YRC Worldwide Company Description
As one of the largest providers of less-than-truckload (LTL) transportation in North America, holding company YRC Worldwide wants the "YRC" to stand for "Your Regional Carrier." (LTL carriers consolidate freight from multiple shippers into a single trailer.) Most of the company's revenue is generated from its national transportation segment, YRC, which operates some 15,400 tractors and 61,400 trailers from a network of about 430 service centers. YRC Worldwide also has a collection of regional LTL carriers. The company's YRC Logistics (formerly Meridian IQ) unit provides logistics services. Its newly formed YRC Truckload subsidiary oversees truckload carrier USF Glen Moore.
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