M&A Deal Summary

Yellow Acquires Roadway

On July 8, 2003, Yellow acquired transportation company Roadway for 1.1B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Yellow’s 1st transaction in the Transportation sector.
  • This is Yellow’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Yellow’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Yellow’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2003-07-08
Target Roadway
Sector Transportation
Buyer(s) Yellow
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.1B USD

Target

Roadway

Akron, Ohio, United States
Roadway is a holding company dedicated to leveraging opportunities to expand the transportation-related service offerings available to customers through the Roadway portfolio of strategically linked transportation companies. Roadway Corporation's principal subsidiaries include Roadway Express and Roadway Next Day Corporation.

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Buyer

Yellow

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1924
Sector Transportation
Employees29,000
Revenue 4.5B USD (2020)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Yellow's corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.
Entrance to Yellow's corporate headquarters in Overland Park, Kansas.

Yellow is a provider of transportation services. Yellow offers expertise in heavyweight shipments and flexible supply-chain solutions, ensuring customers can ship industrial, commercial and retail goods with confidence. Yellow was originally known as Yellow Roadway. Yellow Corporation was formed in 1924 and is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Transportation) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 2
State (Ohio) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2003) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-12-20 Shanghai Jiayu Logistics

Shanghai, China

Shanghai Jiayu Logistics Co., Ltd. is a provider of less-than-truckload ground transportation services.

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