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YRC Worldwide Schedules Fourth Quarter Conference Call for January 27, 2006

Jan 10, 2006 at 12:00 AM EST
YRC Worldwide Schedules Fourth Quarter Conference Call for January 27, 2006

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) will host a conference call for shareholders and the investment community on Friday, January 27, 2006, beginning at 9:30am ET, 8:30am CT. Fourth quarter and full year earnings will be released after the market close on Thursday, January 26, 2006.

Hosting the teleconference will be: Bill Zollars-Chairman, President and CEO, YRC Worldwide; Don Barger-Sr. Vice President and CFO, YRC Worldwide; Jim Staley-President, YRC Regional Transportation; James Welch-President, Yellow Transportation; Mike Smid-President, Roadway Express; and Jim Ritchie- President, Meridian IQ.

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 3693200.

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 will be available beginning two hours after the call ends until midnight on February 10, 2006, by calling 1.800.642.1687 and then entering the access code 3693200. 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 Express, Reimer Express, USF Holland, USF Reddaway, USF Bestway, USF Glen Moore, New Penn Motor Express and Meridian IQ. 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:
Investors, Phil J. Gaines of YRC Worldwide Inc.
+1-913-696-6108, phil.gaines@yrcw.com , or
Media, Suzanne Dawson of Linden Alschuler & Kaplan
+1-212-329-1420, sdawson@lakpr.com
Web site: http://yrcw.com