YRC Freight and Holland Join "Hiring Our Heroes" Program
June 23 2014 - 3:51PM
YRC Worldwide Inc. (Nasdaq:YRCW) subsidiaries YRC Freight and
Holland have joined the U.S. Chamber Foundation's Hiring Our Heroes
program. The program will use technology developed by FASTPORT to
connect veterans with careers in trucking. YRC Worldwide CEO
James Welch announced the partnership during his presentation at
the SMC3 Connections Conference today. The Connections
Conference is an annual gathering of leading shipper, 3PL, trucking
and other industry officials.
"With
hundreds of terminals across the United States, we have a strong
presence of veterans already in our workforce and we look
forward to bringing more former military personnel into the YRC
Freight and Holland families," James Welch shared with the SMC3
transportation professionals. "Our industry-leading health care
benefits and a competitive pay package enable us to have the
opportunity to place those who have served our country not just in
a job but in a career," added Welch. Bill McLennan, CEO of
FASTPORT, whose technology platform matches veterans with career
opportunities and administers the program for the U.S. Chamber
stated that, "We look forward to partnering with the YRC
Freight and Holland teams to place veterans in jobs that can turn
into lifelong careers. The combination of the FASTPORT
technology and the infrastructure YRC Freight and Holland
have in place to recruit and train drivers will lead to a
powerful partnership." Welch was at the SMC3 Connections
Conference to kick off the event with an industry outlook covering
recent industry economic trends and regulatory issues.
About FASTPORT
FASTPORT develops user-friendly technology to improve motor
carriers' selection, qualification and hiring process for
commercial drivers, ultimately providing better careers for drivers
and growth for motor carriers. FASTPORT's core product JobMaps™,
revolutionizes traditional job postings, empowering motor carriers
to efficiently find the best qualified drivers for their unique
driving jobs. FASTPORT is committed to leveraging JobMaps™ to help
enable 50,000+ transitioning military service men and women find
great driving careers with great employers in the trucking
industry.
For more information visit http://fastport.com.
About YRC Freight
YRC Freight, a leading transporter of industrial, commercial and
retail goods, specializes in less-than-truckload (LTL) shipping
solutions for businesses. Based in Overland Park, Kan., YRC Freight
provides comprehensive North American coverage and offers a broad
portfolio of LTL services to bring flexibility and reliability to
customers' supply chains. For more information, visit
www.yrcfreight.com.
About Holland
Holland has long been recognized for delivering the most
next-day service lanes in its territory and annually records one of
the lowest claim ratios in the industry. Founded in Holland, Mich.,
in 1929, Holland provides industry-leading, on-time reliability for
less-than-truckload shipments in the central and southeastern
United States and in eastern Canada. Holland, recognized by
Logistics Management magazine with its 2013 Quest for Quality award
for 28 consecutive years, was honored for performance excellence in
2013 with the Midwest/Mid-Atlantic Regional LTL Motor Carriers
award and the South/South Central Regional LTL Motor Carriers
award, as well as the Expedited Motor Carriers award. For more
information, visit hollandregional.com. Holland is a subsidiary of
YRC Worldwide.
About YRC Worldwide
YRC Worldwide Inc., headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., is the
holding company for a portfolio of successful companies including
YRC Freight, YRC Reimer, Holland, Reddaway, and New Penn. YRC
Worldwide has one of the largest, most comprehensive
less-than-truckload (LTL) networks in North America with local,
regional, national and international capabilities. Through its team
of experienced service professionals, YRC Worldwide offers
industry-leading expertise in heavyweight shipments and flexible
supply chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial,
commercial and retail goods with confidence. Please visit
www.yrcw.com for more information.
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