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Our OTR Service Offerings Over-the-Road Overview Stifel Transportation & Logistics Conference Investor Presentation February 2019 1 Our OTR Service Offerings Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statements Over-the-Road Overview


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Stifel Transportation & Logistics Conference Investor Presentation

February 2019

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Disclaimer and Forward-Looking Statements

Forward-Looking Statements

This presentation (the “Presentation”) contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are subject to the safe harbor created by those sections and the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, as amended. Such statements may be identified by their use of terms or phrases such as "expects," "estimates," "projects," "believes," "anticipates," "plans," "intends," “outlook,” “strategy,” “focus,” “continue,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “may,” and similar terms and phrases. In this presentation, such statements may include, but are not limited to, statements concerning: any projections of earnings, revenues, cash flows, capital expenditures, or other financial items; any statement of plans, strategies, or objectives for future operations; any statements regarding future economic or industry conditions or performance; and any statements of belief and any statements of assumptions underlying any of the foregoing. Forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of our management and are inherently subject to risks and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified, which could cause future events and actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: general economic conditions, including inflation and consumer spending; political conditions and regulations, including future changes thereto; changes in tax laws or in their interpretations and changes in tax rates; future insurance and claims experience, including adverse changes in claims experience and loss development factors, or additional changes in management's estimates of liability based upon such experience and development factors that cause our expectations of insurance and claims expense to be inaccurate or

  • therwise impacts our results; impact of pending or future legal proceedings; future market for used revenue equipment and real estate; future revenue equipment prices; future capital

expenditures, including equipment purchasing and leasing plans and equipment turnover (including expected trade-ins); expected fleet age; future depreciation and amortization; changes in management’s estimates of the need for new tractors and trailers; future ability to generate sufficient cash from operations and obtain financing on favorable terms to meet our significant

  • ngoing capital requirements; our ability to maintain compliance with the provisions of our credit agreement; expected freight environment, including freight demand, rates, capacity, and

volumes; future asset utilization; loss of one or more of our major customers; our ability to renew dedicated service offering contracts on the terms and schedule we expect; surplus inventories, recessionary economic cycles, and downturns in customers' business cycles; strikes, work slowdowns, or work stoppages at the Company, customers, ports, or other shipping related facilities; increases or rapid fluctuations in fuel prices, as well as fluctuations in surcharge collection, including, but not limited to, changes in customer fuel surcharge policies and increases in fuel surcharge bases by customers; interest rates, fuel taxes, tolls, and license and registration fees; increases in compensation for and difficulty in attracting and retaining qualified professional drivers and independent contractors; seasonal factors such as harsh weather conditions that increase operating costs; competition from trucking, rail, and intermodal competitors; regulatory requirements that increase costs, decrease efficiency, or reduce the availability of drivers, including revised hours-of-service requirements for drivers and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability program that implemented new driver standards and modified the methodology for determining a carrier’s Department of Transportation safety rating; future safety performance; our ability to reduce, or control increases in, operating costs; future third-party service provider relationships and availability; execution of the Company’s current business strategy or changes in the Company’s business strategy; the ability of the Company’s infrastructure to support future organic or inorganic growth; our ability to identify acceptable acquisition candidates, consummate acquisitions, and integrate acquired operations; and our ability to adapt to changing market conditions and technologies. Readers should review and consider these factors along with the various disclosures by the Company in its press releases, stockholder reports, and filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We disclaim any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results or changes in the factors affecting the forward-looking information.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This Presentation also contains references to non-GAAP financial measures, including Adjusted Operating Ratio, Adjusted Operating Income, and Adjusted Net Income attributable to controlling interest. Management believes the use of non-GAAP measures assists investors and securities analysts in understanding the ongoing operating performance of the Company’s business by allowing more effective comparison between periods. The non-GAAP information provided in this Presentation is used by management and may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, because of differing methods used by other companies in calculating Adjusted Operating Ratio, Adjusted Operating Income, and Adjusted Net Income attributable to controlling interest. The non-GAAP measures used in this Presentation have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as substitutes for analysis of the Company’s results as reported under GAAP. Management compensates for these limitations by relying primarily on GAAP results and using non-GAAP financial measures on a supplemental basis. Refer to the Appendix section of this Presentation for definitions of Adjusted Operating Ratio, Adjusted Operating Income, and Adjusted Net Income attributable to controlling interest and reconciliations of those measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures.

