Dave Kimack Appointed President of Vitran's US LTL Division, Vitran Express.

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TORONTO & INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2002

Vitran Corporation Inc.

Vitran 2002 Q1 Results and Management Conference Call

Vitran plans to report its operating results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2002 on May 2, following the close of trading. Senior management will host a conference call to discuss the 2002 first quarter results on May 3 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The call is open to the general public.

-- Conference call dial-in: 888/693-1085

-- Vcall live webcast link: http://www.vcall.com/EventPag e.asp?ID=81115

-- Telephone replay dial-in (from 5/3 at 12:00 p.m. EDT through 5/6 at 12:00
p.m. EDT): 800/633-8284 or 858/812-6440 (access code: 20516711).

Vitran Corporation Inc. (TSE:VTN.A, AMEX:VVN), a North American transportation and logistics firm, today announced that Dave Kimack, 42, has been named President of Vitran's Indianapolis-based Less-than-Truckload unit Vitran Express, effective immediately. Mr. Kimack succeeds Rick Gaetz - the division's interim President - who was recently named President and Chief Executive Officer of Vitran Corporation, effective May 2, the date of Vitran's Annual Shareholders Meeting.

Prior to his appointment, Mr. Kimack was Vice President of Operations at Vitran Express, and prior to that he was employed by Quast Transfer at the time of its acquisition by Vitran in August 1998. Mr. Kimack has 17 years of overall trucking industry experience.

Mr. Gaetz, stated, "Dave is very deserving of this promotion. He has played a key role in Vitran Express's recent turnaround. We interviewed and met with a number of very qualified candidates from outside of our organization, but Dave possesses the ideal combination of the requisite skills, and appropriate company and industry knowledge for the job."

Vitran Corporation Annual Meeting

The Company's Annual Meeting of Shareholders will be held on Thursday, May 2 in the Tudor Room of the Royal York Hotel, 100 Front Street West, Toronto, Ontario at 4:30 p.m. EDT.

Vitran Corporation Inc. is a North American group of transportation companies offering less-than-truckload, logistics, truckload, intermodal and truck brokerage services. Further Company information is available at http://www.vitran.com.

Information in this news announcement relating to projected growth, improvements in productivity and future results constitutes forward-looking statements. Actual results in future periods may differ materially from the forward-looking statements because of a number of risks and uncertainties, including but not limited to economic factors, demand for the Company's services, fuel price fluctuations, the availability of employee drivers and independent contractors, risks associated with geographic expansion, capital requirements, claims exposure and insurance costs, competition and environmental hazards. Additional information about these and other factors that could affect the Company's business is set forth in the Company's Annual Report on Form 20-F and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.