Menlo Worldwide Logistics Selected by Teachers’ Curriculum Institute for Warehouse Management

Unique Multi-client Warehouse Management Solution Reduces Transit Times, Lowers Transportation Costs, Flexes for Business Seasonality

SAN MATEO, Calif. — July 7, 2009 — Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that it has launched a program for Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI) to manage warehouse and distribution operations serving customers in the Midwest and U.S. East Coast regions.

TCI is a publisher of social studies educational materials for grades K-12. The company has retained Menlo to provide its multi-client network warehouse management solution in support of its distribution strategies, while providing faster delivery to customers and lower transportation costs. Menlo is providing TCI with an integrated program incorporating management of inbound and outbound orders of textbooks out of its multi-client warehouse facility in Aurora, Ill. Menlo’s facility, which is close in proximity to TCI’s printers in the Midwest, enables the company to shorten its supply chain and employ more direct deliveries to school districts.

Previously, TCI would consolidate product at warehouse locations in the Western United States, fulfilling orders to all its customers from there. Under the new Menlo solution, the company’s location in Aurora takes over receipt of product, warehousing, inventory management and fulfillment for orders going to school districts in the Midwest and on the East Coast. Menlo’s multi-client environment offers inventory control, web visibility tools, technology and processes, and the flexibility to meet seasonal surges typical of the educational publishing business. Currently, Menlo’s facility handles average daily shipments ranging from 1,300 to more than 10,000 textbooks depending on the academic term of the school district served.

“After evaluating other logistics providers, it became clear that Menlo had the technology and expertise to meet the needs of our seasonal business and enable us to continue to provide high levels of service,” said Ellen Hardy, director of business, TCI. “We are not only able to cut our transit times, but we are also reducing our impact on the environment, which is an important initiative for us. With multi-client warehousing, we use only the space that we need, but we still benefit from shared systems, experience and best practices.”

Menlo’s multi-client warehouse management solution also offers flexibility in contract commitment length, the ability to share existing IT platforms, an experienced management and labor infrastructure, requisite equipment and assets, and a more extensive geographic network of pre-configured warehouse operations.

“The multi-client facility in Aurora is a perfect fit for Teachers’ Curriculum Institute, giving them the expertise and services they were looking for without the need for a capital investment in new infrastructure,” said Robert L. Bianco Jr., president, Menlo Worldwide Logistics. “Now, they’re closer to their customers in the Midwest and on the East Coast, have greater control and insight into inventory levels and can respond quickly to surges in demand — crucial to success in their industry. We look forward to helping them deliver their unique social studies programs to schools across the country.”

In addition to Aurora, Ill., Menlo has multi-client facilities in Atlanta; Dallas; Cranbury, N.J.; Fontana and Fremont, Calif.; and Portland, Ore. Outside the United States, Menlo’s multi-client network facilities are located in Mexico, Canada, Asia and Europe.

About Menlo Worldwide Logistics
Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, is a US$1.4 billion global provider of logistics, transportation management and supply chain services with operations in five continents, including North America. As a third-party logistics provider, San Mateo, Calif.-based Menlo Worldwide Logistics’ services range from dedicated contract logistics to warehouse and distribution management, transportation management, supply chain reengineering and other value-added services including packaging, kitting, order fulfillment and light assembly through a strategic network of multi-client and dedicated facilities. With more than 16 million square feet of dedicated warehouse space in North America, the Asia Pacific, Europe and Latin America, and industry-leading technologies, Menlo Worldwide Logistics creates effective, integrated solutions for the transportation and distribution needs of leading businesses around the world.

Menlo Worldwide Logistics, LLC, is a subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), a $5.0 billion freight transportation and logistics company.