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 Retirement Savings Plan (formerly  the  CNF  Inc.
Thrift  and  Stock  Plan)  as  of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the related
statements 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 Retirement Savings Plan.


                                         /s/ KPMG LLP



Portland, Oregon
June 29, 2009