Press Release, Wednesday, May 23, 4:35 PM ET Trailer Bridge Celebrates
National Maritime Day with Two Additional U.S. Patents The inventors of all patents are Ralph W. Heim, J. Edward Morley and P.W. Shahani. Mr. Heim is President and Chief Operating Officer of Trailer Bridge and Mr. Morley is Vice President of Operations. Mr. Shahani is a consulting engineer who has provided services to the Company. These most recent patents relate to methods of loading the VTM container and loading and unloading vehicles while the VTM container is attached to a chassis. Trailer Bridge believes that the overall VTM container system combines the best features of roll-on, roll-off and lift-on, lift-off. This system has been successfully used in transporting over 30,000 vehicles between US mainland ports and Puerto Rico. One of the Company's Triplestack Box Carrier® vessels, when loaded with a full complement of VTM containers, becomes a small car carrier capable of moving more than 1,000 vehicles. The capabilities of these flexible units continue to generate interest and inquiries for use in various marine applications. Trailer Bridge believes the range of potential uses for the VTM container also extends beyond the ocean transportation sector and is continuing to explore various further applications. Trailer Bridge presently has another patent application pending before the USPTO related to the methods involved in loading, unloading and moving freight on its innovative Triplestack Box Carrier® vessels. Generally referred to as a process patent, Trailer Bridge continues to respond to USPTO staff observations related to that patent application. John D. McCown, Chairman & CEO, said, "We were pleased to further celebrate National Maritime Day, which is designated May 22nd of each year by Presidential proclamation, with the announcement of these two additional patents. Our patents are another differentiating factor of our unique transportation system. The U.S. flag marine sector continues to evolve and we believe this transitioning will benefit companies with younger and better assets like Trailer Bridge. As we continue to develop innovative and unique hard assets, we will seek to protect our intellectual property rights for the long-term benefit of our shareholders." 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 certain
statements regarding the intent, belief or current expectations of the
Company, its directors or its officers. Investors are cautioned that any
such forward looking statements 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 market conditions and 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.
John D. McCown, 800-554 -1589
www.trailerbridge.com
or
TRBR INVESTOR RELATIONS COUNSEL:
The Equity Group Inc.
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Adam Prior, 212-836-9606
or
Devin Sullivan, 212-836-9608
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