DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGIES INSTALLING BLIND-ZONE VISION SYSTEM

Newbury, Ohio -- Distribution Technologies Inc. (DistTech), an established industry leader in dedicated and common carriage for liquid bulk commodities, has announced plans to install an in-cab video system that detects vehicles traveling in the driver's "blind spot" in approximately 60 vehicles that are scheduled to be delivered in early 2005.

DistTech will be installing the Passenger Side Blind-Zone™ Video System from DAWN Automotive Video Inc. Driver friendly and ergonomically designed, the video system includes a compact, rugged IR (Infrared) SUPERBullet™ camera that attaches to each vehicle's outside passenger-side mirror along with a dashboard-mounted in-cab monitor. The camera provides the driver with continuous motion, real-time video of the right-side blind spot - day and night. When another vehicle travels in the truck's blind spot, the system also triggers an audible alarm that alerts the driver.

"Helping our drivers to be more aware of vehicles traveling in their blind spots is just one more way we can ensure the continued safety of our fleet and the motoring public," said John Hazenfield, Senior Vice President/CIO for DistTech, noting that the company's fleet consistently posts one of the best safety records among bulk carriers. "The Blind-Zone Video System is very economical, and if the unit helps to prevent just one accident, then our return on investment is immeasurable."

DistTech committed to installing the Blind-Zone Video System following a successful test of the device in several vehicles.

Implementing the Blind-Zone Video System in new vehicles is another step that DistTech has taken to ensure the safety of its drivers. In 2003, DistTech began testing the Driver Fatigue Monitor (DRM) marketed by Pittsburgh-based Attention Technology Inc. in eight vehicles at its Neville Island, Pa. facility. The DFM measures slow eyelid closure associated with drowsiness and sounds an audible alert if it detect that the driver is drowsy. Based on the success of the test, DistTech is currently installing more of the units in its vehicles.