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U.S. Xpress – Investment Highlights

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Significant Transformation Underway to Drive Accelerated Margin Improvement and Earnings Growth

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Business Model Designed to Take Advantage of All Cycles Complimented By a Diverse Customer Base

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Leading North American Truckload Player with a Balanced Portfolio Enjoying Benefits of Scale

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Internal Improvements + Extended Cycle + Strengthening Balance Sheet = A Unique Growth Opportunity

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Strong Demand Environment Coupled with Significant Supply Constraints Point to a Prolonged Cycle

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Contract 45% Dedicated 44% Spot 11%

  • Fifth-largest asset-based truckload carrier in the U.S.

‒ ~6,600 tractors and ~16,000 trailers

  • Founded in 1985 with 50 trucks; 30+ consecutive years of
  • perating profits
  • Complementary asset-based and brokerage service
  • fferings with an allocation strategy designed to maximize

profitability

  • Modern tractor fleet with advanced safety & efficiency

features

  • Diversified end markets and blue-chip customer base of

Fortune 500 companies

  • New management team and philosophy improving the

business around metrics-driven, performance-based culture committed to transparency

  • Rapidly improving financial results

U.S. Xpress is a Leading Truckload Carrier…

Dedicated Contract 32% Brokerage 15% OTR 51%

  • Contractually assigned equipment, drivers and on-

site personnel to address customers’ needs for committed capacity and service levels

  • Multi-year initial contract term with guaranteed

volumes and pricing

  • Non-asset-based freight brokerage service through

which loads are contracted to third-party carriers

  • Allocation strategy designed to maximize profitability
  • f our Truckload fleet before outsourcing loads to

third-party carriers

  • Transports a full trailer of freight for a single customer

from origin to destination, typically without intermediate stops or handling

  • Tractors are operated with one (“solo”) driver or a

team of two drivers (“expedited”) to handle more time- sensitive, higher margin freight

Approximate % of 2018 Revenue1

Description

Truckload (83%)

Contract Type Breakdown

U.S. Xpress

1 Approximately 2% of revenue is attributable to detention and other ancillary services

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Supply & Demand Dynamics

Source: Federal Reserve, U.S. Census Bureau, Consumer Confidence, ISM Manufacturing Index

  • 1. The Washington Post Headline – May 28, 2018

Industrial Production increased 0.3% in December beating market expectations of a 0.2% gain

0.3%

Robust Macro Economic Drivers Support Freight Demand Momentum … January PMI grew 2.3% month over month and remains strong at 56.6%

56.6%

Total nonfarm payrolls increased 304K in January

304K

Five year high in labor force participation, as January rate hits 63.2% … Coupled with Significant Supply Constraints Shippers’ increasing reliance on carriers of scale

  • ELD regulation has gone into full effect
  • Increasing pressure on smaller carriers
  • “America has a massive truck driver shortage” (1)
  • 4.0% unemployment rate
  • Increased job competition from other

industries

  • Retirement of experienced drivers
  • New orders driven by need for fleet replacements
  • Decelerating rate of new-orders and accelerating

rate of order cancellations

63.2%

Tight supply environment expected to prolong the cycle

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Retail 34% Food & Beverage 20% E-Commerce and Packages 14% Manufacturing 10% Consumer Products 9% 3PL 5% Paper & Packaging 3% Chemical 3% Automotive 3% Other 1%

Long-Standing, Diverse Customer Base

Customer Mix Relatively Balanced Through Seasonal and Cyclical Swings Long-Standing Blue Chip Customer Base Utilizing Multiple Service Offerings

2018 Customer Mix 8 of our Top 10 Customers use all 3 of our service offerings

Relationships with 8 of our Top 10 Customers exceed 15 years

Our top 50 customers represent 81% of our 2018 revenue

Retail mix is weighted towards discount retail and consumer products

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Segment Performance

Commentary Operating Statistics

1.Excluding fuel surcharge revenue

Over the Road

  • Average revenue per tractor per week was

consistent, year over year, given a change in business mix Dedicated

  • 10% improvement in average revenue per tractor

per week as a result of increases in the division’s revenue per mile Consolidated

  • Benefited from continued successful implementation
  • f the Company’s strategic initiatives, disciplined

cost management, and increased rates Brokerage

  • Rise in load count and higher revenue on a per load

basis drove revenues

Three Months Ended December 31, Over the road 2018 2017 Change Average revenue per tractor per week1 $ 3,919 $ 3,896 $ 23 Average revenue per mile $ 2.103 $ 1.998 $ 0.105

