Con-way Freight Wins Translogistics Inc. National LTL Carrier of the Year Award

Company Achieves Highest Recognition Among National LTL Carriers

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Sep 04, 2014, 11:01 ET

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that it has received the 2013 Translogistics Inc. (TLI) National LTL Carrier of the Year Award.

Con-way Freight provides transportation services throughout North America as a core LTL carrier for Birdsboro, Penn.-based TLI, which evaluates its carriers based on both objective and subjective carrier scorecard metrics, rewarding exemplary performance through its annual awards program.

"At TLI, we believe our transportation providers are a vital resource in maintaining a healthy and long-term partnership with our clients," stated Peter Rio, director of operations of Translogistics Inc. "We are proud to recognize Con-way Freight as best in class, demonstrating exceptional service and performance."

TLI's detailed scorecard assessment ranks carriers in multiple categories including safety, pick-up percentage, invoice accuracy, on-time delivery, EDI connectivity/performance and claims-free handling, to name a few. Subjectively, carriers are rated by TLI's audit department in areas regarding issue resolution and billing; by its client services department on operational responsiveness; and by its logistics department on executive commitment and ease of doing business. Con-way Freight received the overall highest scores during the 2013 evaluation process compared to all other national LTL carriers associated with TLI.

"Con-way Freight is honored to be selected by TLI as its National LTL Carrier of the Year," said Greg Lehmkuhl, president, Con-way Freight. "Every day our employees demonstrate a commitment to providing the highest quality service possible and this award is recognition of the talented people who strive continuously to exceed our customers' goals."

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About Con-way Freight
Con-way Freight is the industry's leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation company, providing guaranteed, day-definite regional and transcontinental service with exception-free delivery, on-time service performance and faster transit times through a single, unified network of over 425 service locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL freight transportation across North America and through Global LTL^™ delivery in the United States from around the world. Global solutions include international less-than-container load (LCL) ocean shipments from Asia through its OceanGuaranteed^® service; direct service to more than 30 Bahamian and Caribbean ports through TropicalDirect^SM; and domestic offshore transportation to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way Freight is a certified FAST highway carrier and is C-TPAT/PIP-, ACE- and CSA-certified.

Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a $5.5 billion diversified freight transportation and logistics services company. For more information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.

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