Celadon Group Names John D. Kines to the Board of Directors.

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INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2000

The Celadon Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CLDN) today announced that John D. Kines has been appointed to serve as a member of the board of directors. Mr. Kines, 58, recently retired from Associates First Capital Corporation, where he most recently served as president of their Diversified Services Group.

"We are pleased with the addition of John Kines to our board," stated Steve Russell, Chairman and CEO. "John brings a unique combination of vision and outstanding transportation experience to assist Celadon in the years ahead."

Mr. Kines, between 1977 and 2000, was employed by the Associates First Capital Corporation, the largest commercial lender to the trucking industry. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Kines held several positions at The Associates, the most recent being president of their Diversified Services Group. He was responsible for six business units within the commercial operations. Prior to that, Mr. Kines was a vice president of the midwest region of Hertz Trucks.

Celadon Group Inc., is a trucking and e-commerce company headquartered in Indianapolis, IN. Through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Celadon E-Commerce, Inc., Celadon Group is the majority owner of TruckersB2B.com. The trucking company operates approximately 2,600 line haul tractors and 7,000 trailers. Celadon is the no. 1 carrier connecting Mexico with the U.S. / Canada and one of the ten largest truckload carriers in North America. Please visit the company's websites at: www.celadontrucking.com and www.truckersB2B.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 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.