodities serving twelve states in the Northeastern United States, Quebec, Canada and Puerto Rico, with links to the Midwest and Southeast United States and Ontario, Canada. For additional information, contact Roadway Corporation at www.roadwaycorp.com.
CONTACT:
Carol A. Schneider
Investor and Public Relations
(330) 643-6608
