Mr. Pierson joined Forward, having most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of MV Transportation, one of the nation's largest privately owned passenger transportation contracting companies in North America. Prior to joining MV Transportation, Mr. Pierson held various senior leadership positions, including Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ecobat Technologies and YRC Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:YRCW). Mr. Faught joins Forward, having most recently served as Chief Financial Officer of EVO Transportation. Prior to this role, Mr. Faught served as Chief Accounting Officer at Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ:YELL).

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced today that it has changed its name from YRC Worldwide Inc. to Yellow Corporation and it will begin trading under the NASDAQ ticker symbol YELL effective February 8, 2021. The Company’s LTL brands Holland, New Penn, Reddaway and YRC Freight, as well as HNRY Logistics continue to operate under their existing names. “As we continue our transformation into a super-regional, LTL freight carrier, it is the right time to reintroduce the Yellow Corporation name and modernize the holding company brand,” said Darren Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer. Once we announced our plans to rebrand, our customer

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Names Jamie Pierson as Permanent Chief Financial Officer and Welcomes New Chief Accounting Officer Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD) ("Forward" or the "Company") announced the appointment of Jamie G. Pierson as permanent Chief Financial Officer and James Faught as Chief Accounting Officer, effective July 3, 2024. Mr. Pierson was originally named interim Chief Financial Officer on May 20, 2024. Mr. Faught joins the Company from EVO Transportation where he served as CFO. Shawn Stewart, the CEO, emphasized the strategic significance of the new appointments, stating, "This expansion of our leadership team is instrumental in navigating the financial integration of Forward Air and Omni Lo

Names Jamie Pierson as Permanent Chief Financial Officer and Welcomes New Chief Accounting Officer Forward Air Corporation (NASDAQ:FWRD) ("Forward" or the "Company") announced the appointment of Jamie G. Pierson as permanent Chief Financial Officer and James Faught as Chief Accounting Officer, effective July 3, 2024. Mr. Pierson was originally named interim Chief Financial Officer on May 20, 2024. Mr. Faught joins the Company from EVO Transportation where he served as CFO. Shawn Stewart, the CEO, emphasized the strategic significance of the new appointments, stating, "This expansion of our leadership team is instrumental in navigating the financial integration of Forward Air and Omni Lo

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yellow Corporation (NASDAQ: YRCW) announced today that it has changed its name from YRC Worldwide Inc. to Yellow Corporation and it will begin trading under the NASDAQ ticker symbol YELL effective February 8, 2021. The Company’s LTL brands Holland, New Penn, Reddaway and YRC Freight, as well as HNRY Logistics continue to operate under their existing names. “As we continue our transformation into a super-regional, LTL freight carrier, it is the right time to reintroduce the Yellow Corporation name and modernize the holding company brand,” said Darren Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer. Once we announced our plans to rebrand, our customer

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 02, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW), announced today that Darren Hawkins, Chief Executive Officer, and Dan Olivier, Interim Chief Financial Officer, will deliver a virtual company presentation on Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 3:20 p.m. ET, at the Stifel 2021 Virtual Transportation & Logistics Conference. The event will be available on the YRC Worldwide website yrcw.com as a live audio webcast and as a replay for 30 days. About YRC Worldwide YRC Worldwide Inc. has one of the largest, most comprehensive logistics and less-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local, regional, national, and international capabilities.

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YRC Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) announces the expansion of YRC Freight’s Regional Next-Day Service with the addition of more lanes in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. This extension of YRC Freight’s Regional Next-Day service is another evolution in the Company’s 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 regi

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW), announced today that on Thursday, February 4, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. ET, company executives will host a conference call with the investment community to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2020 results. The financial results will be released the same day, February 4, 2021, after the market close. The call will be webcast and can be accessed live or as a replay via the YRC Worldwide website yrcw.com. About YRC Worldwide YRC Worldwide Inc. has one of the largest, most comprehensive logistics and less-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local, regional, national, and international capabil

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Jan. 04, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ: YRCW) Reddaway has received Johnson Controls’ 2020 Regional Freight Carrier of the Year award. Johnson Controls, the global leader for smart and sustainable buildings, recognized Reddaway for its significant efforts in on-time performance, ease of doing business, damage claim ratio, EDI compliance and invoice accuracy. “This recognition is an outstanding honor from one of our largest customers. Our company’s work aligns perfectly with Johnson Controls’ values of being customer driven and future focused,” said Jason Bergman, YRCW Chief Commercial Officer and HNRY Logistics President. “I am extremely proud of our YRCW companies

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ: YRCW) After nearly 43 years of driving for YRC Freight, George Brown has reached the elite milestone of logging over five million driving miles without a single preventable accident. Based in Memphis, Tenn., he drives an average of 160,000 miles each year. For the past six years, Brown has been driving from Memphis to Houston three times a week. Each one-way trip is approximately 580 miles long, and this is Brown’s favorite route he has driven. “We look to drivers like George as outstanding examples of how we can operate with excellence every day,” said CEO Darren Hawkins. “We congratulate George on this remarkab

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ: YRCW) YRC Freight professional driver, James Banner, has achieved the prestigious milestone of logging over five million driving miles without a single preventable accident. Banner has been driving trucks for 50 years, with 42 of them spent driving for YRC Freight. Based in Chicago, he is now the longest-tenured employee at the Chicago Heights terminal. He drives an average of 3,084 miles every week on his current route from Chicago to Kansas City. “We are truly honored to have James on our team and congratulate him on this extraordinary accomplishment,” said CEO Darren Hawkins. “Like all our Million-Miler drivers, James set

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 17, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (NASDAQ: YRCW) YRC Freight professional driver, James Banner, has achieved the prestigious milestone of logging over five million driving miles without a single preventable accident. Banner has been driving trucks for 50 years, with 42 of them spent driving for YRC Freight. Based in Chicago, he is now the longest-tenured employee at the Chicago Heights terminal. He drives an average of 3,084 miles every week on his current route from Chicago to Kansas City. “We are truly honored to have James on our team and congratulate him on this extraordinary accomplishment,” said CEO Darren Hawkins. “Like all our Million-Miler drivers, James set

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Dec. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW) reported certain operating metrics for the first two months of fourth quarter 2020. For YRC Worldwide less-than-truckload (LTL), the percent change 2020 from 2019:  Shipments per WorkdayWeight per ShipmentTonnage per WorkdayRevenue per Hundredweight(a)Revenue per Shipment(a)October-0.2%2.1%1.9%-3.5%-1.5%November0.3%1.9%2.2%0.6%2.4%QTD0.0%2.0%2.1%-1.6%0.3% (a) Includes fuel surcharge  About YRC Worldwide YRC Worldwide Inc. has one of the largest, most comprehensive logistics and less-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local, regional, national, and international capabilities. Th