Freight and Distribution

When the last thing you need is for shipments to freeze during transit, the first place to call is one of our operating companies.

We have decades of experience and a significant investment in the equipment necessary to safely ship freezable goods, chemicals, and hazardous materials during the frigid days of winter. Shipment protection services are available through our following brands: YRC, YRC Reimer, Holland, Reddaway, Yellow Freight and New Penn.

We offer two levels of service:

• Freezable Protection utilizes special handling procedures, weather monitoring and indicators in our tracking system to handle freezable shipments.
• Insulated Cover service takes our Freezable Protection service and adds a blanket of protection with technically engineered and environmentally friendly covers for drums, pallets and totes which ensure products won’t freeze at or below 32° F/1.5° C.

Our drivers can pick up your Freezable Protection and Insulated Cover shipments Monday through Friday for all direct service points in the continental U.S. and Canada. Freezable Protection pickups also are available Monday through Friday for direct shipments to Mexico.

In addition to protecting your freezable shipments while in transit, warm rooms are available for weekend usage when needed.

YRC said today that union employees at its regional carrier, New Penn, have joined the more than 90% of its employees represented by the International Brotherhood of Teamsters in voting “yes” to ratify a previously announced modified labor agreement.

“As employee owners and stakeholders, our union workforce has made difficult decisions and demonstrated their commitment to achieving long-term success for YRC Worldwide. Revisions to the contract enable the company to strengthen its financial position,” said Mike Smid, President of YRC Inc. and Chief Operations Officer of YRC Worldwide.

The modified agreement includes a 5% incremental wage reduction and an 18 month cessation of union pension fund contributions, which will not require repayment. Related savings from the pension and wage reduction are approximately $45 million per month, and primarily began in August. Savings increase to an estimated $50 million per month in 2010.

The company and the Teamsters are addressing employee concerns in the remaining smaller bargaining units who have yet to ratify the contract changes. This represents a small percentage of the company’s unionized workforce.

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 YRC, Yellow Freight, YRC Reimer, YRC Glen Moore, YRC Logistics, New Penn, Holland and Reddaway. YRC Worldwide has the largest, most comprehensive network in North America with local, regional, national and international capabilities. Through its team of experienced service professionals, YRC Worldwide offers industry-leading expertise in heavyweight shipments and flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence. The company is headquartered in Overland Park, Kan.

The marketplace is changing. So are we.

Last September we shifted into high gear to accelerate the integration of the Yellow Transportation and Roadway networks. Since then, we’ve been working to bring a new company with new capabilities to a marketplace looking for new transportation solutions.

On March 1, 2009 we are YRC: a unified team with heavyweight-shipment expertise, a comprehensive network with capabilities from next-day to transcontinental to intermodal, and more service centers closer to more customers than any other providers in our industry.

We combined the best of Yellow Freight and Roadway Express to create YRC.

The changes promise to continue–and we promise to keep you up-to-date.

We’re strengthening our ability to be flexible, react quickly, and roll with the economic punches. In the U.S. and globally, these are unprecedented economic times. While pressures first hit the headlines in the real estate and financial markets, new types of business challenges are being faced across all industries.

At YRC Worldwide, we continue to make significant strategic moves to navigate the current downturn and prepare for an even stronger future. We are confident the actions we are taking position us to provide you with best-in-class services and capabilities.

With the network integration of Roadway Express and Yellow Freight, YRC delivers flexible, efficient solutions supported by North America’s most comprehensive network. YRC is:

• Adding more than 21,000 new direct service points to serve more communities and provide you with improved transit times and additional access to services
• Operating more than 430 service centers in North America–nearly 100 more than either Roadway or Yellow individually
• Staffing those 430+ service centers with over 35,000 genuine heavyweight experts

Beyond the service advantages the integration delivers to you, it provides the opportunity for us to make strategic financial moves:

• Integrating the Roadway and Yellow networks creating opportunities to realign our facilities which improves efficiencies and removes redundancies
• Creating efficiencies that benefit you through our service offerings while also creating operating savings
• Our dedicated employees, both union and non-union, have agreed to wage reductions to ensure we’re cost-effective and properly staffed to meet your needs

Another important step is the current work with our banking group to modify the terms of our credit agreements. We are taking the actions necessary to give us the flexibility to manage our business during this economic recession and to continue providing you with exceptional global transportation and logistics services.

These steps are expected to improve our operating performance by $500 million going into 2010. That’s the type of result that paves the way for a stronger YRC Worldwide as the economy improves.

All of these fundamental steps address our near-term and future financial position, ensuring our strength and flexibility. Today, tomorrow, and into the future, you can be confident YRC Worldwide has the people, assets, and network to manage our business strategically and to better serve you, our customer.*

Doing More Cross-Border Business With Canada?

Due to the devaluation of the U.S. dollar, many companies are doing more business with our Canadian neighbors. Has your company found opportunities in Canada?

Roadway can move all of your cross-border shipments easily with fast, reliable service. With more than 24 years experience in cross-border moves, we have credibility with customs and other government agencies, are certified and approved in Homeland Security initiatives and have the information needed for moving across an international border. With our feet on the ground in Canada, interactive information systems, and sleeper team operations, we are experts in cross-border markets.

