Trucking jobs roll into Carlisle

The Carlisle area is expected to receive a small influx of workers in the transportation industry.

An estimated 100 union positions from YRC Worldwide Inc., are being transferred to YRC facilities in the Carlisle area. The workers are members of Teamsters Local 771.

YRC Worldwide Inc., a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest transportation service providers in the world, is the holding company for a portfolio that includes YRC, Reimer Express, YRC Logistics, New Penn, Holland, Reddaway and Glen Moore.

The brands represent a comprehensive array of services for the shipment of industrial, commercial and retail goods domestically and internationally. YRC is headquartered in Overland Park, Kan., and employs approximately 55,000 people.

In addition to the 100 union jobs, approximately 30 positions from the Lancaster facility will be transferred to other facilities in Central Pa., according to Tracy Memoli, YRC spokesperson. The changes are part of a consolidation of Yellow and Roadway divisions, the two national transportation networks of YRC Worldwide. Approximately 300 jobs will be eliminated at The Roadway Express and Yellow Transportation terminals in East Petersburg.

Approximately 60 positions of those will be transferred to other key locations throughout the Eastern U.S. — primarily N.Y./N.J. metro areas. All of the jobs are transfers and are effective March 1, 2009. The new integrated network will launch in March, under the brand name YRC, and will offer 21,000 more direct service points for customers.