# EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the Agreement) is made and entered into effective
as of February 2, 2004 (the Effective Date), by and between USF
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Employer), and Thomas E.
Bergmann (the Executive).

# RECITALS

A.       
          The Employer desires that the Executive provide services for the benefit of the
          Employer and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the Executive desires to accept
          such employment with the Employer.

B.       
          The Employer and the Executive acknowledge that the Executive will be a senior
          member of the management team of the Employer and, as such, will participate in
          implementing the Employers business plan.

C.       
          In the course of employment with the Employer, the Executive will have access to
          certain confidential information that relates to or will relate to the business
          of the Employer and its wholly-owned subsidiaries.

D.       
          The Employer desires that any such information not be disclosed to other parties
          or otherwise used for unauthorized purposes.

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises and the following mutual covenants and
conditions, the parties agree as follows:

| | 1. | Employment. As of the Effective Date, the Employer shall employ the
               Executive as its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. The
               Executive hereby accepts such employment on the following terms and conditions.
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| | 2. | Duties. The Executive shall have the duties, responsibilities, powers,
               and authority customarily associated with the position of Senior Vice President
               and Chief Financial Officer. The Executive shall report to, and follow the
               direction of, the President and Chief Executive Officer. In addition to the
               foregoing, the Executive also shall perform such other and unrelated services
               and duties as may be assigned to him from time to time by the President and
               Chief Executive Officer consistent with his position as Senior Vice President
               and Chief Financial Officer. The Executive shall diligently, competently, and
               faithfully perform all duties, and shall devote his entire business time,
               energy, attention, and skill to the performance of duties for the Employer or
               its wholly-owned subsidiaries and will use his best efforts to promote the
               interests of the Employer. It shall not be considered a violation of the
               foregoing for the Executive to serve on corporate, industry, civic, religious or
               charitable boards or committees, so long as such activities do not individually
               or in the aggregate significantly interfere with the performance of the
               Executives responsibilities as an employee of the Employer in accordance
               with this Agreement.
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| | 3. | Executive Loyalty. Subject to the exceptions set forth in Paragraph 2,
               the Executive shall devote all of his time, attention, knowledge, and skill
               solely and exclusively to the business and interests of the Employer, and the
               Employer shall be entitled to all benefits and profits arising from or incident
               to any and all work, services, and advice of the Executive. The Executive
               expressly agrees that during the term of this Agreement, he shall not engage,
               directly or indirectly, as a partner, officer, director, member, manager,
               stockholder, advisor, agent, employee, or in any other form or capacity, in any
               other business similar to that of the Employer. The foregoing notwithstanding,
               and except as otherwise set forth in Paragraph 8, nothing herein contained
               shall be deemed to prevent the Executive from investing his money in the capital
               stock or other securities of any corporation whose stock or securities are
               publicly-owned or are regularly traded on any public exchange, nor shall
               anything herein contained be deemed to prevent the Executive from investing his
               money in real estate, or to otherwise manage his personal investments and
               financial affairs.
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| | 4. | Compensation.
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| | (a) | Salary.
The Employer shall pay the Executive an annual base salary of                $425,000
(the Base Salary), payable in substantially equal
               installments in accordance with the Employers payroll policy from
time to                time in effect. The Executives Base Salary shall be subject
to any payroll                or other deductions as may be required to be made pursuant
to law, government                order, or by agreement with, or consent of, the
Executive. Changes to the Base                Salary, as adjusted, may be made following
an annual salary review, the first of                which shall take place in or around
the end of 2004, and all subsequent reviews                shall occur thereafter at the
same time as reviews are conducted generally for                executive officers of the
Employer. The Base Salary shall not be reduced, and                the term Base Salary
shall refer thereafter to the Base Salary, as it may be                increased from
time to time.
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| | (b) | Performance
Bonus. The Executive shall participate in a bonus program,                which
program shall provide the Executive with an opportunity to achieve a
               target calendar year bonus of eighty percent (80%) of the Base Salary. For
the                calendar year ending December 31, 2004, the Executive shall be
guaranteed a                bonus of no less than one hundred fifty thousand dollars
($150,000). Beginning                with 2004, the actual terms and conditions of the
annual bonus program shall be                established by the Employer, with input from
the Executive, shall be                memorialized in a written document to be prepared
by the Employer and which will                be incorporated herein by reference, and
will provide for the payment of an                annual bonus hereunder if the Employer
achieves specified company-wide                objectives and if the Executive achieves
specified personal management                objectives. Any bonus earned hereunder shall
be payable no later than ninety                (90) days following the end of the
calendar year for which the bonus is earned.
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| | (c) | Stock
Options. On the Effective Date, the Employer shall grant the                Executive
a non-qualified option to purchase fifty thousand (50,000) shares of                the
common stock of the Employer. Such stock option shall be granted in
               accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the Employers Long-Term
               Incentive Plan. The stock option shall be granted at an exercise price
equal to                the fair market value of such common stock of the
Employer on a date                certain during the first week of employment of the
Executive. The grant of such                stock option, and the terms thereof, has been
memorialized in the Option                Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A.
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| | (d) | Stock
Grant. On the Effective Date, the Executive shall be provided with                a
grant of 10,000 shares of common stock of the Employer. The grant of such
               stock, and the terms thereof, has been memorialized in the Restricted
Stock                Grant Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit B.
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| | (e) | Other
Benefits. During the term of this Agreement, the Employer shall:
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| | (i) | include
the Executive in any life insurance, disability insurance, medical,                dental
or health insurance, vacation (4 weeks per calendar year, prorated for                any
partial calendar year), savings, pension and retirement plans and other
               benefit plans or programs (including, if applicable, any excess benefit or
               supplemental executive retirement plans) maintained by the Employer for
the                benefit of its executives; and
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| | (ii) | include
the Executive in such perquisites as the Employer may establish from                time
to time that are commensurate with his position and at least comparable to
               those received by other executives of the Employer (including, but not
limited                to, an automobile allowance of $1,000 per month).
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| | 5. | Expenses. The Employer shall reimburse the Executive for all reasonable
               and approved business expenses, provided the Executive submits paid receipts or
               other documentation acceptable to the Employer and as required by the Internal
               Revenue Service to qualify as ordinary and necessary business expenses under the
               Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code).
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| | 6. | Termination. The Executives services shall terminate upon the first
               to occur of the following events:
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| | (a) | Disability
or Death. Upon the Executives date of death or the date                the
Executive is given written notice that he has been determined to be disabled
               by the Employer. For purposes of this Agreement, the Executive shall be
deemed                to be disabled if the Executive, as a result of illness or
incapacity, shall be                unable to perform substantially his required duties
for a period of four (4)                consecutive months or for any aggregate period of
six (6) months in any twelve                (12) month period. A termination of the
Executives employment by the                Employer for disability shall be
communicated to the Executive by written notice                and shall be effective on
the tenth (10th) business day after receipt of such                notice by the
Executive, unless the Executive returns to full-time performance                of his
duties before such tenth (10th) business day.
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| | (b) | Cause.
On the date the Employer provides the Executive with written                notice that
he is being terminated for cause. For purposes of this
               Agreement, the Executive shall be deemed terminated for cause if the
Employer                terminates the Executive after the Executive:
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| | (i) | shall
have been indicted (or the equivalent thereof) for any felony or any other
               act involving fraud, theft, misappropriation, dishonesty, or embezzlement;
or
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| | (ii) | shall
have committed intentional acts of misconduct that materially impair the
               goodwill or business of the Employer or cause material damage to its
property,                goodwill, or business; or
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| | (iii) | shall
have refused to, or willfully failed to, perform his material duties
               hereunder; provided, however, that no termination under this subparagraph
(iii)                shall be effective unless the Executive does not cure such refusal
or failure to                the Employers reasonable satisfaction as soon as
practicable after the                Employer gives the Executive written notice
identifying such refusal or failure                (and, in any event, within thirty (30)
calendar days after receipt of such                written notice).
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No act or failure to act on the part
of the Executive shall be considered willful unless it is done, or omitted to
be done, by the Executive in bad faith.

