Contrans Group Inc. announces acquisition of Truboy Freight International
Inc.

(TSX:CSS)

WOODSTOCK, ON, Feb. 10 /CNW/ - Contrans Group Inc. (Contrans) is pleased to announce that it has acquired certain of the assets and business of Truboy Freight International Inc. ("Truboy"), an Ontario-based flatbed transportation business.

Contrans plans to blend Truboy into an existing operation - Laidlaw Carriers Flatbed LP - that currently operates from offices in Hagersville Ontario.

Stan Dunford , Chief Executive Officer of Contrans, stated that "adding Truboy to our existing flatbed operations in Ontario offers the existing Truboy customers a great platform for growth and expanded service capacity; and for the existing Laidlaw operation, this acquisition will extend our reach to a new customer base. This should prove valuable to all parties."

For further information: Stan G. Dunford, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, or Gregory W. Rumble, President and Chief Operating Officer, Phone: [phone], E-mail: [email protected], Web site: www.contrans.ca