ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way
Freight, the nationwide less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier of
Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), announced today that it will institute a
general rate increase averaging 5.4 percent applicable to
non-contractual business, effective March
31.
The rate increase will be implemented for customers on the
company's CNW 599 tariff and will apply to general LTL rates,
minimum charges and accessorial or supplemental fees for special
services associated with LTL shipments moving within the United States and Canada, as well as cross-border shipments
moving between the United States,
Puerto Rico and Canada.
The effect of the rate increase will vary for individual
customers and shipments based on characteristics such as geography,
lane, product classification, weight and dimensions. Customers can
view the new rates after March 31 on
the Con-way website at MyCon-way.com.
Con-way Freight provides time-definite regional and national LTL
services with the industry's fastest and most reliable transit
times through a network of 425 service locations in the United States and Canada, and provides service to and from
Mexico in partnership with sister
company Con-way Truckload. With 21,000 employees, Con-way Freight
operates a fleet of 8,600 tractors and 25,000 freight trailers.
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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 with
exception-free delivery, on-time service performance and faster
transit times through a single, unified network of 425 service
locations serving the United
States, Canada,
Mexico and Puerto Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL
freight transportation across North
America and through Global LTL™ delivery in
the United States from around the
world. Global solutions include international less-than-container
(LCL) ocean shipments from Asia
through its OceanGuaranteed® service; U.S. and
Europe delivery for inbound and
outbound international cargoes through an exclusive alliance with
TNT; direct service to more than 30 Bahamian and Caribbean ports through
TropicalDirectSM; and domestic offshore transportation
to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto
Rico. Based in Ann Arbor,
Mich., Con-way Freight is a certified FAST highway carrier
and is C-TPAT/PIP, ACE- and CSA-certified.
Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a
$5.5 billion diversified freight
transportation and logistics services company. For more
information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.
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