Recently, a Canadian telecommunications company began using Roadway to move goods from the U.S. into Canada after a successful year of domestic Canada moves. The transition was easy. Roadway is helping with imports of telecom equipment (such as Blackberry and Palm devices) from Mexico into their Canada locations.

The ability to use one carrier for all of their Canada, U.S. and Mexico shipments (into and out of all their branches) provides this telecommunications company with a worry free service.

Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of the new YRC Group

Roadway Has Launched New Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service

Roadway has launched a new specialized Pickup and Delivery service to provide customers with full service final-mile delivery throughout the United States.

The Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service offers three levels: white-glove, threshold and basic delivery, tailored to the specific needs of the shipper.

“The addition of the new Roadway Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service truly complements the Roadway suite of supply chain solutions to better serve our retail customers and allows Roadway to access the rapid-growth home deliveries market,” said Terry Gilbert, president of Roadway.

Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of the new YRC Group

New Velocity Network Just Ahead!

As we announced in the last two issues of eNews, Roadway is making some revolutionary changes to its network design. These changes will provide customers with faster service, increased reliability, and more options.

Our network enhancements are built around the creation of twelve new velocity centers where high-speed, regional shipments will be processed in a more direct and expeditious manner. All told, there will be over 18,000 lanes in the eastern half of the U.S. that will run through the new Velocity Network–and 13,000 will have transit standards that are 1 day or less than previously offered.

In fact, nearly 99% of all the Velocity Network lanes will be served in two days or less, making Roadway one of the faster providers in these lanes!*

Here are just a few examples of where service will be improved:
Philadelphia, PA to Greensville, NC–next-day Toledo, OH to Knoxville, TN–next-day Indianapolis, IN to Springfield, MO–next-day Charlotte, NC to Grand Rapids, MI–2 days Little Rock, AR to Brooklyn, NY–2 days Atlanta, GA to Boston, MA–2 days

Our new and improved regional service begins July 14–however, you don’t need to wait to see which of your shipping lanes will be improved. Your local Roadway account executive can walk you through a ZIP routing application to show you the lanes for your area, and of course, my.roadway.com will also be updated.

Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of the new YRC Group

For individuals or companies that just ship occasionally that are looking for Arizona trucking companies, you should try PackPro.com as they have access to over 60 carriers. They make shipping quick and easy. You can also call them at 800-PACKPRO or 800-722-5776.

For companies that do a lot of shipping, there is an association, associatedshippers.com, you may be interested in. They use Roadway Express and offers specialized services with Yellow Freight. Their number is 800-489-8984.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) and a group of trucking companies have initiated “Trucks Deliver a Cleaner Tomorrow” industry-wide environmental sustainability program.

The “Trucks Deliver a Cleaner Tomorrow” program identifies a series of initiatives to reduce fuel consumption and carbon dioxide emissions. The ATA is committed to this series of measures designed to further reduce the carbon emissions of trucks in the United States.

These practical and achievable recommendations can help deliver immediate results.

The ATA is involved in other national public outreach programs including:
–America’s Road Team
–Share the Road
–National Truck Driver Championships
–National Truck Drivers Appreciation Week –”Good Stuff?Trucks Bring It”

Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of YRC.

Bryant finished tied for 30th place eight shots off the winning score at The Principal Charity Classic, May 27-June 1, at Glen Oaks Country Club, West Des Moines, IA. The 1-under par for the weekend earned him $12,000.

Brad is in the number nine position on the 2008 Champions Tour money list.

In the Charles Schwab Cup Points standings, Bryant holds the 15th slot.

Did you know–Brad has finished second in the Champions Tour three times in 2008 (Allianz Championship, The ACE Group Classic, AT&T Champions Classic).

Next up for Brad on June 20-22 is the Bank of America Championship at Nashawtuc Country Club in Concord, MA.

Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of YRC. If you need to ship a heavy item like a gold cart, they can help.

Have you been in a CVS store in the last week?  Take note of the new Rimmel displays in the cosmetic aisle.

Roadway transported those 4,500 shipments for Coty.

Coty wanted to update the displays in the stores and purchased the new units from a manufacturer in Ontario, Canada. Our Toronto Service Center did a great job staging the shipments to load on the proper trailers and securing the paperwork.

These cross-border moves traveled to every CVS store in the U.S. over a two week period.
Do you need to ship an over sized package?  Contact www.associatedshippers.com.

Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of YRC .

By combining Roadway Time-Critical? Service, Guaranteed AM, Guaranteed Multiday Window, and Guaranteed Day service capabilities with the overall strength of our new Velocity Network, we can provide you with unmatched solutions that bring not only speed, reliability, and quality to your supply chain, but also–precision.

Precision delivery capabilities are critical to meeting the needs of just-in-time manufacturing and lean inventory management.  With our time-based services, you simply tell us the day and time you want your shipment delivered, and we manage to your requirements–guaranteed. With the Velocity Network launch, that doesn’t change, and in fact, becomes a more powerful tool for you to get the most out of your supply chain.

