Con-way freight has announced that in a union representation election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), mechanics at Con-way Freights facility in Gary/Hammond, Ind. voted to reject representation by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union. Con-way Freight currently does not have a contract with any union at any of its […]
Con-way Freight, a nationwide less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier will implement a general rate increase averaging 4.7 percent, applicable to non-contractual business, effective October 27. The rate increase will apply to customers on the company’s CNWY 599 tariff. It will affect general LTL rates, minimum charges, accessorial and other supplemental fees involved in the provision of service […]
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking company and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), has the opening of its newest service center, in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. The $8 million facility will serve as the local hub from which the company will provide daily freight pickup and delivery services for businesses throughout the greater Fond du […]
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), has announced it is outfitting its line haul trailer fleet with DuraPlate® AeroSkirts® to increase overall fleet fuel efficiency and reduce carbon emissions. Commonly known as “trailer skirts,” the DuraPlate AeroSkirt was developed by Wabash Composites, a division of Wabash National Corporation […]
Con-way Freight, the nationwide less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), has announced that it will institute a general rate increase averaging 5.4 percent applicable to non-contractual business, effective March 31. The rate increase will be implemented for customers on the company’s CNW 599 tariff and will apply to general LTL rates, minimum charges […]
Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), has now fully deployed Drive Safe Systems™, a suite of advanced on-board “monitor, sense and alert” technologies, which, coupled with continuous, peer-based driver training and coaching, are designed to enhance overall safety performance and operating efficiency of the company’s 15,000 professional drivers […]
