UNITED STATES
                        SECURITIES EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                 SCHEDULE 13G

                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. )

                          YELLOW ROADWAY CORPORATION
                          --------------------------
                               (Name of Issuer)


                     Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share
               -------------------------------------------------
                        (Title of Class of Securities)


                                   985577105
                            ----------------------
                                (CUSIP Number)


                               January 11, 2005
                            ----------------------
            (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:

                             [ ]   Rule 13d-1(b)

                             [X]   Rule 13d-1(c)

                             [ ]   Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any  subsequent  amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but  shall be  subject  to all other  provisions  of the Act  (however,  see the
Notes).


                         Continued on following pages
                              Page 1 of 10 Pages
                             Exhibit Index: Page 9



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 985577105                                          Page 2 of 10 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC
................................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          3,091,300
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     3,091,300
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         3,091,300
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         6.4% based on 48,581,524 shares outstanding as of October 29, 2004
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         OO



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 985577105                                          Page 3 of 10 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC
................................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         Delaware
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          3,091,300
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     3,091,300
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         3,091,300
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         6.4% based on 48,581,524 shares outstanding as of October 29, 2004
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

         OO



                                 SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No.: 985577105                                          Page 4 of 10 Pages
................................................................................
1.       Names of Reporting Persons.
         I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons (entities only).

         LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS
................................................................................
2.       Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
         (a) [ ]
         (b) [X]
................................................................................
3.       SEC Use Only
................................................................................
4.       Citizenship or Place of Organization

         United States of America
................................................................................
Number of          5.     Sole Voting Power            None
Shares             .............................................................
Beneficially       6.     Shared Voting Power          3,091,300
Owned by Each      .............................................................
Reporting          7.     Sole Dispositive Power       None
Person With        .............................................................
                   8.     Shared Dispositive Power     3,091,300
................................................................................
9.       Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person           

         3,091,300
................................................................................
10.      Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares   (See
         Instructions)

         [  ]
................................................................................
11.      Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)

         6.4% based on 48,581,524 shares outstanding as of October 29, 2004
................................................................................
12.      Type of Reporting Person:  

        IA



                                                              Page 5 of 10 Pages
Item 1(a).     Name of Issuer:

               Yellow Roadway Corporation (the "Issuer)

Item 1(b).     Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

               10990 Roe Avenue, Overland Park, KS  66211

Item 2(a).     Name of Person Filing

               This  Statement  is  filed  on  behalf  of  each of the following
persons (collectively, the "Reporting Persons"):

               i)  Glenview  Capital  Management, LLC  ("Glenview  Capital
                   Management");

               ii) Glenview Capital GP, LLC ("Glenview Capital GP"); and

               iii) Lawrence M. Robbins ("Mr. Robbins").

               This Statement relates to Shares (as defined herein) held for the
accounts of Glenview  Capital  Partners,  L.P., a Delaware  limited  partnership
("Glenview Capital Partners"), Glenview Institutional Partners, L.P., a Delaware
limited partnership ("Glenview Institutional Partners"), Glenview Capital Master
Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company  ("Glenview Capital Master Fund"),
GCM Little Arbor Master Fund,  Ltd., a Cayman  Islands  exempted  company  ("GCM
Little Arbor Master Fund"),  GCM Little Arbor  Institutional  Partners,  L.P., a
Delaware limited  partnership ("GCM Little Arbor Institutional  Partners"),  and
GCM Little Arbor Partners,  L.P., a Delaware  limited  partnership  ("GCM Little
Arbor Partners").

               Glenview Capital  Management serves as investment manager to each
of Glenview Capital Partners,  Glenview Institutional Partners, Glenview Capital
Master  Fund,  GCM Little Arbor  Master  Fund,  GCM Little  Arbor  Institutional
Partners,  and GCM Little Arbor  Partners.  In such capacity,  Glenview  Capital
Management  may be deemed to have voting and  dispositive  power over the Shares
held  for  the  accounts  of  each  of  Glenview  Capital   Partners,   Glenview
Institutional  Partners,  Glenview  Capital Master Fund, GCM Little Arbor Master
Fund, GCM Little Arbor  Institutional  Partners,  and GCM Little Arbor Partners.
Glenview  Capital  GP is the  general  partner  of  Glenview  Capital  Partners,
Glenview Institutional Partners, GCM Little Arbor Institutional Partners and GCM
Little  Arbor  Partners.  Glenview  Capital GP also serves as the sponsor of the
Glenview  Capital  Master Fund and the GCM Little  Arbor  Master  Fund.  In such
capacities,  Glenview  Capital GP may be deemed to have  voting and  dispositive
power  over  the  Shares  held  for the  accounts  of each of  Glenview  Capital
Partners,  Glenview  Institutional  Partners,  Glenview Capital Master Fund, GCM
Little Arbor  Master Fund,  GCM Little  Arbor  Institutional  Partners,  and GCM
Little Arbor Partners.  Mr. Robbins is the Chief  Executive  Officer of Glenview
Capital Management and Glenview Capital GP.

