Yellow Freight System

GPTKB entity

Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf shipping company
gptkbp:acquiredBy gptkb:Roadway_Express
gptkb:USF_Corporation
gptkbp:ceased_operations 2023
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:fleetSize over 12,000 tractors (at peak)
over 35,000 trailers (at peak)
gptkbp:formerName Yellow Transit Freight Lines
gptkbp:founded 1924
gptkbp:founder gptkb:A.J._Harrell
gptkbp:headquartersLocation gptkb:Overland_Park,_Kansas
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Yellow Freight System
gptkbp:industry gptkb:transportation
logistics
gptkbp:notableEvent filed for bankruptcy in 2023
one of the largest LTL carriers in the US
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 30,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Yellow_Corporation
YRC Worldwide (renamed Yellow Corporation)
gptkbp:serviceType less-than-truckload shipping
gptkbp:stockSymbol gptkb:YELL_(parent_company)
gptkbp:website https://www.myyellow.com/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yellow_Transportation
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8