Yellow Corporation Recognized as Technology Leader by InformationWeek
Yellow Corporation Recognized as Technology Leader by InformationWeek
OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Yellow Corporation (Nasdaq: YELL), a leader in global transportation services, today announced that it has been ranked 20th out of 500 other companies in the annual InformationWeek 500, published by InformationWeek magazine.In ranking Yellow, InformationWeek specifically cited an upgraded shipment tracking system that uses a real-time database to provide Yellow customers with immediate delivery status information.
"We strive to provide innovative information solutions and exceptional technology services for our customers," said Lynn Caddell, president of Yellow Technologies. "Information technology allows us to manage our sophisticated transportation network and provide customers unprecedented service, value, and reliability."
"It is an honor to receive such significant recognition from InformationWeek," said Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO of Yellow Corporation. "Our commitment to information technology helps Yellow maintain its position as a best-in-class global transportation services provider."
The InformationWeek 500 tracks the IT practices of the nation's largest and most innovative organizations. This annual study identifies the best technology and business practices of companies that demonstrate patterns of technological, procedural, and organizational innovation. Core areas of operations are examined, including IT budgets, technology deployment, E- business, customer knowledge, infrastructure, and business and technology strategies.
About Yellow Corporation
Yellow Corporation, a Fortune 500 company, is a holding company that through wholly owned operating subsidiaries offers its customers a wide range of asset and non-asset based transportation services integrated by technology. Its largest subsidiary, Yellow Transportation, offers a full range of regional, national and international services for the movement of industrial, commercial and retail goods. Meridian IQ is a non-asset global transportation management company that plans and coordinates the movement of goods worldwide. Yellow Technologies provides innovative technology solutions and services exclusively for Yellow Corporation companies. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, Yellow Corporation employs approximately 23,000 people.
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