CENF Central Freight Lines

Rich Stolz, Senior Vice President, Sales & Marketing of LTL carrier Central Freight Lines, Inc. (Nasdaq:CENF), announced today the appointment of Chad Pearson to the new Director, Corporate Account Sales post in the company's Southeast Region. Based out of the company's Durham, NC offices, Pearson will report to Mark Newcomb, Vice President of Corporate Accounts. "Chad has a unique sales approach and I'm eager to put him into action at Central," commented Newcomb. "He has an incredible work ethic and great attention to detail. Coupled with Chad's deep logistics, supply chain and shipper background, he will benefit our customer base tremendously." Pearson is responsible for maintaining Central's valued customer base and growing its business with corporate accounts in the Southeast. "I am looking forward to working with the seasoned team of professionals throughout the entire organization to leverage our capabilities to deliver value for new and existing customers," said Pearson. "With a strong customer base and history of service to the customer, I am pleased to join a solid company like Central." Pearson holds a degree in Logistics from Penn State and has over 18 years of transportation and logistics experience including operations, information technology, sales and marketing. He joins Central from Noregon Systems where he had responsibilities for Sales and Marketing for new transportation markets. About: (www.centralfreight.com) Central Freight Lines, Inc. is a non-union less-than-truckload carrier specializing in regional overnight and second day markets. One of the 10 largest regional LTL carriers in the nation, Central provides regional, interregional, and expedited services, as well as value-added supply chain management, throughout the Midwest, Southwest, West Coast and Pacific Northwest. Utilizing marketing alliances, Central provides service solutions to the Great Lakes, Northeast, Southeast, Mexico and Canada.