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                                                                    EXHIBIT 99.6

                          VELOCITY EXPRESS CORPORATION

                          NOMINEE HOLDER CERTIFICATION

        The undersigned, a bank, broker, trustee, depositary or other nominee of
subscription rights (the "Rights") to subscribe for and purchase shares of
Velocity Express Corporation's Series I Convertible Preferred Stock, par value
$0.004 per share ("Series I Preferred") pursuant to the rights offering (the
"Rights Offering") described in Velocity Express Corporation's prospectus dated,
____________, 2003, (the "Prospectus"), hereby certifies to Velocity Express
Corporation and to American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Subscription
Agent for the Rights Offering, that (1) the undersigned has exercised, on behalf
of the beneficial owners thereof (which may include the undersigned), the number
of Rights specified below pursuant to the Basic Subscription Right (as defined
in the Prospectus) of beneficial owners of Rights who have subscribed for the
purchase of additional shares of Series I Preferred pursuant to the
Over-Subscription Right (as defined in the Prospectus), listing separately below
each such exercised Basic Subscription Right and the corresponding
Over-Subscription Right (without identifying any such beneficial owner), and (2)
each such beneficial owner's Basic Subscription Right has been exercised in
full:

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            Number Of            Rights Exercised        Number Of Shares Subscribed
          Shares Owned          Pursuant To Basic           For Pursuant To Over-
       On The Record Date       Subscription Right            Subscription Right
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Provide the following information if applicable:


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Depository Trust Company ("DTC")
Participant Number

By:
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Name:
Title:

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DTC Basic Subscription Confirmation
Number(s)