  • Avg. revenue miles per tractor per week1

1,864 1,950 (86) Average tractors 3,525 3,717 (192) Dedicated Average revenue per tractor per week1 $ 3,869 $ 3,518 $ 351 Average revenue per mile $ 2.329 $ 2.134 $ 0.195

  • Avg. revenue miles per tractor per week1

1,661 1,649 12 Average tractors 2,770 2,583 187 Consolidated Average revenue per tractor per week1 $ 3,897 $ 3,741 $ 156 Average revenue per mile $ 2.196 $ 2.048 $ 0.148

  • Avg. revenue miles per tractor per week1

1,775 1,827 (52) Average tractors 6,295 6,300 (5) Brokerage Brokerage revenue $ 64,855 $ 55,813 $ 9,042 Gross margin % 13.9% 15.0% (1.1%) Load count 43,484 42,673 811

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Financial Highlights

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Growing Revenue & Improved Profitability

Adjusted Operating Income1 Adjusted Operating Ratio1 Adjusted Net Income1

1See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation in the Appendix

331,842 382,858 338,463 402,808 356,378 413,887 390,489 422,530 1,417,173 1,622,083

Q1- 17 Q1- 18 Q2- 17 Q2- 18 Q3- 17 Q3- 18 Q4- 17 Q4- 18 FY-17FY-18

1,928 14,854 5,050 26,455 11,534 22,892 18,520 31,835 37,032 96,036

Q1- 17 Q1- 18 Q2- 17 Q2- 18 Q3- 17 Q3- 18 Q4- 17 Q4- 18 FY-17FY-18

99.4% 96.1% 98.5% 93.4% 96.8% 94.5% 95.3% 92.5% 97.4% 94.1%

Q1-17Q1-18 Q2-17Q2-18 Q3-17Q3-18 Q4-17Q4-18 FY-17 FY-18

330 bps 510 bps 230 bps 280 bps 330 bps

Total Revenue (Excl. Fuel Surcharge)

(4,432) 1,159 (6,977) 11,285 (675) 16,129 879 19,494 (11,205) 48,066

Q1- 17 Q1- 18 Q2- 17 Q2- 18 Q3- 17 Q3- 18 Q4- 17 Q4- 18 FY-17FY-18

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Financial Metrics

Total Revenue (Excludes Fuel Surcharge) Adjusted Operating Income1 Adjusted Operating Ratio1 Adjusted Net Income1

1See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation in the Appendix

95.6% 97.4% 97.4% 94.1% 2015 2016 2017 2018 1,396,435 1,348,023 1,417,173 1,622,083 2015 2016 2017 2018 60,982 35,714 37,032 96,036 2015 2016 2017 2018 12,471 (11,551) (11,205) 48,066 2015 2016 2017 2018

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  • Scaled for success
  • Fully invested

platform

  • Modern tractor

fleet

  • Balanced portfolio

Leading Truckload Carrier

  • Benefit from

supply / demand imbalance and price volatility

  • Manage spot

exposure to ~10%

  • Carrier’s market
  • Upside expected to

persist

Portfolio Mix & Industry Tailwinds

  • Strong momentum

in core metrics

  • Continued upside

from full roll-out of tactical initiatives

  • Incremental upside

from increased driver retention

  • Additional cost

savings

  • pportunities

Transformation Initiatives

  • Maintain a

conservative leverage profile

  • Significant interest

savings

  • Prudent capex

strategy

  • Flexibility through

long-term planning

Balance Sheet Strength

Investment Opportunity with Multiple Drivers of Profitably Growth

Accelerating Profitability Growth

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Appendix

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Fourth Quarter 2018 Results

Financial Highlights

Management’s continued progress on yield enhancement initiatives resulted in record adjusted operating income

Three Months Ended December 31, 2018 2017 Total revenue $ 469,222 $ 431,233 Revenue, before surcharge $ 422,530 $ 390,489 Operating income $ 21,142 $ 12,457 Adjusted operating income1 $ 31,835 $ 18,520 Operating ratio 95.5% 97.1% Adjusted operating ratio1 92.5% 95.3% Net income attributable to controlling interest $ 6,997 $ 9,499 Adjusted net income attributable to controlling interest1 $ 19,494 $ 879

