Con-way cuts transit times

MUNDELEIN - Con-way Freight, a less-than-truckload carrier with operations in Mundelein, Aurora and Des Plaines, launched a network re-engineering Tuesday that it said will cut transit times by one day to 460 U.S. destinations while decreasing the company's carbon footprint. The initiative will also lead to reduced rehandling and fewer service exceptions, improved on-time delivery and a more efficient operation, the company said. The network re-engineering initiative is designed to improve density over the shortest, most direct routes, and officials said it will allow Con-way Freight to reduce total operating miles per year by 16.6 million.