Vitran Corporation Inc. to Report 2013 Third Quart

TORONTO, Oct. 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Vitran Corporation Inc. (Nasdaq: VTNC ) (TSX: VTN ), today announced that it will host its 2013 third quarter financial results conference call and webcast on Friday, November 1, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. ET. The Company plans to announce its third quarter financial results before the market opens Friday November 1, 2013.

For the conference call, please call five minutes in advance to ensure that you are connected. Questions and answers will be taken only from participants on the call. For the webcast, please allow 15 minutes to register and download and install any necessary software.

The call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Vitran's website www.vitran.com .  Webcast participants are invited to submit email inquiries that management may address during the call. Please send questions to vtnc@vitrancorp.com prior to the start of the call.

The webcast is also being distributed through the Thomson StreetEvents Network to both institutional and individual investors. Individual investors can listen to the call at www.fulldisclosure.com , Thomson/CCBN's individual investor portal, powered by StreetEvents. Institutional investors can access the call via Thomson's password-protected event management site, StreetEvents ( www.streetevents.com ).

About Vitran Corporation Inc.

Vitran Corporation Inc., through its wholly-owned subsidiaries, is a group of transportation companies offering national, regional, expedited and transborder less-than-truckload services throughout Canada. To find out more about Vitran Corporation Inc. (Nasdaq: VTNC ) (TSX: VTN ), visit the website at www.vitran.com .

William Deluce, Interim President, CEO Fayaz Suleman, VP Finance, CFO Vitran Corporation Inc. 416-596-7664