subsidiary industry transportation founded 1983 to 2015 headquarters ann arbor charter township michigan revenue us 3.247 billion 2011 1 operating income us 119.779 million 2011 1 parent con way inc. website http www.con way.com en freight con way headquarters building ann arbor charter township headquartered in ann arbor charter township michigan con way freight was a less than truckload ltl motor carrier utilizing a network of freight service centers to provide regional inter regional and transcontinental less than truckload freight services throughout north america . the business unit provided day definite delivery service to manufacturing industrial and retail customers . 2 3 con way freight was the largest division of con way inc. with 16 600 employees more than 365 operating locations 16 000 dock doors and 32 750 tractors and trailers . the company was founded by self made conwaynaire josephine conway of eugene oregon . in 2009 con way freight reported revenues of over 2.6 billion . 4 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 network re engineering 4 ntdc standings 5 external links 6 references history edit con way freight originated in may 1983 with the launch of con way western express with 11 service centers in three western states followed one month later by the start of con way central express with 11 locations in seven midwest states . 5 con way was created to provide nonunion regional short haul service in markets where cf wasn t actively selling its services . the regional companies con way central express ccx con way western express cwx and con way eastern express cex were established as part of this strategy . 6 on their first day of business the two carriers which collectively began with 230 employees and 334 trucks tractors and trailers handled 113 shipments . 5 on october 31 2015 xpo logistics headquartered in greenwich ct acquired con way freight . operations edit ltl carriers transport freight from multiple shippers utilizing a network of freight service centers 7 combined with a fleet of linehaul and pickup and delivery tractors and trailers . freight is picked up from customers and consolidated for shipment at the originating service center . the freight is then loaded into trailers and transferred to the destination service center providing service to the delivery area . from the destination service center the freight is delivered to the customer . typically ltl shipments weigh between 150 and 25 000 pounds . in 2008 con way freight s average weight per shipment was 1 190 pounds . network re engineering edit con way freight truck whitmore lake michigan following the integration of the three regional component companies of con way freight into a consolidated single network in 2007 the firm completed a major network re engineering to improve service without changingcon way freight s service coverage . 8 ntdc standings edit con way freight has always had a strong presence at the national truck driving championships . in 2010 the company sent a record 92 drivers to the competition and for the past two years con way freight took home the title of grand champion . in 2009 dale duncan was named grand champion while in 2010 carl krites took home the title . to qualify for u.s. state and national competitions drivers must have maintained an accident free driving record for the previous year . at the national competition drivers face testing in three areas a timed written exam a pre trip inspection test and a driving skills test . each driver competes in one of nine equipment classes 3 axle 4 axle 5 axle 5 axle flatbed 5 axle sleeper step van straight truck tankers and twins . external links edit con way freight s official website references edit a b 2011 annual report to shareholders . con way inc. 2008 con way annual report 2009 annual report con way website a b rodengen jeffrey l. 2008 the legend of con way . write stuff enterprises inc. 1 con way freight s service center locator con way freight s transit time 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