Celadon Group Inc. (NASDAQ:CLDN) will make a presentation at Sidoti &
Company’s Emerging Growth Institutional
Investor Forum on Tuesday, March 25 at 3:25 p.m. ET.
Representing Celadon will be Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Steve
Russell. The 30-minute presentation will be followed by a 30-minute
breakout session.
Following the presentation, information provided at the conference will
be available on Celadon’s Web site, www.celadongroup.com.
Celadon Group Inc. (www.celadongroup.com),
through its subsidiaries, primarily provides long-haul, full-truckload
freight service across the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company
also owns TruckersB2B Inc. (www.truckersb2b.com)
which provides cost savings to member fleets; Celadon Dedicated
Services, which provides supply chain management solutions, such as
warehousing and dedicated fleet services; and Celadon Brokerage Services.
The presentation or discussions at the conference may contain
forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Such statements may be identified by
their use of terms or phrases such as "expects," "estimates,"
"projects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," and similar
terms and phrases. Forward-looking statements are based upon the current
beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are inherently
subject to significant risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be
predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual
results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by,
or underlying the forward-looking statements. The following factors,
among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those
in forward-looking statements: the risk that our perception of the
cyclicality of the markets we primarily serve is incorrect or there are
recessionary economic cycles and downturns in customers' business
cycles; increases in the prices paid for new revenue equipment and
changes in the resale value of our used equipment causing our gain on
disposition to fluctuate; excess tractor or trailer capacity in the
trucking industry; decreased demand for our services or loss of one or
more of our major customers; our ability to maintain profitability in or
continue to grow our logistics business; surplus inventories; strikes,
work slow downs, or work stoppages at the company, customers, ports, or
other shipping related facilities; increases or rapid fluctuations in
fuel prices as well as fluctuations in surcharge collection; the volume
and terms of diesel purchase commitments; interest rates, fuel taxes,
tolls, and license and registration fees; increased indebtedness, and
associated interest expense, arising from upgrading our fleet of
equipment; shortages in supply of new equipment from manufacturers;
increases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining
qualified drivers and independent contractors; elevated experience in
the frequency and severity of claims relating to accident, cargo,
workers' compensation, health, and other claims; changes in management's
estimates of liability based upon such experience and development
factors; increases in insurance premiums and deductible amounts;
seasonal factors such as harsh weather conditions that increase
operating costs; decreases in productivity that may offset or eliminate
potential savings from the installation of auxiliary power units or
unexpected maintenance or other costs associated with such units;
competition from trucking, rail, and intermodal competitors; and
regulatory requirements that increase costs or decrease efficiency,
including new emissions standards for engines and the adoption of
ultra-low sulfur diesel fuel. Viewers of conference material should
review and consider these factors along with the various disclosures by
the company in its press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with
the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company does not assume, and
specifically disclaims, any obligation to update forward-looking
statements.