| | (c) | Without
Cause. On the date the Employer terminates the Executives
               employment for any reason, other than a reason otherwise set forth in this
               Paragraph 6, provided that the Employer shall give the Executive sixty
(60) days                written notice prior to such date of its intention to terminate
such employment.
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| | (d) | Resignation.
On the date the Executive terminates his employment for any                reason, other
than a reason otherwise set forth in this Paragraph 6, provided                that the
Executive shall give the Employer thirty (30) days written notice prior                to
such date of his intention to terminate this Agreement.
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| | 7. | Compensation Upon Termination.
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| | (a) | Termination
Payment. If the Executives services are terminated                pursuant to
Paragraph 6(a), 6(b) or 6(d), the Executive shall be entitled                to his
Base Salary through his final date of active employment plus any accrued
               but unused vacation pay. The Executive also shall be entitled to any
benefits                mandated under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of 1985                (COBRA) or required under the terms of any death, insurance, or
retirement plan,                or stock option program or agreement, provided by the
Employer and to which the                Executive is a party or in which the Executive
is a participant, including, but                not limited to, any short-term or
long-term disability plan or program, if                applicable.
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| | (b) | Severance
Payment. Except as otherwise provided in this Paragraph 7(b),                if the
Executives services are terminated pursuant to Paragraph 6(c), the
               Executive shall be entitled to his Base Salary through his final date of
active                employment, plus any accrued but unused vacation pay. The Executive
also shall                be entitled to a severance amount equal to the sum of (i) two
times the Base                Salary, plus (ii) one times the target bonus. Such
severance payment shall be                payable to the Executive over twenty-four (24)
months following the date of                termination, provided (a) the Executive signs
an agreement that waives any                rights the Executive may otherwise have
against the Employer and releases the                Employer from actions, suits,
claims, proceedings and demands related to the                period of employment and/or
the termination of employment, and (b) the Employer                shall be permitted to
offset from the severance payment hereunder any salary                paid to the
Executive during the sixty (60) day written notice period, if the
               Employer, in its discretion, directs the Executive to perform no
substantial                services during such sixty (60) day written notice period. For
twenty-four (24)                months (the Continuation Period)
following such termination,                the Executive shall, at the Companys
expense, continue to be eligible to                participate, on his behalf and on
behalf of his dependents and beneficiaries, in                the Companys medical
and dental insurance benefit plans and programs (the                Benefit Plans)
on the same terms as provided to the Executive                under the Companys
Benefit Plans as in existence at any time during the                90-day period prior
to his termination. Upon the expiration of the Continuation                Period, the
Executive shall be entitled to elect any benefits mandated under the
               Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). The
foregoing                notwithstanding, if the Company is unable to effectuate the
Executives                continued participation in the Benefit Plans in
accordance with the terms of                this subsection (iii), the Company agrees
that it shall pay the full cost of any                COBRA continuation coverage elected
by the Executive and for which the Executive                (and his dependents and
beneficiaries) is eligible during the Continuation                Period. The Companys
obligation hereunder with respect to the foregoing                benefits shall be
limited to the extent that the Executive obtains any such                benefits
pursuant to a subsequent employers employee benefit plans, in                which
case the Company may reduce the coverage of any benefits it is required to
               provide the Executive hereunder as long as the aggregate coverage and
benefits                of the combined employee benefit plans is no less favorable to
the Executive                than the coverage and benefits required to be provided
hereunder. Any payments                made to the Executive under the foregoing
provisions of this Paragraph 7(b)                shall, if employment is terminated
within twelve (12) months of the Effective                Date, be reduced by any wages
and/or compensation earned by the Executive                through his performance of
substantially full-time employment during the                duration of such twenty-four
(24) month period.
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| | (c) | Change
In Control Payment. The Executive shall be a party to the                Employers
Severance Protection Agreement, which shall supersede the                provisions of
Paragraph 7(b) and entitle the Executive to a severance                payment upon
a Change in Control, as defined therein (except for a severance                payment
under Paragraph 6(b)(iii), which shall be governed solely by the
               provisions of Paragraph 7(b)). A copy of the Severance Protection
Agreement                is attached hereto as Exhibit C.
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| | 8. | Protective Covenants. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that solely
               by virtue of his employment by, and relationship with, the Employer, he has
               acquired and will acquire Confidential Information, as hereinafter
               defined, as well as special knowledge of the Employers relationships with
               its customers and suppliers, and that, but for his association with the
               Employer, the Executive would not or will not have had access to said
               Confidential Information or knowledge of said relationships. The Executive
               further acknowledges and agrees (i) that the Employer has long term,
               near-permanent relationships with its customers and suppliers, and that those
               relationships were developed at great expense and difficulty to the Employer
               over several years of close and continuing involvement; and (ii) that the
               Employers relationships with its customers and suppliers are and will
               continue to be valuable, special and unique assets of the Employer and that the
               identity of its customers and suppliers is kept under tight security with the
               Employer and cannot be readily ascertained from publicly available materials or
               from materials available to the Employers competitors. In return for the
               consideration described in this Agreement, and other good and valuable
               consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, and
               as a condition precedent to the Employer entering into this Agreement, and as an
               inducement to the Employer to do so, the Executive hereby represents, warrants,
               and covenants as follows:
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| | (a) | The
Executive has executed and delivered this Agreement as his free and
               voluntary act, after having determined that the provisions contained
herein are                of a material benefit to him, and that the duties and
obligations imposed on him                hereunder are fair and reasonable and will not
prevent him from earning a                comparable livelihood following the termination
of his employment with the                Employer.
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| | (b) | The
Executive has read and fully understands the terms and conditions set forth
               herein, has had time to reflect on and consider the benefits and
consequences of                entering into this Agreement, and has had the opportunity
to review the terms                hereof with an attorney or other representative, if he
so chooses.
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| | (c) | The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Executive does not conflict
               with, or result in a breach of or constitute a default under, any
agreement or                contract, whether oral or written, to which the Executive is
a party or by which                the Executive may be bound. In addition, the Executive
has informed the Employer                of, and provided the Employer with copies of,
any non-competition,                confidentiality, work-for-hire or similar agreements
to which the Executive is                subject or may be bound.
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| | (d) | The
Executive agrees that, during the time of his employment with the Employer
               and for a period of one (1) year following the later of (i) the
termination of                the Executives employment hereunder pursuant to
Paragraph 6(b) or 6(d), or                (ii) one year following the date of the last
payment provided for under                Paragraph 7(b), the Executive will not, except
on behalf of the Employer,                anywhere in North America, or in any other
place or venue where the Employer or                any affiliate, subsidiary, or
division thereof now conducts or operates, or may                conduct or operate, its
business prior to the date of the Executives                termination of
employment:
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| | (i) | directly
or indirectly, contact, solicit or direct any person, firm,                corporation,
association or other entity to contact or solicit, any of the                Employers
customers for the purpose of providing any products and/or                services that
are the same as or similar to the products and services provided                by the
Employer to its customers during the term hereof. In addition, the
               Executive will not disclose the identity of any such customers to any
person,                firm, corporation, association, or other entity for any reason or
purpose                whatsoever; or
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| | (ii) | solicit
or accept if offered to him, with or without solicitation, on his own
               behalf or on behalf of any other person, the services of any person who is
a                then current employee of the Employer (or was an employee of the
Employer during                the year preceding such solicitation), nor solicit any of
the Employers                then current employees (or an individual who was
employed by or engaged by the                Employer during the year preceding such
solicitation) to terminate employment or                an engagement with the Employer,
nor agree to hire any then current employee (or                an individual who was an
employee of the Employer during the year preceding such                hire) of the
Employer into employment with himself or any company, individual or                other
entity; or
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| | (iii) | directly
or indirectly, whether as an investor (excluding investments                representing
less than one percent (1%) of the common stock of a public                company),
lender, owner, stockholder, officer, director, consultant, employee,
               agent, salesperson or in any other capacity, whether part-time or
full-time,                become associated with any business involved in a business
similar to, or                comparable to, the business of the Employer or any
affiliate of the Employer; or
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| | (e) | The
Executive acknowledges and agrees that the scope described above is
               necessary and reasonable in order to protect the Employer in the conduct
of its                business and that, if the Executive becomes employed by another
employer, he                shall be required to disclose the existence of this Paragraph
8 to such employer                and the Executive hereby consents to and the Employer
is hereby given permission                to disclose the existence of this Paragraph 8
to such employer.
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| | (f) | For
purposes of this Paragraph 8, customer shall be defined as any
               person, firm, corporation, association, or entity that purchased any type
of                product and/or service from the Employer or is or was doing business
with the                Employer or the Executive within the twelve (12) month period
immediately                preceding termination of the Executives employment.
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| | (g) | The
Executive agrees that both during his employment and thereafter the
               Executive will not, for any reason whatsoever, use for himself or disclose
to                any person not employed by the Employer any Confidential
Information               of the Employer acquired by the Executive during his
relationship with the                Employer, both prior to and during the term of this
Agreement. The Executive                further agrees to use Confidential Information
solely for the purpose of                performing duties with, or for, the Employer and
further agrees not to use                Confidential Information for his own private use
or commercial purposes or in                any way detrimental to the Employer. The
Executive agrees that                Confidential Information includes but is
not limited to: (1) any                financial, engineering, business, planning,
operations, services, potential                services, products, potential products,
technical information and/or know-how,                organization charts, formulas,
business plans, production, purchasing,                marketing, pricing, sales, profit,
personnel, customer, broker, supplier, or                other lists or information of
the Employer; (2) any papers, data, records,                processes, methods,
techniques, systems, models, samples, devices, equipment,                compilations,
invoices, customer lists, or documents of the Employer; (3) any
               confidential information or trade secrets of any third party provided to
the                Employer in confidence or subject to other use or disclosure
restrictions or                limitations; and (4) any other information, written, oral,
or electronic,                whether existing now or at some time in the future, whether
pertaining to                current or future developments, and whether previously
accessed during the                Executives tenure with the Employer or to be
accessed during his future                employment with the Employer, which pertains to
the Employers affairs or                interests or with whom or how the Employer
does business. The Employer                acknowledges and agrees that Confidential
Information does not include (a)                information properly in the public
domain, (b) information in the                Executives possession prior to the
date of his original association with                the Employer, or (c) information
which is required to be disclosed by law or                legal process provided that
the Executive notifies the Employer prior to or, if                such advance
notification is not possible, promptly after such disclosure and
               cooperates with the Employer in obtaining any protective order regarding
or                other confidential treatment of such information.
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| | (h) | In
the event that the Executive intends to communicate information to any
               individual(s), entity or entities (other than the Employer), to permit
access by                any individual(s), entity or entities (other than the Employer),
or to use                information for the Executives own account or for the
account of any                individual(s), entity or entities (other than the Employer)
and such information                would be Confidential Information hereunder but for
the exceptions set out at                (a) and (b) of Paragraph 8(g) of this
Agreement, the Executive shall notify                the Employer of such intent in
writing, including a description of such                information, no less than fifteen
(15) days prior to such communication, access                or use.
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| | (i) | During
and after the term of employment hereunder, the Executive will not remove
               from the Employers premises any documents, records, files,
notebooks,                correspondence, reports, video or audio recordings, computer
printouts, computer                programs, computer software, price lists, microfilm,
drawings or other similar                documents containing Confidential Information,
including copies thereof, whether                prepared by him or others, except as his
duty shall require, and in such cases,                will promptly return such items to
the Employer. Upon termination of his                employment with the Employer, all
