AKRON, Ohio--August 16, 2007--Roadway, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW), announced today that it has earned a Quest for Quality Award for outstanding service in Logistics Management's 24th annual readership survey. For the past 24 years, Logistics Management's Quest for Quality has been regarded in the transportation and logistics industry as one of the most important measures of customer satisfaction and performance excellence and can be an important resource for shippers trying to differentiate among service providers.
Roadway was recognized with a Quest for Quality award for outstanding service in Household Goods & High-Value Goods Carriers--Truckload category.
To determine the best in the business, Logistics Management asks a representative sample of shippers to complete an online evaluation of the carriers they use. Carriers are measured in the areas of performance, value, information technology, customer service and equipment and operations. Results of the survey appear in the August 2007 issue of Logistics Management.
About Roadway
Roadway, headquartered in Akron, Ohio, is a leading transporter of industrial, commercial and retail goods. Roadway offers a variety of innovative services to meet customer needs, including Time-Critical™, Time-Advantage™, Exhibit Transportation and the patented Sealed Divider™ Service. Roadway provides seamless transportation between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Global logistics solutions for import and export shipping are provided in conjunction with YRC Logistics, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. Service within Canada is provided by Reimer Express, a Roadway subsidiary. Roadway is a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW), a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest transportation services providers in the world. 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 66,000 people.
Contact:
Suzanne Dawson
Linden Alschuler & Kaplan
(212) 329-1420
sdawson@lakpr.com
