YRC Worldwide auctioning 62 properties

YRC Worldwide Inc.  has hired Chicago-based NRC Realty & Capital Advisors LLC to coordinate the auction of 62 surplus YRC sites throughout the U.S.

Overland Park, Kan.-based trucking company YRC Worldwide has about 560 workers in St. Louis.

None of the YRC properties being auctioned are in the St. Louis area. They are primarily in the Midwest and Southwest, but some are in New England, Texas and Los Angeles.  Full Story....

Arkansas Best Corporation Announces Its Fourth Quarter 2011 Earnings Conference Call

 Arkansas Best Corporation  will announce its fourth quarter 2011 results, prior to the opening of the market, on Friday, January 27, 2012. 

A conference call with company executives will be held that day at 9:30 a.m. ET (8:30 a.m. CT) to discuss these results. Interested parties are invited to listen by calling (800) 379-4140. Following the call, a recorded playback will be available through the end of the day on February 29, 2012. To listen to the playback, dial (800) 633-8284 or (402) 977-9140 (for international callers). The conference ID for the playback is 21573493.

This call is being webcast and can be accessed live on Arkansas Best’s website at arkbest.com. A replay of the webcast can be accessed at Arkansas Best’s website through February 29, 2012..