YRC Worldwide Schedules Third Quarter Conference Call
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct 04, 2006 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) will host a conference call for shareholders and the investment community on Friday, October 27, 2006, beginning at 9:30 a.m. ET, 8:30 a.m. CT. Third quarter earnings will be released Thursday, October 26, 2006, after the market close.
Hosting the teleconference will be: Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO, YRC Worldwide; Don Barger, Sr. Vice President and CFO, YRC Worldwide; James Welch, President, Yellow Transportation; Mike Smid, President, Roadway; Jim Ritchie, President, Meridian IQ; and Jim Staley, President, YRC Regional Transportation.
Investors and analysts should dial 1.888.609.3912 at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the call. The Conference ID number is 7484957. The conference call will be open to listeners through a live webcast via StreetEvents at streetevents.com and via the YRC Worldwide Internet site yrcw.com.
An audio playback of the teleconference will be available beginning two hours after the call ends until midnight on November 10, 2006, by dialing 1.800.642.1687 and then entering the access code 7484957. An audio playback also will be available for 30 days after the call via the StreetEvents and the YRC Worldwide web sites.
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.
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