YRC Worldwide Companies YRC Freight, Holland, Reddaway and New Penn Receive U.S. EPA SmartWay Excellence Award

OVERLAND PARK, Kan., Oct. 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- YRC WorldwideInc. (Nasdaq:YRCW) today announced that YRC Worldwide companies YRCFreight, Holland, Reddaway and New Penn were honored with a 2013 U.S.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Excellence Award at theCouncil of Supply Chain Management Professionals annual meeting inDenver. Excellence Awardees are selected from the top 1% of SmartWayparticipants. YRC Worldwide is a Charter Partner of the SmartWayprogram."YRC Worldwide is honored to be recognized as one of the bestenvironmental performers of the 3000-plus SmartWay Partners. TheSmartWay program has been an invaluable resource for us and we have theutmost respect and appreciation for their staff's leadership indrastically reducing the industry's emissions output," said JamesWelch, CEO of YRC Worldwide. "Reducing our carbon footprint by handlingfreight more efficiently for our customers continues to be a toppriority for all of our YRC Worldwide companies.""EPA is pleased to recognize the 2013 SmartWay Excellence Awardrecipients. I commend YRC Worldwide for its superior environmentalperformance and leadership in advancing freight sector efficiency,"said Gina McCarthy, EPA Administrator. "Their commitment is helpinglead the freight industry to a more sustainable future."About SmartWayEPA launched SmartWay in 2004 to help business improve thesustainability of their freight supply chains. Today the Partnershipconsists of more than 3,000 Partners, representing a cross section ofthe freight supply chain industry. As of today, SmartWay Partners havesaved 65 million barrels of oil. This is equivalent to taking over 5million cars off the road for an entire year. SmartWay's clean airachievements (28 million metric tons of carbon dioxide, 478,000 tonsnitrogen oxides, and 22,000 tons of particulate matter reduced so far)help protect the health and well-being of citizens while contributingto our nation's economic and energy security.More information on SmartWay in general: http://www.epa.gov/smartway/List of Excellence Award recipients:http://www.epa.gov/smartway/partner-resources/awards.htmAbout YRC WorldwideYRC Worldwide Inc., a Fortune 500 company headquartered in OverlandPark, Kan., is the holding company for a portfolio of successfulcompanies including YRC Freight, YRC Reimer, Holland, Reddaway, and NewPenn. YRC Worldwide has one of the largest, most comprehensiveless-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local,regional, national and international capabilities. Through its team ofexperienced service professionals, YRC Worldwide offersindustry-leading expertise in heavyweight shipments and flexible supplychain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial andretail goods with confidence. Please visit www.yrcw.com for moreinformation.Follow YRC Worldwide on Twitter: http://twitter.com/yrcworldwide