Darrel Harris joined the former YRC Worldwide in November and will now lead efforts to transform Yellow into a profitable multi-regional less-than-truckload carrier.
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Yellow announces departure of executives; Harris becomes president
COO retires and chief network officer resigns
0 1,096 2 minutes read Executive changes at Yellow (Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. (NASDAQ: YELL) announced Tuesday the departure of COO T.J. O’Connor and Chief Network Officer Scott Ware. Darrel Harris, who was brought on board in November to head the company’s strategic initiatives, will take over as president.
Yellow President Darrel Harris (Photo: Yellow Corp.)
Harris has 25 years of experience in transportation, most recently leading Yellow’s enterprise transformation to a super regional carrier. The network changes include combining sales, operations, human resources and the company’s separate business units onto one platform.