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Voyager Announces Co-Brand Partnership with Thornton Oil

Houston, TX (February 15, 2002) - U. S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems Inc. is pleased to announce a co-branding partnership with Thornton Oil, launching their new fleet program Thornton FLEETWORKS. Thornton Oil is one of the largest independent convenience store and gasoline marketers in the country. Thorntons is headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky and operates 158 convenience stores, and one travel plaza, in five states: Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Connecticut.

In addition to the FLEETWORKS program announcement, the Voyager Universal Fuel card is now accepted at all Thorntons locations. "We are excited about our new partnership with U.S. Bank Voyager," said Graham Baughman, Thornton's Senior Vice President, Supply and Marketing. "Voyager will serve as a great technology backbone for our FLEETWORKS offering. We are also excited about our new ability to serve Voyager Universal fleet customers at our locations. They offer a great fleet solution to large national and regional fleets, and we believe we are well-positioned to meet the needs of all fleet customers. We look forward to a mutually beneficial partnership."

Thornton Oil Corporation was founded in 1971 by Chairman, James H. Thornton. With over $900,000,000 in annual revenue, Thornton's ranks among the 500 largest privately held firms in the United States. They are one of the largest independent convenience store and gasoline marketers in the country and rank in the top ten percent in nearly every industry key performance indicator reported by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS). Additional information can be found at Thornton's website - www.thorntonoil.com.

The Voyager card, accepted at over 165,000 retail locations in all 50 states, provides comprehensive fleet management information services to commercial businesses and government agencies. Voyager offers comprehensive data reporting and card tracking features that allow fleet executives to measure fuel costs and manage their program exceptions. Additional information can be found at Voyager's website - www.voyagerfleet.com.

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