The Dow Jones Transportation Index is up 1.5% today. The outsized gain comes after Con-way (CNW 39.81, +2.21) posted for its latest quarter earnings that bested the consensus earnings per share estimate by $0.20. A sharp drop in oil prices has also provided a positive backdrop to transportation plays; oil was last quoted with a 7.5% loss at $101.05 per barrel after it had started the week above $114 per barrel.