Con-Way Transportation Services announced the addition of next-day and second-day delivery service to over 6,000 small, medium and large cities and towns.

The reduction in transit times will take place in Con-Way's operating components of Con-Way Central Express, Con-Way Southern Express and Con-Way Western Express. The project is called Extended Service Lanes.
Tests were performed in May on a limited number of delivery lanes throughout the country. "The tests were very successful and validated that we could execute the time-saving changes within our network of facilities reliably and safely," said Doug Stotlar, executive vice president and chief operating officer for Con-Way.
Since the first of June each Con-Way regional carrier has started special sleeper team operations that achieve the reduced transit performance. This involved the placement of special tractors with sleeper cabs, organization of driver teams and adjustment of computerized shipment routing systems. These routing systems are used to load freight picked up each day at Con-Way's more than 420 service centers throughout North America.
"These new operating procedures will replace two-day service with next-day service in a large number of markets," said Stotlar. "And the expansion of our second-day service will cover even more geography.”
Con-Way will provide the improved service at the same prices it has negotiated with its customers for previous service levels.