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August 20, 2003 9:00 AM, EDT

Richard DiStasio has been named president and chief executive officer of USF Corp., effective Sept. 15.

USF, based in Chicago, provides less-than-truckload, truckload and logistics services.

Samuel Skinner retired as chairman and CEO of the company in May. USF said in a statement that DiStasio would be named to the board of directors, but it did not name a new chairman.

USF earned $8.1 million or 30 cents per share in its fiscal second quarter ended July 5, compared with $5.9 million or 22 cents a year ago. The 2002 second quarter ended June 29.

DiStasio was most recently CEO of the Martin-Brower Co., a global distribution services company that was the largest provider of supply chain management services to McDonald's worldwide restaurant chain.

USF is ranked No. 10 on the 2003 Transport Topics 100 list of the largest U.S. and Canadian trucking companies.

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