SOUTH WINDSOR, CT -- Gerber Scientific, Inc. (NYSE: GRB) announced today that it has signed a partnership agreement with Hub Group, Inc. for them to serve as a third-party transportation solution provider for "less than truckload" (LTL) and “full truckload” (FTL) logistics and freight transportation services to/from Canada, Mexico and the U.S.  The alliance will enable customers to track purchases through the Hub Group website or via a dedicated call center at 1-866-442-5114. It will also provide seamless door-to-door transportation of goods and expanded service hours.

“This partnership reemphasizes Gerber’s commitment to its ‘Customer First’ initiative which maintains unparalleled customer responsiveness as its core goal,” explained Bernie Demko, COO of Gerber Scientific and leader of the team responsible for the implementation of the corporation’s shared-services initiative. “It enhances service along the whole supply chain from suppliers, factories and warehouses to customers, and completes yet another phase in our strategy to partner with leaders in the field of transportation and logistics services enabling us to focus more closely on core competencies.”           

 About Gerber Scientific, Inc.
Gerber Scientific (www.gerberscientific.com) is the world's leading supplier of sophisticated automated manufacturing systems for sign making and specialty graphics, apparel and flexible goods, and optical lens processing. Headquartered in South Windsor, Connecticut, the company operates through four wholly owned subsidiaries: Gerber Scientific Products and Spandex PLC, Gerber Technology, and Gerber Coburn.

 About Hub Group, Inc.
Hub Group, Inc. (HUBG:nasdaq) is a leading non-asset based freight transportation management company providing comprehensive supply chain solutions including intermodal, truckload, LTL, railcar, air freight, international and related logistics and distribution services. The Company was founded in 1971 and operates through a network of over 30 offices throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico and had 2001 sales of approximately $1.3 billion.

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