Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload (LTL) carrier and subsidiary of Con-way Inc., has announced that it has been named by Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. as its 2008 LTL Carrier of the Year. This is the second consecutive year that the company has received the award, and its third time overall. The world's largest retailer notified Con-way Freight of the award following an annual performance evaluation of its trucking and logistics service providers.

Con-way was named Walmart's top provider of LTL freight transportation services based on an evaluation of key performance criteria including daily on-time delivery performance, market coverage, transit times, claims prevention, effective communication and ease of doing business and customer service.