Con-way contributes to Joplin relief efforts

Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), parent Con-way Truckload?s parent firm, Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW) has stated it is making a $100,000 charitable contribution to support disaster relief efforts in Joplin, which was devastated by one of the most powerful tornados in recorded U.S. history. Joplin is the longtime home base of Con-way Truckload.

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The general offices of Con-way Truckload-- which is open for business? ?were on the edge of the tornado?s path,? Con-way noted, ?and no one in the building at the time the tornado struck was injured.?

?The devastation suffered by Joplin has been unimaginable, yet even today the people of this great city are showing remarkable courage and character as they focus on recovery and rebuilding their community,? said Douglas W. Stotlar, Con-way president & CEO. ?We feel this tragedy personally through the impact it has had on the lives and families of our employees. We?re hopeful this contribution will help speed the recovery of the greater Joplin community.?

Stotlar also announced that the company is making a second $100,000 contribution to a separate fund set up solely for Joplin employees of Con-way Truckload who suffered losses from the tornado.

Last week, the company established The Con-way Truckload Employee Tornado Relief Fund, providing a mechanism for Con-way employees across the nation to assist their fellow employees. The monies will be distributed directly to local Joplin Con-way employees affected by the storm.

Some 47 local employees lost their homes completely or found them rendered uninhabitable from damage inflicted by the tornado and its aftermath. To date, Con-way employees have pledged nearly $100,000 in contributions, in addition to donations of household goods and supplies for disaster relief.

?This has been a humbling experience,? said Herbert J. Schmidt, president of Con-way Truckload and a 40-year resident of Joplin. ?Our community has suffered through an incredible disaster, yet through the compassion and commitment of many we are finding the road to recovery.  This city will rebound and rebuild. I know I speak for all of our employees when I say how proud we are to be part of the Con-way family.?

Con-way Truckload noted it employs nearly 500 at its Joplin headquarters and has some 2,800 truck drivers deployed over-the-road providing truckload freight transportation throughout North America.

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Con-way Freight building all-new facility in San Antonio

Con-way Freight has broken ground on a new,state-of-the-art facility in San Antonio, TX. The fleet service center will include 105 doors and cover 41,500 sq. ft. It will serve as the local hub for daily freight P&D service, the company said. It will also handle nightly ?re-ship? operations connecting San Antonio with one-, two-, and three-day service destinations in Con-way?s national network.

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It will also serve as a gateway for freight moving to and from Mexico.

Con-way Freight employs 104 at its current local facility, a 48-door service center. But the carrier anticipates adding  over 50 additional positions once the center opens.

?The City commends Con-way Freight for choosing to expand its operations in San Antonio with a $10 million investment on the East Side that will create 56 new jobs,? said San Antonio Mayor Juli?n Castro. ?Con-way Freight has been a great corporate citizen since 1989 and continues to be a key player in the city's targeted logistics and distribution industry.?

Construction on the center, which will cover 30 acres, is scheduled to be completed in the second half of 2011. It has been designed to grow to as many as 160 doors, allowing Con-way Freight the opportunity for future expansion if necessary.

More than 1 million pounds of freight per day is handled  by Con-way Freight in San Antonio ,with 45 tractors and 156 trailers in daily operation.

The new center will also house a five-bay maintenance facility and will have its own fueling facility and diesel fuel storage on site.

?This expanded facility is an important investment for our company, providing expanded capacity in a key location for our network, and giving us flexibility to grow with the San Antonio community,? said Neil Smith, area vp of operations.

?We thank the San Antonio City Council and Bexar County Commissioner?s Court for their ongoing support as we deepen our ties with this leading Texas community and participate n its overall economic growth,? he added.

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