Con-way Freight Drivers Make Strong Showing at 2008 National Truck Driving Championships

Con-way Freight Drivers Make Strong Showing at 2008 National Truck Driving
Championships
Competitors Showcase Professionalism, Safe Driving Skills at Annual 'Super
Bowl of Safety'

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way Freight, a
less-than-truckload (LTL) freight carrier and the largest subsidiary of
Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), announced today that 16 Con-way Freight drivers took
away top 10 finishes in their respective equipment classes at the 2008
National Truck Driving Championships. Con-way Freight was represented at the
annual competition, held Aug. 19-23 in Houston, by 67 of its drivers, all of
whom won their state championships to qualify for the Nationals.
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Known as the industry's "Super Bowl of Safety," competitors qualified by
capturing their state title and by maintaining an accident-free safety record
for the previous year. At the national competition, each driver faced testing
in four areas: a personal interview, a timed written exam, a pre-trip
inspection test and a driving skills test. There are a total of eight
equipment classes in which drivers compete: 3-Axle, 4-Axle, 5-Axle, 5-Axle
Flatbed, 5-Axle Sleeper, Straight Truck, Tankers and Twins.
Jeff Halford and Josh Jetton, two Con-way Freight driver sales
representatives from Boise, Idaho, scored highest among the company's
67 qualifiers at this year's competition. Halford finished second in the
4-Axle division while Jetton took home a third-place trophy in the Straight
Truck category. The Boise service center sent a total of five drivers to the
competition, including Tracy English, a rookie competitor and the only woman
to advance to the Nationals this year.
"I couldn't be more proud of Jeff and Josh, as well as the 65 other
Con-way Freight professionals who represented our company so well this year,"
said John G. Labrie, president, Con-way Freight. "These men and women are the
elite in our industry, the best of the best. They truly showcase the spirit,
motivation and personal integrity that are the foundation of professional
excellence. It was an honor to join these individuals and their families at
this year's Nationals, and to recognize them for their hard work and
dedication to the highest standards of safety."
Since the championships began in 1937, 11 Con-way Freight drivers have
been named National Champion in their equipment classes, including Dale Duncan
of Chula Vista, Calif., who won the National Grand Champion overall title in
2006. The national competition annually brings together nearly 400 of the
nation's most skilled and accomplished commercial truck drivers.
The remaining Con-way Freight drivers who captured a Top 10 finish this
year are:

Name Class City State
Bob Gromley Sixth Place, 5-Axle Flatbed Tucson AZ
Jonathan Churchwell Eighth Place, 3-Axle Rome GA
Kerry Eilers Tenth Place, Tankers LaSalle IL
Steve Gordon Fifth Place, 5-Axle Indianapolis IN
Joe Trifiletti Sixth Place, 4-Axle Wichita KS
Mark Church Tenth Place, 3-Axle Winston-Salem NC
Robert Fiest Ninth Place, 3-Axle Bismarck ND
Ron White Fifth Place (tie), 3-Axle Manchester NH*
Brian Becker Ninth Place, Tankers Reno NV
Bob Dolan Sixth Place, Straight Truck Allentown PA
John Libucha Tenth Place, Twins Providence RI
Robert French Fifth Place (tie), Tankers Wytheville VA
Mike Stickley Tenth Place, 4-Axle Winchester VA
Tim Bailey Tenth Place, Straight Truck Charleston WV

* Competed in Vermont

In 2008 Con-way Freight captured the industry's most prestigious award for
safety, receiving the President's Trophy from the American Trucking
Associations. The award signifies that Con-way Freight's performance ranked
it as the safest large trucking company in America. Collectively, Con-way
Freight's driver sales representatives traveled more than 2.2 million miles
between accidents -- the equivalent of driving the distance to the moon and
back nearly nine times without an accident.
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 through a single, unified network of more than
400 operating locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico.
Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way Freight offers LTL freight delivery across
North America, as well as delivery in the United States for international
less-than-container (LCL) ocean shipments from Asia through its
OceanGuaranteed(SM) service. Con-way Freight is a certified FAST highway
carrier and is ISO 9001- and 14001-, C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and CSA-certified.
Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a
$4.7 billion diversified freight transportation and logistics services
company. For more information, visit http://www.con-way.com/freight.
SOURCE Con-way Freight

Jayme Ackemann of Con-way Inc., +1-650-378-5418, ackemann.jayme@con-way.com;
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Freight