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Con-way Freight Inc. Overview

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2211 Old Earhart Rd.,
Ste. 100 Ann Arbor, 
MI 48105 United States
Phone: 734-994-6600
Fax:734-757-1153

Company Description

A shipper picks a day, then Con-way hits the highway. Con-way Freight specializes in next-day and second-day less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation. (LTL carriers consolidate loads from multiple shippers into a single truckload.) The company operates throughout the US, with an extended network in North America via Con-way Freight Canada and Con-way Mexico. Transborder services extend to Canada, Mexico, Asia, Europe, and the Caribbean. Overall, Con-way Freight operates a fleet of about 9,100 tractors and 26,300 trailers from some 290 owned or leased terminals. Con-way Freight is the main subsidiary of Con-way, which also owns supply chain management and truckload freight transportation businesses.

Con-way Freight Inc. Company Profile Report

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Sections Included in Report

  • Company Overview
  • Company Description
  • People
  • Biographies
  • Historical Events
  • Industry Information
  • Financial Summary
  • Historical Financials
  • Competitors List

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    Overview

    The US general freight trucking industry includes about 65,000 establishments (single-location companies and units of multi-location companies) with combined annual revenue of $130 billion. Major companies include Con-way, JB Hunt, Schneider National, Swift Transportation, and YRC Worldwide. The US industry is fragmented: the 50 largest companies account for 40 percent of revenue. Major trucking companies based outside the US include Norbert Dentressangle (France), Hitachi Transport System and Seino Transportation (Japan), TransForce (Canada), and Stobart Group (UK).

    SIC: 4213, 4212

    NAICS: 484122, 484121, 484110

     

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