An entrepreneur and transportation industry

leader since age 23, Custom Companies

President Perry Mandera founded the

organization in 1986, providing the industry's

first full-service transportation company with

international and air freight forwarding services,

local cartage, contract cartage, and a

comprehensive selection of Truckload and Less

Than Truckload shipping specifications.

Headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, Custom maintains additional operations in Los Angeles, California. The company serves a broad range of corporate clients, from small local businesses to Fortune 500 companies, and keeps round-the-clock hours seven days a week. For more information about The Custom Companies and its comprehensive transportation services, please visit the company's corporate website at www.customco.com.

Mr. Mandera has owned several businesses

in the transportation industry in addition to

The Custom Companies. He has earned

several professional awards throughout his

career, including a distinction as "Executive

of the Year" from the Italian American

Executives of Transportation.