Freight Carrier Spotlight: Con-way Freight
Con-way Inc. is a publically traded $4.7 billion freight transportation and logistics services company based out of the Northern California San Francisco Bay Area in the city of San Mateo, California. FORTUNE magazine’s named Con-Way “Most Admired Company in transportation and logistics for 2007″, Con-way has several primary operating companies:
• Con-way Freight
• CFI
• Con-way Truckload
• Menlo Worldwide Logistics
These operating branches of Con-Way provide high-performance, day-definite less-than-truckload (LTL), full truckload and intermodal freight transportation; logistics, warehousing and supply chain management services; and trailer manufacturing. Con-way Inc. and its subsidiaries operate out of more than 500 operating locations across North America as well in 17 countries across five continents.
Con-way Inc. can be traced back to the year 1929 when Leland James, formed a small regional trucking company in Portland, Oregon, known at that time as Consolidated Truck Lines. Through expansion and acquisition over the years the company flourished, and it was decided that it be renamed Consolidated Freightways or CF.
During the deregulation period of the late 1970’s, Con-way met pressures from oil embargos and union labor costs by taking this opportunity to expand its business to include air freight and trailer manufacturing.
Over the decades, James’ company experienced many changes, most notably when, in 1983, Con-way Transportation Services was founded.
2008 marks Con-Way’s 25th Anniversary in business as an LTL freight carrier.
Here are some facts about Con-way Freight:
• Global operations in 17 countries across 5 continents
• A network of 460 operating locations across North America
• More than 27,000 highly trained personnel
• Con-way Freight — Local, regional, transcontinental LTL transportation services
• Menlo Worldwide Logistics — Designs, implements and manages supply chain solutions, including logistics and transportation management, and warehousing and distribution
• Con-way Truckload and CFI — A network of full truckload services across the U.S. and Canada
For more information visit Con-way Freight at:
con-way.com
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