CNF Honors Five Exceptional Employees At Fifth Annual Raymond F. O'Brien Award of Excellence Dinner.

Business Editors/Transportation Writers

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 6, 2000

CNF, a management company of global supply chain services, has presented its most coveted award to five employees at its fifth annual Raymond F. O'Brien Award of Excellence Dinner. Winners, who were nominated by their peers and this year included the first international winner of the award, were flown to Palo Alto for the special recognition ceremony hosted by CNF President and CEO Gregory L. Quesnel. O'Brien, CNF chairman-emeritus and namesake of the award, participated in the event.

This award, now in its fifth year, is bestowed annually upon employees who demonstrate the same professional and personal leadership qualities as O'Brien, who served as CNF's chairman for 17 years. CNF (NYSE:CNF) is a $5.6-billion company with 35,000 employees and business activities in more than 200 countries. It has businesses in regional trucking, air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, global logistics management and trailer manufacturing.

Each honoree received $5,000 worth of CNF stock and a specially designed crystal sculpture.

The recipients of this year's Raymond F. O'Brien Award of Excellence were:

      --  Edwina A. Bock, coordinator, Con-Way Transportation Matching
        Center, Con-Way Central Express, Bridgeview, IL.

      --  D. Wayne Byerley, Jr., vice president of purchasing for CNF,
        Palo Alto, CA.

      --  William A. Dolezal, director Christmas planning and
        operations, Emery Worldwide Airlines, Fairborn, OH.

      --  Stuart Frost, gateway manager, Emery Worldwide, London, U.K.

      --  Rochelle E. "Shelley" Levitt, administrative assistant/office
        manager, Menlo Logistics, Redwood City, CA.

These employees were initially nominated for the award by their peers. A peer-selection committee then submitted names to a final selection committee, composed of former recipients and distinguished retirees. The award recipients were selected because they exemplify many of O'Brien's leadership traits, such as service excellence, innovative solutions, cost controls, developing others and ethics/integrity.

"These honorees reflect the wide range of talented employees we have at CNF," said Quesnel. "We are honored to recognize and thank them for their dedication to our company, to their team members and to our customers," he said.

"These employees were nominated because their special contributions to our organization stand out to the people who work with them and for them. When we began this program five years ago, it was founded on our belief that the highest honor employees can receive is the respect of their coworkers. After meeting this year's winners, it is clear to me why their coworkers value them so highly."

Following are brief descriptions of some of the many accomplishments for which these honorees were recognized:

      --  Edwina A. Bock -- For more than 15 years, Bock has worked in
        the over, short and damaged operations of the claims
        management department at Con-Way Central Express, one of the
        regional carriers of Con-Way Transportation Services. Despite
        the pressures of being the ultimate problem solver for
        shipments that go astray within the system, her personality
        was described as "overflowing and tremendously optimistic,
        with a contagious, can-do attitude." Her diligence has allowed
        her co-workers to perform their jobs more effectively and
        efficiently. Through her efforts, Bock has saved the company
        thousands of dollars over the years, including more than
        $350,000 in 1999 alone. Always there for her customers, Bock
        has not missed a day of work in the past three years.

      --  D. Wayne Byerley, Jr. -- For the past ten years, Byerley has
        managed the multi-million dollar centralized purchasing
        operation for the CNF companies (Con-Way Transportation
        Services, Emery Worldwide and Menlo Logistics) that includes
        everything from tractors and forklifts to real estate and jet
        fuel. Byerley also oversees the operations of Road Systems,
        CNF's trailer manufacturing company. Described as "the
        ultimate professional," Byerley was nominated for his flexible
        and innovative approach to his job. For example, he invented a
        lightweight loading deck that can be easily placed inside a
        trailer to enable stacking of previously unstackable freight.
        This invention, now manufactured by Road Systems, has saved
        Con-Way millions of dollars over the years by enabling it to
        fit more freight in each trailer.

      --  William A. Dolezal -- In his role as director of Christmas
        planning and operations for Emery Worldwide Airlines (EWA),
        Dolezal helps design and oversee the huge and complex
        Christmas operations of the Priority Mail network that EWA
        operates under contract with the U.S. Postal Service. EWA's
        network of ten Priority Mail processing centers transports and
        sorts 15 percent of the Priority Mail delivered in the U.S. In
        December of 1999, it handled more than 63 million packages.
        Dolezal also served on the startup team from EWA that designed
        and built the EWA postal operations network. Dolezal was cited
        as having earned an extraordinary level of trust from the
        USPS. He started with EWA in 1985 and has become well known
        within the company for assisting with projects outside his
        work area and routinely volunteering for assignments and
        sticking with them until completion.

      --  Stuart Frost -- Frost is Emery Worldwide's gateway manager in
        the U.K., a job that was described as "having to please all of
        the people...all of the time." Because Emery operates as a
        freight forwarder outside the U.S., Frost's responsibilities
        include negotiating cargo space with major airlines in order
        to meet Emery's commitments to its customers. It's a difficult
        job, as commercial cargo space is increasingly hard to find.
        Frost was described as well-respected by the major airlines,
        who consider him an honest, knowledgeable, hard-bargainer who
        believes wholeheartedly in providing the best value for all.
        Frost was described as an extremely conscientious, dependable
        and hard working professional who sees every challenge through
        to the end. Frost, who is known by his customers as "Mr.
        Emery," joined the company in 1967 and his enthusiasm for the
        company, his fellow employees and Emery's customers has never
        dimmed.

      --  Rochelle (Shelley) E. Levitt -- Levitt is the office manager
        for Menlo Logistics and administrative assistant to the
        company's CEO, John Williford. She was described on her
        nomination form as "the glue that holds Menlo Logistics
        together." Levitt joined the company 12 years ago, and was the
        second employee of Menlo, after Williford. She was cited for
        having added value for both Menlo and its customers in every
        capacity she has worked in over the years. In the tradition of
        Ray O'Brien, Levitt works hard to develop others and serves as
        a role model and mentor for all of the administrative
        assistants at Menlo and throughout CNF. With her constant
        display of professionalism, patience and compassion, she has
        set a fine example for everyone at Menlo where her willingness
        to do whatever it takes...with a smile...is contagious among
        her fellow employees.

CNF is based in Palo Alto. Con-Way Transportation Services is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Emery Worldwide and Menlo Logistics are based in Redwood City, Calif. Emery Worldwide Airlines is based in Dayton, Ohio.

Information about CNF and each of its companies can be found on the Internet at www.cnf.com.

Editors Note: Photographs available upon request.