Con-Way Western Express Driver Selected as Finalist for ATA Road Team Membership.Business Editors/Automotive Writers NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 10, 2000 Ross Reynolds Ross Ernest Reynolds (August 20, 1887 - June 23, 1970) was a Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the Detroit Tigers in 1914 and 1915. He played in 30 games, 9 as a starter. He had an earned run average of 2.08 in 1914 with 5 wins and 3 losses. In 1915, his ERA soared to 6. , a driver sales representative for Con-Way Western Express (CWX), has been selected as one of 36 finalists competing for appointment as a captain to the American Trucking Association's (ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE. (2) See analog telephone adapter. ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment ) America's Road Team. Thousands of drivers from across the country annually compete for a place on the prestigious Road Team. The captains are highly visible community outreach and public educators of the trucking industry's efforts in practicing and promoting safety on America's highways. Their responsibilities include making presentations to schools, businesses and civic groups, conducting media events and interviews and meeting with legislators and lobbyists. The Road Team, which was established in 1986, also attends the annual ATA Safety Conference. Captains serve 18-month terms but continue to act as a Road Team member when called upon by the ATA even after their terms expire. Reynolds, 39, has been a Con-Way Western Express employee since February 1986. Over his career he has driven more than 1,000,000 accident-free miles and received several driving awards. In 1993 and 1994 he was the back-to-back winner in CWX's Truck Driving Championships and in 1995, he won second place, in the three-axle class, of the Arizona State Driving Championships. &uot;With Ross' exceptionally safe driving record and his outstanding skills as a driver, he will be a strong envoy for conveying to the public the industry's activities on safety issues,&uot; said Mr. Chip Boone, president and chief executive officer of CWX. Reynolds is the musical director for his local church and in his spare time plays guitar and sings in a trio. His other interests include hunting, fishing and golf. He and his wife Cathy have one son. During the competition Reynolds will participate in round-table discussions about the industry, make a short presentation and participate in mock media interviews. The ATA will complete the evaluation and selection process in late January. Last year CON-WAY took one spot on the 1999 Road Team. 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 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 In computer networking, IntServ or integrated services is an architecture that specifies the elements to guarantee quality of service (QoS) on networks. IntServ can for example be used to allow video and sound to reach the receiver without interruption. , a contract supply chain execution service provider. CON-WAY is a subsidiary of Palo Alto, California “Palo Alto” redirects here. For other uses, see Palo Alto (disambiguation). Palo Alto (IPA: /ˌpæloʊˈʔæltoʊ/, from Spanish: palo: "stick" and alto: "high", i.e. 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., (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : CNF) a $5.7 billion management company of global supply chain services with businesses in regional trucking, air freight air freight n → flete m por avión air freight n → fret aérien air freight air n → Luftfracht f , ocean freight, customs brokerage, global logistics management Logistics Management is that part of Supply Chain Management that plans, implements, and controls the efficient, effective, forward, and reverse flow and storage of goods, services, and related information between the point of origin and the point of consumption in order to meet 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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