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Monday, June 18, 2007

Radiant Logistics Announces Further Expansion in Airgroup Network with New International Gateway in Miami

BELLEVUE, Wash., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radiant Logistics, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: RLGT), a domestic and international logistics services company, today announced its wholly owned subsidiary Airgroup Corporation ("Airgroup") made further gains in the growth of its North American operations opening a new international gateway operations in Miami, Florida. The new "Airgroup-MIA" office will provide a wide range of domestic and international freight forwarding and logistics services and operate from a facility that features 55,000 square feet of warehouse space, a bonded area, 12 loading docks and 2 railroad sidings. The facility is very strategically situated 2 blocks from the MIA International Airport and provides excellent access to all highways and to the ocean ports of Miami and Port Everglades.

Frank Engels will lead the new Airgroup-MIA office as Managing Director of the Latin America gateway along with the help of seasoned and highly experienced veterans Jesse Brown, Director of Sales and Marketing and Elisangela Cruz, VP General Manager. "We are happy to be joining the Radiant/Airgroup family," said Mr. Engels. "They have a real appreciation for the needs for the local owner/entrepreneur and a clear and achievable plan for building a world class logistics organization. We are looking forward to leveraging our own strengths along with the capabilities of the Airgroup network to bring additional value to our customers while enjoying the benefits of participating in an organization that, through is status as a public company, gives us the ability to work as shareholders and participate in the value that we help create."

Mr. Engels continued: "We have assembled a team here in Miami that is driven to offer its customers real solutions to their transportation and logistics needs with an emphasis on providing excellent and constant customer service and value. The strong relationships we have forged in Latin America and the Caribbean will serve the entire Airgroup network and customers, thus further adding value to the organization. We welcome all to visit and enjoy the Latin hospitality that we offer and see our state of the art facilities."

Mike Natelli, Airgroup's incumbent station manager and partner of 16 years, will continue to service the South Florida marketplace and operate as Airgroup-FLL. "We look forward to combining our resources with Frank and his team to enhance our international capabilities here in Miami," said Natelli. "They run an impressive operation and we are confident that our combined resources will add value for our clients, enhance our visibility as an international gateway and ultimately allow us to be an integral part of Airgroup's exciting growth in the global logistics marketplace."

Radiant's Chairman and CEO, Bohn Crain, remarked, "Miami is a critical international gateway and we are delighted to welcome Frank and his exceptional staff to our team. Frank has already proved to be a tremendous asset in helping to solidify our network of international partners with key players across the globe and we look forward to our mutual success. Our ability to attract industry veterans like Frank comes through the unique value we bring to our network participants: (1) leveraging our status as a public company to provide our partners with an opportunity to share in the value that they help create, (2) providing a robust platform in terms of people, process and technology which is translating into better purchasing power with our vendors and more sophisticated e-business solutions for our customers and (3) offering a unique opportunity in terms of succession planning and liquidity for our station owners. These remain early days in our overall program but we are very pleased with our progress and accomplishments to date."

About Airgroup Corporation

Airgroup Corporation (www.airgroup.com) is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Radiant Logistics, Inc. Airgroup, founded in 1987, provides the platform for Radiant's freight forwarding and logistics operations and services a diversified account base including manufacturers, distributors and retailers through its extensive network of exclusive agent offices across North America. To learn more about how to join the Airgroup network please call contact Bill Moultrie at (425) 462-1094x 514.

About Radiant Logistics (OTC Bulletin Board: RLGT)

Radiant Logistics (www.radiant-logistics.com) is executing a strategy to build a global transportation and supply chain management company through organic growth and the strategic acquisition of regional best-of-breed non- asset based transportation and logistics providers to offer its customers domestic and international freight forwarding and an expanding array of value added supply chain management services, including asset recovery and reverse logistics, order fulfillment, inventory management and warehousing. For more information about Radiant Logistics, please contact Bohn Crain at (425) 943- 4599.

This press release includes 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, regarding future operating performance, events, trends and plans. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees and are subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions about us that may that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. While it is impossible to identify all of the factors that may cause our actual operating performance, events, trends or plans to differ materially from those set forth in such forward looking statements, we have identified certain of the more salient risk factors in our filings with Securities and Exchange Commission and other public documents and press releases which can be found on our web-site (www.radiant-logistics.com). Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements, as they speak only as of the date made. Such statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and we undertake no obligation to disclose any revision to these forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances occurring after the date hereof.


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