Overnite Corporation Declares Quarterly Dividend of $.04 Per Share

RICHMOND, Va., April 29, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- The Board of Directors of Overnite Corporation (Nasdaq: OVNT) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.04 per share on its common stock, payable on June 16, 2005, to the shareholders of record as of the close of business on May 26, 2005.

Overnite Corporation is one of America's leading less-than-truckload transportation companies. Its principal operating company, Overnite Transportation Company, operates in all 50 states, Canada, Puerto Rico, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands and Mexico. Its other operating company, Motor Cargo, is a regional, less-than-truckload carrier primarily serving the western United States, Canada and Mexico. Together, they form one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers in the United States with more than 200 service centers.

Additional information is available at our Web site: http://www.OVNT.com. Overnite's media contact is Ira Rosenfeld, 804-291-5362. Overnite's contact for investors is Mike Mahan, 804-231-8852.

SOURCE Overnite Corporation
Ira Rosenfeld, Director, Corporate Communications, of Overnite Transportation
Company, +1-804-291-5362, or Irosenfeld@overnite.com

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