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ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Douglas W. Stotlar, president and chief executive officer of Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), will make a presentation on Wednesday, September 19 at the Citi Global Industrials Conference in Boston. The presentation will begin at approximately 8:45 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060418/SFTU007LOGO) Parties may listen to Mr. Stotlar's presentation via a live Internet webcast. The audio webcast will be...

FORT SMITH, Ark., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- ABF(®) is among the winners of the National Truck Safety Contest conducted by the Safety Management Council of the American Trucking Associations (ATA). Competing in the General Commodities Division, ABF won first place in the LTL/Local Division 50-100 Million Miles category and fourth place in the LTL/Line Haul over 100 Million Miles category. "ABF professional drivers contribute daily to safe and secure freight transportation...

ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released the findings of its 2012 update to An Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking. The research, which identifies trucking costs from 2008 to 2011 derived directly from fleet operations, provides carriers with an important high-level benchmarking tool and government agencies with real world data for future infrastructure improvement analyses. The average...

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 13, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American Trucking Associations' Technology & Maintenance Council recognized Christopher Barnett, Hebron, Ky., as the nation's top truck technician as he was named TMCSuperTech 2012 grand champion at the council's 2012 National Technician Skills Competition, held Sept. 10-12 in Pittsburgh. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100129/ATALOGO) Barnett, a senior technician with Ryder System, was one of 114 technicians...

Bongo International provides mail and package forwarding services for individuals who would like to purchase goods from other countries, but run into such problems as: issues resulting from purchasing with a foreign credit card; companies not supporting international shipping; excessive international shipping costs; and concerns about buying from fraudulent companies. Elberton,GA (PRWEB) September 09, 2012 Rehabmart.com, an online e-commerce company that sells rehabilitation and medical...

BOLTON, England, Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Sending a small parcel abroad can make all the difference to an uncertain gap year traveller, according to the UK's largest online parcel delivery service. Following the introduction of the £9,000 cap on university tuition fees this year, travel industry experts have predicted that there will be a sharp increase in the number of young people taking gap years. Australia is expected to be the top destination for thousands of...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Stephen L. Bruffett, executive vice president and chief financial officer of Con-way Inc. (NYSE:CNW), will participate in an analyst discussion on Tuesday, September 11 at the RBC Capital Markets Global Industrials Conference in Las Vegas. The discussion will begin at approximately 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20060418/SFTU007LOGO) Parties may listen to Mr. Bruffett's discussion via a live...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- YRC Freight, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW), announced today that Maynard Skarka will assume the newly created position of Chief Operations Officer of the company, effective September 10, 2012. In this position, Skarka will be responsible for strategic planning and lead the day-to-day operations of the network team. He will report directly to YRC Freight president, Jeff Rogers. Skarka was most recently...

MONTREAL, Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - VOTI Inc., a developer of latest-generation x-ray security systems, announced today that its 3-D perspective XR3D-6 system has been qualified through Transport Canada's Screening Equipment Qualification Approval Process (QAP) for Air Cargo Security (ACS) and will now be included on the Qualified Equipment and Services List applicable to the ACS program. Transport Canada's Air Cargo Security Program is a similar program to the U.S. TSA...

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- National Air Cargo - National Airlines, a United States Logistics and Charter Provider which has emerged into a leading global freight solutions provider with presence in Europe, Middle East, Far East and Africa, is proud to announce its sponsorship of current Olympic figure skating champion Evan Lysacek in his quest to defend his title at the 2014 Winter Olympics to be held in Sochi, Russia. (Photo:...