PeopleNet Technology Allows BlueLinx to Deliver More

A New Way to Drive Business

ATLANTA, Sept. 29, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BlueLinx Corporation ("BlueLinx"), a leading distributor of building products in North America, recently installed PeopleNet(R) onboard computers (OBCs) in nearly all of its 600+ trucks.

The newly implemented system from PeopleNet, a provider of innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems for effective fleet management, allows BlueLinx to expand its distribution opportunities through innovative technology.

BlueLinx constantly seeks alternatives to improve its distribution services and found significant benefits in PeopleNet's in-cab mobile communication system. BlueLinx expects the recent installation of PeopleNet's onboard computers and fully integrated fleet management system will assist in more efficiently operating its fleet.

In addition to giving drivers a fast, easy way to access information in as much detail as needed, PeopleNet's Fleet Management open software environment, dubbed "Openicity," supports custom-tailored applications and can be fully integrated into any dispatch, back office, or enterprise system.

The OBCs replace BlueLinx analog systems with a more innovative web-based program, allowing for cross-country mobile communication between trucks, BlueLinx branches and its sales centers. The OBCs also record the time spent at and between each delivery, increasing movement and improving customer service.

"BlueLinx is dedicated to serving our customers, and the distribution market as a whole, more effectively than anyone else in our industry," said Robert McKagen, Vice President of Supply Chain. "More than just monitoring shipments, PeopleNet's OBCs supply visibility and alerts, providing our sales teams and our customers with order tracking visibility in real time as well as email notifications to customers when the delivery is just thirty minutes from their doors."

In addition to improving customer service, this heightened technology supports BlueLinx' continued focus on safety and more sustainable practices, which lowers the company's overall carbon footprint in support of its sustainability program, PureBlue(R). Fuel efficiencies are monitored on the PeopleNet Fleet Manager system through PerformX(R). This information, along with road-shifting metrics provides optimal driver feedback which when applied, improves driver safety and generates savings. BlueLinx branches are also geo-coded to provide the most direct routes to customers in the cab's GPS system.

PeopleNet Vice President of National Accounts Mark Kessler explained, "Full integration is the key to helping fleets operate more efficiently. We're responding to both the strong demand by all fleet types for more advanced technology tools and communication systems that are integrated to optimize efficiency."

For more information about BlueLinx, call 1-888-502-BLUE, or visit www.bluelinxco.com

For more information about PeopleNet, call (888) 346-3486, or visit www.peoplenetonline.com.

About BlueLinx Corporation

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, Corporation is a leading distributor of building products in North America. Employing approximately 2,000 people, BlueLinx offers greater than 10,000 products from over 750 suppliers to service approximately 11,500 customers nationwide, including dealers, industrial manufacturers, manufactured housing producers and home improvement retailers. The company operates its distribution business from sales centers in Atlanta and Denver, and its network of more than 70 warehouses. Additional information about BlueLinx can be found on its Web site at www.BlueLinxCo.com.

About PeopleNet

PeopleNet is exclusively focused on providing innovative Internet-based and integrated onboard computing and mobile communications systems to improve North America's trucking industry's fleet management. Its products are used by more than 1,000 truckload, LTL, private, and service fleets in the United States and Canada, including several Fortune 500 companies. Reputed for its customer-driven technological innovation, unparalleled flexibility, and proactive customer care, PeopleNet was the first major technology provider to offer Internet-based communications to the transportation industry 15 years ago. Since then, the company annually reinvests 100 percent of its revenues into the business for aggressively developing new products that continue to improve fleet management.

PeopleNet is a registered trademark of PeopleNet Communications.

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CONTACT: BlueLinx
         Shiloh Kelly, Communications
           (303) 706-8049
           tskelly@bluelinxco.com
         Bob McKagen, Vice President of Supply Chain
           (770) 221-2285
           Robert.Mckagen@bluelinxco.com
         
         PeopleNet
         Meghan AuBuchon
         (763) 279-7636
         maubuchon@peoplenetonline.com
         
         SCI
         Jennifer Schwegman
         (651) 247-6640
         SchwegmanCommunications@mchsi.com