Component Change Made to Dow Jones Transportation Average

NEW YORK, May 23, 2005 — Dow Jones Indexes, a leading global index provider, today confirms component change in the Dow Jones Transportation Average.

USF Corp (USFC) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Transportation Average index at the close of business Monday, May 23 and replaced by Landstar System, Inc (LSTR). USF Corp is being removed because of its acquisition by Yellow Roadway Corp (YELL).

The changes in the Dow Jones Transportation Average will be effective at the start of trading Tuesday, May 24, 2005.

The Dow Jones Transportation Average index tracks 20 U.S. transportation stocks. Other members of the Dow Jones Averages family are the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the Dow Jones Utilities Average and the Dow Jones Composite Average.

Further information as well as the component list can be found on the Dow Jones Transportation Average web site.

Company additions to and deletions from the Dow Jones Transportation Average do not in any way reflect an opinion on the investment merits of the company.

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