YRC Worldwide is a Fortune 500 company based in Overland Park, Kansas. It is one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in the world. YRC Worldwide was first known as the Yellow Corporation when the company, in 1992, created a parent company, with Yellow Transportation, Inc. as its largest division. In 2003, Yellow Corporation purchased Roadway Express becoming Yellow Roadway Corporation.

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  • (CFO, YRC Worldwide)
  • (Chairman and CEO)
  • (President, YRC Inc.)
  • (President, YRC Logistics)
  • Bill Zollars
  • John Carr
  • Mike Smid
  • Tim Wicks
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  • 1924-01-01 00:00:00 (xsd:date)
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  • (Chairman and CEO)
  • (President, YRC Inc.)
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  • John Carr
  • Mike Smid
  • Tim Wicks
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  • YRC Worldwide is a Fortune 500 company based in Overland Park, Kansas. It is one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in the world. YRC Worldwide was first known as the Yellow Corporation when the company, in 1992, created a parent company, with Yellow Transportation, Inc. as its largest division. In 2003, Yellow Corporation purchased Roadway Express becoming Yellow Roadway Corporation. Due to the many different divisions of the company and the purchase of USF in 2005, in 2006 Yellow Roadway Corporation changed its name to its current name YRC Worldwide, Inc. In March, 2009, Yellow Transportation and Roadway formally merged to create YRC. The brands that now make up YRC Worldwide, Inc. include YRC, YRC Reimer, YRC Logistics, New Penn, Holland, Reddaway and YRC Glen Moore. YRC Worldwide employs around 49,000 people. The American Trucking Association has recognized the YRC Worldwide Safety Program with its prestigious President's Trophy, the motor carrier industry's highest award for highway safety and accident prevention.
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  • Bill Zollars (Chairman and CEO) Mike Smid (President, YRC Inc.) John Carr (President, YRC Logistics) Tim Wicks (CFO, YRC Worldwide)
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  • YRC Worldwide is a Fortune 500 company based in Overland Park, Kansas. It is one of the largest transportation and logistics providers in the world. YRC Worldwide was first known as the Yellow Corporation when the company, in 1992, created a parent company, with Yellow Transportation, Inc. as its largest division. In 2003, Yellow Corporation purchased Roadway Express becoming Yellow Roadway Corporation.
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