Saia, Inc. Announces $25 Million Stock Repurchase Plan.

DULUTH, Ga. -- Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA), a leading multi-regional less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier company, today announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $25 million of its common stock. SAIA shares may be repurchased from time to time in the open market at the Company's discretion, based on ongoing assessments of capital needs of the business, the market price of its stock, general market conditions and other factors. No time limit has been set for the completion of the repurchase program. This plan follows the November 22nd completion of its $20 million repurchase plan approved May 3, 2005.

Saia, Inc. (NASDAQ: SAIA) is a less-than-truckload provider of regional, interregional and guaranteed services covering 34 states. Saia is home to the industry-leading Xtreme Guarantee product, which guarantees total customer satisfaction from pick-up through invoicing. Saia offers complete North American coverage through partner agreements. With headquarters in Duluth, Ga. and a network of 149 terminals, Saia employs 8,300 people. For more information on Saia, Inc., visit www.saia.com.

The Securities and Exchange Commission encourages companies to disclose forward-looking information so that investors can better understand the future prospects of a company and make informed investment decisions. This news release contains these types of statements, which are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.

Words such as "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict," "believe" and similar words or expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements. All forward-looking statements reflect the present expectation of future events of our management and are subject to a number of important factors, risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in any forward-looking statements. These factors and risks include, but are not limited to, general economic conditions; risks of integration of acquisitions including The Connection Company; indemnification obligations associated with the sale of Jevic Transportation, Inc.; cost and availability of qualified drivers, fuel, purchased transportation, property, revenue equipment and other operating assets; governmental regulations, including but not limited to Hours of Service, engine emissions, compliance with recent legislation requiring companies to evaluate their internal control over financial reporting and Homeland Security; dependence on key employees; inclement weather; labor relations; effectiveness of company-specific performance improvement initiatives; competitive initiatives and pricing pressures; terrorism risks; self-insurance claims, equity-based compensation and other expense volatility; the Company's determination from time to time whether to purchase any shares under the repurchase program; and other financial, operational and legal risks and uncertainties detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC filings.