For Immediate Release

Overdrive honored for editorial excellence

NEW YORK (October 29, 2002) – Randall Publishing Company's Overdrive received a gold award in the transportation category in Folio magazine's Editorial Excellence Awards. The winners were announced during the 2002 Celebration of Excellence banquet at the New York Hilton. Folio is the premier magazine for the magazine publishing industry.

Entrants in the Editorial Excellence awards are judged by the standards set by their editors and how well they meet their mission statements. Entrants were judged by a who's who of editors from leading magazines, including Time, Field & Stream, Entrepreneur and Sports Illustrated for Kids.

"You can feel the connection with the reader," one judge wrote of Overdrive. "It's very personal. The reader has a great menu to choose from and a wide range of stories and opinions from and about peers with which to relate."

"This award confirms what our readers know: That they can depend on Overdrive to provide the information they need to run successful businesses in a format that's unique and entertaining," said Jeff Mason, vice president and group publisher. "We're excited that this prestigious panel of judges recognized the quality and attention to detail that Overdrive's editors and designers bring to each issue."

The Voice of the American Trucker for more than 40 years, Overdrive provides business, equipment and lifestyle coverage to 110,000* owner-operators each month. The magazine has received numerous editorial and design awards, including a Folio Editorial Excellence award in 2000. This year, Overdrive was the only trucking magazine recognized in the American Society of Business Publication Editors' Magazine of the Year competition. It also received the ASBPE's national Gold Award for best feature and a national Bronze Award for best cover photo. In all, Overdrive received 10 ASBPE awards in 2002 alone.

About Randall-Reilly Publishing
Founded in 1934, Randall-Reilly Publishing is the premier business-to-business media company focused on the trucking and construction industries. Its properties include Equipment World, Overdrive, Truckers News, CCJ and Modern Woodworking magazines..

Randall-Reilly also owns and operates several online media entities, including www.eTrucker.com, www.equipmentworld.com and www.modernwoodworking.com. Also under the Randall-Reilly corporate umbrella are the Great American Trucking Show, radio programs, a billboard company, a company-sponsored publication division serving Fortune 500 companies, and a UCC-filing database and research group.

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