such items including summaries or copies                thereof, then in the Executives
possession, shall be returned to the                Employer immediately.
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| | (j) | The
Executive recognizes and agrees that all ideas, inventions, patents,
               copyrights, copyright designs, trade secrets, trademarks, processes,
               discoveries, enhancements, software, source code, catalogues, prints,
business                applications, plans, writings, and other developments or
improvements and all                other intellectual property and proprietary rights
and any derivative work based                thereon (the Inventions)
made, conceived or completed by the                Executive, alone or with others,
during the term of his employment, whether or                not during working hours,
that are within the scope of the Employers                business operations or
that relate to any of the Employers work or                projects (including any
and all inventions based wholly or in part upon ideas                conceived during the
Executives employment with the Employer), are the                sole and exclusive
property of the Employer. The Executive further agrees that                (1) he will
promptly disclose all Inventions to the Employer and hereby assigns                to the
Employer all present and future rights he has or may have in those
               Inventions, including without limitation those relating to patent,
copyright,                trademark or trade secrets; and (2) all of the Inventions
eligible under the                copyright laws are work made for hire. At
the request of the                Employer, the Executive will do all things deemed by
the Employer to be                reasonably necessary to perfect title to the Inventions
in the Employer and to                assist in obtaining for the Employer such patents,
copyrights or other                protection as may be provided under law and desired by
the Employer, including                but not limited to executing and signing any and
all relevant applications,                assignments or other instruments.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, pursuant to the                Employee Patent Act,
Illinois Public Act 83-493, the Employer hereby notifies                the Executive
that the provisions of this Paragraph 8 shall not apply to any                Inventions
for which no equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret                information of
the Employer was used and which were developed entirely on the                Executives
own time, unless (1) the Invention relates (i) to the business                of the
Employer, or (ii) to actual or demonstrably anticipated research or
               development of the Employer, or (2) the Invention results from any work
               performed by the Executive for the Employer.
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| | (k) | The
Executive acknowledges and agrees that all customer lists, supplier lists,
               and customer and supplier information, including, without limitation,
addresses                and telephone numbers, are and shall remain the exclusive
property of the                Employer, regardless of whether such information was
developed, purchased,                acquired, or otherwise obtained by the Employer or
the Executive. The Executive                also agrees to furnish to the Employer on
demand at any time during the term of                this Agreement, and upon the
termination of this Agreement, any other records,                notes, computer
printouts, computer programs, computer software, price lists,                microfilm,
or any other documents related to the Employers business,                including
originals and copies thereof. The Executive recognizes and agrees that                he
has no expectation of privacy with respect to the Employers
               telecommunications, networking or information processing systems
(including,                without limitation, stored computer files, email messages and
voice messages)                and that the Executives activity and any files or
messages on or using any                of those systems may be monitored at any time
without notice.
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| | (l) | The
Executive acknowledges that he may become aware of material               nonpublic
information relating to customers whose stock is publicly traded. The
               Executive acknowledges that he is prohibited by law as well as by Employer
               policy from trading in the shares of such customers while in possession of
such                information or directly or indirectly disclosing such information to
any other                persons so that they may trade in these shares. For purposes of
this Paragraph                8(l), material information may include any
information, positive or                negative, which might be of significance to an
investor in determining whether                to purchase, sell or hold the stock of
publicly traded customers. Information                may be significant for this purpose
even if it would not alone determine the                investors decision.
Examples include a potential business acquisition,                internal financial
information that departs in any way from what the market                would expect, the
acquisition or loss of a major contract, or an important                financing
transaction.
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| | (m) | The
Employer does not wish to incorporate any unlicensed or unauthorized
               material into its products or services or those of its subsidiaries.
Therefore,                the Executive agrees that he will not knowingly disclose to the
Employer, use in                the Employers business, or cause the Employer to
use, any information or                material which is confidential or proprietary to
any third party including, but                not limited to, any former employer,
competitor or client, unless the Employer                has a right to receive and use
such information. The Executive will not                incorporate into his work any
material which is subject to the copyrights of any                third party unless the
Employer has a written agreement with such third party or                otherwise has
the right to receive and use such information.
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| | (n) | It
is agreed that any breach or anticipated or threatened breach of any of the
               Executives covenants contained in this Paragraph 8 will result in
               irreparable harm and continuing damages to the Employer and its business
and                that the Employers remedy at law for any such breach or
anticipated or                threatened breach will be inadequate and, accordingly, in
addition to any and                all other remedies that may be available to the
Employer at law or in equity in                such event, any court of competent
jurisdiction may issue a decree of specific                performance or issue a
temporary and permanent injunction, without the necessity                of the Employer
posting bond or furnishing other security and without proving                special
damages or irreparable injury, enjoining and restricting the breach, or
               threatened breach, of any such covenant, including, but not limited to,
any                injunction restraining the Executive from disclosing, in whole or
part, any                Confidential Information. The Executive acknowledges the
truthfulness of all                factual statements in this Agreement and agrees that
he is estopped from and                will not make any factual statement in any
proceeding that is contrary to this                Agreement or any part thereof.
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| | 9. | Notices. Any and all notices required in connection with this Agreement
               shall be deemed adequately given only if in writing and (a) personally
               delivered, or sent by first class, registered or certified mail, postage
               prepaid, return receipt requested, or by recognized overnight courier, (b) sent
               by facsimile, provided a hard copy is mailed on that date to the party for whom
               such notices are intended, or (c) sent by other means at least as fast and
               reliable as first class mail. A written notice shall be deemed to have been
               given to the recipient party on the earlier of (a) the date it shall be
               delivered to the address required by this Agreement; (b) the date delivery shall
               have been refused at the address required by this Agreement; (c) with respect to
               notices sent by mail or overnight courier, the date as of which the Postal
               Service or overnight courier, as the case may be, shall have indicated such
               notice to be undeliverable at the address required by this Agreement; or (d)
               with respect to a facsimile, the date on which the facsimile is sent and receipt
               of which is confirmed. Any and all notices referred to in this Agreement, or
               which either party desires to give to the other, shall be addressed to his
               residence in the case of the Executive, or to its principal office in the case
               of the Employer.
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| | 10. | Waiver of Breach. A waiver by the Employer of a breach of any provision
               of this Agreement by the Executive shall not operate or be construed as a waiver
               or estoppel of any subsequent breach by the Executive. No waiver shall be valid
               unless in writing and signed by an authorized officer of the Employer.
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| | 11. | Assignment. The Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered
               by him are unique and personal. Accordingly, the Executive may not assign any of
               his rights or delegate any of his duties or obligations under this Agreement.
               The rights and obligations of the Employer under this Agreement shall inure to
               the benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of the
               Employer.
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| | 12. | Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire and final
               agreement and understanding of the parties and contains all of the agreements
               made between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof. This
               Agreement supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing,
               between the parties hereto, with respect to the subject matter hereof. No change
               or modification of this Agreement shall be valid unless in writing and signed by
               the Employer and the Executive.
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| | 13. | Severability. If any provision of this Agreement shall be found invalid
               or unenforceable for any reason, in whole or in part, then such provision shall
               be deemed modified, restricted, or reformulated to the extent and in the manner
               necessary to render the same valid and enforceable, or shall be deemed excised
               from this Agreement, as the case may require, and this Agreement shall be
               construed and enforced to the maximum extent permitted by law, as if such
               provision had been originally incorporated herein as so modified, restricted, or
               reformulated or as if such provision had not been originally incorporated
               herein, as the case may be. The parties further agree to seek a lawful
               substitute for any provision found to be unlawful; provided, that, if the
               parties are unable to agree upon a lawful substitute, the parties desire and
               request that a court or other authority called upon to decide the enforceability
               of this Agreement modify those restrictions in this Agreement that, once
               modified, will result in an agreement that is enforceable to the maximum extent
               permitted by the law in existence at the time of the requested enforcement.
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| | 14. | Headings. The headings in this Agreement are inserted for convenience
               only and are not to be considered a construction of the provisions hereof.
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| | 15. | Execution of Agreement. This Agreement may be executed in several
               counterparts, each of which shall be considered an original, but which when
               taken together, shall constitute one agreement.
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| | 16. | Recitals. The recitals to this Agreement are incorporated herein as an
               integral part hereof and shall be considered as substantive and not precatory
               language.
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| | 17. | Arbitration. Any controversy, claim or dispute arising out of or relating
               to the Executives employment or termination of employment, whether or not
               the controversy, claim or dispute arises under this Agreement (other than any
               controversy , claim or dispute arising under Paragraph 8) shall be resolved by
               arbitration in accordance with the National Rules for the Resolution of
               Employment Disputes (Rules) of the American Arbitration
               Association through a single arbitrator selected in accordance with the Rules.
               The decision of the arbitrator shall be rendered within thirty (30) days of the
               close of the arbitration hearing and shall include written findings of fact and
               conclusions of law reflecting the appropriate substantive law. Judgment upon the
               award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in any court having jurisdiction
               thereof in the State of Illinois. In reaching his or her decision, the
               arbitrator shall have no authority (a) to authorize or require the parties to
               engage in discovery (provided, however, that the arbitrator may schedule the
               time by which the parties must exchange copies of the exhibits that, and the
               names of the witnesses whom, the parties intend to present at the hearing), (b)
               to interpret or enforce Paragraph 8 of the Agreement (for which Paragraph 19
               shall provide the sole and exclusive venue), (c) to change or modify any
               provision of this Agreement, (d) to base any part of his or her decision on the
               common law principle of constructive termination, or (e) to award punitive
               damages or any other damages not measured by the prevailing partys actual
               damages and may not make any ruling, finding or award that does not conform to
               this Agreement. Each party shall bear all of his or its own legal fees, costs
               and expenses of arbitration and one-half (1/2) of the costs of the arbitrator.
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| | 18. | Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Employer
               agrees to indemnify the Executive against, and to hold the Executive harmless
               from any and all claims, lawsuits, losses, damages, assessments, penalties,
               expenses, costs and liabilities of any kind or nature, including without
               limitation, court costs and attorneys fees, which the Executive may
               sustain directly as a result of, or in connection with, any act or omission by
               the Employer or its employees or any suit or other proceeding brought by a third
               party (including but not limited to governmental or regulatory agencies or
               bodies) in connection with the foregoing or in connection with any act or
               omission of the Executive while he was employed or served as an officer or
               director of the Employer or any wholly-owned subsidiary thereof, unless such
               claim, lawsuit, loss, damage, assessment, penalty, expense, cost or liability is
               the result of the Executives gross negligence or willful misconduct.
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| | 19. | Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
               accordance with, the laws of the State of Illinois, without reference to its
               conflict of law provisions. Furthermore, as to Paragraph 8, the Executive
               agrees and consents to submit to personal jurisdiction in the state of Illinois
               in any state or federal court of competent subject matter jurisdiction situated
               in Cook County, Illinois. The Executive further agrees that the sole and
               exclusive venue for any suit arising out of, or seeking to enforce, the terms of
               Paragraph 8 of this Agreement shall be in a state or federal court of competent
               subject matter jurisdiction situated in Cook County, Illinois. In addition, the
               Executive waives any right to challenge in another court any judgment entered by
               such Cook County court or to assert that any action instituted by the Employer
               in any such court is in the improper venue or should be transferred to a more
               convenient forum.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have
set their signatures on the date first written above.

