YRCW News Releases

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., August 24, 2010 - YRC Glen Moore, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW), has been named the No. 1 Dry Freight Truckload Carrier in the 2010 Quest for Quality Awards given by the readers of Logistics Management magazine. In addition to its No. 1 overall ranking as determined by the highest composite score,...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug 16, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) today announced that it completed the initial closing on the previously announced sale of a portion of YRC Logistics. The gross proceeds for the transaction were approximately $38.7 million of which YRC Worldwide received $33.6 million at the...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug 03, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) today reported its second quarter 2010 results. For the second quarter ending June 30, 2010, the company announced a net loss of $9.5 million and a $.01 loss per share on an average outstanding fully diluted share count of 1.079 billion. As ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., July 13, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) announced today that 42 of its professional drivers will compete at the 2010 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC) to be held August 3-7 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio. To qualify for the national champion...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 25, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell a portion of its YRC Logistics business to Austin Ventures, a strategic private equity investor. This logistics business will operate as a private company owned by Austin Ven...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., June 1, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) announced today that the company has been named a recipient of the 2010 CIO 100 award by CIO magazine. The 23rd annual award program recognizes organizations around the world that exemplify the highest level of operational and strategic excel...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 24, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) announced today that joint committees representing International Brotherhood of Teamsters leadership and YRC Worldwide management are being formed to address the company's competitiveness and reentry into union pension plans. In addition, Ter...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 19, 2010 - YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced that it has been awarded the Kaizen Challenge Award from the Toyota North American Parts Organization (NAPO) for continuous improvement for the third consecutive year. Toyota NAPO announced the 2009 award winners during its annual ...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., May 4, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) today announced the election of a distinguished group of five new members to the company's Board effective May 11, 2010 in a planned transition previously disclosed in a debt-for-equity exchange completed on December 31, 2009. Chairman of the...

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 20, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX News Network/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW) today announced its corporate ranking as Number 396 on the 2010 FORTUNE 500 list of the largest American companies. The FORTUNE 500 is a list of public companies ranked by 2009 revenues. The 2010 FORTUNE 500 list appears in the May 3, 2010...