XSAg.com Selects freightquote.com to Provide Logistics Tools for Agricultural Marketplace

freightquote.com, the leading provider of online business-to-business freight and logistics services, announced today a strategic alliance with XS, Inc. Under the agreement their subsidiary, XSAg.com, will feature seamless freight tools as a benefit to buyers and sellers using their e-commerce platform to trade agricultural goods.

Lenexa, KS -- January 2, 2002 -- freightquote.com, the leading provider of online business-to-business freight and logistics services, announced today a strategic alliance with XS, Inc. Under the agreement their subsidiary, XSAg.com, will feature seamless freight tools as a benefit to buyers and sellers using their e-commerce platform to trade agricultural goods.

Farmers face the challenge of operating on very low margins. They see the Internet as a practical tool that can help save money on the products they use, in turn reducing overhead and improving returns. freightquote.coms partnership with numerous carriers will offer an instant aggregated price during the transaction, keeping costs competitive and simplifying transactions.

freightquote.com offers aggregated discounts for less-than-truckload, truckload, intermodal and air freight services in the U.S., Canada and Mexico. "Supply Chain e-Business magazine recently named freightquote.com as one of the Top 100 applications whose solution squarely addresses the many supply-chain challenges facing businesses today," said John Ferebee, VP of Strategic Alliances. It's rewarding when companies recognize the value that freightquote offers and we feel privileged to have XS, Inc. as our newest client."

We chose freightquote not only for its state-of-the-art tools, but also for its business philosophy," offers Scott Peoples, Vice President and General Manager at XSAg.com. "Through this alliance we are enhancing the tools we provide farmers to control their business with significant savings of farm inputs today and tomorrow.

About freightquote.com
Founded in August of 98, freightquote.com is a leading B2B freight logistics company that is revolutionizing the freight industry with instant, fully-automated transactions. The company is a one-stop source for multiple modes of transportation that simplifies, expedites and lowers the cost of freight.

Headquartered in the Kansas City metropolitan area, freightquote.com has relationships with a broad range of national and regional carriers representing 250,000 tractors and trailers serving the United States, Canada and Mexico. freightquote.com is also servicing 150 destinations worldwide via air carriers. The site was named among the Best of the Web" in Forbes magazine. Investors include Morgan Stanley Dean Witter Private Equity, the private equity business of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter & Co. and Menlo Ventures. For more information, visit www.freightquote.com or call 1-888-595-6298.

About XSAg.com
XSAg.com provides a secure, Internet neutral trading exchange for growers, dealers, distributors and manufacturers to buy and sell agricultural inputs such as chemicals, equipment parts and animal health products. XSAg.com acts as a neutral market maker bringing buyers and sellers together and provides a seamless e-commerce fulfillment operation, including real-time freight quotes and escrow services. For additional information, visit www.xsag.com.