U.S. BANK ADDS U.S. FLEET TO ITS GROWING CHANNEL PARTNER PROGRAM

MINNEAPOLIS and ROCKY MOUNT, N.C. (Sept 8, 2010) – U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems, a provider of universal fleet fueling and maintenance cards, is expanding its Channel Partner Program with the addition of North Carolina.-based U.S. Fleet.

The latest U.S. Bank Channel Partner to date, U.S. Fleet has begun issuing fleet cards that can be used at all of its U.S. Fleet locations in central North Carolina and at any of the 230,000 Voyager fuel and maintenance locations throughout the United States.

“U.S. Bank’s Voyager Channel Partner program greatly expands the volume and quality of services we can offer our fleet customers,” said Andy Sadler, director of operations at U.S. Fleet. “We’re excited about the program’s potential to gain visibility and customer loyalty for U.S. Fleet.”

A pioneer in fleet card-lock systems, U.S. Fleet has been providing customers fleet management tools since 1981.
Its network of commercial fueling facilities offers gasoline, highway diesel and off-road diesel.

By becoming a Channel Partner, U.S. Fleet joins the nationwide U.S. Bank network of providers offering efficient and controlled ways to purchase fuel and maintenance services. The U.S. Bank Channel Partner Program allows participants to generate revenue based on monthly fuel volume purchased with the co-branded Voyager fleet card at domestic and remote locations.

“We’re delighted to add U.S. Fleet, a pioneer in fleet card-lock systems on the East Coast, to our growing network of Channel Partners,” said Jeff Rankin, senior sales and marketing officer, U.S. Bank Corporate Payment Systems. “We look forward to helping them take their product and service offering to a new level, especially in the areas of data analysis and online reporting.”

About U.S. Fleet
U.S. Fleet has been providing customers with an assortment of comprehensive fleet management tools since 1981. It operates a network of commercial fueling facilities throughout central North Carolina and offers multiple options for fleet fueling, including the nationwide Universal Fleet card provided through U.S. Bank.

About U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems
U.S. Bank Voyager Fleet Systems Inc. is a leading provider of the universal fleet fueling and maintenance cards for over 1.6 million vehicles. Specifically designed to serve the needs of any size fleet, the Voyager Fleet Card is accepted at over 230,000 retail locations in all 50 states and provides comprehensive fleet management information services to commercial businesses and government agencies. To learn more, visit U.S. Bank online at www.usbank.com/voyagerfleet.

About U.S. Bancorp
U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB), with $283 billion in assets as of June 30, 2010, is the parent company of U.S. Bank, the fifth largest commercial bank in the United States. The company operates 3,002 banking offices in 24 states and 5,309 ATMs and provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses and institutions. Visit U.S. Bancorp on the web at www.usbank.com.