OVERLAND PARK, Kan., April 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- YRC Worldwide Inc. will host a conference call for shareholders and the investment community on Friday, April 24, 2009, beginning at 9:30am ET, 8:30am CT. First quarter earnings will be released after the market close on Thursday, April 23, 2009.
Hosting the teleconference will be: Bill Zollars, Chairman, President and CEO, YRC Worldwide; Tim Wicks, Executive Vice President and CFO, YRC Worldwide; Mike Smid, President, YRC Inc.; and Jim Ritchie, President, YRC Logistics.
The conference call will be open to listeners through a live webcast via StreetEvents at streetevents.com and via the YRC Worldwide Internet site yrcw.com.
An audio playback will be available via the StreetEvents and YRC Worldwide web sites.
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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, YRC Reimer, YRC Logistics, New Penn, Holland, Reddaway and Glen Moore. Building on the strength of its heritage brands, Yellow Transportation and Roadway, the enterprise provides global transportation services, transportation management solutions and logistics management. The portfolio of brands represents a comprehensive array of services for the shipment of industrial, commercial and retail goods domestically and internationally. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, YRC Worldwide employs approximately 53,000 people.
YRC Worldwide Inc.
CONTACT: Investors: Sheila Taylor of YRC Worldwide Inc.,
+1-913-696-6108, sheila.taylor@yrcw.com; or Media: Suzanne Dawson of Linden
Alschuler & Kaplan, +1-212-329-1420, sdawson@lakpr.com
Web Site: http://www.yrcw.com/
