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YRC Freight Driver Achieves 5 Million Accident-Free Miles

Author: Denise Bellis

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 05, 2016 — In his nearly 40-year career with YRC Freight, Joe Brown has driven five million miles – and hasn’t had …

Bill Krouse Receives Minnesota Driver of the Year Award

Author: Denise Bellis

YRC Freight takes pride in the professionals we have behind the wheel of every truck in our fleet, and it is especially gratifying to see …

UPDATE — YRC Freight Driver Steve Fields Receives ATA Mike Russell Trucking Image Award

America’s Road Team Captain Honored for Mentoring, Advocacy, Service “Safety leaders such as Steve help make our nation’s highways safer for everyone,” states Darren D. Hawkins,... Read more

YRC Worldwide Recognized by Women in Trucking as a 2019 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 03, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) is honored to have been recognized as one of Women in Trucking (WIT)’s 2019 “Top Companies for Women... Read more

South Dakota Trucking Association Awards Wade Wagemann and Rick Hoogendoorn of YRC Freight

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Sept. 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Freight, a leading transportation provider for industrial, commercial and retail goods, specializing in solutions for businesses across North... Read more

YRC Freight Named a 2019 Top 100 Trucker by Inbound Logistics Magazine

YRC Freight, a leading transporter of industrial, commercial, and retail goods, specializing in less-than-truckload and short-haul shipping solutions, has again been named a Top 100 Trucker... Read more

YRC Worldwide Professional Drivers Head to 2019 National Truck Driving Championships

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Aug. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced today that twenty-one of its professional drivers will compete at the 2019 National Truck Driving... Read more

YRC Freight Honored as Walmart’s National LTL Carrier of the Year

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., March 13, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Freight has been selected to receive the 2018 National LTL Carrier of the Year award from Walmart for helping Walmart attain its... Read more

YRC Freight Professional City Driver Russell James Named to America’s Road Team

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 11, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Freight professional city driver Russell (Russ) James has been selected by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) to serve on the... Read more

YRC Freight Professional City Driver Byron Bramwell Achieves 3-Million-Mile Safety Milestone

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Freight professional city driver Byron Bramwell has logged his 3-millionth consecutive mile without a single preventable accident. This is an... Read more

YRC Freight Named by Women in Trucking as 2018 Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Nov. 13, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — (NASDAQ: YRCW). YRC Freight is honored to be selected as one of the 2018 “Top 50 Companies for Women... Read more

YRC Freight Named a 2018 Top 100 Trucker by Inbound Logistics Magazine

YRC Freight has again been named as a Top 100 Trucker by Inbound Logistics magazine. Each year, the magazine’s editors conduct a qualitative assessment of service... Read more

Neil Nogues Receives the Professional Excellence Award

YRC Freight is proud to announce that Neil Nogues, professional driver from New Hampshire, received the Neill Darmstadter Professional Excellence Award at the 2018 National Truck... Read more

YRC Freight Again Selected as NASSTRAC’s National LTL Carrier of the Year

YRC Freight has been named for the fourth time as the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council’s (NASSTRAC) – National LTL Carrier of the Year. Through its... Read more

YRC Worldwide Recognizes Environmental Excellence

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW) today announced its eighth annual recognition of employees for environmental excellence. Through YRCW’s... Read more

Bobby Elrod Reaches Safety Achievement of 5-Million Accident-Free Miles

In his 45-year career with YRC Freight, Bobby Elrod has reached the elite safety milestone of driving five-million consecutive miles without a single accident. The company... Read more

Inbound Logistics 2016 Top 100 Trucker

“Inbound Logistics recognizes YRC Freight as a 2016 Top 100 Trucker for consistently providing premium service, reliability, scalability – the watchwords of supply chain professionals who need... Read more

Wal-mart Carrier of the Year

For the third time in five years, Walmart’s transportation executive team named YRC Freight its National LTL Carrier of the Year. The award honors YRC Freight’s... Read more

Security 500 – 1st in Logistics Industry

Security is a monthly business magazine for security executives. Its top 500 enterprises are listed by the quality of their security programs. YRC Worldwide was named... Read more

GI Jobs Magazine Military Friendly Employers

YRC Freight was named one of the Top 100 military-friendly employers for 2015. Military Friendly Employers have invested considerable time, money and personnel to build military... Read more

ScoopMonkey’s Top 100 Best Carriers

ScoopMonkey’s list of their 100 best-rated carriers is based on qualities like all-around service, punctuality, communication, and professionalism. ScoopMonkey’s rating and reviews engine also allows them... Read more

Commercial Carrier Journal’s Top 250 Carriers

The CCJ Top 250 is the most comprehensive ranking of active carriers, based on a blended scale combining revenue, total power units, and number of drivers.... Read more