SCS Transportation Inc. announced Oct. 1 the company's stock would be offered immediately to the public on the NASDAQ national market. The Kansas City, MO-based company says it's the first trucking company to offer its stock to the public since 1999.

The company was formed last January by Overland Park, KS-based parent company Yellow Corp. SCS operates through two subsidiaries, Saia Inc. based in Georgia, and Jevic Transportation Inc. in New Jersey.

SCS provides regional and interregional less-than-truckload and selected truckload services to more than 64,000 customers throughout the nation.