Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota merges
courier Best Express into local-delivery operation

Bloomington, Minn. (March 7, 2000) Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota will merge Best Express, an eight-year-old courier service headquartered in Shakopee, Minn., into its local delivery business. Best Express serves 300 customers, primarily in the South Metro area. The merger agreement is effective April 1, 2000, according to Don Cameron, president of Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota. Best Express customers will be served by Sureway beginning on that date. Former Best Express owner Randy Busch becomes account manager-local delivery of Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota.

"We are always looking for ways to improve our reach and depth of service," said Cameron. "Our focus has always been to provide the same level of professionalism in the courier business as we do in our air-delivery operation. That focus has helped us become the comprehensive transportation provider for our customers."

In the past year, the Sureway local delivery operation added EasyEx online ordering and tracking system for local deliveries. The electronic system can be accessed via the Internet browser at http://www.surewaymn.com/ or http://www.easyex.com/. Customers who wish to continue to place orders by telephone can call 952-884-0070.

Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota, headquartered in Bloomington, Minn., provides a unique combination of air- and local-delivery services, fulfilling a customer's total shipping needs. The business opened in 1987 and the Sureway local courier service started in 1994. Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota serves approximately 2,000 delivery customers in the seven-county metropolitan area.

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In 1987, Don Cameron started an air delivery company serving the Twin Cities. Today, the air express service makes more than 250 shipments daily filling an important delivery niche for customers who have time-sensitive, unscheduled and emergency shipments. Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota makes late night pickups (until midnight) for next morning delivery-long after most air shippers have gone home. The company also offers same-day air service in most major markets.

In 1994, Cameron expanded the business by offering local delivery services-a unique endeavor because most shipping companies provide either local or air service but not both. Today, the local delivery business serves approximately 2,000 customers and makes 750 local courier and dock-truck deliveries each day in the seven county metropolitan area.

Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota has been the fastest growing shipping service in the Twin Cities, experiencing annualized growth of 30 percent over eight years and a projected 20 percent growth this year.

LOCAL DELIVERY SERVICES
" On-Call. Pickup as needed for 1-, 2- and 3-hour or same-day local-courier service.

" Daily Time Calls. Pickup at regular times each day for companies with routine courier needs.

" Overnight Route. Pickup after regular business hours for unexpedited next day courier delivery.

" Dedicated-Driver. Pickup and delivery by drivers and vans exclusively committed to one company's courier needs.

" Dock-Truck. Pickup and delivery of palletized and heavy-freight deliveries.

AIR DELIVERY SERVICE
" Late-Night. Pickup as late as midnight for delivery before 9 a.m. the next day.

" Same-Day. Pickup and delivery 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.

" Deferred. Pickup for delivery with two to three business days.

" Heavy-Weight. Pickup with trucks and full-sized vans for immediate or deferred delivery.

Company Leadership Headquarters
Don Cameron, President Sureway Worldwide of Minnesota
Joanne McCartney, General Manager 396 East 79th Street
Steve Peterson, Sales Manager Bloomington, MN 55420
Dale Lachelt, Air-Delivery Operations Manager 612-884-0070
http://www.surewaymn.com/

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