Fleet Companies Hit with High Delivery Costs Searching for Answers

Many are Turning to Nextel Direct Connect, Sprint Mobile Broadband
and GPS Solutions that Offer Increased Efficiency and Improved Worker
Productivity
OVERLAND PARK, Kan.--(Business Wire)--
With increasing fuel costs, it has become imperative for
transportation companies to find solutions that are cost-effective to
help them maintain their competitive edge in the market place. With
more than a decade of experience in providing enhanced communication
solutions to the transportation industry, Sprint understands this
challenge and offers a suite of mobile solutions that help
transportation companies improve the productivity of their mobile
workers with GPS-based applications, instant voice communications and
secure remote access to corporate data and customer information,
wherever their jobs take them.

"Sprint (NYSE:S) continues to be leader in providing innovative
wireless solutions to the transportation and distribution industry,"
says John Higgins, director of transportation and distribution at
Sprint. "We work hand-in-hand with leading industry partners to offer
solutions that result in increased efficiency, improved worker
productivity, cost reductions and higher customer satisfaction."

With mobility solutions including Nextel Direct Connect, the power
of Sprint Mobile Broadband cards, GPS solutions, such as ActSoft
CometTracker, Telenav Track, Xora GPS TimeTrack, Sprint customers have
the ability to -

-- Dispatch workers and jobs more efficiently

-- Increase on-time delivery and improve customer satisfaction

-- Maintain hours of service (HOS) compliance

-- Minimize delays and costs with accurate tracking of goods,
drivers and trailers.

For example the RouteTracker solution powered by Turnpike Global
and available from Sprint, offers transportation companies the ability
to track odometer readings from their trucks, fuel efficiency, GPS
coordinates and other fleet data right from select Nextel
Bluetooth(R)-enabled phones used by truck drivers. This information is
then passed through a data network to the end user, who can pull
reports via the Internet at the terminal or anywhere there is access
to an Internet connection.

"In keeping up with our promise to offer innovative solutions to
our customers, Sprint is working on a strategic initiative with Ford
to offer the first broadband-capable in-dash computer that will
provide full high-speed Internet access via the Sprint Mobile
Broadband Network," said Higgins.

In addition, bar-code scanning solutions from Sprint, such as
AirClic MP(TM), allow customers to wirelessly track inventory and
packages, instantly initiate activity after capturing information,
update inventories on the go to efficiently manage supply chain and
continuously update the status and location of assets in the field.
Sprint also offers wireless payment solutions on its handsets that
allow customers to instantly collect and track credit-card payments
for purchases at point of sale in a secure manner, improve cash flow
with fast, paperless billing and reduce fraud and charge-backs with
real-time authorization.

Transportation companies find significant advantages to using
Nextel Direct Connect(R), the world's fastest national push-to-talk
network. Its instant one-to-one connectivity and other services
including the unique one-to-many capability of Group Connect(R), help
customers to make business decisions quickly, boost productivity and
save time and money. More advanced services on Nextel phones allow
customers to send a voice message to any email address using
Nextmail(R), and share contact information and send pictures with the
Direct Send(SM) feature.

Republic Services Inc., a leading provider of solid waste
collection, transfer, recycling and disposal services has been using
and benefiting from Nextel Direct Connect over the past few years.

Bill Halnon, chief information officer for Republic Services,
states, "The immediacy of Nextel Direct Connect technology is an ideal
solution that allows instant conversations with our waste services
fleet drivers, and we've been replacing LMR radio systems and other
mobile devices with Nextel devices. Direct Connect enables our
dispatch team to communicate immediately with the drivers to discuss
dispatching, routing/re-routing and maintenance, thus leading to
productivity gains."

Halnon adds, "We also find great value in using the Nextmail
capability which allows drivers to quickly record a voice message with
just the push of a button regarding status of a pickup or to report a
problem while on their route, which is then emailed to dispatch so
they may react accordingly. We're working with Sprint to explore
additional push-to-x services to further enhance communications
between dispatch and drivers."

Sprint also offers a wide range of GPS tracking solutions, from
simple turn-by-turn directions to robust, integrated fleet management
and engine diagnostic tools that provide the ability to monitor idle
times, hard brake events, and offer a low-cost solution for overall
operational efficiency and automated regulatory filing. To learn more
about Sprint solutions available for the transportation and
distribution industry, visit www.sprint.com/business

About Sprint Nextel

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and
wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to
consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely
recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative
technologies, including two wireless networks serving nearly 53
million customers at the end of the first quarter 2008;
industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and
international push-to-talk capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet
backbone. For more information, visit www.sprint.com.

Sprint
Sukhi Sahni, 703-592-7779
sukhi.sahni@sprint.com

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