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Yellow Corp. tells Teamsters it will close 9 terminals as part of restructuring
Less-than-truckload carrier Yellow Corp. has begun the next phase of its multiyear transformation. A recent proposal seeks to consolidate and close terminals in the West.
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FreightWaves Classics/Fallen Flags: P.I.E. could not adapt to deregulation
Pacific Intermountain Express was one of the largest less-than-truckload carriers prior to trucking deregulation. FreightWaves Classics profiles the company's history and demise.
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Disgruntled pilots blast 5-year contract with Atlas Air
Atlas Air pilots are peeved that an outside arbitrator jammed a new labor contract down their throat. Union says many are threatening to leave.
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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Roadway Express was an LTL leader for decades
The U.S. trucking industry grew in the years following World War I. Nonetheless, the industry was still in its early days, and railroads were the…
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Teamsters protest in SoCal gets burst of support from longshoremen
The Teamsters call it a strike, but it is more of a protest. Still, it did garner support from another union on Wednesday.
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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: LTL carrier Strickland Transportation succeeded under ICC regulations
Strickland Transportation was an LTL carrier that did well for 40+ years. Read its story in this FreightWaves Haul of Fame article.
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Dismissed workers at Universal Logistics in SoCal mount protest to get jobs back
The Teamsters called it a strike even though no employed workers were believed to be on the picket line.
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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Consolidated Freightways was an industry leader for many years
Consolidated Freightways was a leader in the trucking industry for decades, and also started Freightliner trucks. Read its interesting story in this FreightWaves Haul of…
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Small group of workers vote to decertify Teamsters in California
It's the third vote in just a few months to push the union out. But contracts at all 3 locations had not ever been finalized.
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NLRB files action against Universal Logistics over Teamsters vote fallout at SoCal facility
The NLRB action is a gathering of earlier Teamsters actions against Universal, now pulled together in one filing by the government agency.
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