Con-way Freight Opens $12 Million Operations Center In Joliet, Ill.

Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking company and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), has announced the opening of a new, $12 million service center in Joliet, Illinois.

The facility will serve as the local hub from which the company will provide daily commercial freight pickup and delivery services throughout the greater Joliet region, connecting local businesses with their customers throughout the Chicago area, Illinois and North America.

Located at 1950 Terminal Court, the 41,600-square-foot freight facility has more than 70 employees in jobs such as driver sales representatives, operations support, sales, customer service and administration.

The new center provides 80 dock doors and the capacity to move in excess of 1.6 million pounds of freight per day, doubling the ability of the previous facility. In addition, the new facility boasts 6,500 square feet of office space and an on-site fueling island.

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