Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Roadway Launches New Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service

Akron, Ohio, June 18, 2008 – Roadway, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq: YRCW), announces today the launch of its new Roadway Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service.

Roadway has entered into a strategic alliance with NonstopDelivery, Inc., a recognized leader in residential and commercial delivery, to provide customers with full service final-mile delivery throughout the United States, including Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico.

The new customized service offerings accommodate simple and complex final-mile deliveries to homes and businesses. Solutions will be provided for: online purchases, catalog sales, custom ordered items, strip mall deliveries, urban area storefronts and fixture projects. Typical products delivered under this new service include furniture, consumer electronics, appliances, fitness and recreational equipment, medical equipment, office and home improvement products.

“The addition of the new Roadway Custom Solutions Specialized Pickup and Delivery Service truly complements Roadway’s suite of supply chain solutions to better serve our retail customers and allows Roadway to access the rapid-growth home deliveries market,” said Terry Gilbert, President of Roadway. “Customers have been asking for an effective solution for this growing segment of business-to-consumer deliveries of heavyweight goods. Roadway listened and created a solution bringing together expertise from two best-in-class providers.”

According to NonstopDelivery CEO Steve Senkus, “We’re thrilled about our alliance with one of the most respected names in the transportation industry. By combining Roadway’s extensive national linehaul network with NonstopDelivery’s final-mile distribution network, we’ve effectively created a door-to-door pickup and delivery solution offering shippers unprecedented performance and flexibility.”

Roadway has more than 295 service centers in the U.S., while NonstopDelivery has over 210 distribution points and services more than 42,000 zip codes throughout the U.S.

The new program offers customers three levels of service, White-Glove, Threshold and Basic Delivery. Offering a variety of delivery options at each level, service can be tailored to the specific needs of shippers. The service includes web-based performance metrics and reporting tools that provide shippers with end-to-end product visibility across the entire supply chain.

About Roadway
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. Global logistics solutions are provided through YRC Logistics, also a YRC Worldwide affiliate. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, YRC Worldwide employs approximately 60,000 people.

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 Roadway Time-Critical™, Roadway Time-Advantage™, Exhibit Transportation and the patented Sealed Divider™ Service. Roadway provides seamless transportation between all 50 states, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Service within Canada is provided by Reimer Express, a Roadway subsidiary.