|                                                                                         |                       
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------
|EMPLOYER:                                                                                | EXECUTIVE:            
|USF
CORPORATION,a
Delaware corporation                                                   |                       
|/s/ Richard P. DiStasioBy:  Richard P. DiStasio
Its: President & Chief Executive Officer | /s/ Thomas E. Bergmann

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EXHIBIT A

# USF CORPORATION NONSTATUTORY STOCK
OPTION AGREEMENT

# 

THIS
AGREEMENT is made effective February X, 2004 (the Grant Date), between
USF Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Thomas E.
Bergmann (the Optionee).

WHEREAS,
in accordance with the terms of that certain Employment Agreement as executed by and
between the Company and the Optionee effective of even date herewith (the
Employment Agreement), the Company desires to grant to the Optionee an
option to purchase shares of its common capital stock (the Shares) under the
Companys Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Plan); and

WHEREAS,
the Company and the Optionee understand and agree that any terms used herein have the same
meanings as in the Plan (the Optionee being referred to in the Plan as a
Participant).

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual covenants and for other good and
valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

# 1. GRANT OF OPTION

| | The
Company grants to the Optionee the right and Option to purchase all or any part of an
aggregate of 50,000 Shares (the Option) on the terms and conditions and
subject to all the limitations set forth herein and in the Plan, which is incorporated
herein by reference. The Optionee acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan and
acknowledges that the definitive records pertaining to the grant of this Option, and
exercises of rights hereunder, shall be retained by the Company. The Option granted herein
is intended to be a Nonstatutory Option as defined in the Plan.
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# 2. PURCHASE PRICE

| | The
purchase price of the Shares subject to the Option shall be $_________ per Share, the fair
market value of a Share as of the Grant Date.
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# 3. EXERCISE OF OPTION

| | Subject
to the Plan and this Agreement, the Option shall be exercisable as follows:
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EXERCISE PERIOD

|              |  |                              
|------------- |  | -----------------------------
|              |  |                              
|No. of Shares |  | Commencement Date            
|              |  |                              
|              |  |                              
|10,000        |  | 1st Anniversary of Grant Date
|              |  |                              
|              |  |                              
|10,000        |  | 2nd Anniversary of Grant Date
|              |  |                              
|              |  |                              
|10,000        |  | 3rd Anniversary of Grant Date
|              |  |                              
|              |  |                              
|10,000        |  | 4th Anniversary of Grant Date
|              |  |                              
|              |  |                              
|10,000        |  | 5th Anniversary of Grant Date
|              |  |                              

| | Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the Optionees services are terminated by the Company (without
cause, as such term is defined in the Employment Agreement) either (A) (1)
within six (6) months following a Change in Control, or (2) the Optionee voluntarily
terminates his employment within six (6) months following a Change in Control or (B) at
any time after execution of this Agreement, all Shares, whether or not exercisable in
accordance with the Schedule set forth above, shall become immediately exercisable. For
purposes of this Agreement, a Change in Control shall be as defined in
Exhibit C of the Employment Agreement.
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# 4. ISSUANCE OF STOCK

| | The
Option may be exercised in whole or in part (to the extent that it is exercisable in
accordance with its terms) by giving written notice (or any other approved form of notice)
to the Company. Such written notice shall be signed by the person exercising the Option,
shall state the number of Shares with respect to which the Option is being exercised,
shall contain the warranty, if any, required under the Plan and shall specify a date
(other than a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday) not less than five (5) nor more than ten
(10) days after the date of such written notice, as the date on which the Shares will be
purchased, at the principal office of the Company during ordinary business hours, or at
such other hour and place agreed upon by the Company and the person or persons exercising
the Option, and shall otherwise comply with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and
the Plan. On the date specified in such written notice (which date may be extended by the
Company if any law or regulation requires the Company to take any action with respect to
the Shares prior to the issuance thereof), the Company shall accept payment for the Shares
and shall deliver to the Optionee an appropriate certificate or certificates for the
Shares as to which the Option was exercised.
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| | The
Option price of any Shares shall be payable at the time of exercise as determined by the
Company either:
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| | (a) | in cash, by certified check or bank check, or by wire transfer; or
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| | (b) | in whole shares of the Companys common stock, provided, however, that (i)
                    if such shares were acquired pursuant to an incentive stock option plan (as
                    defined in Code Section 422) of the Company or Affiliate, then the applicable
                    holding period requirements of said Section 422 have been met with respect to
                    such shares, (ii) if the Optionee is subject to the reporting requirements of
                    Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended from time to time,
                    and if such shares were granted pursuant to an option, then such option must
                    have been granted at least six (6) months prior to the exercise of the Option
                    hereunder, and (iii) such shares were owned by the Optionee for six (6) or more
                    months prior to the exercise of the Option hereunder; or
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| | (c) | through the delivery of cash or the extension of credit by a broker-dealer to
                    whom the Optionee has submitted notice of exercise or otherwise indicated an
                    intent to exercise an Option (a so-called cashless exercise), but
                    only to the extent that the Companys corporate counsel has determined that
                    such a cashless exercise is a permissible method of exercise for the
                    Optionee under Section 13(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended;
                    or
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| | (d) | in any combination of (a), (b), or (c) above.
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| | The
fair market value of the stock to be applied toward the purchase price shall be determined
as of the date of exercise of the Option in a manner consistent with the determination of
fair market value with respect to the grant of an Option under the Plan. Any certificate
for shares of outstanding stock of the Company used to pay the purchase price shall be
accompanied by a stock power duly endorsed in blank by the registered holder of the
certificate, with signature guaranteed in the event the certificate shall also be
accompanied by instructions from the Optionee to the Companys transfer agent with
respect to disposition of the balance of the shares covered thereby.
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| | The
Company shall pay all original issue taxes with respect to the issuance of Shares pursuant
hereto and all other fees and expenses necessarily incurred by the Company in connection
therewith. The holder of this Option shall have the rights of a stockholder only with
respect to those Shares covered by the Option which have been registered in the
holders name in the share register of the Company upon the due exercise of the
Option.
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# 5. NON-ASSIGNABILITY

