Trailer Bridge to Present at Puerto Rico Trade Summit Press Release, Schedules Second Quarter Financial Results and Conference Call Jacksonville, FL -- Trailer Bridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBR) today announced that John D. McCown, Chairman & CEO, will speak at the August 21 Puerto Rico Trade Summit sponsored by the Jacksonville Port Authority. Other speakers will include U.S. House Representative Corrine Brown, U.S. House Representative Ander Crenshaw, Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Anibal Acevedo Vila, Florida Secretary of State Glenda Hood, Jacksonville Mayor John Peyton, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico officials and various manufacturers. "We congratulate Jaxport on hosting this timely full day conference. It's an excellent learning opportunity for manufacturers and shippers on an important, dynamic market. Among other economic measures, many of America's best-known retailers have their single highest grossing stores located in Puerto Rico. We're encouraging our customers and prospects to attend if they can, particularly the marine freight segment from 2:00 P.M. to 3:30 P.M., to get the latest factual information on a still changing marine freight lane. All of our facilities in Jacksonville will also be open for anyone who would like a tour. Seeing our differentiated hard assets is worth a thousand words," said John D. McCown. For more information regarding the Puerto Trade Summit, please contact Jaxport's Debbie Lofberg, Director, Corporate Performance, at (800) 874-8050. If you are interested in a tour of Trailer Bridge's facilities, please contact Joe Cruise, Director, Business Development at (800) 554-1589 x2145. Trailer Bridge also announced that it will issue its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 on Tuesday, August 12, 2003. The results will be released prior to the opening of the stock market. Management will also conduct a conference call that morning at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss second quarter results and the current status of its business operations. Interested parties may participate in the call by dialing 1-800-863-1575 approximately 10 minutes before the call is scheduled to begin and ask to be connected to the Trailer Bridge conference call. The call will also be simultaneously broadcast over the Internet. To listen to the live webcast, please go to www.trailerbridge.com and click on the conference call link. The conference call will be archived and accessible for approximately 90 days if you are unable to listen to the live call. Trailer Bridge provides integrated trucking and marine freight service to and from all points in the lower 48 states and Puerto Rico, bringing efficiency, environmental and safety benefits to domestic cargo in that traffic lane. This total transportation system utilizes its own trucks, drivers, trailers, containers and U.S. flag vessels to link the mainland with Puerto Rico via marine facilities in Jacksonville and San Juan. Additional information on Trailer Bridge is available at the www.trailerbridge.com website. This press release contains statements that constitute forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. The matters discussed in this press release include
statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the
Company, its directors or its officers with respect to the future
operating performance of the Company. Investors are cautioned that any
such forward looking statements are not guarantees of future performance
and involve risks and uncertainties, and that actual results may differ
materially from those in the forward looking statements as a result of
various factors. Without limitation, these risks and uncertainties include
the risks of economic recessions, severe weather, changes in the price of
fuel, changes in demand for transportation services offered by the
Company, capacity conditions in the Puerto Rico trade lane and changes in
rate levels for transportation services offered by the Company. Contact: Trailer Bridge, Inc.
Ralph W. Heim, 800-554-1589
or
TRBR Investor Relations Counsel:
The Equity Group Inc.
Adam Prior, 212-836-9606
Devin Sullivan, 212-836-9608
www.theequitygroup.com
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