subsidiary industry transportation founded 1951 headquarters joplin missouri key people joe dagnese president pete monta o vp sales revenue us 615 million 2011 1 operating income us 34.813 million 2011 1 parent con way inc. website http www.con way.com en truckload headquartered in joplin missouri con way truckload is a division of con way inc. offering dry van transportation services using a fleet of long haul tractors and trailers . con way truckload provides point to point full truckload dry van service using single drivers as well as two person driver teams over long haul routes most commonly with each trailer containing only one customer s goods . history edit con way truckload was founded as contract freighters inc cfi in joplin mo. in 1951 by roy reed and ursull lewellan . the company began with one tractor and two trailers and generated revenues of 12 000 during its first year . a con way truckload truck in front of the company s joplin mo. terminal . cfi expanded services into mexico providing through trailer service since 1985 . the first international office opened in 1987 in monterrey mexico . one year later the first canadian office opened in toronto . there are now 37 sales offices and four terminal locations in addition to the headquarters in joplin mo. continued and consistent growth led to the expansion of the company s headquarters in 1993 . the 300 acre site is home to the company s administrative offices maintenance facilities wash bay and local driver services . equipment upgrades grew as rapidly as office locations . the first 48 foot trailer was purchased in 1986 . just three years later the first air ride trailer was delivered . con way truckload as cfi was the first carrier to operate a 100 % air ride fleet . 2 in 2007 con way inc. determined that to become a viable commercial truckload company an acquisition would be necessary to augment its existing truckload business which was built to service the needs of con way freight . 3 to meet this need con way inc. acquired contract freighters inc. cfi a privately held north american truckload carrier based in joplin missouri for 750 million . 4 cfi was an industry leader at the time of acquisition operating over 2 600 tractors and more than 7 000 trailers with more than 3 000 employees including approximately 2 500 drivers . previously con way had been cfi s largest customer accounting for six percent of total revenues . 5 the combination of con way truckload and cfi provided a number of benefits . cfi had been con way freight s largest provider of contract service for long haul transcontinental truckload transportation . cfi had operations in mexico for more than 20 years and was already one of the largest cross border truckload carriers . its capabilities could be combined with con way freight s mexico network and menlo worldwide logistics s border based logistics operations . the acquisition created a business unit with over 500 million in annual revenues for truckload freight . 6 on october 31 2015 xpo logistics headquartered in greenwich ct acquired con way truckload . operations edit con way truckload operates from five dedicated truckload terminals and 37 sales offices throughout the united states canada and mexico and accesses many of con way freight s more than 365 operating locations . 7 in 2010 con way truckload introduced doublestack 8 an advanced cargo loading and capacity management system which supposedly allows shippers to utilize the space in trailers better while securing freight more effectively to prevent shipment damage . con way truckload provides regional service dedicated service and doublestack trailers clarification needed military support con way truckload is a participant in the u.s. department of labor national apprenticeship program which permits eligible veterans and active members of the guard and reserves to receive paid on the job training using gi bill benefits . 9 references edit a b 2011 annual report to shareholders . con way inc. https www.con way.com en truckload about ctlhistory con way freight website press release regarding con way s acquisition of cfi con way buys cfi california based company acquires joplin s cfi for 750m by chris roberts joplin tri state business . july 30 aug 12 2007 issue . con way press release july 16 2007 https www.con way.com en truckload about 1 youtube doublestack launch video . https www.con way.com en about con way newsroom press releases sep 2008 2008 sep 24 v t e trucking industry in the united states regulated by the federal motor carrier safety administration economy of the united states regulations commercial driver s license hours of service federal bridge gross weight formula electronic on board recorder motor carrier safety rating motor carrier act of 1980 international registration plan national network manufacturers truck manufacturers am general american lafrance autocar bering bremach brockway chevrolet ccc caterpillar cnh industrial diamond reo dina 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