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Yellow Transportation Truck and Car Accident:
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YRC and merged Yellow Transportation with Roadway. If you or a loved one has been hit by a YRC semi trailer truck or a loved one has been killed by a YRC truck, contact Pritzker Olsen Attorneys for a free consultation. Our lawyers have won millions for people injured in a semi truck accident and for families of people killed by a truck, including a $2,560,000 settlement.

Yellow Transportation Lawsuit and Accident Information

Yellow Freight System, Inc. changed its name to Yellow Transportation, Inc. in 2002. In 2009 it merged with Roadway and is now part of YRC.

  • YRC reflects the merger of Roadway (founded in 1930) in Akron, Ohio, and Yellow Transportation (founded in 1924) in Oklahoma City, Okla.
  • YRC is the largest subsidiary of YRC Worldwide Inc. with corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kan., and a corporate office in Akron, Ohio.
  • Other YRC Worldwide subsidiaries include: New Penn, YRC Reimer, Holland, Reddaway, Glen Moore and YRC Logistics.
  • DOT Number: 071821

The following are Yellow Freight Systems accidents:

  • In Oklahoma, a Yellow Freight truck collided with a car killing the driver and injuring her son. The family was awarded compensation for medical and funeral expenses, grief, and to establish an annuity for the child (Russell, et al. v Yellow Freight System, Inc., et al.)1.
  • On August 2, 2002 in Ohio, a Yellow Freight driver fell asleep while at the wheel of his truck and hit another vehicle (Smith v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.)2.
  • On Dec. 8, 1996 in Barton County, MO, a Yellow Freight tractor trailer rear-ended a van driving below the speed limit with its four-way flashers on. One passenger suffered minor injuries; two others suffered severe head injuries. One passenger became paralyzed and was confined to a wheelchair as a result of her injuries (Brown v. Yellow Freight System, Inc.)3.

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Footnotes:
1. Russell, et al. v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., et al., No. 97-7119, United States District Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
2. Smith v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., 536 F.2d 1320.
3. Brown v. Yellow Freight System, Inc., Barton County Circuit Court.


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