| | This
Option shall not be transferable by the Optionee and shall be exercisable only by the
Optionee, except as the Plan may otherwise provide.
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# 6. NOTICES

| | Any
notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Plan shall be given by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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|                 |                                                                                                                       
|---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|To the Company:  | USF Corporation8550 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Suite 700Chicago, Illinois   60631Attn:   Long-Term Incentive Plan Committee
|To the Optionee: | Thomas E. Bergmann 60 S. Wynstone Drive North Barrington, IL  60010                                                   

| | or
to such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been
given. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given when mailed in accordance with
the foregoing provisions.
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# 7. GOVERNING LAW

This
Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Illinois.

# 8. BINDING EFFECT

This
Agreement shall (subject to the provisions of Section 5 hereof) be binding upon the
heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Optionee have caused this Agreement to be
executed on their behalf, by their duly authorized representatives, all on the day and
year first above written.

|                                                                    |                               
|------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------
|COMPANY:                                                            | OPTIONEE:                     
|USF
CORPORATION                                                     |                               
|By:______________________________Its:______________________________ | ______________________________

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EXHIBIT B

# USF CORPORATIONRESTRICTED STOCK GRANT
AGREEMENT

# 

THIS
AGREEMENT is made effective February X, 2004 (the Grant Date) between
USF Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Thomas E.
Bergmann (the Recipient).

WHEREAS,
in accordance with the terms of that certain Employment Agreement as executed by and
between the Company and the Recipient effective of even date herewith (the
Employment Agreement), the Company desires to grant to the Recipient
certain shares (the Shares) of its common capital stock (the
Stock); and

WHEREAS,
such Shares are not being issued under the Companys Long-Term Incentive Plan (the
Plan) but the Company and the Recipient understand and agree that any
terms used herein have the same meanings as if such Shares were granted as restricted
stock under the Plan (the Recipient being referred to in the Plan as a
Participant).

NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the following mutual covenants and for other good and
valuable consideration, the parties agree as follows:

# 1. GRANT OF RESTRICTED
STOCK

| | The
Company hereby grants to the Recipient 10,000 Shares of Stock on the terms and conditions
and subject to all the limitations set forth herein and in the Plan, which is incorporated
herein by reference. The Recipient acknowledges receipt of a copy of the Plan. The Company
and the Recipient acknowledge that the number of Shares of Stock granted hereunder equals
$_______ of Stock on the Grant Date.
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# 2. PURCHASE PRICE

| | The
purchase price of the Stock shall be deemed to be zero Dollars per Share. The foregoing
notwithstanding, the Recipient shall not, without the consent of the Company, make any
election under Section 83(b) of the Code to recognize income at the date of grant.
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# 3. CERTIFICATES AND
SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS

| | The
Companys Transfer Agent and Registrar shall prepare and issue a stock certificate in
the Recipients name representing the Shares of Stock that the Recipient has been
granted. From and after the issuance of the certificate, the Recipient shall be the holder
of record with respect to the Stock. The Company shall take such actions as are necessary
to register the Shares under the applicable securities laws on or before the date such
Shares cease to be subject to the restrictions described in Paragraph 4.
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# 4. RESTRICTIONS AND
VESTING

| | (a) | Until the passage of the time periods or the occurrence of the events specified
                    in Paragraph 4(b) below, the Recipient shall not sell, transfer, convey, pledge,
                    encumber, or otherwise dispose of all or a portion of any interest in the Stock.
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| | (b) | Subject to this Agreement, the restrictions hereunder shall lapse on the first
                    to occur of the following dates or events, whichever is applicable:
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|     |                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      
|---- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|(i)  | Total Number of Shares | Date Restrictions Lapse                                                                                                                                                                                                              
|     | 2,5002,5002,5002,500   | February X, 2005February X, 2006February X, 2007February X, 2008                                                                                                                                                                     
|(ii) | Total Number of Shares | Event on Which Restrictions Lapse                                                                                                                                                                                                    
|     | 10,00010,000 10,000    | Recipient's Death or Disability as defined in the Plan
Termination  by the  Company  without  "Cause"  as defined in the Employment AgreementOcurrence  of a Change in Control,  as defined in  Exhibit C
to the Employment Agreement

| | Except
as provided above, any Stock the restrictions on which have not lapsed upon the
Recipients termination of employment shall be forfeited immediately and this
statement shall constitute the written notice required under the Plan of such forfeiture.
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# 5. DIVIDENDS

| | From
and after the date the Recipient acquires the Shares, and is issued a certificate or
certificates, the Recipient shall be entitled, with respect to the Recipients Shares
of Stock, to any dividends declared by the Company on its Shares of Common Stock and paid
in the form of cash or other property.
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# 6. RELEASE OF
RESTRICTIONS

| | Cash
dividends paid with respect to Shares of Stock shall be paid to the Recipient. In the case
of dividends declared by the Company and payable in the form of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company, then such securities shall be subject to the terms and
conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, shall be represented by certificates issued in
the name of the Recipient but shall be subject to the restrictions and vesting schedules
specified in Paragraph 4, provided that the restrictions applicable to securities issued
as a dividend on certain Shares shall lapse concurrently with the restrictions on the
underlying Shares.
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# 7. RELEASE OF
RESTRICTIONS

| | At
such time as the restrictions on the Shares of Stock lapse, or as soon thereafter as may
be practicable, the restrictive legend shall be removed from the certificate or
certificates.
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# 8. WITHHOLDING

| | The
Company shall have the power and right to deduct or withhold, or require the Recipient to
remit to the Company, an amount sufficient to satisfy federal, state, and local taxes
required by law to be withheld with respect to any grant made under or as a result of this
Agreement. In the alternative, the Recipient may elect, subject to Company approval, to
satisfy the withholding requirement in whole or in part, by having the Company withhold
Shares that would otherwise be transferred to the Recipient having a fair market value, on
the date the tax is to be determined, equal to the minimum marginal tax that could be
imposed on the transaction. All elections shall be made in writing and signed by the
Recipient.
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# 9. NOTICES

| | Any
notices required or permitted by the terms of this Agreement or the Plan shall be given by
registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed as follows:
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|                 |                                                                                                                       
|---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|To the Company:  | USF Corporation8550 West Bryn Mawr Avenue
Suite 700Chicago, Illinois   60631Attn:   Long-Term Incentive Plan Committee
|To the Optionee: | Thomas E. Bergmann 60 S. Wynstone Drive North Barrington, IL  60010                                                   

| | or
to such other address or addresses of which notice in the same manner has previously been
given. Any such notice shall be deemed to have been given when mailed in accordance with
the foregoing provisions.
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# 10. GOVERNING LAW

This
Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of
Illinois.

# 11. BINDING EFFECT

| | This
Agreement shall be binding upon the heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns of the parties hereto.
| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Recipient have caused this Agreement to be
executed on its and his behalf effective the day and year first above written.

|                                                                    |                               
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|COMPANY:                                                            | OPTIONEE:                     
|USF
CORPORATION                                                     |                               
|By:______________________________Its:______________________________ | ______________________________

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EXHIBIT C

# USF CORPORATION

# SEVERANCE PROTECTION
AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT (the
Agreement) is made as of February X, 2004 by and between USF
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the Company), and Thomas E.
Bergmann (the Executive).

