Roadway Express, Inc. was an American trucking less than truckload (LTL) trucking company. Roadway Express and its holding company, Roadway Corporation, were acquired by logistics holding company Yellow Corporation in 2003, and the parent companies were merged to form Yellow Roadway Corporation, later renamed YRC Worldwide. In 2009, Roadway Express was merged with YRC's other national LTL carrier, Yellow Freight, to form YRC, Inc.
A vintage Roadway Express truck
Yellow and Roadway Semi-trailers following the merger
Image: Roadway truckeetrailer rear ds quarter view
Yellow Corporation was an American transportation holding company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. Its subsidiaries included national less than truckload (LTL) carrier YRC Freight; regional LTL carriers New Penn, Holland, and Reddaway; and freight brokerage HNRY Logistics. From 2006 to February 2021, Yellow was known as YRC Worldwide.
YRC Freight headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas
1939 Yellow Transit Freight Lines truck
YRC trailers with the vintage Yellow logo in 2010
USF Reddaway, now Reddaway, was acquired by Yellow Roadway as part of its acquisition of USF.