Celadon's TruckersB2B.com, Inc. and Michelin North America, Inc. Announce Tire Agreement; Member Trucks Now Enrolled Exceed 128,000.Business EditorsINDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 8, 2000 Celadon celadon Chinese, Korean, Siamese, and Japanese stoneware decorated with glazes the colour range of which includes greens of various shades, olive, blue, and gray. The colours are the result of a wash of slip (liquefied clay) containing a high proportion of iron that is Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLDN CLDN Calling Line Directory Number CLDN Claudin (gene family) ) today announced that its TruckersB2B.com subsidiary (formerly Truckersco-op.com) completed an agreement with Michelin North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. , Inc. to provide member rebates on the purchase of Michelin truck tires and MRT MRT, n manual resistance technique, a treatment method used during the acute and recovery phases to relieve pain and rehabilitate the body's tissues and muscles. retreads. "We are delighted to have reached an agreement with Michelin for providing both new and retread re·tread tr.v. re·tread·ed, re·tread·ing, re·treads 1. To fit (a worn automotive tire) with a new tread. 2. truck tires to our members," stated Bob Helms Bob Helm (born July 18, 1914 in Fairmead, California, died 2003[1]) was a jazz clarinetist who is known for playing with Lu Watters and Turk Murphy. He is most associated with Dixieland music. He led at least one band, which was Bob Helm's Riverside Roustabouts. , President and Chief Executive Officer of TruckersB2B.com, Inc. "Michelin is widely recognized as one of the leading suppliers of high quality tires worldwide. We are proud to have Michelin join our growing list of suppliers." Randy Clark Randall Byron Clark (born July 27, 1957 in Chicago, Illinois) was a tackle who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. , Director of Marketing for Michelin Americas Truck Tires, stated, "Michelin is enthusiastic about this opportunity to be associated with TruckersB2B.com and to extend rebates to their members. This program combines the convenience of purchase through the existing network of authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: Michelin dealers with the new world of e-commerce represented by TruckersB2B." Michelin North America is a leading producer of truck tires and is affiliated with Michelin Retread Technologies, Inc. TruckersB2B.com, Inc. is an Internet-based "business-to-business" membership program that provides discounted fuel, tires, equipment and other products and services to small- and medium-sized trucking companies and private fleets through its website (www.truckersb2b.com). Through its discount program, it provides these member companies with the ability to cut costs, and thereby compete more effectively and profitably with the larger fleets. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Celadon E-Commerce, Inc., Celadon Group is the majority owner of TruckersB2B.com. Please visit the company's websites at: www.truckersB2B.com or www.celadontrucking.com. The discussion set forth above as well as oral statements made by officers of the company relating thereto, may contain forward looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Such comments are based upon information currently available to management and management's perception thereof as of the date of this press release. Actual results of the company's operations could materially differ from those forward looking statements. Such differences could be caused by a number of factors including, but not limited to, potential adverse affects of regulation; changes in competition and the effects of such changes; increased competition; change in fuel prices; changes in economic, political or regulatory environments; changes in the availability of a stable labor force; ability of the company to hire drivers meeting company standards; changes in management strategies; environmental or tax matters; and risks described from time to time in reports filed by the company with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers should take these factors into account in evaluating any such forward looking statements. For additional information on Celadon Group, Inc. free of charge via the internet, please go to http://www.tirc.com/invest/celadon/index.htm |
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