# RECITALS

|A. | The Board recognizes that the possibility of a Change in Control exists and
                    that the threat or the occurrence of a Change in Control can distract its key
                    management personnel because of the uncertainties inherent in such a situation.
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| | B
The Board has determined that it is essential and in the best interest of the Company and
its stockholders to retain the services of the Executive in the event of a threat or
occurrence of a Change in Control and to ensure his continued dedication and efforts in
such event.
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|C. | In order to induce the Executive to remain in the employ of the Company, the
                    Company desires to enter into this Agreement with the Executive to provide the
                    Executive with certain benefits in the event his employment is terminated as a
                    result of, or in connection with, a Change in Control in the Company.
|-- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

| | NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective agreements of the parties contained herein,
the parties agree as follows:
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| | 1. | Term of Agreement. This Agreement shall commence as of February 2, 2004
                    and shall continue in effect until December 31, 2004; provided, however,
                    that commencing on January 1, 2005 and on each January 1 thereafter, the
                    term of this Agreement shall automatically be extended for one (1) year unless
                    either the Company or the Executive shall have given written notice to the other
                    at least ninety (90) days prior thereto that the term of this Agreement shall
                    not be so extended; and provided, further, that notwithstanding any such notice
                    by the Company not to extend, if a Change in Control shall occur during the term
                    hereof, the term of this Agreement shall not expire prior to the expiration of
                    twenty-four (24) months after the occurrence of a Change in Control.
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| | 2. | Definitions.
| | -- | ------------

