General Info

Con-way traces its heritage to Leland James, who founded a small regional trucking company in 1929 at Portland, Ore. James, the son of a river pilot, had been successful operating a large retail tire business and later a private intercity bus company in Portland. Con-way has become a market leader in the supply chain management industry. It is a $4.2 billion global enterprise with fast-growing, dynamic businesses and a long-established history. Con-way s principal component companies Con-way Transportation Services, Menlo Worldwide and Road Systems - operate in regional trucking, ground expedite, truckload brokerage, air freight forwarding, regional asset based truckload, global logistics management, e-commerce fulfillment and trailer manufacturing. Con-way has 440-plus service locations with fleet resources of nearly 7,800 tractors and 35,000 trailers. The company, which has more than 25,000 employees, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol CNW. Con-way has a location in Plainfield, Ind.