Meet your customers delivery requirements and minimize your overall supply chain costs with a time-based solution from Roadway–further enhanced by Velocity. Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of YRC . You can get a heavy freight quote at packpro.com

The new Roadway Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service accommodates both simple and complex final mile deliveries to both homes and businesses. It provides solutions for online purchases, catalog sales, custom ordered items, strip mall deliveries, urban area storefronts, fixture projects, furniture, consumer electronics, appliances, fitness and recreational equipment, medical equipment and office products. See: http://www.roadway.com/services/custom_solutions.html

“The addition of the new Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service truly complements the Roadway suite of supply chain solutions to better serve our retail customers and allow Roadway access to the rapid-growth home deliveries market,” said Terry Gilbert, President of Roadway.

Roadway has entered into a strategic alliance with NonstopDelivery–a recognized leader in home delivery–to provide final mile and residential delivery service across America with this new Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service.

Roadway Express and Yellow Freight are both part of YRC .

Are you new to freight shipping? Or do you ship just once in while?

Then our online First-Time Shipper section is for you.

Curious how shipments move through our system? Take a virtual tour:
Not sure what transportation services Roadway offers?

Roadway offer a broad range of shipping services for virtually any transportation situation such as:

–Seamless North American transportation

–Reliable, fast cross-border Canada, Mexico service

–Expedited, guaranteed, and window deliveries with Roadway Time-Critical Service and Roadway Time-Advantage Service

–Guaranteed standard ground service by noon with Roadway Guaranteed A.M. Service OR by 5 p.m.
–Roadway Guaranteed Day Service –Patented Sealed Divider Service –Roadway Custom Solutions for special project and logistics management

New affecting Yellow Freight

Custom Solutions from Yellow Freight: Logistics Projects Made Easy

“Roadway, Your Way” is more than a tagline. Our Custom Solutions team is a dedicated group of individuals who takes your greatest logistical challenges, and turns them into solutions for success.

Product rollouts, new store openings and resets, specialized pickup and delivery needs, and reverse logistics require concrete design, detailed planning, and flawless execution.

Over the past year, Roadway has delivered success for a multitude of logistics projects, including:
–Coordinated, time-specific product launches to thousands of store sites across the continent –Complete management of a 400-site, new store opening program, including both construction and opening-day inventory –Customized home and business delivery of B2C merchandise (including packaging, labeling, assembly, and debris removal) –Integrated reverse logistics and disposal of tens of thousands of recalled products

We can combine our Custom Solutions approach with our time-based services to deliver unparalleled success for your business.

Fourteen cars of an 81-car freight train being pulled by a CSX locomotive derailed in Henrico County just after midnight Thursday, about 500 yards north of one of the Richmond train stations. The locomotive also jumped the tracks. The train was en route to Rocky Mount, N.C., from Cumberland, Md. There were no injuries. Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Romero said that crews might have the track reopened by late Thursday afternoon.

Romero said Amtrak was working to provide alternate transportation for passengers, but there weren’t enough buses to carry everyone. She said Amtrak was working with passengers on a case-by-case basis.

News that affects Yellow Freight.

The new service, which will go live on 1 April, offers OTC trading in tanker Forward Freight Agreements (FFAs), cleared through LCH.Clearnet. Initially, the routes that will be supported are TD3, TD5, TD7 and TC2, with more routes expected to be added in due course.Edmund Gordon Clark, Managing Director of ICAP Hyde Tanker Derivatives Ltd, said: “Freight derivatives have seen strong growth and offering an electronic broking functionality that clears through LCH.Clearnet will increase liquidity in the tanker FFA market. This new electronic functionality will be the first OTC tanker derivative broking platform with the added security of a clearing link into LCH.Clearnet and we believe that this of real value to our customers.”

New affecting Yellow Freight

We’re told that 14 cars of an 81-car freight train derailed, as well as the CSX locomotive. Cleanup crews are on the scene. It’s expected to take at least through this afternoon to get the tracks reopened.

Some passengers were transferred to buses, but Amtrak says there simply weren’t enough spaces for everyone.

Yellow Freight Shipment News

Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced the investment of $10.2 million in rail freight infrastructure in an effort to help create and maintain jobs at expanding businesses throughout the commonwealth. The 38 grants are part of PennDOT’s rail freight assistance program.”Rail freight provides a dependable and efficient method for moving goods around Pennsylvania and provides an important link to the global marketplace,” Governor Rendell said. “This investment will help stimulate economic development, while also preserving and improving the commonwealth’s rail system.”

Yellow Freight Shipment News

The Sand Flat community, north of Tyler, was rattled this morning when an air bag used to stabilize the freight truck carrying Ozarka Water labels exploded, engulfing the independent contractor’s truck in flames.

The driver escaped unharmed, said authorities on the scene. FM 16, just east of FM 14, will remain closed until the burned wreckage is removed.

Jim Seaton, Smith County fire marshal, said it appears the stabilizing bag exploded, dropping the trailer onto the tires and starting a fire that was fed by the truck’s severed fuel line.

New affecting yellow freight