Con-way Truckload Recognizes 2008 Drivers of the Year

JOPLIN, MO, Jan 12 (MARKET WIRE) --
Con-way Truckload, a full-truckload carrier and subsidiary of Con-way
Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced the winners of its 2008 Drivers of the
Year. The annual awards are the highest honor the company bestows on its
professional truck drivers.

Winners were chosen based on exemplary performance, dedication to safety
and professional service representing Con-way Truckload. Awardees included
both solo and team drivers who had previously been selected as Drivers of
the Month during 2008.

"Our Drivers of the Year represent the top of an already elite group of
previous award winners," said Herb Schmidt, president of Con-way
Truckload. "Their professionalism and safe driving practices set them
apart as great role models who are well-deserving of our company's
highest recognition."

Con-way Truckload honored the 2008 winners at a recent ceremony, where
they received commemorative plaques, wrist watches, custom jackets and
cash prizes. They were also recognized with a proclamation by the
Missouri House of Representatives, and inducted into the Con-way
Truckload Hall of Fame at the company's Joplin headquarters.

The 2008 Con-way Truckload honorees are:

-- Company Driver of the Year: George Cook of Arlington, Texas, joined
Con-way Truckload in 1986 and has since driven more than 2.9 million miles.
This year marks his third consecutive Driver of the Year win. Cook is
married and has six children.
-- Company Team of the Year: Alfred and Jennifer Sidwell of Parkersburg,
W.Va., became Con-way Truckload drivers in 2007 after more than 20 combined
years of professional truck driving. Married, they have four children.
-- Contractor Driver of the Year: Jon Smith of Joplin -- also the 2007
Contractor Driver of the Year -- began driving professionally and joined
Con-way Truckload in 1984. Since then, he has driven more than three
million miles. Smith is married and has two daughters.
-- Contractor Team of the Year: Gary and Nora Bulen of Monkey Island,
Okla., became Con-way Truckload drivers in 1991 and 1996, respectively. He
has been a professional driver since 1974, while she began her driving
career in 1995.

About Con-way Truckload

Joplin, Mo.-based Con-way Truckload is an operating company of Con-way
Inc. (NYSE: CNW) and a leading provider of expedited, time-definite
full-truckload transportation services across North America. Formerly
Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI), Con-way Truckload today employs over
3,000 drivers with a fleet of more than 2,700 tractors and 8,600 trailers
operating throughout the United States as well as internationally in
Mexico and Canada. The company provides full-truckload transportation
serving the transcontinental shipping needs of commercial and industrial
businesses as well as sister company Con-way Freight. For more about
Con-way Truckload, visit us on the Web at www.con-way.com/truckload or
call (800) 641-4747.

Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) is a $4.7 billion freight transportation and
global logistics company.

Contacts:

Con-way Truckload
Tera Lankard
(417) 623-5229, ext. 5359
tlankard@cfi-us.com

KG Partners
Amber Caouette/Kristin O'Brien
(207) 773-0700
acaouette@kgmoment.com
kobrien@kgmoment.com

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