Con-Way Western Express Honored For Safety By California Trucking Association.

BUENA PARK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 10, 1997--Con-Way Western Express (CWX), a regional less-than-truckload (LTL) motor carrier, has been named one of California's safest trucking companies in an annual competition sponsored by the California Trucking Association (CTA).

The award marks the second consecutive year the CTA has recognized CWX for exemplary safety performance. Each year, the CTA sponsors its Fleet Safety Contest in which the association evaluates and ranks the safety performance of the state's trucking companies. CWX's fleet operations ranked second in the division measuring regional LTL, general commodities motor carriers with over four million miles annually. LTL carriers consolidate freight shipments from multiple customers into single trailers for transportation.

CWX was one of 12 trucking firms competing in this category. "The CTA award is a tribute to all of our employees who make on-the-job safety their number one priority," said Chip Boone, president of CWX. "It is especially gratifying for our driver/sales representatives, who are out there sharing the road every day with the motoring public. They are professionals, and this honor recognizes their skill, experience and commitment to safety."

The CTA Fleet Safety Contest measures the safety performance of trucking companies based on such criteria as accident frequency, personnel and hiring systems, documented safety policies and procedures, maintenance programs, driver-safety training, internal accident handling procedures, and participation in the association's safety activities.

Companies who qualify for the competition are audited by safety professionals from CTA's Safety Management Council. Audit information and accident statistics are reviewed by an independent panel composed of trucking and safety experts. Results from this year's competition were based on 1996 performance statistics.

CTA promotes trucking safety in working directly with individual trucking companies and by lobbying state and federal governments for truck-safety measures. The association supports truck driver drug testing and extensive truck safety training requirements, as part of overall trucking regulatory reform.

CWX provides 100 percent coverage for next-day and second-day delivery for business-to-business LTL freight shipments with a network of 46 service centers, a fleet of 5,200 trucks, tractors and trailers, and more than 3,000 employees. Service is provided to more than 15,000 cities and communities in 12 western states, including Alaska, Hawaii, and the province of British Columbia. CWX also serves Mexico, and in conjunction with sister company Con-Way Southern Express, provides inter-regional LTL service for the Southwest.

With headquarters in Buena Park, Calif., Con-Way Western Express is one of five transportation businesses owned by Con-Way Transportation Services, a $1.4 billion regional trucking and multi-modal truckload freight transportation company based in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Gary Frantz, 650/424-1400

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