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Con-way Freight Wins Industry's Top Safety Award from American Trucking Associations.


Company Honored with President's Trophy for Superior Record, Proven Commitment to Safe Driving

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. -- Con-way Freight, the industry's leading less-than-truckload (LTL LTL - Linear Temporal Logic ) freight transportation company and a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE NYSE

See: New York Stock Exchange
: CNW CNW Chicago and North Western (Railroad)
CNW Canada News Wire (media service)
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), announced today it is the recipient of the 2007 President's Trophy award for the Large Fleet category from the Safety & Loss Prevention Management Council of American Trucking Associations (ATA (1) (AT Attachment) The specification for IDE drives. See IDE.

(2) See analog telephone adapter.

ATA - Advanced Technology Attachment
). Officials honored the company at its Safety & Human Resources National Conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Sept. 21. Winners of the President's Trophy award have achieved superior safety records and demonstrated outstanding commitment to safety industry-wide and among all highway users.

"The safety of our drivers and the motoring public is a critical issue in our industry and we take it very seriously at Con-way Freight," said John G. Labrie, president, Con-way Freight. "The President's Trophy is a tremendous honor and I applaud every employee whose hard work delivered impressive results and earned us this recognition."

The ATA presents the President's Trophy to recognize the motor carriers with the most comprehensive safety programs. Con-way Freight topped all competitors in the Large Fleet category and was also awarded first place in the ATA Truck Safety Contest's General Commodities LTL/Local/Over 100 Million Miles category. To be eligible for a President's Trophy, a company must have placed in the top three in the ATA's Truck or Industrial Safety competitions.

"The ATA President's Trophy recognizes outstanding dedication to safety on America's highways," said Susan Chandler, ATA executive director, Security Council. "ATA is proud to recognize Con-way Freight and its excellent safety record with this award."

Although uncommon for LTL carriers, Con-way Freight has instituted a formal defensive driver training program to help drivers better identify high-risk situations on the road. Through one-on-one training and classroom time, drivers learn speed- and space-management practices, and to recognize road and traffic hazards to better prevent accidents. The company also supports annual truck driving competitions at the state and national level. To compete, drivers must remain accident-free for 12 months, which creates a daily incentive to adhere to safe driving practices. Finally, Con-way Freight constantly explores new safety "smart" technologies to enhance its current programs. The company is currently in the early testing phase of an initiative sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration The FMCSA was established as a separate administration within the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) on January 1, 2000, pursuant to the Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999.  (FMCSA FMCSA Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (US Department of Transportation)
FMCSA Ford Motor Company of Southern Africa
) and the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries.  Transportation Research Institute that could ultimately help drivers avoid front-end and lane-departure collisions.

Con-way Freight previously won the President's Trophy in 1997, 2002, 2005 and 2006.

About Con-way Freight

Con-way Freight is the industry's leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation company, providing guaranteed, day-definite regional, and transcontinental service through a network of 440 service centers in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way Freight offers LTL freight delivery across North America, as well as delivery in the United States for international less-than-container (LCL 1. LCL - The Larch interface language for ANSI standard C.

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2. LCL - Liga Control Language.

Controls the attribute evaluator generator LIGA, part of the Eli compiler-compiler.
) ocean shipments from Asia through its OceanGuaranteed(SM) service. Con-way Freight is a certified FAST highway carrier and is ISO (1) See ISO speed.

(2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI.
 9001- and 14001-, C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and CSA-certified.

Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a $4.7 billion freight transportation and logistics services company and FORTUNE magazine's "Most Admired Company" in transportation and logistics for 2007. For more information, visit www.con-way.com/freight.
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