September 16, 2008: A stalled economy is propelling the nation's largest trucking company to combine the operations of its two long-haul LTL operations, extending the restructuring of a trucking industry that has been redrawn by consolidation, changing shipper demands and a growing field of nimble regional competitors. Yellow Transportation and Roadway, run as separate brands by parent YRC Worldwide, will be combined into one company called Yellow Roadway. Local sales teams will join forces immediately...

September 8, 2008: YRC Worldwide, in the midst of what it says is a weakening domestic trucking economy, said Monday it will accelerate the integration of its main Yellow Transportation and Roadway LTL subsidiaries to create "one national network." YRC said it will maintain the separate Yellow and Roadway brands but the national network will work through a combined sales force and operating network. Click here to read more at Traffic World Online.