Miller Industries Announces DataPath Project

Tuesday, November 9, 4:34 pm Eastern Time

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, November 9, 2004-- Miller Industries, Inc. (NYSE: MLR)("the Company") began a project with DataPath, Inc., a provider of satellite communications, based in Norcross, Georgia for whom Miller Industries, Inc. provided services for completion of twenty-five mobile communication trailers. DataPath, Inc. is a company in which Miller Industries, Inc.'s chairman and one of its directors hold a minority equity interest and on whose board they also serve. This arrangement was approved by the disinterested members of the Audit Committee. Upon successful completion of that project, DataPath, Inc., engaged Miller Industries, Inc. to provide both design and engineering to assist in the redesign of the unit.

If this redesign effort is successful, the Company will manufacture one hundred forty-five mobile communication trailers during the first half of 2005. Although final pricing terms have not been negotiated, total revenue to the Company from these one hundred forty-five additional units is estimated to be in excess of $6 million.

Jeffrey I. Badgley, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Miller Industries, Inc. stated, "I am extremely excited about the DataPath project. I believe it fits well with our expertise in the manufacturing of highly engineered mobile equipment. DataPath has an excellent reputation in satellite communication and this new product has broad market application. We look forward to working with DataPath on this project and future projects."

Miller Industries is the world's largest manufacturer of towing and recovery equipment, and markets its towing and recovery equipment under a number of well-recognized brands, including Century, Vulcan, Chevron, Holmes, Challenger, Champion and Eagle.

Except for historical information contained herein, the matters set forth in this news release are forward-looking statements. The Company noted that forward looking statements set forth above involve a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from any such statement, including the risks and uncertainties discussed under the caption "Risk Factors" in the Company's Form 10-K for fiscal 2003, which discussion is incorporated herein by this reference.

Source: Miller Industries, Inc.

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