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Greif, Inc. Re-signs Multi Year Contract and Expands Facilities

COLUMBUS, Ohio September 12, 2005 – BestTransport, a leading provider of on-demand transportation network management solutions, announces that Greif, Inc., a world-wide leader in the supply of industrial packaging materials, has re-signed a multi year contract with BestTransport, that includes expansion to other facilities.

“Greif is committed to meet increasing customer and internal transportation service level requirements and BestTransport’s network solution supports our improvement goals for transportation management processes and delivery performance,” said Dave Lorz, Greif’s Manager of Logistics, North America. Greif’s objectives are to move from transaction-based management to proactive exception based event management.

Greif, a customer since 2001, utilized BestTransport to assist them in establishing compliance with their routing guide to ensure their corporate strategy of cost-effectiveness is supported. BestTransport assisted Greif with establishing delivery lanes of preferred carriers by rate allowing them to follow the best method to offer freight to carriers, therefore, managing the transportation process by exception.

“This exemplifies BestTransport’s priority to our customers and with Greif renewing their contract, reiterates our corporate mission,” said Mark Shary, BestTransport’s President and CEO, “we are focused on accomplishing our customer’s goals by automating many of the time-consuming tasks, allowing them to make more knowledgeable, quicker decisions based on real-time information.” said Shary.

Next level benefits of BestTransport’s solution will focus on Greif’s transportation performance through facility benchmarking, carrier performance, lane management, rate management and process automation.

In addition to visibility and improved data, Greif is anticipating efficiencies utilizing BestTransport across its multiple facilities.


About BestTransport
BestTransport, Inc. is a leading provider of online transportation management solutions (TMS), an on-demand service that enables shippers and carriers to efficiently plan, execute and settle inbound and outbound freight activities using best practices. The company's TMS offering enhances freight visibility, delivers metrics to benchmark progress, reduces transportation costs and facilitates collaboration. BestTransport connects to over 3,000 shippers and carriers and processes thousands of shipments daily for industry leaders in North America, including Alcoa, Allegheny and Bull Moose Tube. Because there is no software to purchase or licensing commitments, members pay only for the value received. For more information, visit www.BestTransport.com or contact Trisha McClain at 614.888.2378, Ext. 203.