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Good Samaritan Driver Helps Highway Accident Victims

Cardinal Driver, James Woods, Pulls Elderly Woman and Daughter to Safety from Wreckage

CONCORD, N.C. (May 19, 2006) --- Wednesday, April 5, 2006 started as just an ordinary day of the week for James Woods of Orlando, FL - a full-time company driver for Cardinal Logistics Management – one of the fastest growing third-party logistics and transportation companies in the nation. However, this day turned into be anything but ordinary.

 While returning to Or lando, FL following his daily delivery route for Cardinal from deliveries in Miami, Florida, Woods noticed a large piece of tire tread in the left-hand lane of the interstate. After checking his mirrors and instinctively going through a driving safety check, he noticed a small car approaching at a high rate of speed. As a safety precaution and intuitively anticipating what could happen, Woods began to slow down. The rapidly moving small vehicle then encountered the debris in the road, swerved to the left and then cut back to the right, losing control of the vehicle. The car then became airborne and flipping over several times before eventually coming to a rest on its roof on the side of the highway.

Cardinal driver Woods immediately hit his brakes and safely brought his truck to a stop on the shoulder of the highway to aid the accident victims. Woods rushed to the crash scene, and with the help of another motorist, who had also stopped, helped pull the two occupants from the smoking vehicle and brought them to safety, away from the wreckage.

After ensuring that the occupants of the crashed vehicle – an elderly woman and her daughter -- were okay, Woods entered the highway on foot, and pulled the debris off the road to safeguard against any additional accidents occurring. Woods then returned to the accident scene to check on the victims and make sure that emergency vehicles were on the way before he left the scene.

“It’s so wonderful having a quality partner like this. We sincerely appreciate everything that Cardinal Logistics does for Office Depot,” said Mark Cartwright, Vice President of Transportation-Supply Chain Logistics for Office Depot. “On behalf of everyone at Office Depot, we can’t thank Cardinal driver James Woods enough for a job well done.”

Woods has been an employee driver with Cardinal Logistics since May 2005 and has been accident and injury-free during his tenure with the company. When asked about the heroic act he had performed by Larry Ott, Operations Manager–Office Depot Orlando, Woods humbly stated, “I just did what anyone else would have done.”

Another motorist, Ralph Leonard, who witnessed the accident and the aftermath, sent an email to the Community Relations Department of Office Depot reiterating the event and stating, “I’m old and could do little but watch and thank the heavens that Office Depot has heroes like that driver. He and Office Depot made a lot of friends that day.”

“How thrilling it is to have a Cardinal associate who had the heart and soul to help in such a tragic situation,” said Vin McLoughlin, Cardinal Chairman. “This incident just makes you feel good about what we do and the great people who work with us.”

About Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation (Cardinal)
Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation (Cardinal) is one of the fastest growing third-party logistics providers in the country. Cardinal offers a comprehensive range of tools and services including asset-based dedicated contract carriage services, home and jobsite delivery services, warehousing/inventory management, Cardinal Technology TM & Consulting, supply chain modeling and logistics management. Solutions are highly customizable and may include dedicated equipment, drivers, contractors, management and technology for the exclusive use of that customer. Headquartered in Concord, NC, Cardinal customers include some of the nation’s leading retailers and manufacturers including: Office Depot, KraftMaid Cabinetry, Mill’s Pride, CHEP, Turf Care Supply, IKEA, Lowe’s and more. For more information about Cardinal, please visit www.cardlog.com.

Anthony Flynn
Director - Marketing
Cardinal Logistics Management Corporation
1000 Old Roswell Lakes Parkway, Suite 300
Roswell, GA 30076
678-612-2447
aflynn@cardlog.com

 

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