About Us

Services | Employees | Company Background

As the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, Yellow Transportation Inc., has a mission to be the leading provider of guaranteed, time-definite, defect-free, hassle-free transportation services for business customers worldwide. We provide regional, national and international transportation and related services to 400,000 customers by applying a wealth of resources:

• a transportation network backed by state-of-the-art tracking and system management technology,
• the best people in the industry and
• superior customer services.

We offer a comprehensive set of transportation solutions delivered through our Website, MyYellow.com, and by a team of technology-enabled, customer-service professionals. We've built a superb track record of high quality, reliability and safety.

We can get the job done—and we do.

The world headquarters for Yellow is:
10990 Roe Ave
Overland Park, KS 66211-1213
Phone: 913/344-3000

Our mailing address is:
P.O. Box 7270
Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-0270

Note: Please do not mail payments for charges due Yellow Transportation to either of the above addresses. Please read our mailing instructions to determine where to send your payments.

Customer Service Center:
Phone: 800/610-6500
Fax: 800/610-6554

Transportation is the second-largest industry in the United States. At Yellow, we do much more than ship goods. We deliver products to market. We deliver transportation solutions. We meet specific transportation needs, no matter what they are. That's real partnership. And that's a real competitive advantage in today's quick-turn, rapid-replenishment world. Yellow offers a wide variety of transportation services to domestic and international customers. And we are ISO 9001 certified.

Our service portfolio includes:

Our fast-paced and challenging atmosphere is the key to being Yellow. No matter where you contribute, you'll know you're part of the Yellow high-performance team.

Our results-oriented culture encourages diversity and continuous improvement. An Equal Employment Opportunity employer, we value the variety of experiences and backgrounds of all our team members. This broad perspective is a source of our strength. We tap into that strength through a highly matrixed, cross-functional team approach. We are never satisfied with the status quo, but are constantly improving the company's ability to exceed our consumer's expectations. Our employees are a vital component to meeting this goal.

Our non-union and salaried employees participate in an annual performance review program that links their performance to their base pay increase and bonus. This program, which is a partnership between the employee and the manager, emphasizes results, behavior and development. It focuses individual performance on results aligned with company goals and emphasizes an individual's effective behavior in the company's six core competencies:

• Leadership
• Teamwork
• Customer/Consumer Focus
• Decision-Making Abilities
• Interpersonal Communication Skills
• Job Knowledge

As part of the program, employees build development plans that foster continuous performance improvement and enhancement.

We foster a "promote from within" philosophy that is blended with hiring key external expertise and talent as needed. This approach provides us the strongest team possible and keeps our perspective fresh and consumer-focused.

Our top-performing, Yellow management team members are recognized each year by the President's Club award. Our union employees are recognized through our annual Safety Award programs:

• Safe Driver Awards
• Safe Worker Awards
• Million Mile Awards

And the Chairman's Award recognizes employees from all subsidiaries for their accomplishments toward our core values. Our employees also work hard for their communities. We think this is so important that it is one of our core values. If you're interested in employment at Yellow, check out our career opportunities.

YRC Worldwide traces its origins to 1924 when A.J. Harrell, an Oklahoma City entrepreneur, founded a bus and taxi company and named it Yellow Cab Transit Co. In 1926, he shortened the name to Yellow Transit Co.

In 1929, AJ was concerned about road safety, so he commissioned the E.I. DuPont Co. to determine the color that would be most visible on the tractors from the greatest distance on the nation's highways. DuPont's research found the color Swamp Holly Orange. We still use this color on Yellow trucks today.

In April 1952, an ownership group led by George E. Powell, Sr., bought the company. The group included George E. Powell, Jr., and Roy Freuhauf, owner of the Freuhauf Trailer Co. Yellow helped pioneer the concept of consolidating small freight shipments into trailerloads for interstate transport, deconsolidation, and distribution. In 1968, the company name changed from Yellow Transit Freight Lines to Yellow Freight System.

During the 1980s, after interstate trucking deregulation, Yellow embarked on a growth plan that focused on constructing new service centers and large distribution centers in an all-new design. In late 1992, Yellow Corp., the parent company, was formed with Yellow Transportation as its largest operating subsidiary. In 2003, Yellow acquired Roadway Corp. to become Yellow Roadway Corp. In 2005, Yellow expanded its regional capabilities by acquiring USF, which has been renamed YRC Regional Transportation. In 2006, the company changed its name to YRC Worldwide to reflect the expanding, global nature of the business.

Read more about Yellow history.

Today, YRCW is a thriving, multibillion dollar corporation in a fast-paced, competitive market. We strive to achieve state-of-the-art technology and lead the industry in providing a host of transportation offerings.