JOLIET, Ill., April 23, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way
Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) trucking company and
subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced the grand
opening of its newest, state-of-the art service center in
Joliet, Illinois. The facility
will serve as the local hub from which the company will provide
daily commercial freight pickup and delivery services throughout
the greater Joliet region,
connecting local businesses with their customers throughout the
Chicagoland area, Illinois and
North America.
Located at 1950 Terminal Court, the $12
million, 41,600-square-foot freight facility has more than
70 employees in jobs such as driver sales representatives,
operations support, sales, customer service and administration. The
new service center, which provides capacity for growth and
increased operating efficiencies, also will support over time a
nearly doubling of the local workforce, creating dozens of
additional jobs for the community.
"This is a significant milestone for Con-way Freight that
reinforces our nearly two decades of growth, and investing to
provide local businesses with superior freight services that
deliver value and competitive advantage," said David Burk, Con-way Freight's director of
operations for the Chicago region.
"The expanded capacity will help us continue to effectively serve
the community, while enabling us to grow with our customers and
provide the fastest and most reliable service in the industry."
The new center provides 80 dock doors and the capacity to move
in excess of 1.6 million pounds of freight per day, doubling the
ability of the previous facility. In addition, the new facility
boasts 6,500 square feet of office space and an on-site fueling
island.
"We are thrilled to welcome Con-way Freight's expanded
operations to Joliet," said
Joliet Mayor Tom Giarrante. "We look forward to the increased
presence of one of the nation's premier trucking companies in our
community, and we thank Con-way for its efforts to support growth
in Joliet and the vitality of our
local, regional and state economies."
Key partners in the expansion project included CenterPoint
Properties, Jacob & Hefner Associates, Bill Thomas Design, BC
Engineers, ESTC Construction and the City
of Joliet.
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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 operating locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto
Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL freight transportation
across North America and through
Global LTLTM delivery in the
United States from around the world. Global solutions
include international less-than-container load (LCL) ocean
shipments from Asia through its
OceanGuaranteed® service; direct service to more than 30
Bahamian and Caribbean ports; and
domestic offshore transportation to Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto
Rico. Based in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, 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
$5.8 billion diversified freight
transportation and logistics services company based in Ann Arbor, Mich. For more information, visit
www.con-way.com/en/freight.
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