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YRC Worldwide CEO to Present at Baird Conference

Nov 01, 2006 at 12:00 AM EST
YRC Worldwide CEO to Present at Baird Conference

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW), will deliver a company presentation at the Baird 2006 Industrial Conference on Wednesday, November 8, 2006, at 8:55am CT. The conference will be held at the Four Seasons Hotel at 120 East Delaware Place, Chicago, Illinois.

The presentation will be available to listeners through a live webcast via the YRC Worldwide Internet site yrcw.com. A replay of the webcast will be available for 30 days.

YRC Worldwide Inc., a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, is the holding company for a portfolio of successful brands including Yellow Transportation, Roadway, Reimer Express, Meridian IQ, New Penn, USF Holland, USF Reddaway, USF Bestway, and USF Glen Moore. The enterprise provides global transportation services, transportation management solutions and logistics management. The portfolio of brands represents a comprehensive array of services for the shipment of industrial, commercial and retail goods domestically and internationally. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, YRC Worldwide employs approximately 70,000 people.

SOURCE: YRC Worldwide Inc.

CONTACT: Investor Contact, Phil J. Gaines, YRC Worldwide Inc.,
+1-913-696-6108, or phil.gaines@yrcw.com ; or Media Contact, Suzanne Dawson,
Linden Alschuler & Kaplan, +1-212-329-1420, or sdawson@lakpr.com
Web site: http://www.yrcw.com