Press Release - Centerline Parent Company Named to Top of Forbes' Most Trustworthy Companies List

Santa Ana, CA (August 16, 2010) – Centerline’s parent company, TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI) ranked at the top of the list of companies with the "most transparent and conservative accounting practices and most prudent management," according to a new "Most Trustworthy Companies" list compiled for Forbes by Audit Integrity, an independent financial analytics company.

Audit Integrity's Accounting & Governance Risk rating, or AGR, rates companies' accounting and management practices from 0 (very aggressive) to 100 (conservative); companies with a lower rating have been more likely to suffer equity loss, issue financial restatements and face class action suits, Forbes says. Conversely, Forbes says, companies with the higher rating tend to be more trustworthy. TrueBlue received a top score of 100 and was one of a handful of companies on the list that have met the "most trustworthy" criteria consistently for the past five years or longer. Only five percent of publicly traded companies make the list ~ to qualify, a company must earn a rating of 65 or more for eight consecutive quarters ~ and TrueBlue was one of only 19 companies of the 328 on the list to earn the highest possible score.

"We have always had a policy of having an open and honest relationship with our clients and our staff," said Centerline President Jill Quinn. "We're honored to be part of a company that practices that same candor and transparency."

Audit Integrity's AGRs have been used over the past seven years by institutional investors, insurers, auditors, regulators and corporations to identify risk, according to Forbes. 

About Centerline
Since 1975, Centerline (formerly Transportation Logistics Company) has helped transportation companies diligently reduce employment and compliance risk by employing safe, experienced truck drivers and dispatching them on a temporary or fully-outsourced basis. Centerline is a wholly-owned subsidiary of TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE: TBI). To learn more, visit www.CenterlineDrivers.com or call 888-A1-DRIVE.

About TrueBlue
TrueBlue, Inc. is a leading provider of blue-collar staffing. In 2009, TrueBlue connected approximately 300,000 people to work through the following brands: Labor Ready, Spartan Staffing, CLP Resources, PlaneTechs, and Centerline, and served approximately 175,000 businesses in the services, retail, wholesale, manufacturing, transportation, and construction industries. TrueBlue, Inc. is headquartered in Tacoma, Wash. For more information, visit TrueBlue's website at www.TrueBlueInc.com.

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