GlobeNewswire Inc | Feb 1, 2021 01:16PM EST

February 01, 2021

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YRC Worldwide, Inc.(NASDAQ: YRCW) announces the expansion of YRC Freights Regional Next-Day Service with the addition of more lanes in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This extension of YRC Freights Regional Next-Day service is another evolution in the Companys enterprise transformation toward one company, one network and one operating platform.

Now, 13 terminals: Hagerstown and Baltimore, M.D.; Richmond, Manassas, Norfolk, Roanoke and Staunton, V.A.; Washington, D.C.; Wilmington, D.E.; and Raleigh, Wilson, Winston-Salem and Fayetteville, N.C. will offer Regional Next-Day service, with Richmond as a hub for the region.

Through Regional Next-Day service, weve enhanced operations to offer what customers want most faster transit times and lower costs, said Scott Ware, Chief Network Officer.

This new Regional Next-Day service area builds on the Companys 2019 rollout of Regional-Next Day in Texas and in the Little Rock, Ark. and Mid-South region in 2020.

Were excited to continue streamlining and optimizing operations for the benefit of our customers, as we continue building an unmatched super-regional network, said Ware.

YRC Freight is currently performing at or above best-in-class competitors with a nearly 99% on-time performance and a claims ratio of 0.13%.

YRC Freights superior Regional Next Day Service offers our customers lower costs by handling less inventory, faster transit times and more streamlined supply chains, as well as fewer damages from less freight handling, said Jason Bergman, Chief Commercial Officer. We remain obsessive about providing safe, fast, reliable and high-quality service to our customers. And this is backed by our greater on-time performance where we offer Regional Next-Day.

Learn more at https://yrc.com/services/regional-next-day/.

AboutYRC WorldwideYRC Worldwide Inc.has one of the largest, most comprehensive logistics and less-than-truckload (LTL) networks inNorth Americawith local, regional, national, and international capabilities. Through its teams of experienced service professionals,the YRC Worldwide companiesoffer industry-leading expertise in flexible supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial, and retail goods with confidence.YRC Worldwide, headquartered inOverland Park, Kan., is the holding company for a portfolio of LTL brands includingHolland,New Penn,Reddaway, andYRC Freight, as well as the logistics companyHNRY Logistics.

Please visit our website at www.yrcw.com for more information.

Investor Tony CarreoContact: (913) 696-6108 investor@yrcw.com Media Mike KelleyContact: 913-696-6121 mike.kelley@yrcw.com

SOURCE: YRC Worldwide