Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. Announces Cash Dividend

DALLAS, Aug. 27, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc.
(Nasdaq:FFEX) announced today that its Board of Directors declared a cash
dividend of $0.03 per share of its common stock. The dividend will be paid on
September 23, 2008 to shareholders of record as of September 8, 2008.

About FFEX

Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. is a publicly-owned, temperature-controlled
carrier of perishable goods (primarily food products, health care supplies and
confectionery items). Its services extend from Canada, throughout the 48
contiguous United States, into Mexico. The refrigerated trucking company is the
only one serving this market that is full-service - providing truckload,
less-than-truckload and dedicated fleet transportation of refrigerated and
frozen products. Its refrigerated less-than-truckload operation is the largest
on the North American continent. The company also provides truckload
transportation of non-temperature-sensitive goods through its non-refrigerated
trucking fleet, American Eagle Lines. Additional information about Frozen Food
Express Industries, Inc. can be found at its Web site, http://www.ffex.net. To
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CONTACT: Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc.
Stoney M. ("Mit") Stubbs, Jr., CEO
Thomas G. Yetter, CFO
John Hickerson, CMO
(214) 630-8090
ir@ffex.net