Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$182M
Total assets Near avg plan size
252
Participants Below avg headcount
94th
Percentile by assets National rank
$724,112
Avg per participant High balance/head
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Official DOL plan name: Yellow Corporation Pension Plan · Sponsored by Yellow Corporation · Kansas · Transportation & Warehousing

$182M in assets, 252 participants

Yellow Corporation's Yellow Corporation Pension Plan reported $182M in total assets and 252 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 94th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #3,122 in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)

Where Yellow Corporation Pension Plan sits by assets

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan sits in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets, $182M for 252 participants (~$724,112/participant), down 10.8% in 2023.

#3,122
in Transportation & Warehousing (3,362 peers)
-10.8%
assets change YoY
1.8×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

The plan reported a net loss of $22M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan's outsized position by total assets

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$182,476,129 Top 6% higher than 94% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan among mid-size filed plans by headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. Yellow Corporation Pension Plan sits mid-pack in the medium band (252 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • Yellow Corporation Pension Plan reported net income rose from -$128M in the plan year 2022 filing to -$22M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Yellow Corporation Pension Plan reported participants fell from 309 in the plan year 2022 filing to 252 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • Yellow Corporation Pension Plan end-of-year assets fell from $205M in the plan year 2022 filing to $182M in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 480948788 · Yellow Corporation PY 2023 · Defined Benefit (Pension)

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan · $182M · 252 · 94th

  • PART $182M
  • PART 252
  • PART 94th
  • PART Defined Benefit (Pension)
  • PART near Glaziers Union Local No. 27 Pension & Retirement P
  • PART ind #3122

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Transportation & Warehousing retirement plans → · Plans in Kansas →

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan in the asset neighbourhood

Glaziers Union Local No. 27 Pension & Retirement PGlaziers Union Local No. 27 …$183MYellow Corporation Pension PlanYellow Corporation Pension P…$182MTforce Freight Pension Plan$182ML3harris Integrated Systems Pension Plan for Greenville Hourly EmployeesL3harris Integrated Systems …$182MPension Plan of Steamfitters Pension Fund 475Pension Plan of Steamfitters…$182M
End-of-year total assets ($M) among Yellow Corporation Pension Plan and nearest nationwide Defined Benefit (Pension) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Scale-class filing particulars (2023)

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$205M
Net Assets (End of Year)$182M
Net Income-$22M
Employer EIN480948788
Plan Effective Date1955-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (Yellow Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All Yellow Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
N/A
2024 filing year
$0B$0.5B$1B$1.5B 202220232024 $1.05B $0B ▼ -100.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 6 6,910 $1.0B
2023 7 6,574 $842M
2024 2 545 N/A

Nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) Plans in Kansas

Peer Defined Benefit (Pension) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -20000200040006000 00.511.52 Total assets ($B) Participants Yellow Corporation Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.182476129 · Participants: 252Yellow Corporation Pension PlanKoch Employees' Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.477041162 · Participants: 5542Koch Employees' Pension PlanSprint Retirement Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 1.270759544 · Participants: 3592Sprint Retirement Pension PlanInvista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered Employees, Total assets ($B): 0.394870358 · Participants: 0Invista Pension Plan for Certain Grandfathered EmployeesNon-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc., Total assets ($B): 0.287846688 · Participants: 502Non-Contributory Retirement Program for Certain Employees of Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, Inc.Roadway LLC Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 0.192952558 · Participants: 290Roadway LLC Pension Plan
Yellow Corporation Pension Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in Kansas, assets vs. participants
Compare Yellow Corporation Pension Plan side-by-side with 3 peers →

Yellow Corporation Pension Plan's out-of-state Defined Benefit (Pension) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Kansas, the nearest Defined Benefit (Pension) by assets is Glaziers Union Local No. 27 Pension & Retirement P in IL ($183M); by covered participants it is Infineum Pension Plan in NJ (252 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (252 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Yellow Corporation Pension Plan assets move in 2023? ▼
Yellow Corporation Pension Plan pulled back noticeably - down 10.8% during 2023, from $205M to $182M. Reported net income was -$22M.
Where does Yellow Corporation Pension Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
Yellow Corporation Pension Plan ranks in the 94th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (in the top 10% of all filed plans by assets).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Yellow Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Glaziers Union Local No. 27 Pension & Retirement P in IL ($183M, 416 participants).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans cover a similar participant headcount to Yellow Corporation Pension Plan? ▼
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Infineum Pension Plan in NJ (252 participants, $127M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 480948788.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.