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Company: YRC Inc.
Current Parent Company: Yellow Corporation
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Penalty: $100,000
Year: 2011
Date: November 9, 2011
Offense Group: environment-related offenses
Primary Offense: environmental violation
Secondary Offense: hazardous waste violation
Violation Description: Con-way Freight and YRC agreed to each pay $50,000 to Alameda County and $50,000 to the California Highway Patrol's Hazardous Substance program in settlement of allegations they had violated California hazardous material transportation laws.
Level of Government: local
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Alameda County (CA) District Attorney
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
Facility State: California
Facility County: Alameda
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Tennessee
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: freight and logistics
Specific Industry of Current Parent: trucking services
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