YRC Freight, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, has named Maynard Skarka to the new position of chief operations officer. Skarka will be responsible for strategic planning and lead the day-to-day ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- The federal government has filed a lawsuit alleging it was overcharged for shipping in a case first brought by a whistleblower. The complaint in federal court in Buffalo accuses ...

Unions for workers at Overland Park, Kan.-based YRC Freight and two affiliated companies reached a tentative labor agreement that would result in wage increases over the next five years for most who ...

YRC Freight has moved forward with plans to close one of its local distribution centers to save money, estimated to affect as many as 541 local jobs. The facility on Princeton Glendale Road/Ohio 747 ...

After rebranding itself in 2012, the LTL arm of YRC Worldwide struggled with debt, sluggish freight volumes, and high operating costs – culminating in what many thought might be a death blow for the ...

YRC Freight has announced that by the end of the year, YRC and BNSF Railway Company will have onboarded more than 600 branded intermodal containers to improve efficiency. The containers are part of ...

Employees of three major trucking companies ratified a major new five-year contract with the Teamsters. YRC Worldwide Inc. on Tuesday announced employees of YRC Freight, Holland, and New Penn approved ...

The parent of several trucking operations, YRC Worldwide, has announced CEO James Welch has assumed the responsibilities as president of the company’s national less-than-truckload service provider, ...

The rise of e-commerce continues to disrupt logistics and supply chain operations, driving the need for faster, more efficient delivery models. As consumer demands evolve, traditional freight methods ...

Can James Welch, the new CEO of one time transportation giant YRC Worldwide, succeed in retooling and rehabilitating the company that was close to bankruptcy last year? The quick answer is yes, based ...

YRC Worldwide Inc. boasted when it hired key executives from rival carriers recently. Now one of the rivals has sued. XPO Logistics Freight Inc., known as Con-way Freight before a $3 billion buyout ...