1 See GAAP to non-GAAP reconciliation in the Appendix

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Non-GAAP Reconciliation

1 During the second quarter, we incurred one time expenses for the IPO related to pay out of our SAR program and deal bonuses totaling $6,437. 2During the fourth quarter, we incurred an impairment charge related to the exit of our U.S.- Mexico cross border business.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation - Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Ratio (unaudited) Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, (in thousands) 2018 2017 2018 2017 GAAP Presentation: Total revenue 469,222 $ 431,233 $ 1,804,915 $ 1,555,385 $ Total operating expenses (448,080) (418,776) (1,726,009) (1,526,777) Operating Income 21,142 $ 12,457 $ 78,906 $ 28,608 $ Operating ratio 95.5% 97.1% 95.6% 98.2% Non-GAAP Presentation Total revenue 469,222 $ 431,233 $ 1,804,915 $ 1,555,385 $ Fuel surcharge (46,692) (40,744) (182,832) (138,212) Revenue, excluding fuel surcharge 422,530 390,489 1,622,083 1,417,173 Total operating expenses 448,080 418,776 1,726,009 1,526,777 Adjusted for: Fuel surcharge (46,692) (40,744) (182,832) (138,212) Fuel purchase arrangements

  • (6,063)
  • (8,424)

IPO-related costs1

  • (6,437)
  • Impairment of assets held for sale2

(10,693) (10,693) Adjusted operating expenses 390,695 371,969 1,526,047 1,380,141 Adjusted Operating Income 31,835 $ 18,520 $ 96,036 $ 37,032 $ Adjusted operating ratio 92.5% 95.3% 94.1% 97.4%

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Non-GAAP Reconciliation

1 During the second quarter, we incurred one time expenses for the IPO related to pay out of our SAR program and deal bonuses totaling $6,437. 2During the fourth quarter, we incurred an impairment charge related to the exit of our U.S.- Mexico cross border business.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation - Truckload Adjusted Operating Income and Adjusted Operating Ratio (unaudited) Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, (in thousands) 2018 2017 2018 2017 Truckload GAAP Presentation: Total Truckload revenue 404,367 $ 375,420 $ 1,562,098 $ 1,382,167 $ Total Truckload operating expenses (386,229) (365,713) (1,493,010) (1,356,967) Truckload Operating Income 18,138 $ 9,707 $ 69,088 $ 25,200 $ Truckload Operating ratio 95.5% 97.4% 95.6% 98.2% Truckload Non-GAAP Presentation Total Truckload revenue 404,367 $ 375,420 $ 1,562,098 $ 1,382,167 $ Fuel surcharge (46,692) (40,744) (182,832) (138,212) Revenue, excluding fuel surcharge 357,675 334,676 1,379,266 1,243,955 Total Truckload operating expenses 386,229 365,713 1,493,010 1,356,967 Adjusted for: Fuel surcharge (46,692) (40,744) (182,832) (138,212) Fuel purchase arrangements

  • (6,063)
  • (8,424)

IPO-related costs1

  • (6,437)
  • Impairment of assets held for sale2

(10,693)

  • (10,693)
  • Truckload Adjusted operating expenses

328,844 318,906 1,293,048 1,210,331 Truckload Adjusted Operating Income 28,831 $ 15,770 $ 86,218 $ 33,624 $ Truckload Adjusted operating ratio 91.9% 95.3% 93.7% 97.3%

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Non-GAAP Reconciliation

1 In connection with the IPO, we recognized an early extinguishment of debt charge related to our then existing term loan. 3 During the second quarter, we incurred one time expenses for the IPO related to pay out of our SAR program and deal bonuses totaling $6,437. 2During the fourth quarter, we incurred impairment charges related to the exit of our U.S.- Mexico cross border business and dispositions of

  • ther equity method investments.

Non-GAAP Reconciliation - Adjusted Net Income (unaudited) Quarter Ended December 31, Year Ended December 31, (in thousands, except per share data) 2018 2017 2018 2017 GAAP: Net Income (Loss) attributable to controlling interest 6,997 $ 9,499 $ 24,899 $ (4,060) $ Adjusted for: Income tax provision (benefit) 6,779 (9,984) 7,860 (17,187) Income (loss) before income taxes attributable to controlling interest $ 13,776 $ (485) $ 32,759 $ (21,247) Fuel purchase arrangements

  • 6,063
  • 8,424

Debt extinguishment costs in conjunction with IPO1

  • 7,753
  • Impairment of assets held for sale and other equity

method investments2 12,497

  • 12,497
  • IPO-related costs3
  • 6,437
  • Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes

26,273 5,578 59,446 (12,823) Adjusted income tax provision (benefit) 6,779 4,699 11,380 (1,618) Non-GAAP: Adjusted Net Income (Loss) attributable to controlling interest 19,494 $ 879 $ 48,066 $ (11,205) $