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1 Ace Hardware Corporation Routing guide / preferred carrier listing effective February 1, 2017 For shipments to an Ace Hardware Retail Support Center, the following routing instructions should be followed: 1) shipments less than 200 lbs. / 130 inch girth - Ship via FEDEX Ground or UPS Parcel 2) shipments showing routing to Ace Freight Consolidation Centers If collect, email instructions may show to route your s to: Saint Louis, MO Consolidation Center, 314-436-5399 Summit, IL Consolidation Center, 800-223-2297 Oakwood, GA Consolidation Center, 770-532-4544 Irwindale, CA Consolidation Center, 626-359-3606 Dundalk, MD Consolidation Center, 888-223-2258 Wilmer, TX Consolidation Center, 972-525-6120 Please provide a Master bill of Lading on shipments routed to Ace Freight Consolidation Centers 3) shipments from 200 lbs.

2 To 10,000 lbs. and less than 750 Routing for Less Than Truckload (LTL) s: If collect s log into and use the SIM Portal to enter the ready to shipping origin and ready to ship date or call If prepaid, route on the carriers listed below which are all Ace LTL preferred carriers. 4) shipments that are over 10,000 lbs. and/or greater than 750 Routing Truckload (TL) s: If collect s log into and use the SIM Portal to enter the ready to shipping origin and ready to ship date or call If prepaid, follow the T/L scheduling policy on our vendor website: Ace Vendor Manuals/Domestic.

3 Ace Hardware RSC LTL preferred CARRIERS Prescott Valley, AZ (A) Conway/XPO LTL, Dependable Hwy, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, YRC Colorado Springs, CO (C) Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, YRC Wilmer, TX (T) Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, SEFL, UPS Freight, YRC Gansevoort, NY (E) A Duie Pyle, Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, New Penn, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, YRC Tampa, FL (F) Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, SEFL, UPS Freight, YRC Princeton, IL (I) Conway/XPO LTL Dayton, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, USF Holland, YRC Prince George, VA (J) Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, New England, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, YRC Moxee, WA (M) Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, USF Reddaway, YRC West Jefferson, OH (H) Conway/XPO LTL, Dayton, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, USF Holland, YRC Fredericksburg, PA (P) A Duie Pyle, Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, New Penn, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, YRC Maumelle, AR (R)

4 Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, SEFL, UPS Freight, USF Holland, YRC Rocklin, CA (S) Conway/XPO LTL, Dependable Hwy, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, YRC La Crosse, WI (W) Conway/XPO LTL, Dayton, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, UPS Freight, USF Holland, YRC Loxley, AL (X) Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, SEFL, UPS Freight, YRC Gainesville, GA (Z) Conway/XPO LTL, Estes, FedEx LTL, Old Dominion, SEFL, UPS Freight, USF Holland, YRC Deductions will be made if other than our preferred Carriers are used, if shipments are routed incorrectly, or if collect shipments are not routed through the SIM portal.

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