Exhibit 23



          Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm



The Board of Directors
Con-way Inc.:

We  consent  to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements
(Nos. 333-92399  and  333-102749)  on  Form S-8 of Con-way Inc. of our report
dated June 29, 2009, with respect to the  statements  of net assets available
for  benefits  of  the  Con-way  401(k)  Plan  (formerly the Menlo  Worldwide
Forwarding, Inc. Savings Plan) as of December 31,  2008  and  2007,  and  the
related  statement  of  changes  in net assets available for benefits for the
year ended December 31, 2008 and the supplemental schedule - schedule H, line
4i - schedule of assets (held at end  of year) as of December 31, 2008, which
report appears in the December 31, 2008  annual  report  on  Form 11-K of the
Con-way 401(k) Plan.



                                       /s/ KPMG LLP




Portland, Oregon
June 29, 2009