| | Call Details | YRC Worldwide Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008) Fri,
Apr 25, 2008, 9:00 am Eastern
| | About YRC Worldwide
(NasdaqGS:YRCW) |
| | YRC Worldwide, Inc. provides transportation services for the shipment of industrial, commercial, and retail goods in the United States and internationally. The companys operating units include YRC National Transportation, YRC Regional Transportation, and YRC Logistics. YRC National Transportation unit offers a range of services for the transportation of industrial, commercial, and retail goods, such as apparel, appliances, automotive parts, chemicals, food, furniture, glass, machinery, metal, metal products, non-bulk petroleum products, rubber, textiles, wood, and other manufactured products or components in regional, national, and international markets, primarily through the operation of owned or leased equipment. As of December 31, 2007, National Transportation had 14,758 owned tractors, 2,379 leased tractors, 61,183 owned trailers, and 3,579 leased trailers. YRC Regional Transportation units service portfolio comprise regional delivery that includes next-day local area delivery and second-day services, consolidation/distribution services, protect-from-freezing and hazardous materials handling, and other specialized offerings; expedited delivery, including day-definite, hour-definite, and time definite capabilities; truckload delivery; inter-regional delivery; cross-border delivery; and operation of USFNet.com and NewPenn.com e-commerce Web sites offering customized online resources to manage transportation activity. YRC Logistics unit offers a range of logistics services, including flow through and pool distribution, warehousing, value added services, freight forwarding, customs brokerage, truckload brokerage, contract carriage, and transportation management. The company was founded in 1924. It was formerly known as Yellow Roadway Corporation and changed its name to YRC Worldwide, Inc. in 2006. YRC Worldwide is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas. |
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