TRISM, Inc. Petitions for Reorganization

KENNESAW, Ga., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- TRISM, Inc. (OTC Bulletin
Board: TRSME - news) announced today that it had filed petitions
to effect a previously announced Senior Subordinated Notes
restructuring agreement pursuant to a ``prearranged'' Chapter 11
plan.

TRISM, Inc., on September 16, 1999, filed petitions for its
previously announced financial reorganization under Chapter 11 of
the United States Bankruptcy Code 11, U.S. C. Sections 101 et
seq. The petitions were filed in the United States Bankruptcy
Court for the District of Delaware. Simultaneously, TRISM filed a
Plan of Reorganization which embodies the ``pre- arranged''
restructuring agreement and a proposed disclosure statement.
TRISM received interim court approval for a $42.4 million
debtor-in-possession financing facility to be provided by the
CIT Group/Business Credit, Inc.  The foregoing summary does not
purport to be complete and is subject to a final court approval
scheduled for mid-October.

TRISM and its operating subsidiaries are continuing to operate
their business and assets as debtors-in-possession. As previously
announced TRISM will satisfy all trade and leasing obligations,
significantly reduce long-term debt, and meet all other debt
obligations in full.

TRISM, Inc. is the nation's leading transportation company that
specializes in the transportation of heavy weight, over-
dimensional, environmental, and secured materials. TRISM provides
a full range of logistics services for specialized markets,
intermodal management services, and worldwide super heavy haul
project services.

Certain statements in this release are forward-looking statements
that are made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking
statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that
may cause TRISM's actual results in future periods to differ
materially from forecasted results. Those risks are described in
TRISM's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
over the last twelve months, copies of which are available from
the SEC or may be obtained upon request from TRISM. In addition,
there can be no assurance that the restructuring will occur as
described or at all.

SOURCE: TRISM, Inc.