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Con-Way to Sponsor Robert Pressley at NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series Race Event Scheduled June 9 to 10 at Texas Motor Speedway

ANN ARBOR, Mich., June 1 -- Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc. (Con-Way), a subsidiary of CNF Inc. has announced a one-race sponsorship with the HT Motorsports team as they compete in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series. The number 59 Dodge pickup truck will be driven by series-veteran Robert Pressley in the CHEX 400 race on June 9-10 at the Texas Motor Speedway.

"Both the speedway and the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series provide an impressive venue from which Con-Way and our customers can enjoy the NASCAR experience. We are looking forward to an exciting race," said Douglas Stotlar, president and chief executive officer of CNF Inc.

"I'm very excited about this opportunity with Con-Way. They're a first class organization, dedicated to winning and I'm proud they chose us for their first race experience," said Jim Harris, owner of the HT Motorsports team.

The No. 59 Con-Way Dodge will be decked out in Con-Way's familiar blue corporate color. The team's uniforms will also be Con-Way branded. The deal came together in early May and both HT Motorsports and Con-Way have been in the planning stages for customer entertainment, garage tours and race day viewing from the Con-Way suite at the speedway.

"We have a great opportunity to put on an exciting show for Con-Way and their customers," said driver Robert Pressley. "There's been a lot of things pulled together in a short amount of time and our crew has worked extra hard in the past few weeks to put together a brand new truck for us to race at Texas. Hopefully, we'll get a great finish for Con-Way," he added.

Con-Way Transportation Services, Inc. is a $2.6 billion transportation and services company that provides time-definite and day-definite freight delivery services and logistics for commercial and industrial businesses. Within the Con-Way family are regional less-than-truckload carriers Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express, Con-Way Western Express, Con-Way Canada Express and Con-Way Mexico Express; Con-Way NOW, an expedited carrier specializing in emergency shipment service; Con-Way Logistics, a supply chain services provider, Con-Way Air, an airfreight forwarder with service throughout the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico, and Con-Way Full Load, a truckload brokerage service offered throughout the U.S. and Canada. All Con- Way operating components are ISO certified for 9001 and 14001 and the LTL and expedite units are C-TPAT/PIP certified FAST highway carriers.

Con-Way is a subsidiary of Palo Alto, California-based CNF Inc. , a $4.0 billion freight transportation, logistics, supply chain management and trailer manufacturing company. Further information about Con- Way and additional press releases are available via the Internet at ... http://www.con-way.com/