Pacific Northwest
JOPLIN, Mo. - July 15, 2008 - Con-way Truckload, a full-truckload carrier
and subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that Jeff
Pfeifer and Paul Stefaniuk have joined the company as regional sales
managers. In the position, Pfeifer will be responsible for growing the
company's customer base in the Pacific Northwest, while Stefaniuk will focus
on developing new business engagements in Western New York, Quebec and
Ontario.
"Jeff and Paul join Con-way Truckload with more than two decades of sales
and business development experience combined in the transportation and
logistics industry," said Pete Montaño, executive vice president, sales,
Con-way Truckload. "Throughout their careers, they have achieved impressive
results both growing current accounts and developing new relationships for a
range of industry-leading companies. Their intimate knowledge of their
respective regions is invaluable and makes them a tremendous asset to our
team. We look forward to sharing in their success."
Pfeifer joins Con-way Truckload from Pacific Foods of Oregon where he served
as director of supply chain. There, he managed activities ranging from
distribution and purchasing to transportation and production scheduling.
Previously, he spent six years as supply chain manager for Xerox Corporation
- Office Group, where he was responsible for warehousing, transportation and
operations for all North American distribution centers. There, he achieved
significant cost savings for the company by optimizing processes and
streamlining operations. Prior to Xerox Corporation, Pfeifer's sales and
business development career spanned seven years covering the Pacific
Northwest at industry-leading companies Swift Corporation, U.S. Xpress
Enterprises, Inc. and Werner Enterprises.
Stefaniuk brings 18 years of sales and marketing expertise in transportation
and logistics to Con-way Truckload, serving most recently as the manager of
business development for Bison Transport. At the company, he was responsible
for managing and developing new truckload, intermodal, reefer and
multi-faceted supply chain client opportunities throughout Canada and in the
United States. Previously, he was a corporate business development executive
at TransX Group of Companies, one of the largest privately owned
transportation companies in Canada. Prior to TransX, Stefaniuk held
high-level sales and marketing positions at Armstrong International Movers
and Allied International. He began his career at City Publications, an
advertising business he co-founded in 1990.
Photos are available upon request.
About Con-way Truckload
Joplin, Mo.-based Con-way Truckload is an operating company of Con-way Inc.
(NYSE: CNW) and a leading provider of expedited, time-definite
full-truckload transportation services across North America. Formerly
Contract Freighters, Inc. (CFI), Con-way Truckload today employs over 3,000
drivers with a fleet of more than 2,700 tractors and 8,600 trailers
operating throughout the United States as well as internationally in Mexico
and Canada. The company provides full-truckload transportation serving the
transcontinental shipping needs of commercial and industrial businesses as
well as sister company Con-way Freight. For more about Con-way Truckload,
visit us on the Web at www.con-way.com/truckload or call (800) 641-4747.
Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW) is a $4.7 billion freight transportation and
logistics services company headquartered in San Mateo, Calif.
