CON-WAY Sending At Least 30 Drivers to National Truck Driving Championship in New Orleans.Business Editors/Automotive Writers ANN ARBOR Ann Arbor, city (1990 pop. 109,592), seat of Washtenaw co., S Mich., on the Huron River; inc. 1851. It is a research and educational center, with a large number of government and industrial research and development firms, many in high-technology fields such as , Mich.--(AutomotiveWire)--June 16, 2000 More than half way through the "World Series" of the state-level truck driving championships, Con-Way Transportation Services (CON-WAY) has earned 30 first-place finishes. This translates into CON-WAY sending 30 company driver sales representatives to New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded August 9-12 to compete in the 2000 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC NTDC Naval Training Device Center NTDC National Transmission and Dispatch Company Ltd (Pakistan) ). State-level championships are held every weekend beginning in early April and concluding in July. Last year, CON-WAY sent more state champions, 46, to the national competition than any other trucking company in the country. The American Trucking Associations (ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment ) sponsors the annual NTDC. The event promotes highway safety and spotlights driver talent, professionalism and dedication to safe vehicle operation. Drivers qualify for the nationals by winning on the state level in one of nine equipment classes. Competition is based on skill, industry knowledge, equipment, policy, practice, and safety regulation knowledge. CON-WAY's current roster of winning drivers includes: Jose Orozco Noun 1. Jose Orozco - Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949) Jose Clemente Orozco, Orozco (Tucson, AZ); Ina Daly (Phoenix, AZ); Clyde Jennings (Jackson, MS); Ken Darling (Sioux Falls Sioux Falls, city (1990 pop. 100,814), seat of Minnehaha co., SE S.Dak., on the Big Sioux River; settled 1856, inc. as a village 1877, as a city 1883. Settlers abandoned the site in 1862 because of Native American raids, but with the establishment (1865) of Fort , SD); Larry Akers (Wheeling, WV); Eddie Coulbourn (Seaford, DE); James Denson (Seaford, DE); David Dorminey (Dothan, AL); Don Elliott Don Elliott (born October 21, 1926 in Somerville, New Jersey; died July 5, 1984 in Weston, Connecticut) was an American jazz trumpeter, vibraphonist, vocalist, and mellophone player. (Birmingham, AL); Dennis Day (Norcross, GA); Jerry Birmingham (Columbus, GA); Leroy Williams (Baton Rouge, LA); Scottie Thomas (Charlotte, NC); Terry Certain (Nashville, TN); Thomas Sullivan (Manchester, NH); David Schraub (Indianapolis, IN); Steve Gordon (Indianapolis, IN); Mark Serf (Muncie, IN); Wayne Cloverdale (Fort Wayne, IN); Dennis Rafferty (Rockford, IL); David James (Rock Falls, IL); Russ Martin (Rolla, MO); John Sanders (St. Louis, MO); Larry Murphy (Oklahoma City, OK); Roger Williams (Oklahoma City, OK); Jeff Benson (Abilene, KS); Gary Loveday (Jessup, MD); Tom Clayton (Providence, RI); Dale Duncan (Chula Vista, CA); and Emilio Cavazus (Fresno, CA). Company officials expect more state winners during the next two months. Con-Way Transportation Services is a $1.9 billion transportation company that provides time-definite and day-definite freight delivery and logistics services for commercial and industrial businesses. Within the Con-Way family are regional less-than-truckload carriers Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express and Con-Way Western Express; Con-Way Truckload Services, providing multi-modal, full truckload shipping; Con-Way NOW, an expedited carrier specializing in emergency shipment service; and Con-Way Integrated Services, a contract supply chain execution service provider. CON-WAY is a subsidiary of Palo Alto, California-based CNF CNF Configuration (File Name Extension) CNF Conference CNF Conjunctive Normal Form CNF Could Not Find CNF Chin National Front (Burma) CNF Canadian Nature Federation CNF Cornell NanoScale Facility (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CNF), a $5.6 billion management company of global supply chain services with businesses in regional trucking, air freight, ocean freight, customs brokerage, global logistics management and trailer manufacturing. Further information about Con-Way and additional press releases are available via the Internet at www.con-way.com |
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