Trailer Bridge Successfully Transitions to ISO 9001- 2000 Certification Press Release, Jacksonville, FL -- Trailer Bridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: TRBR) today announced that the Company has successfully transitioned from ISO 9001:1994 to the new ISO standard 9001-2000. The Company believes it is the first Puerto Rico carrier to be certified under this new quality standard. All ISO certified companies are required to be certified under the new revised standard no later than December 31, 2003. Det Norske Veritas (U.S.A.), Inc. (DNV) recommended the Company for certification to the new ISO standard after conducting a three day audit that produced no non-conformities. DNV is a registrar officially authorized by a national accreditation body to carry out ISO audits and to issue certificates. This certification includes all business areas and all Trailer Bridge locations in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. ISO 9000 is a series of standards dealing with quality management systems published by the International Standardization Organization. The Company has been certified to these standards by DNV since 1998. Under the newly revised standards greater emphasis is placed on identifying processes, their interrelationship, and how they function as a system. Trailer Bridge identified and defined these processes throughout the organization and expects this quality systems approach to continue to help achieve common objectives. Ed Morley, Trailer Bridge's Vice President-Operations and Management's Representative for Quality said, "Each Trailer Bridge employee's help in making this successful transition is recognized and appreciated. We are extremely excited about our successful transition to the new ISO Quality Standard and look forward to the continuous improvements our Quality Management System will help us achieve." 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 the company maintaining sufficient liquidity to operate its
business, continued support of its lenders, vendors and employees,
economic recessions, severe weather, 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. Trailer Bridge, Inc.
Ralph W. Heim,
President & C.O.O.
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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