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3 About the MHW Group Family of Companies MHW Group subsidiary, Cryo-Trans, Inc. (CTI), was started in Today CTI owns and operates the largest private reefer fleet in North America. CTI also offers full rail car management programs for railroad and privately owned rail equipment. MHW Group is a privately-held company providing end-to-end, asset-based cold supply chain solutions. MHW Group opened its first public refrigerated warehouse in Mt. Airy, MD in Today, the MHW Group owns and operates two state-of-the-art cold storage warehouses in the Mid- Atlantic area. Trucking subsidiary Cryo-Trans Logistics has been in operation since CTL offers truckload and consolidated less-thantruckload temperature controlled services throughout North America. 3

4 Cryo-Trans has the largest private temperature-controlled fleet in North America. All cars are Plate F, 286K capable. Almost 1,200 cars in the fleet Mechanical Reefers: Cars Cars Super-Insulated Boxcars: & 68 Cars Only company building reefer cars every year: 2011, 2012 and 2013 All cars we build are pre-committed on longterm leases 4

5 Cryo-Trans provides a full-service wraparound logistics solution to food shippers and receivers Full-service rail lease We manage all car repairs and preventive maintenance Full third-party logistics services Tracking, expediting, rate negotiation, freight bill payment, fleet analysis and reporting Mechanical Protective Service All reefer unit temperature tracking, repairs, service, and fueling We become our customers rail department! CTI managed 12,000 carloads in 2012 Have relationships with all major North American railroads 5

6 These are not your grandfathers reefer cars! All reefers are equipped with satellite-based, 2-way GPS communication capabilities Trip history temperature downloads always available Our Mechanical Refrigeration Group monitors the fleet 24/7 Built-in accelerometers Door-open sensors Cars are serviced and fueled in operating lanes, which speeds up cycle times Repair techs and fueling companies located all over North America 6

7 Our GPS system provides real-time location information for all the cars in the fleet. 7

8 Some of the biggest food companies in America trust us with their freight. CTI was named 2007 Transportation Provider of the Year, and received the 2009 Carrier Performance Award from Frito-Lay. CTI was Heinz National Carrier of the Year in

9 The modern agribusiness food supply chain benefits from the scale and efficiencies of carload rail. Most food is not produced locally. Large-scale food production is manufactured in the growing areas and shipped to markets in temperaturecontrolled equipment. Long distance supply chains are dramatically affected by transportation costs. Less than 2% of temp-controlled food moves by rail* A national network of rail-served public refrigerated warehouses provides a rail infrastructure for the food industry. *Source: USDA 9

10 The movement of agricultural foodstuffs is generally north to south and west to east. Potatoes Dairy Population Base Produce and Vegetables 10

11 The Cryo-Trans fleet travels all over North America the only reefer fleet operating in and out of Mexico. 11

12 CTI continues to partner with the food industry to grow carload reefer freight and take trucks off the road. There are now less than 8,000 cars in the national reefer car fleet CTI has a 15% share overall and 27% of jumbo cars (>64 interior length) Only 2 Class I s still have reefer cars UP and BNSF 22% of the existing fleet will age out in the next 5 years 12

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