Exhibit 99.1
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[Record Number of Shares will appear here]

                            UNITED TRANSNET, INC.
              1080 HOLCOMB BRIDGE ROAD, BUILDING 200, SUITE 140
                           ROSWELL, GEORGIA  30076
         THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

        The undersigned hereby appoints PHILIP A. BELYEW, RONALD J. BAROWSKI and
GEORGE E. GLASER, and each of them, as Proxies of the undersigned, each with 
the power to appoint his substitute, and hereby authorizes a majority of them, 
or any one if only one be present, to represent and to vote, as designated 
below, all the Common Stock, $.001 par value per share, of United TransNet, Inc.
held of record by the undersigned or with respect to which the undersigned is
entitled to vote or act at the Special Meeting of Stockholders to be held on
November 7, 1996 or any adjournments thereof.

        This proxy when properly executed will be voted in the manner directed 
herein by the undersigned stockholders.  If no direction is made, this proxy 
will be voted FOR the following Proposal:

        Approval and adoption of the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
        September 10, 1996, by and among Corporate Express, Inc., Bevo
        Acquisition Corp., Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Corporate Express,
        Inc. and United TransNet,Inc., pursuant to which each share of United
        TransNet, Inc. common stock will be converted into forty-five one
        hundredths (.45) of one share of common stock of Corporate Express, Inc.

                                   [_] FOR       [_] AGAINST     [_] ABSTAIN


                                                Dated:             , 1996
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                                                          (Signature)
                                                

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                                                   (Signature if held jointly)


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