Yellow Roadway now YRC Worldwide Inc.

Yellow Roadway Corp. has changed its name to YRC Worldwide Inc., the company announced Tuesday.

The Overland Park-based company acquired Roadway in December 2003 and regional trucker USF Corp. in May 2005. In September, it completed a deal to buy half of the second-largest air freight importer in China, JHJ International Transportation Co.

Today, the company’s stock ticker changes to YRCW on the Nasdaq Stock Market.