Item 2(b).     Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence

               The address of the principal  business office of each of Glenview
Capital  Management,  Glenview  Capital GP, and Mr.  Robbins is 399 Park Avenue,
Floor 39, New York, New York 10022.



                                                              Page 6 of 10 Pages

Item 2(c).     Citizenship

               i)   Glenview Capital Management is a Delaware limited liability
                    company; and

               ii)  Glenview Capital GP is a Delaware limited liability company.

               iii) Mr. Robbins is a citizen of the United States of America.

Item 2(d).     Title of Class of Securities:

               Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share (the "Shares").

Item 2(e).     CUSIP Number:

               985577105

Item 3.        If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to ss.ss.240.13d-1(b) or
               240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

               This Item 3 is not applicable.

Item 4.        Ownership:

Item 4(a).     Amount Beneficially Owned:

               As of January  18,  2005,  each of the  Reporting  Persons may be
deemed to be the beneficial owner of 3,091,300 Shares.  This amount consists of:
(A)  268,800  Shares  held for the account of  Glenview  Capital  Partners;  (B)
1,839,000 Shares held for the  account of  Glenview  Capital  Master  Fund;  (C)
919,500  Shares  held for the account of Glenview  Institutional  Partners;  (D)
58,700  Shares held for the account of GCM Little Arbor  Master Fund,  (E) 2,000
Shares held for the account of GCM Little Arbor Institutional  Partners, and (F)
3,300 Shares held for the account of GCM Little Arbor Partners.

Item 4(b)      Percent of Class:

               The number of Shares of which each of the  Reporting  Persons may
be deemed to be the beneficial owner constitutes approximately 6.4% of the total
number of Shares outstanding  (based upon information  provided by the Issuer in
its most  recently-filed  quarterly  report on Form 10-Q,  there were 48,581,524
Shares outstanding as of October 29, 2004).

Item 4(c).     Number of Shares of which such person has:

Glenview Capital Management and Glenview Capital GP:
----------------------------------------------------

(i)   Sole power to vote or direct the vote:                                   0

(ii)  Shared power to vote or direct the vote:                         3,091,300

(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:                      0

(iv)  Shared power to dispose or direct the disposition of:            3,091,300



                                                              Page 7 of 10 Pages

Item 5.        Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:

               This Item 5 is not applicable.

Item 6.        Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:

               This Item 6 is not applicable.

Item 7.        Identification  and  Classification  of  the  Subsidiary  Which
               Acquired  the  Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
               Company:

               This Item 7 is not applicable.

Item 8.        Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:

               This Item 8 is not applicable.

Item 9.        Notice of Dissolution of Group:

               This Item 9 is not applicable.

Item 10.       Certification:

               By  signing  below each of  the Reporting Persons certifies that,
to the  best of  their knowledge  and belief,  the securities  referred to above
were  not  acquired and are not  held for the  purpose of  or with the effect of
changing or  influencing the  control of the  issuer of  the securities and were
not acquired  and are not  held in connection  with  or as  a participant in any
transaction having that purpose or effect.



                                                              Page 8 of 10 Pages

                                   SIGNATURE

        After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

Date: January 18, 2005                       GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 18, 2005                       GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 18, 2005                       LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS


                                             /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             ---------------------------------



                                                              Page 9 of 10 Pages


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX


Ex.                                                                   Page No.
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A.   Joint Filing Agreement, dated January 18, 2005, by and
     among Glenview Capital Management, LLC and Glenview
     Capital GP, LLC and Lawrence M. Robbins................                 10



                                                             Page 10 of 10 Pages

                                   EXHIBIT A

                            JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

        The  undersigned  hereby  agree that the  statement on Schedule 13G with
respect  to the  Common Stock of Yellow Roadway  Corporation dated as of January
18, 2005 is, and any amendments thereto (including amendments  on Schedule  13D)
signed  by each of the  undersigned  shall  be,  filed on  behalf  of each of us
pursuant to and in accordance  with the  provisions  of Rule 13d-1(k)  under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Date: January 18, 2005                       GLENVIEW CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 18, 2005                       GLENVIEW CAPITAL GP, LLC


                                             By: /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                                 -----------------------------
                                             Name:   Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             Title:  Chief Executive Officer

Date: January 18, 2005                       LAWRENCE M. ROBBINS


                                             /s/ Lawrence M. Robbins
                                             ---------------------------------