YRC

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

AKRON, Ohio—Aug. 26, 2007—YRC, a subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. (NASDAQ: YRCW), is proud to announce that YRC driver Alphonso Lewis has been crowned National Grand Champion, the highest honor, at the 2007 National Truck Driving Championships on Aug. 21–25 in Minneapolis.

Lewis also took home first place in the 4-Axle Class. His sharp driving skills and knowledge of transportation and truck safety information topped those of the other 377 drivers nationwide from across the United States that competed at the 70th Annual National Truck Driving Championships.

Lewis is a Freight Handling Professional/Driver Account Specialist at the our Montgomery, Ala., service center. He has worked for Roadway for 17 years and has been in the industry for 21 years—all those accident- and injury-free.

He has competed at nationals three times. He has also competed at the state level seven times, including first place/grand champion in 2005, and first place in 2006. In 2002, Lewis was named Grand Champion in the YRC Professional Freight Handlers Competition.

Other Top Roadway Performers

• Lynn Springer, Tanker Class from Portland, Ore., placed third. He has worked for Roadway for 24 years and has been in the industry for 30 years. Lynn is a driver account specialist and has driven more than 1 million miles safely. Lynn has competed at nationals four times. He has competed at the state level seven times.
   
• Greg Nauertz (Sleeper Class) and David Messmer (3-Axle Class) both from Phoenix, Ariz., were part of the team that took first place and the State Team Trophy for Arizona.

"We are very proud of all our employees who participated in this year's National Truck Driving Championships, particularly Alphonso Lewis," said Mike Smid, president and CEO of YRC National Transportation. "We strongly support the National Truck Driving Championships as an important part of our training and safety program. Year after year in conversations with our professional drivers, they have said that the championships provide an opportunity for them to strive for even higher levels of professionalism."

"The 38 Roadway drivers who participated in the national competition are among the nation's safest drivers and our company's safety leaders. We are proud to have them represent Roadway," said Terry Gilbert, Roadway president.

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) sponsors the event, also known as the "Super Bowl of Safety," where drivers compete against 400 others for national titles in eight different classes of vehicles for the National Grand Champion title. The drivers accumulate points by demonstrating their driving skill and knowledge of the trucking industry through a series of tests. The drivers are given a written examination, personal interview, pre-trip inspection test and a skills test.

To compete at the national competition, drivers must be accident-free for the 12 months leading up to the event and place first in the state-level driving championship. A record 79 professional drivers from YRC Worldwide companies qualified for the national event this year.

The 2007 Roadway National Truck Driving Championship team:

State Grand Champion Honors
Jim Baber, Nick Caiola, Jeff Mefford, Jerry Penley, Mickey Rafeal, Dennis Sheehan and Vic Wheeler

State Rookie-of-the-Year Honors
Cory Bare, Steven Kislia, Mitch Stegner

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