MUNDELEIN, Ill., April 22, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Con-way
Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of
Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that Driver Sales
Representative, Tom Strissel,
surpassed the career milestone of driving 3 million consecutive,
accident-free miles. Strissel, who started with Con-way in 1984, is
the third of Con-way Freight's 16,000 drivers nationwide to reach
this safe-driving achievement. He joins the company's first 3
Million Miler, James "Jackpot" Sutfin of Las Vegas and Tom
Syme of Palatine, Ill. in
this exclusive club.
"Tom's exemplary driving record mirrors Con-way's commitment to
raising the bar for safety in the trucking industry," said
Greg Lehmkuhl, president, Con-way
Freight. "Being that safety is our #1 core value, we are
pleased to honor him for his skill, professionalism and consistency
in surpassing this remarkable safe-driving milestone."
To put the safe-driving milestone into perspective, 3 million
miles is the equivalent of driving from Portland, Maine to Portland, Ore., 941 times or running 114,504
Chicago Marathons.
"To be recognized for this achievement means a lot to me," said
Strissel. "I've always taken
Con-way's focus on safety to heart and tried my best to do my part
to stay safe, drive defensively and avoid accidents. I take the
responsibility to drive safely very seriously and I'm proud of my
record."
Strissel has been driving professionally for 36 years. He joined
Con-way Freight in June of 1984 as one of the company's first
employees, and currently works out of the company's Mundelein service center. He was previously
recognized for 1 million and 2 million mile safety milestones, and
also received the 25-year safe working award, signifying a quarter
century of work at Con-way without a workplace injury or accident.
He lives in Chicago, Ill., with
his wife, Rose. Tom is an avid motorcycle enthusiast.
Over its 30-year history, Con-way Freight has honored more than
200 of its drivers for surpassing
2 million safe driving miles, and more than 1,600 who have achieved
1 million safe driving miles.
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About Con-way Freight
Con-way Freight is the
industry's leading less-than-truckload (LTL) freight transportation
company, providing guaranteed, day-definite regional and
transcontinental service with exception-free delivery, on-time
service performance and faster transit times through a single,
unified network of 425 operating locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico and Puerto
Rico. Con-way Freight offers LTL freight transportation
across North America and through
Global LTL™ delivery in the
United States from around the world. Global solutions
include international less-than-container load (LCL) ocean
shipments from Asia through its
OceanGuaranteed® service; direct service to more than 30
Bahamian and Caribbean ports
through TropicalDirectSM; and domestic offshore
transportation to Alaska,
Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Based in Ann Arbor, Mich., Con-way Freight is a
certified FAST highway carrier and is C-TPAT/PIP-, ACE- and
CSA-certified.
Con-way Freight is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a
$5.5 billion diversified freight
transportation and logistics services company. For more
information, visit www.con-way.com/en/freight.
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