Yellow Corporation Contributes $100,000 to American Red Cross for East Coast Disaster Relief
Yellow Corporation Contributes $100,000 to American Red Cross for East Coast Disaster Relief
Sep 14, 2001 at 12:00 AM EDT
Yellow Corporation Contributes $100,000 to American Red Cross for East Coast Disaster ReliefOVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sep 14, 2001 /PRNewswire/ -- Yellow Corporation (Nasdaq: YELL) has donated $100,000 to the Disaster Relief Fund of the American Red Cross to be used to assist rescue workers and victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York City and other locations. The donation is in addition to an ongoing partnership with the American Red Cross and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide critical transportation services and other support during times of national or regional emergency.
"The people of Yellow have always been proud to do our part to help wherever it is needed," said Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of Yellow Corporation. "Yellow is playing an important role in our national response to this terrorist attack by continuing to ensure the safe and secure movement of critical goods and materials and by supporting vital emergency relief organizations like the American Red Cross."
Yellow Corporation is a holding company with wholly owned operating subsidiaries specializing in the national, regional and international transportation of industrial, commercial and retail goods. Its largest subsidiary, Yellow Freight System, is a national carrier offering the widest range of services for transportation and related movement of goods and materials. The Yellow Regional Carrier Group includes: Saia, providing overnight and second-day trucking service in 21 Southern and Western states; and Jevic Transportation, providing multi-regional less-than-truckload and truckload services. Transportation.com is a non-asset-based global logistics company delivering services through best-in-class Internet technology. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Yellow Corporation employs approximately 32,000 people.
SOURCE Yellow Corporation
CONTACT: Roger Dick, APR, of Yellow Corporation, +1-913-696-6184 (YELL)
"The people of Yellow have always been proud to do our part to help wherever it is needed," said Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of Yellow Corporation. "Yellow is playing an important role in our national response to this terrorist attack by continuing to ensure the safe and secure movement of critical goods and materials and by supporting vital emergency relief organizations like the American Red Cross."
Yellow Corporation is a holding company with wholly owned operating subsidiaries specializing in the national, regional and international transportation of industrial, commercial and retail goods. Its largest subsidiary, Yellow Freight System, is a national carrier offering the widest range of services for transportation and related movement of goods and materials. The Yellow Regional Carrier Group includes: Saia, providing overnight and second-day trucking service in 21 Southern and Western states; and Jevic Transportation, providing multi-regional less-than-truckload and truckload services. Transportation.com is a non-asset-based global logistics company delivering services through best-in-class Internet technology. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Yellow Corporation employs approximately 32,000 people.
SOURCE Yellow Corporation
CONTACT: Roger Dick, APR, of Yellow Corporation, +1-913-696-6184 (YELL)