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Menlo Worldwide Logistics Opens Chicago-Area Export Facility

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SAN MATEO, CA--(Marketwire - August 17, 2009) - Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global
logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that it
has created an export logistics center for Caterpillar Inc. with the
opening of a dedicated Midwest-area export logistics center in Joliet, Ill.
Initial activities will occupy 202,000 square feet of the
350,000-square-foot building, allowing for future expansion.

"As soon as we started talking with Caterpillar, it was apparent that there
is strong cultural and business alignment between our companies," said
Robert L. Bianco Jr., president, Menlo Worldwide Logistics. "We share a
commitment to Lean principles, and our core values are very similar. We
know we can provide the speed, cost and quality they want."

Under the new relationship, Menlo will provide export consolidation
services including receiving, export packaging and loading/shipping.

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Menlo Worldwide Logistics equipment images are available at
www.con-way.com/en/about_con_way/newsroom.

About Menlo Worldwide Logistics

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, is a US$1.4 billion global provider of
logistics, transportation management and supply chain services with
operations in five continents, including North America. As a third-party
logistics provider, San Mateo, Calif.-based Menlo Worldwide Logistics'
services range from dedicated contract logistics to warehouse and
distribution management, transportation management, supply chain
reengineering and other value-added services including packaging, kitting,
order fulfillment and light assembly through a strategic network of
multi-client and dedicated facilities. With more than 16 million square
feet of dedicated warehouse space in North America, the Asia Pacific,
Europe and Latin America, and industry-leading technologies, Menlo
Worldwide Logistics creates effective, integrated solutions for the
transportation and distribution needs of leading businesses around the
world.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a $5 billion freight transportation and logistics company. For more
information, please visit us on the Web at www.con-way.com.

 

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