| | 2.1. | Accrued
Compensation shall mean all amounts earned or accrued
                    through the Termination Date, but not paid as of the Termination
Date, including                     (a) base salary, (b) reimbursement for
reasonable and necessary                     expenses incurred by the Executive on behalf
of the Company during the period                     ending on the Termination Date, (c) vacation
pay, and (d) bonuses and                     other incentive compensation (other
than the Pro Rata Bonus).
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| | 2.2. | Act shall
mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as                     amended.
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| | 2.3. | Base
Amount shall mean the greater of the Executives
                    annual base salary (a) at the rate in effect on the Termination Date
or (b) at                     the highest rate in effect at any time during the ninety
(90) day period prior                     to the Change in Control, and shall include all
amounts of his base salary that                     are deferred under any qualified or
non-qualified employee benefit plan of the                     Company, or any other
agreement or arrangement.
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| | 2.4. | Board shall
mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
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| | 2.5. | Bonus
Amount shall mean the Executives target bonus as
                    established by the Company for the fiscal year in which the Change of
Control                     occurs which shall be no less than eighty percent (80%) of
the Executives                     maximum payout as established by the Company for
the fiscal year in which the                     Change in Control occurs.
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| | 2.6. | Termination
of employment is for Cause if the Executive has
                    been convicted of a felony or the termination is evidenced by a
resolution                     adopted in good faith by two-thirds of the Board that the
Executive                     (a) failed to perform his reasonably assigned duties
with the Company                     (other than a failure resulting from the Executives
incapacity due to                     physical or mental illness or from the Executives
assignment of duties                     that would constitute Good Reason), which
failure continued for a period of at                     least thirty (30) days after a
written notice of demand for performance had been                     delivered to the
Executive specifying the manner in which the Executive had                     failed to
perform, or (b) intentionally engaged in conduct that is demonstrably
                    and materially injurious to the Company; provided, however, that no
termination                     of the Executives employment shall be for Cause as
set forth in clause (b)                     above until (i) there shall have been
delivered to the Executive a written                     notice setting forth that the
Executive committed the conduct set forth in                     clause (b) and
specifying the particulars thereof in detail, and (ii) the                     Executive
shall have been provided an opportunity to be heard in person by the
                    Board (with the assistance of the Executives counsel if the
Executive so                     desires).
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| | 2.7. | Change
in Control shall mean, the occurrence of any of the
                    following events:
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| | (a) | any
person (as such term is defined in Section 3 of the Act and used in
                    Rule 13d-5 of the SEC under the Act) or group (as such term is
defined in                     Section 13(d) of the Act), other than a Subsidiary or any
employee benefit plan                     (or any related trust) of the Company or a
Subsidiary, becomes the beneficial                     owner of twenty-five percent (25%)
or more of the common stock of the Company or                     of Voting Securities
representing twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the                     combined voting
power of all Voting Securities of the Company;
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| | (b) | individuals
who, as of the Effective Date, constitute the Board (the                     Incumbent
Directors) cease for any reason to constitute at                     least a
majority of the Board; provided that any individual who becomes a
                    director after the Effective Date whose election, or nomination for
election by                     the Companys stockholders, was approved by a vote
or written consent of at                     least two-thirds of the directors then
comprising the Incumbent Directors shall                     be considered an Incumbent
Director, but excluding, for this purpose, any such                     individual whose
initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or
                    threatened election contest relating to the election of the directors
of the                     Company (as such terms are used in Rule 14a-11 of the SEC
under the Act); or
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| | (c) | approval
by the stockholders of the Company of any of the following:
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| | (i) | a
merger, reorganization or consolidation (Merger) with
                    respect to which the individuals and entities who were the respective
beneficial                     owners of the Voting Securities of the Company immediately
before such Merger do                     not, after such Merger, beneficially own,
directly or indirectly, more than                     seventy-five percent (75%) of the
Voting Securities of the Company resulting                     from such Merger, or
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| | (ii) | the
sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the
                    Company.
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| | Clauses
(a), (b) and (c) of this definition notwithstanding, a Change in Control shall not occur
if the Executive is, by written agreement executed before such Change in Control, a
participant on such Executives own behalf in a transaction in which, pursuant to
the written agreement, the Executive has an equity interest in the resulting entity or a
right to acquire such an equity interest.
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| | 2.8. | Disability shall
mean a physical or mental condition that                impairs the Executives
ability to substantially perform his duties with                the Company for a period
of one hundred eighty (180) consecutive days and, as a                result of which,
the Executive has not returned to employment prior to the                Termination Date
as stated in the Notice of Termination.
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| | 2.9. | Effective
Date shall mean the date on which this Agreement is                executed.
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| | 2.10. | Good
Reason shall mean the occurrence after a Change in                Control of
any of the events or conditions described in paragraphs (a) through                (h)
hereof:
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| | (a) | a
change in the Executives status, title, position or responsibilities
               (including reporting responsibilities) which, in the Executives
reasonable                judgment, represents a diminution or an adverse change from his
status, title,                position or responsibilities as in effect at any time
within ninety (90) days                preceding the date of a Change in Control or at
any time thereafter; the                assignment to the Executive of any duties or
responsibilities which, in the                Executives reasonable judgment, are
inconsistent with his status, title,                position or responsibilities as in
effect at any time within ninety (90) days                preceding the date of a Change
in Control or at any time thereafter; or any                removal of the Executive from
or failure to reappoint or reelect him to any of                such positions, except in
connection with the termination of his employment for                Disability, Cause,
as a result of his death, or by the Executive other than for                Good Reason;
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| | (b) | a
reduction in the Executives base salary or any failure to pay the
               Executive any compensation or benefits to which he is entitled within five
(5)                days of the date due;
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| | (c) | the
Companys requiring the Executive to be based at any place outside a
               40-mile radius of the location of the Companys corporate
headquarters                immediately prior to the Change of Control, except for
reasonably required                travel that is not materially greater than such travel
requirements prior to the                Change in Control;
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| | (d) | the
failure by the Company to (1) continue in effect (without reduction in
               benefit levels and/or reward opportunities) any material compensation or
               employee benefit plan in which the Executive was participating at any time
               within ninety (90) days preceding the date of a Change in Control or at
any time                thereafter, unless such plan is replaced with a plan that
provides substantially                equivalent compensation or benefits to the
Executive or (2) provide the                Executive with compensation and
benefits, in the aggregate, at least equal (in                terms of benefit levels
and/or reward opportunities) to those provided for under                each other
employee benefit plan, program and practice in which the Executive                was
participating at any time within ninety (90) days preceding the date of a
               Change in Control or at any time thereafter;
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| | (e) | the
insolvency or the filing (by any party, including the Company) of a petition
               for bankruptcy of the Company, which petition is not dismissed within
sixty (60)                days;
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| | (f) | any
material breach by the Company of any provision of this Agreement;
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| | (g) | any
purported termination of the Executives employment for Cause by the
               Company which does not comply with the terms of Section 2.6; or
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| | (h) | the
failure of the Company to obtain an agreement, satisfactory to the
               Executive, from any Successors and Assigns to assume and agree to perform
this                Agreement.
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| | Any
event or condition described in this Section 2.10(a) through (h) that occurs prior to a
Change in Control, but which the Executive reasonably demonstrates (1) was at the
request of a third party, or (2) otherwise arose in connection with, or in
anticipation of, a Change in Control that actually occurs, shall constitute Good Reason
for purposes of this Agreement notwithstanding that it occurred prior to the Change in
Control.
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| | 2.11. | Notice
of Termination shall mean, following a Change in                Control, a
written notice of termination of the Executives employment from                the
Company that indicates, if applicable, the specific termination provision in
               this Agreement relied upon and that sets forth in reasonable detail the
facts                and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the
               Executives employment under the provisions so indicated.
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| | 2.12. | Pro
Rata Bonus shall mean an amount equal to the Bonus Amount
               multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of days in
the                fiscal year through the Termination Date and the denominator of which
is three                hundred sixty-five (365).
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| | 2.13. | SEC shall
mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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| | 2.14. | Subsidiary shall
mean a corporation in which greater than                fifty percent (50%) of the shares
are owned, directly or indirectly, by the                Company or a subsidiary of the
Company.
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| | 2.15. | Successors
and Assigns shall mean a corporation or other                entity acquiring
all or substantially all the stock, assets and/or business of                the Company
whether by operation of law or otherwise.
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| | 2.16. | Termination
Date shall mean in the case of the                Executives death, his
date of death; in the case of Good Reason, the last                day of his employment;
and in all other cases, the date specified in the Notice                of Termination,
provided, however, that if the Executives employment is                terminated
by the Company for Cause or due to Disability, the date specified in                the
Notice of Termination shall be at least thirty (30) days from the date the
               Notice of Termination is given to the Executive, and provided further,
that in                the case of Disability, the Executive shall not have returned to
the full-time                performance of his duties during such period of at least
thirty (30) days.
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| | 2.17. | Voting
Securities shall mean those securities of a                corporation that are
entitled to vote generally in the election of directors of                such
corporation.
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| | 3. | Termination
of Employment.
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| | 3.1. | If,
during the term of this Agreement, the Executives employment with the
               Company shall be terminated within twenty-four (24) months following a
Change in                Control of the Company, the Executive shall be entitled to the
following                compensation and benefits:
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| | (a) | If
the Executives employment with the Company shall be terminated                (1) by
the Company for Cause or Disability, (2) by reason of the                Executives
death, or (3) by the Executive other than for Good Reason,                the
Company shall pay to the Executive the Accrued Compensation and, if such
               termination is other than by the Company for Cause, the Pro Rata Bonus.
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| | (b) | If
the Executives employment with the Company shall be terminated for any
               reason other than as specified in Section 3.1(a), the Executive shall be
               entitled to the following:
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| | (i) | The
Company shall pay the Executive his Accrued Compensation and the                Pro Rata
Bonus;
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| | (ii) | The
Company shall pay the Executive as severance pay and, in lieu of any further
               compensation for periods subsequent to the Termination Date, a payment
equal to                two (2) times the sum of (A) the Base Amount and (B) the
Bonus Amount.
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| | (iii) | For
eighteen (18) months (the Continuation Period) following
               such termination, the Company shall continue to provide, at its expense,
life                insurance coverage to the Executive on the same terms as provided to
the                Executive by the Company under any life insurance plan or program as
in                existence at any time during the 90-day period prior to the Change in
Control or                at any time thereafter or, if such coverage, in whole or in
part, is no longer                provided to similarly situated executives who continue
in the employ of the                Company during the Continuation Period, such life
insurance coverage as is                provided to those similarly situated executives
during the Continuation Period,                in either case to the extent such
insurance coverage is permissible under the                terms of the Companys
life insurance plans or programs. The Company agrees                that it shall, if
necessary for the continuation of such insurance coverage,                take any steps
that are reasonably necessary to amend its life insurance plans                or
programs in order to permit the Executive to continue to receive coverage
               under such plans, provided the cost to the Company of taking such actions
is not                commercially unreasonable. The Companys obligation hereunder
with respect                to the foregoing life insurance benefits shall be limited to
the extent that the                Executive obtains any such benefits pursuant to a
subsequent employers                employee benefit plans, in which case the
Company may reduce the coverage of any                life insurance benefits it is
required to provide the Executive hereunder as                long as the aggregate
insurance coverage of the combined plans is no less                favorable to the
Executive than the life insurance coverage required to be                provided
hereunder. In addition to the foregoing, if the Executive elects any
               benefits mandated under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
of                1985 (COBRA), the Company agrees that it shall pay the full cost of
such                coverage during the Continuation Period, or if shorter, until the
Executive is                no longer eligible for COBRA continuation coverage. This
subsection (iii) shall                not be interpreted so as to limit benefits to which
the Executive or his                dependents or beneficiaries may otherwise be entitled
under any of the                Companys employee benefit plans, programs or
practices following the                Executives termination of employment,
including without limitation, their                entitlement to retiree medical and
life insurance benefits.
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| | (iv) | (A)
The restrictions on any outstanding incentive awards granted to the
               Executive under the USF Corporation Long-Term Incentive Plan (the Stock
               Plan) or under any other incentive plan or arrangement
(including any                restricted stock plan) shall lapse and such incentive
awards shall become one                hundred percent (100%) vested, all stock options
and stock appreciation rights                granted to the Executive shall become
immediately exercisable and shall become                one hundred percent (100%)
vested, and all performance units granted to the                Executive shall become
one hundred percent (100%) vested and (B) the                Executive shall have
the right to require the Company to purchase, for cash, any                shares of
unrestricted stock or shares purchased upon exercise of any options,                at a
price equal to the fair market value of such shares on the date of purchase
               by the Company. For purposes of this Agreement, if the shares are listed
on any                national securities exchange, the fair market value shall be the
mean average of                the high and low sales prices, if any, on the largest such
exchange on the date                of purchase by the Company or, if there are no sales
on such date, on the most                recent trade date thirty (30) days or less prior
to the date of purchase by the                Company. If the shares are not listed on
any national securities exchange, the                fair market value of such shares
shall be determined by a nationally recognized                investment banking firm
mutually agreed upon by the Company and the Executive.                If the parties
shall be unable to mutually agree upon an investment banking                firm, then
each of the Company and the Executive shall designate an investment
