Con-Way Names Bob Petrancosta Director of Safety and Environmental Compliance.PALO ALTO Palo Alto, city, California Palo Alto (păl`ō ăl`tō), city (1990 pop. 55,900), Santa Clara co., W Calif.; inc. 1894. Although primarily residential, Palo Alto has aerospace, electronics, and advanced research industries. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 12, 1998--Robert G. (Bob) Petrancosta, a 25-year veteran of the freight transportation industry, has been named Director of safety and environmental compliance for Con-Way Transportation Services. The announcement was made by Gerald L. Detter, president and chief executive officer of Con-Way, a $1.8 billion company which provides regional and transcontinental less-than-truckload (LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic ), multimodal Two or more modes of operation. The term is used to refer to a myriad of functions and conditions in which two or more different methods, processes or forms of delivery are used. On the Web, it refers to asking for something one way and receiving the answer another; for example requesting nationwide truckload, and ground expedite services in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "Bob Petrancosta is a proven executive whose background is well suited for this key management position," said Detter. "His experience and leadership are a valuable addition to our safety and environmental compliance programs." In his new position, Petrancosta, 45, will direct the development and management of Con-Way's corporate-wide safety policies and programs. He also will be responsible for procedures to assure compliance with government safety and environmental regulations, driver safety programs, worker and workplace safety education, and training initiatives for safe transport of hazardous materials. Petrancosta joined the Con-Way organization in 1988 as a driver sales representative for Con-Way Central Express (CCX (Cisco Compatible EXtensions) Specifications for makers of 802.11 wireless LAN chips for ensuring compliance with Cisco's proprietary wireless LAN protocols. For example, Cisco's LEAP and EAP-FAST are part of CCX. See EAP. ) in Aurora, IL, following more than 15 years with major regional and national trucking firms in the Midwest. Within a year at CCX, he was promoted to quality counts leader, and then freight operations supervisor in Aurora. In 1992, he was named Safety Supervisor for CCX in Buffalo, responsible for driver safety awareness programs and hazmat training for CCX's Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions, encompassing 12 service centers. In 1993, Petrancosta transferred to Iron Mountain, MI as service center manager. Later that year, he was promoted to Manager of Safety for CCX in 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 , MI, his most recent assignment. A resident of Saline, MI, Petrancosta and his wife, Patti, have four children. He succeeds John D. Combs, who has been named a national account executive for Con-Way Transportation Services, based in Hayward, California Hayward is a city located in the East Bay in Alameda County. The sixth largest city in the San Francisco Bay Area, it is one of the larger suburbs of Oakland. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 140,030. The estimated population in 2007 is 155,312. . Con-Way Transportation Services is a $1.8-billion company that provides time-definite and day-definite freight delivery services for commercial and industrial businesses. Within the CTS (1) (Clear To Send) The RS-232 signal sent from the receiving station to the transmitting station that indicates it is ready to accept data. Contrast with RTS. (2) (Common Type System) The data typing used in . 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 nationwide; and Con-Way NOW, an expedited carrier specializing in emergency shipment service. CTS is a subsidiary of Palo Alto, CA-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 Transportation Inc., a $5 billion diversified transportation company with operations worldwide. Further information about Con-Way and additional press releases are available via the Internet at www.con-way.com.
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