               banking firm within ten (10) days of the date on which it is determined
that the                parties are unable to mutually agree upon an investment banking
firm. The two                (2) independent firms shall, within ten (10) days, jointly
select a third                nationally recognized investment banking firm, whose
determination of the fair                market value shall be final, binding and
conclusive on the Company and the                Executive. All costs associated with the
determination of fair market value                shall be borne by the Company.
Notwithstanding anything in this                paragraph (iv) to the contrary, if
there exists an inconsistency between                the terms of the Stock Plan and this
paragraph (iv), such that the terms of this                paragraph (iv) cannot be
applied in a manner that is consistent with the                Stock Plan, then the terms
of the Stock Plan shall govern, provided, however,                that the Company shall
pay the Executive in one single sum the difference                between (1) the
amount that the Executive would receive by applying this                paragraph most
favorably to the Executive, without regard to the Stock Plan, and                (2) the
amount that the Executive would receive under this paragraph after
               applying any limitations imposed by the Stock Plan.
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| | (v) | The
Company shall pay the full cost of outplacement services for the Executive
               for a period of six (6) months following such termination or, if earlier,
until                the Executive obtains full-time employment, to be provided by an
outplacement                services firm selected by the Executive.
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| | (c) | The
amounts provided for in Sections 3.1(a) and 3.1(b)(i) and (ii) shall be paid
               in a single lump sum cash payment within thirty (30) days after the
               Executives Termination Date (or earlier if required by applicable
law).
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| | (d) | The
Executive shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment
               provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment and no such
payment                shall be offset or reduced by the amount of any compensation or
benefits                provided to the Executive in any subsequent employment, except as
provided in                Section 3.1(b)(iii).
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| | 3.2. | The
severance pay and benefits provided for in this Section 3 shall also be in
               lieu of any other severance or termination pay to which the Executive may
be                entitled under any Company severance or termination plan, program,
practice or                arrangement.
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| | 3.3. | Other
than as set forth in Section 3.2, the Executives entitlement to any
               other compensation or benefits shall be determined in accordance with the
               Companys employee benefit plans and other applicable programs,
policies                and practices then in effect.
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| | 4. | Notice
of Termination. Following a Change in Control, any purported
               termination of the Executives employment by the Company shall be
               communicated by Notice of Termination to the Executive.
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| | 5. | Excise
Tax Payments.
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| | 5.1. | If
any payment (within the meaning of Section 280G(b)(2) of the Internal Revenue
               Code of 1986, as amended (the Code)) to the Executive
               pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise in connection with,
or                arising out of, his employment with the Company or a change in
ownership or                effective control of the Company (a Payment or
               Payments) would be subject to an excise tax imposed by
               Section 4999 of the Code or any interest or penalties are incurred by the
               Executive with respect to such excise tax (such excise tax, together with
any                such interest and penalties, are hereinafter collectively referred to
as the                Excise Tax), then the Executive will be entitled
to receive                an additional payment (a Gross-Up Payment)
in an amount such                that, after payment by the Executive of all taxes
(including any interest or                penalties, other than interest and penalties
imposed by reason of the                Executives failure to file timely a tax
return or pay taxes shown due on                his return, imposed with respect to such
taxes and the Excise Tax), including                any Excise Tax imposed upon the
Gross-Up Payment, the Executive will receive an                amount as a Gross-Up
Payment equal to the Excise Tax imposed upon the Payments.
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| | 5.2. | An
initial determination as to whether a Gross-Up Payment is required pursuant
               to this Agreement and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment shall be made at
the                Companys expense by an accounting firm selected by the Company
and                reasonably acceptable to the Executive (the Accounting Firm).
               If the Company and the Executive shall be unable to mutually agree upon an
               accounting firm, then each of the Company and the Executive shall
designate an                independent accounting firm within ten (10) days of the date
on which it is                determined that the parties are unable to mutually agree
upon an accounting                firm. The two (2) independent accounting firms shall,
within ten (10) days,                jointly select a third independent accounting firm,
which third firm shall be                the Accounting Firm for purposes of this Section 5.2.
The Accounting Firm                shall provide its determination (the Determination),
together                with detailed supporting calculations and documentation to the
Company and the                Executive within five (5) days of the Termination Date, or
such other time as                requested by the Company or by the Executive (provided
the Executive reasonably                believes that any of the Payments may be subject
to the Excise Tax), and if the                Accounting Firm determines that no Excise
Tax is payable by the Executive with                respect to a Payment or Payments, it
shall furnish the Executive with an opinion                reasonably acceptable to the
Executive that no Excise Tax will be imposed with                respect to any such
Payment or Payments. Within ten (10) days of the delivery of                the
Determination to the Executive, the Executive shall have the right to
               dispute the Determination (the Dispute). The Gross-Up
               Payment, if any, as determined pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall be
paid                by the Company to the Executive within fifteen (15) days of the
receipt of the                Determination. The existence of the Dispute shall not in
any way affect the                Executives right to receive the Gross-Up Payment
in accordance with the                Determination. If there is no Dispute, the
Determination shall be binding, final                and conclusive upon the Company and
the Executive subject to the application of                Section 5.3 below.
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| | 5.3. | As
a result of the uncertainty in the application of Sections 4999 and 280G of
               the Code, it is possible that a Gross-Up Payment (or a portion thereof)
will be                paid which should not have been paid (an Excess Payment)
or a                Gross-Up Payment (or a portion thereof) which should have been paid
will not                have been paid (an Underpayment). An
Underpayment shall be                deemed to have occurred (a) upon notice (formal
or informal) to the                Executive from any governmental taxing authority that
the Executives tax                liability (whether in respect of the Executives
current taxable year or in                respect of any prior taxable year) may be
increased by reason of the imposition                of the Excise Tax on a Payment or
Payments with respect to which the Company has                failed to make a sufficient
Gross-Up Payment, (b) upon a determination by a                court, (c) by
reason of a determination by the Company, or (d) upon                the resolution
of the Dispute to the Executives satisfaction. If an                Underpayment
occurs, the Executive shall promptly notify the Company and the                Company
shall promptly, but in any event, at least five (5) days prior to the                date
on which the applicable government taxing authority has requested payment,
               pay to the Executive an additional Gross-Up Payment equal to the amount of
the                Underpayment plus any interest and penalties (other than interest and
penalties                imposed by reason of the Executives failure to file timely
a tax return or                pay taxes shown due on the Executives return)
imposed on the Underpayment.                An Excess Payment shall be deemed to have
occurred upon a Final                Determination (as hereinafter
defined) that the Excise Tax shall not                be imposed upon a Payment or
Payments (or portion thereof) with respect to which                the Executive had
previously received a Gross-Up Payment. A Final                Determination shall
be deemed to have occurred when the Executive has                received from the
applicable government taxing authority a refund of taxes or                other
reduction in the Executives tax liability and upon either                (a) the
date a determination is made by, or an agreement is entered into                with, the
applicable governmental taxing authority which finally and                conclusively
binds the Executive and such taxing authority, or in the event that                a
claim is brought before a court of competent jurisdiction, the date upon which
               a final determination has been made by such court and either all appeals
have                been taken and finally resolved or the time for all appeals has
expired or                (b) the statute of limitations with respect to the
Executives                applicable tax return has expired. If an Excess Payment
is determined to have                been made, the amount of the Excess Payment shall be
treated as a loan by the                Company to the Executive and the Executive shall
pay to the Company on demand                (but not less than ten (10) days after the
determination of such Excess Payment                and written notice has been delivered
to the Executive) the amount of the Excess                Payment plus interest at an
annual rate equal to the Applicable Federal Rate                provided for in Section
1274(d) of the Code from the date the Gross-Up Payment                (to which the
Excess Payment relates) was paid to the Executive until the rate                of
repayment to the Company.
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| | 6. | Successors;
Binding Agreement.
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| | 6.1. | This
Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the
               Company and its Successors and Assigns, and the Company shall require any
               Successors and Assigns to expressly assume and agree to perform this
Agreement                in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would
be required to                perform it if no such succession or assignment had taken
place.
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| | 6.2. | Neither
this Agreement nor any right or interest hereunder shall be assignable                or
transferable by the Executive or his beneficiaries or legal representatives,
               except by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and this
Agreement                shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Executives
legal                representatives.
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| | 7. | Fees
and Expenses. The Company shall pay all legal fees and related
               expenses (including the costs of experts, evidence and counsel) incurred
by the                Executive as they become due as a result of (a) the Executive
seeking to                obtain or enforce any right or benefit provided by this
Agreement (including,                but not limited to, any such fees and expenses
incurred in connection with                (i) the Dispute, and (ii) the
Gross-Up Payment whether as a result of                any applicable government taxing
authority proceeding, audit or otherwise) or by                any other plan or
arrangement maintained by the Company under which the                Executive may be
entitled to receive benefits, and (b) the Executives                hearing
before the Board as contemplated in Section 2.6 of this Agreement.
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| | 8. | Notice.
For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other                communications
provided for in the Agreement (including the Notice of                Termination) shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given                when personally
delivered or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested,                postage
prepaid, addressed to the respective addresses last given by each party                to
the other, provided that all notices to the Company shall be directed to the
               attention of the Board with a copy to the Secretary of the Company. All
notices                and communications shall be deemed to have been received on the
date of delivery                thereof or on the third business day after the mailing
thereof, except that                notice of a change of address shall be effective only
upon receipt.
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| | 9. | Non-exclusivity
of Rights. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent or                limit the
Executives continuing or future participation in any benefit,                bonus,
incentive or other plan or program provided by the Company (except as
               otherwise expressly provided herein) and for which the Executive may
qualify,                nor shall anything herein limit or reduce such rights as the
Executive may have                under any other agreements with the Company (except as
otherwise expressly                provided herein). Amounts that are vested benefits or
that the Executive is                otherwise entitled to receive under any plan or
program of the Company shall be                payable in accordance with such plan or
program, except as expressly modified by                this Agreement.
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| | 10. | Settlement
of Claims. The Companys obligation to make the payments                provided
for in this Agreement and otherwise to perform its obligations                hereunder
shall not be affected by any circumstances, including, without                limitation,
any set-off, counterclaim, recoupment, defense or other right which                the
Company may have against the Executive or others.
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| | 11. | Miscellaneous.
No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or                discharged
unless such modification, waiver, or discharge is agreed to in                writing and
signed by the Executive and the Company. No waiver by either party                hereto
at any time of any breach by the other party hereto of any condition or
               provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be
deemed                a waiver of similar or dissimilar provisions or conditions at the
same or at any                prior or subsequent time.
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| | 12. | Payments to Beneficiary. If the Executive dies before receiving amounts
               to which the Executive is entitled under this Agreement, such amounts shall be
               paid in a lump sum to the beneficiary designated in writing by the Executive, or
               if none is so designated, to the Executives estate.
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| | 13. | Non-alienation
of Benefits. Benefits payable under this Agreement shall                not be
subject in any manner to anticipation, alienation, sale, transfer,
               assignment, pledge, encumbrance, charge, garnishment, execution or levy of
any                kind, either voluntary or involuntary, before actually being received
by the                Executive, and any such attempt to dispose of any right to benefits
payable                under this Agreement shall be void.
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| | 14. | Severability.
If any one or more articles, sections or other portions of                this Agreement
are declared by any court or governmental authority to be                unlawful or
invalid, such unlawfulness or invalidity shall not serve to                invalidate any
article, section or other portion not so declared to be unlawful                or
invalid. Any article, section or other portion so declared to be unlawful or
               invalid shall be construed so as to effectuate the terms of such article,
               section or other portion to the fullest extent possible while remaining
lawful                and valid.
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| | 15. | Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts,                each of which
shall be deemed an original, but all of which together constitute                one and
the same instrument.
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| | 16. | Tax
Withholding. The Company may withhold from any amounts payable under
               this Agreement any federal, state or local taxes that are required to be
               withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
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| | 17. | Obligations
Unfunded. The obligations of the Company under this Agreement                shall be
unfunded and unsecured. The Company is not required to segregate any
               assets that may at any time be required to provide benefits under this
               Agreement.
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| | 18. | Governing
Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed and                enforced in
accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, to the extent                that such
laws are not preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act                of
1974, as amended (ERISA).
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| | 19. | Entire
Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between                the
parties hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings and
               arrangements, oral or written, between the parties hereto with respect to
the                subject matter hereof.
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| | 20. | Application
of ERISA. This Agreement constitutes part of a welfare plan                for
certain selected employees, as set forth in Department of Labor Regulation
               § 2520.104-24. Accordingly, nothing herein shall be deemed to
limit or                restrict any rights or entitlements to which the Executive is
entitled under                ERISA, and any such rights or entitlements are expressly
incorporated herein by                reference.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company has caused this Agreement to be executed by its duly
authorized officer and the Executive has executed this Agreement as of the day and year
first above written.

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|EMPLOYER:                                                                                | EXECUTIVE:            
|USF
CORPORATION,a
Delaware corporation                                                   |                       
|/s/ Richard P. DiStasioBy:  Richard P. DiStasio
Its: President & Chief Executive Officer | /s/ Thomas E. Bergmann